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Journey to the Savage Planet sticks the sometimes bumpy landing to create a colorful, pulsating package on Switch....
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Ten Sweetest Details in ‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’
The best thing about Animal Crossing: New Horizons is its accumulation of thoughtful details, so here's our top 10 sweetest small flourishes....
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Top 5 Switch Games To Play While You Wait For ‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’
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‘Speaking Simulator’ Review: Talking is Hard
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Most Important Games of the Decade: ‘Journey’
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Most Important Games of the Decade: ‘Breath of the Wild’
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‘Forager’ Review: A Compulsive Labor of Love
As Forager boots up, a pixelated picture of the developer, Mariano Cavallero, aka Hopfrog, appears with the endearing quote, “I worked really hard on Forager....
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The books of Stephen King have influenced pulled at me over many years and many visits to the stack of books by the toilet....
‘Ape Out’ is the Jazz-Inspired Beat ’em Up, you did not know you Needed in your Life
Ape Out is the ape-jazz-violence simulation you did not know you needed in your life. Smashing together brilliant design and satisfying gameplay, Ape Out is...
‘Cattails’ Review: Like Stardew Valley… with Kitties!
It is fun to be a cat. Cattails is a unique survival-sim with light RPG elements and loads of charm. The stylish indie bears striking...
GLOW Season 2: A Feel-Good, Thought-Provoking Piledriver of Fun
Note: Beware of Spoilers and Wrestling Analogies GLOW is a show about some awesome ladies from the 80’s dressing up and throwing each other around...
What The E3 Nintendo Direct Left Unsaid
Nintendo left a lot unsaid with this year’s E3 Nintendo Direct. 2017 was one of the greatest years of all time to be a Nintendo...
My Non-Gamer Girlfriend Loves ‘Labo’
My girlfriend has no love for video games, and she loves Nintendo Labo. In the interest of full disclosure, we are both Crafty Nerds, as...
‘Human Fall Flat’ Review: Falling Babies Are Funny
Playing Human Fall Flat is like watching a drunk toddler push a box around, try to climb it, and then fall off again and again....
‘Flame In the Flood’: A Beautiful And Harrowing Game of Survival
Flame in the Flood is Don’t Starve meets Toobin,’ and for the most part, it works. It’s beautiful, stylish, fun, difficult, frustrating, and overall well...
‘Zelda: Breath of The Wild’: 5 Tips For The Advanced Adventurer
You know all about durians, electric swords, and an arrow to the eye of a Guardian*, but far down the road of Zelda: Breath of...
‘ARMS’ Test Punch Week 1 Reaction
ARMS is shaping up to be a fun new IP from Nintendo, but between the bright colors and swinging fists, the Week 1 Test Punch...
‘GNOG’ is A Joyous Wonder Toy
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5 Lessons New Mario Can Learn From New Zelda
With the success of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s re-invention of the mechanics and feel of a treasured Nintendo franchise, one’s mind wanders from Hyrule...