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Horror Games were designed to be played quickly. Here’s why

Michael Gibson
Horror Games were designed to be played quickly. Here's why

Horror Games were designed to be played quickly. Here’s why Some of the most memorable video games ever made are a horror. There’s something special about being scared by a game, from Silent Hill and Resident Evil to F.E.A.R and Little Nightmares. There is an even better option: beating a horror video game quickly. Many of us were delighted to play through 2019’s Resident Evil2. The RPD’s Tyrant encounter is only one of its amazing moments. RE2 shines when you understand what’s ahead. The surprise factor is not what makes horror games so enjoyable. It’s not the surprise factor that…

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How the GameCube became gaming’s most beloved underdog

Jay Hammond
How the GameCube became gaming's most beloved underdog

How the GameCube became gaming’s most beloved underdog I won’t ever forget the day that I eagerly plugged in my Nintendo GameCube to show my friends Metroid Prime. only for them to tell me, in no uncertain terms. It was a cheap Haloripoff. It was different growing up as a Nintendo fanboy back in 2002. It’s not as if Nintendo has stopped being a household brand. The Game Boy Advance was a popular handheld, continuing Nintendo’s long-running market dominance. But the home console market was entirely different. The GameCube couldn’t match the sleeker, more mature PlayStation 2 or Xboxconsoles. This…

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The Best PlayStation Plus Games of All Time

Adrian Shaffer
The Best PlayStation Plus Games of All Time

The Best PlayStation Plus Games of All Time PlayStation Plus, as we all know, will be ending next month. But not really. Sony’s long-running subscription services are now tier-based. This model offers sharp new benefits depending upon how much you are willing to pay. If they decide not to play anymore, they won’t be required to. PlayStation Plus Essential will continue to be the PlayStation Plus with its monthly free games, and online multiplayer. This will be the lowest of the three tiers, while Extra and Premium offer all sorts of new goodies. It remains to…

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