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June 14, 2019June 14, 2019

LUIGI’S MANSION 3 [E3 2019]: Gooooooigi!!!

LUIGI'S MANSION 3 (Next Level Games/Nintendo - Switch - 2019) - Having never played a Luigi's Mansion game before, I really had no idea what to expect. I never had a 3DS. Yeah--I'm a very late, albeit returning Nintendo weeb. But that's OK, because I'm thrilled with the spooky sequel's ultra goofy humor and moderate …

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June 13, 2019June 13, 2019

LEGO STAR WARS – THE SKYWALKER SAGA [E3 2019]: Rise of the Open LEGO World.

LEGO STAR WARS: THE SKYWALKER SAGA (Traveller's Tales Games/Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment - PS4/X1/Switch - 2020) - The last two Star Wars movies soured a lot of people on the franchise, and has led to a lot of heated debates. One entry into the universe that should get everyone back on the same “Star Wars is …

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June 13, 2019June 13, 2019

MARVEL’S AVENGERS vs. MARVEL ULTIMATE ALLIANCE 3 [E3 2019]: Ass-emble.

MARVEL'S AVENGERS (Crystal Dynamics/Eidos Montreal/Marvel Games/Square Enix - X1/PS4/PC - May 15, 2020) - Crystal Dynamics' new Avengers game didn't have the greatest reveal on Monday night at the Square Enix E3 presser, but I have news: gameplay looks good, with explosive cinematic action nearly as exciting as the source material it spawns from. If …

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June 13, 2019June 13, 2019

BORDERLANDS 3 [E3 2019]: Aw, Shloot!

BORDERLANDS 3 (Gearbox Software/2K Games - PS4/X1/PC - September 13, 2019) - Another title I got to play extensively thanks to prE3 festivities and the showroom floor, Borderlands 3 is the true-to-style Borderlands "shlooter" experience you love-- with plenty of new tricks... https://youtu.be/johSKB3kk9k Those who (smartly) skipped out on Fallout 76 will be pleased to …

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June 13, 2019June 13, 2019

DYING LIGHT 2 [E3 2019]: Fright Knight.

DYING LIGHT 2 (Techland Publishing/Square Enix - PS4/X1/PC - 2020) - Picture it. You’re living in a city where the environment is beyond repair, people have divided into factions, and the water is about to run out. No, I’m not talking about California in 2019, but District 2 in the immersive world of Dying Light …

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June 12, 2019June 12, 2019

DOOM ETERNAL / WOLFENSTEIN YOUNGBLOOD [E3 2019]: Raining Blood.

DOOM ETERNAL (id Software/Bethesda Game Studios - X1/PS4/PC/Stadia/Switch - November 22, 2019) - This game fucks. I never had this much fun frantically sprinting around, shooting, torching and chainsawing demons -- mindlessly parkouring around every last bit of adrenaline left in my sweaty palms. My 60 minutes with the game (20 at the Bethesda presser …

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