Posts By Blake Hester
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6.8KReviewsMental hell: Neverending Nightmares review
Neverending Nightmares is a troubling journey through one man’s own personal Hell, but it’s a journey that may not be worth taking....
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2.3KFeaturesToast adds some aesthetic to your consoles
The company Toast, based in Portland, Oregon, specializes in handmade leather and wood covers and cases for electronics such as phones, tablets,...
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4.7KReviewsOpen spaces: Hitman: Episode Two review
In its first episode, Hitman shot itself in the foot. In its second, it’s learning to walk again. With its second entry,...
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11.6KReviews20/40 vision: Ratchet and Clank review
If you’ve played Insomniac Games’ original Ratchet and Clank for the PlayStation 2, then its remake (also named Ratchet and Clank) is...
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4.9KReviewsA lot in a little — Hitman: Episode One review
Ironically, it is its size that both benefits and hinders Hitman. Taking an episodic format, the recent entry into the long-running Hitman...
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3.0KFeaturesGT Game of the Year 2015 — Blake’s Top 8
With so many great games having come out in 2015, it was a near-impossible task to narrow my favorites down to only...
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3.0KFeaturesTwitter reacts to Konami banning Hideo Kojima from The Game Awards
Host Geoff Keighley dropped a bomb on attendees and viewers of The Game Awards last night when he claimed that Konami’s lawyers...
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3.3KFeaturesAn annotated history of World War II shooters
“So seek peace, but prepare for war, because war, war never changes” — Ulysses S. Grant This may be true, unless you’re...
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3.3KFeaturesThe MADE and Alex Handy’s mission to save forgotten video games
Alex Handy was never very good at trading comics. His friends would often trick him into giving them what would become rare,...
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1.4KNew Assassin’s Creed Syndicate trailer showcases historical figures
Ubisoft has released a new trailer for Assassin’s Creed Syndicate that showcases the different historical figures that will exist in the game’s narrative....
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1.5KSean Murray on building a world in No Man’s Sky
Sean Murray of Hello Games sat down recently at The New Yorker Festival to talk about No Man’s Sky and to show a...
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4.5KInterviewsDemocratizing game design – A conversation with Roblox’s Rick Silvestrini
Roblox is not a game used as click-bait, and it doesn’t decorate the front pages of top sites. Yet it’s a game...
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3.6KFeaturesSome of gaming’s most absurd collector’s editions
From limited edition statues to exclusive art books, almost every game these days has its own respective limited edition acting as a...
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4.7KFeaturesFive of the most gruesome scenes in Until Dawn
Until Dawn creates a delicate balance between decisions and ramifications, where the slightest wrong move has the power to effect the lives and well-being of...
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3.3KReviewsSoft Boiled — Blues and Bullets – Episode One: The End of Peace review
Blues and Bullets is a game having an identity crisis. Sometimes, it is an adventure game, based around exploration and investigation. Other...
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5.2KReviewsTedium — Shadow Blade Reload review
Each time Shadow Blade Reload takes one step forward, it also takes two steps back. Indie developer Dead Mage’s recent 2D hack-and-slash,...
