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Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag Is a Pirate Game First, and That Is Why It Won
Every few years, Ubisoft releases a new Assassin’s Creed and the internet immediately asks the same question: is it as…
November 1, 2026
Dusk Golem: The Horror Insider Who Hedges His Own Leaks
One publisher. One series. One man in the trench with a flashlight, reporting back in a voice that always, always…
November 1, 2026
Assassin’s Creed Shadows, a Year and a Half Later: Japan Was Worth the Wait
For ten years the most requested setting in the series was feudal Japan. When it finally arrived, it came with…
November 1, 2026
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey: Greece Is Too Big, and I Loved It Anyway
Origins took a year off and came back wise. Odyssey looked at that wisdom, nodded politely, and then built a…
November 1, 2026
Assassin’s Creed II: Ezio Arrived in 2009 and Nobody in This Series Has Topped Him Since
My Facebook bio has quoted the Assassin motto for years: nothing is true, everything is permitted. I did not pick…
November 1, 2026
Metro 2039: The Tunnels Are Calling Again, and Hunter Is Running Them Now
Eight years ago, Metro Exodus took us out of the tunnels and into the sunlight, and it felt like goodbye….
November 1, 2026
Tom Henderson: The Leaker Who Built a Newsroom
Every insider wants sources. Henderson went and built a company on top of his, with staff, a masthead and his…
November 1, 2026
Assassin’s Creed Mirage: The Little Creed That Could
After a decade of games that wanted your whole winter, Mirage asked for one weekend, and gave you Baghdad. I…
November 1, 2026
The Witcher 4 Might Not Be a 2027 Game at All
Open any “biggest games of 2027” list on the internet and The Witcher 4 sits near the top, usually with…
November 1, 2026
Resident Evil 4: The Game That Moved the Camera and Changed Everything
In January 2005, Capcom took its slowest, stiffest horror series, parked the camera on Leon Kennedy’s shoulder, and accidentally rewrote…
November 1, 2026