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Brian Barnett

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  • Freelance Writer, IGN
As seen in: IGN, Apple Podcasts, IGN Brasil, IGN Middle East, IGN Nordic, IGN Spain, GameSpot, IGN India, IGN Southeast Asia, Kotaku, Flipboard and
Covers:  Video games, movies, TV shows, gaming systems
Doesn't Cover: Basically anything else
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Freelance + Contract Writer/Editor - https://www.ign.com/
Freelance Writer - https://www.gamespot.com/
Former Editor - https://nintendeal.com/

Podcast Audio - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-platformers-podcast/id1143324746
Personal Streams - http://twitch.tv/ribnax
Personal YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdBcH5F3j3bKDjIXnUU1kJg
Podcast Streams - http://twitch.tv/platformerspod

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Remaking Ed: How Street Fighter 6's New Character Represents Its Future

Remaking Ed: How Street Fighter 6's New Character Represents Its Future

Capcom has delivered a new take on Ed, a character that had a very mixed reception in Street Fighter 5 but is…

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Cataclismo: The First Preview - IGN

Cataclismo: The First Preview - IGN

Digital Sun's previous outings, The Mageseeker and Moonlighter, were both fun games, but Moonlighter delighte…

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Gears 5: Hivebusters DLC Review - IGN

Gears 5: Hivebusters DLC Review - IGN

Even some of my favorite games of the past generation can occasionally fall victim to the trap of adding unne…

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How-To Guides - Elden Ring Wiki Guide - IGN

How-To Guides - Elden Ring Wiki Guide - IGN

Stuck and need a helping hand? IGN's Elden Ring How-To Guides are here to answer any early questions you may …

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Walkthrough - Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Wiki Guide - IGN

Walkthrough - Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Wiki Guide - IGN

A walkthrough of the entire campaign for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, including each secret, every choic…

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Stray Guides Hub: Collectibles, Puzzles, And More

Stray Guides Hub: Collectibles, Puzzles, And More

Cats are fickle creatures, and Stray captures this perfectly. From knocking objects off shelves to scratching…

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Kroeger Advances to District Tournament

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By Brian Barnett Verified
| The Viking Insider Show
Golf (B-V) Kroeger Advances to District Tournament By Brian Barnett | Sep 30, 2025 8:48 PM Freshman Deacon Kroeger used a four birdie, one bogey day to card a 68 and punch his ticket to the Division 1 District golf tournament. Kroeger carded a three birdie no bogey 32 on the front nine of Denison Golf Club. After a par on #10, Kroeger's only bogey of the day came at the par 4 11th hole.
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Rematch Hands-On Preview: The Sifu Devs Do Soccer…and So Far They’re Nailing It

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| IGN India
+ Soccer was the first organized sport I played as a kid. Wearing our white and yellow uniforms, practicing with my dad, and having snacks as a team after the game (Seriously, mom? Orange slices again?) are nostalgic memories for me, as is the tense feeling of being on the pitch, struggling for the ball, and being poised to strike when an opportunity presents itself.
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Rainbow Six Siege X First Hands-On Preview: The New Dual Front Mode Reinvigorates the 10-Year-Old FPS

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| IGN Nordic Verified
+ When I was in high school, I would stay up ‘til all kinds of ungodly hours of the night playing PC games. I even stayed up five days straight once, just to get to the end of Baldur’s Gate II ‘Throne of Bhaal,’ but what fascinated me about PC games most was how inventive they could be.
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