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Brian Shea is the Online Content Director of Game Informer and the host of the All Things Nintendo podcast. Prior to joining Game Informer in 2015, Brian was the Editor-in-Chief of the now-defunct VideoGameWriters.com and wrote freelance features for outlets like IGN, Kotaku, Official Xbox Magazine, Joystiq, Biography, and others.

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The Callisto Protocol Cover Story - The Dark Side Of The Moon

The Callisto Protocol Cover Story - The Dark Side Of The Moon

Jupiter looms large, serving as an imposing backdrop as cargo ship pilot Jacob Lee crashes on the Gas Giant's…

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Pokémon Sword and Shield Cover Story – Going Big

Pokémon Sword and Shield Cover Story – Going Big

Since Pokémon's debut, the mainline series has existed solely on handheld devices. Being able to adventure in…

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Sonic Frontiers Cover Story - Brave New World

Sonic Frontiers Cover Story - Brave New World

We spent hours dashing through Sonic Frontiers and talking with influential members of the Blue Blur's past a…

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Street Fighter 6 Cover Story - The Dawn of a New Era

Street Fighter 6 Cover Story - The Dawn of a New Era

Each mainline entry of the Street Fighter series is an important milestone in the fighting game genre. Though…

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Street Fighter 6: 118 Rapid-Fire Questions With Takayuki Nakayama & Shuhei Matsumoto

Street Fighter 6: 118 Rapid-Fire Questions With Takayuki Nakayama & Shuhei Matsumoto

Takayuki Nakama and Shuhei Matsumoto answer your burning questions.

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Sonic Frontiers: 123 Rapid-Fire Questions With Takashi Iizuka

Sonic Frontiers: 123 Rapid-Fire Questions With Takashi Iizuka

We're sitting down with the legendary industry icon to ask him 123 burning questions about The Blue Blur's ne…

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The Soul of Soulslike

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Introduction The action genre’s relationship with difficulty has been complicated. In their earliest stages, action games were often unreasonably demanding, but this was not always by design. These difficulty spikes and trial-and-error sequences were a result of trailblazing developers figuring out the best practices for requiring precision from players while remaining fair.
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The PS5 And Xbox Series X Generation Has Been A Race To The Bottom

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Coming into this generation, we were given lofty promises about the value to the consumer and what the new technology could afford developers.
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EA Sports UFC 6 Review

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Legendary boxer Marvin Hagler once said, “It’s difficult to get up and do roadwork at five in the morning when you’re sleeping in silk sheets.” While this refers to getting rich through combat sports and therefore losing the work ethic you once had, the notion could also be applied to EA Sports and its lack of competition.
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