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Sam Woods’s Journalist Portfolio

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DualShockers Ranks The 3D Super Mario Games

DualShockers Ranks The 3D Super Mario Games

A discussion I took part in, ranking the 3D Super Mario games.

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PAX Online Panel : Building Our N64 Classic Console - DualShockers

PAX Online Panel : Building Our N64 Classic Console - DualShockers

The VOD of the PAX Online panel I hosted this past September.

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Fall Guys Is a Marketing Success, But Not Much More

Fall Guys Is a Marketing Success, But Not Much More

Fall Guys has had hundreds of plaudits and been tipped by some as a game of the year contender. Does it reall…

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Star Renegades Review - A Rebellion Well Worth Joining

Star Renegades Review - A Rebellion Well Worth Joining

I'm a sucker for a good indie rogue-lite. Two of my favourite games from the last few years are Dead Cells an…

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Battletoads Review - Jack of All Toads, Master of Some

Battletoads Review - Jack of All Toads, Master of Some

The Battletoads make their comeback after a 26-year hiatus and, for the most part, offer a solid re-entry int…

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Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Latest Trailer Teases Mysterious Villain

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Latest Trailer Teases Mysterious Villain

The Nintendo Twitter accounts have dropped another Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity trailer on us, revealing …

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There Is Now A Game About Finding A Needle In A Haystack With Five Million Pieces Of Hay

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The last few years have been huge for indie games. More and more seem to be going viral, building huge player bases in an instant. We've seen it with the likes of Peak, Schedule 1, and, most recently, How to Fish, which peaked at almost 270,000 players over the weekend. There is definitely something to be said about how players are flocking to smaller, more unique experiences, and this next one takes that to the extreme.
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GTA 6 Is Only The Eighth Most Anticipated Game In Japan

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| TheGamer Verified
Grand Theft Auto 6 fever is reaching a fever pitch. Over the past few days, almost a dozen gameplay videos have surfaced of Rockstar's next title, all just days before it's set for a grand reveal in a groundbreaking Netflix partnership. These leaks have been evidence that those in the West are ready for the game. However, while we're clearly excited, players in Japan have voted in a new poll that revealed GTA 6 is only the eighth most anticipated title in the country.
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Assassin’s Creed Shadows Is The Latest Game To Prove Why PlayStation’s Decision Was Dumb

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PlayStation's highly unpopular decision to ditch physical media starting in 2028 continues to face backlash around the globe. While the company argues that the desire for discs has fallen, consumers continue to prove otherwise. The latest game to do this is Assassin's Creed Shadows, with a new report suggesting that in some regions, as high as 58 percent of gamers purchased the game's physical edition rather than its digital one.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes but not for work.

Why did you become a journalist?

I've loved writing since my school days and video games since before that. Combining the two was my dream.

What's your favorite drink?

A nice cup of tea.