Video game adaptations are in vogue right now. While interpretations like Five Nights at Freddy’s (2023) and The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) have dominated the box office, longform series like HBO’s The Last of Us (2023) and Amazon’s Fallout (2024) have taken the Emmys by storm, catching mainstream audiences …
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Ten players stand on the stage, facing each other, with eyes locked on the trophy placed between them. A creeping artificial mist rolls in at their feet while the spotlight casts shadows on the baroque designs of the theater behind them. Some people shout directions, others rapidly snapping pictures, but …
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Fighting games have a reputation of being extremely difficult, too mentally taxing, and mechanically prohibitive to newcomers. While fighters at their core are no more complex than other genres, many different fighting games have tried to become more welcoming to a wider audience, while working to keep the same depth …
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