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George Yang

George Yang

George Yang is a freelance games writer for Digital Trends. He has written for places such as IGN, GameSpot, The Washington Post, Kotaku, NPR, and more.

Sea of Stars main cast

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes makes me appreciate Sea of Stars even more

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes and Sea of Stars both look to replicate the feel of retro RPGs, but in notably different ways.
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Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes cover

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes review: promising retro RPG falls short

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes has a fantastic political-driven story, but it's bogged down by quality of life issues and performance problems.
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Stellar Blade STALKER fight.

Stellar Blade feels more like a Soulslike than a fast-paced action RPG

Based on our first two hours with it, Stellar Blade appears to be a promising action RPG with a surprising approach to combat.
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Rise of the Ronin's cover art.

Rise of the Ronin review: PS5’s latest exclusive is a fun, flawed Soulslike

Rise of the Ronin mixes RPG open world elements with Soulslike combat mechanics to create engaging gameplay, but its story falls short of its potential.
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Rise of the Ronin's character on a horse.

Rise of the Ronin is a grab bag of gaming’s greatest hits

Rise of the Ronin ties together several modern design inspirations, from Zelda to FromSoftware.
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Unicorn Overlord review: deep strategy RPG is a rousing victory

Unicorn Overlord boasts a gorgeous art style backed up with a deep tactics gameplay system, even if its story is lacking.
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Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew.

If Skull and Bones has you hungry for a better pirate game, try this one

If you're playing Skull and Bones, be sure to check out Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew, as it could be your next exciting pirate adventure.
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Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden's Red and Antea embracing each other.

Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden review: solid action RPG dishes out some hard choices

Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden is an exciting open-world action RPG that doesn't compromise on its storytelling with its compelling choice system.
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Death Stranding 2's mysterious woman.

Death Stranding 2 gets a title, release window, and a bonkers new trailer

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach just got an absolutely wild new trailer full of guitar swords and sentient dummies.
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Persona 3 Reload Cast

Persona 3 Reload review: an almost perfect remake of an all-time classic

Persona 3 Reload updates a classic RPG's gameplay and style to reflect modern entries like Persona 5, and does so with great results.
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Hellblade 2

Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 set to launch on May 21 for PC and Xbox

Senua's Saga: Hellblade II will be the first big Xbox exclusive of the year when it launches in May.
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Another Code: Recollection

Another Code: Recollection review: this remake leaves a lasting memory

Another Code: Recollection is a welcome remake of two cult classic narrative adventure games from the Nintendo DS and Wii days.
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Eiyuden Chronicles: Hundred Heroes

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is rough around the edges, but shows potential

We went hands on with a one-hour demo of Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes to see if it lives up to the hype as a Suikoden spiritual successor.
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A character holds a sword in Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince.

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince review: a charming Pokémon alternative

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince delivers charming monsters, fun turn-based combat, and a whole lot of grinding.
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Jin battles the Devil in Tekken 8.

Tekken 8 brings back the lost spirit of ’90s arcade culture

We went hands-on with Tekken 8 and spent three hours checking out its story and new Arcade Quest mode.
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Granblue Fantasy: Relink

Granblue Fantasy: Relink is RPG multiplayer done right

Granblue Fantasy: Relink is releasing in 2024 after numerous delays, and we played four hours of the game, testing its single-player and multiplayer.
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Hades game

Netflix subscribers are getting one of the decade’s best games

Netflix is adding a handful of new games, bringing several indie hits to subscribers at no extra charge soon.
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Cars drive past each other in F-Zero 99.

F-Zero 99 revives Nintendo’s most neglected series as a free battle royale

F-Zero 99 reimagines the racing classic as a battle royale, and it's available today for Switch Online subscribers.
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A robot holds Pinocchio in Lies of P.

Lies of P review: a solid Pinocchio Soulslike with some strings attached

Lies of P has a solid foundation with an incredibly moody atmosphere and a variety of different customizable options, but it falters in its combat.
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The main character of Assassin's Creed: Mirage perches on a ledge and looks out over the city of Baghdad.

Assassin’s Creed Mirage takes the series back to 2007 in all the right ways

We played a few hours of Assassin's Creed Mirage and were transported back to our 2007 glory days.
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An astronaut stands on the moon in Starfield.

If you love Starfield, try this sci-fi gem on Xbox Game Pass next

If Starfield has you in a sci-fi mood, this standout Game Pass gem should be next in your queue.
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Tekken 8 will kick off 2024; January release date revealed

Tekken 8 will be 2024's first big release, as the fighting game just got a January release date at Gamescom.
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Wario runs out of a jungle in WarioWare: Move It!

WarioWare: Move It! brings 200 new microgames to Switch this November

The WarioWare series is bringing back motion-controlled minigames with WarioWare: Move It!
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Eternights is an action-RPG romance sim with a surprising horror twist

Eternights is an oddball mash-up of action RPG and dating simulator, but it also has horror elements that work surprisingly well.
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Assassin's Creed Mirage picture

Assassin’s Creed Mirage gameplay trailer shows a return to franchise roots

This year's Ubisoft Forward revealed more about Assassin's Creed Mirage, Nexus VR, and Codename Jade.
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PC Game Pass will leverage GeForce Now in the coming months

Xbox revealed that it will be bringing PC Game Pass to devices that support GeForce Now in the upcoming months.
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Persona 3 Reload

You saw it coming: Persona 3 and Persona 5 Tactica officially revealed

Atlus announced Persona 3 Reload, as well as a tactics-based game called Persona 5 Tactica, at the Xbox Games Showcase.
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Project Q and PlayStation earbuds

PlayStation gets into the streaming handheld game with Project Q

PlayStation revealed a new streaming handheld called Project Q, as well as a new set of dedicated Bluetooth earbuds.
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New Alan Wake 2 trailer revealed along with October release date

Remedy Entertainment revealed the release date for Alan Wake 2 and it's coming right up in October.
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Kraven the Hunter appears in Marvel's Spider-Man 2.

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 gets wild gameplay trailer, but no release date

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 got an exciting new trailer showing off the iconic villain Kraven the Hunter.
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Mega Man Battle Network Collection Cover

The Mega Man Battle Network esports scene is thriving thanks to Legacy Collection

With the release of Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection, the series esports scene is experiencing a healthy resurgence.
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Advance Wars 1+2 Reboot Camp

Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp review: great GBA remakes bring back warm memories

Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp is a strong set of remakes that reminds players why the Game Boy Advance series is still so beloved.
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Akito with KK and the neon colors of Tokyo and invading spirits.

Former PS5 exclusive Ghostwire: Tokyo Comes to Xbox Game Pass in April

Ghostwire: Tokyo is finally coming to Xbox after its timed exclusivity period on PlayStation -- and it's bringing new content.
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Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty characters

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty review: putting a unique spin on the Soulslike

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty has enough of its own ideas to stick out from the typical Dark Souls-inspired games, but still feels familiar enough for genre veterans.
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