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Peppermint Patty is the best friend anyone in Peanuts ever had

"Let's not play lover's games, Chuck!

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Nintendo isn't afraid to get political with Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave

Dagda's got a lot more in common with us than you might think

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The 10 biggest questions we still have about GTA 6

Nov. 19 isn't that far off now

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GTA 6's wildlife gameplay might do something Red Dead 2 never could

If not friend, why friend-shaped?

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God of War Laufey is quietly a preview of PlayStation's future

No disc for you

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The Witcher 3 Remastered is officially the best-reviewed game of the year

Can even Grand Theft Auto 6 beat it?

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Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave is the rare RPG that tackles religion correctly

Not just an easy trope this time

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Fire Emblem just completely shook up a tired RPG villain twist

Remind you of anyone we know?

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Buffy's best villain was supposed to die midseason. The fans had other plans.

How an instant fan favorite vampire was born

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GTA 6's $400 collector's edition is the latest example of a horrible trend

No discs, only merch

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GTA 6 won't break Clair Obscur's big GOTY record

Rockstar's behemoth is ineligible for the Golden Joystick Awards, meaning a Big Five slam is off the cards

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HBO just changed a fundamental rule of Green Lantern canon

Lanterns hinted that John Stewart was special already, but this changes things entire

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Xbox almost spoiled the best time of year for games

It was a weird, sad week for Xbox fans, but great games just refuse to be killed

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Control Resonant has a secret weapon in the GOTY race

Remedy is a perennial underdog, and everyone loves an underdog

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This Star Trek episode made espionage part of the final frontier

Nearly 60 years ago, “The Enterprise Incident” turned Kirk and Spock into spies and laid the groundwork for decades of covert missions

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The Twilight Zone’s most emotional episode is still a bold masterpiece

The Twilight Zone wasn’t all about weird creatures

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Not even Charles Schulz recognized the brilliance of his most profound Peanuts line

Unless Woodstock is saying something even more brilliant, though it's hard to tell

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A decade later, Critical Role’s most heartbreaking quote still lives in our minds rent-free

Aching vulnerability allowed this character to become more than a punchline

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Nintendo should make more games about people

It's rare for Nintendo games to embrace messy humanity, but Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave does it and then some

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GTA 6 and Fire Emblem have a weird connection no one expected

Don't have a (sea) cow, man

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