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Thousand Hells is a ‘tactical narrative’ feast of infernal storytelling, but its defeats can feel brutal

In Thousand Hells: The Underworld heists, I’ve sort of taken on the role of the dad in that one tweet about feeding cats to coyotes. But rather than serving up pets to jackals, I’m dutifully feeding bands of doomed adventurers into the psychological, corporeal, and spiritual wood chipper of the “tactical narrative” game’s bespoke hellscapes….

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Inspired by the success of games like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, French president Emmanuel Macron declares ‘videogames are part of our culture’ and announces a new international gaming festival

One of the biggest videogames of 2025 was Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, a French JRPG that sold millions of copies, won armloads of awards, and earned not just one but two separate shout-outs from French President Emmanuel Macron. It must’ve made an even bigger impression on him than it first appeared, as over the weekend…

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Retro Review: Remember Me (Xbox 360)

There are some huge concepts in “Remember Me.” More like a Christopher Nolan film than a video game, the story is incredibly immersive. When you’re memories become a commodity, the world needs saving and Nilan, the best memory hunter of the all With it’s chic level design and awesome lighting effects the game often times…

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