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The Insight: Want To Sell An Alien Space Baby? It’s Fun And Funny, Says Tina!
By Tina Lam Set in a future dystopian world where corrupt aliens trade off alien babies as goods, “Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator” effectively captures…
The Roundup: All of Our Intern Works Revolving the Best Games of 2025!
By Ronald Gordon Hello once again from the Critics Circle! It’s been a while and both GG Fest One and 15th Annual New York Videogame…
The Insight: Beyond The New Year, Isaac Is Still Thinking About Metroid Prime 4!
By Isaac Espinosa June 13th, 2017. For many fans of Metroid, Nintendo’s juggernaut franchise, this date was highly significant, as it was the first announcement…
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