Samuel James Riley
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20 games that looked way too good for their generation
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8 amazing skills we'd all have if the sensationalist press was right about games
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The real meanings behind some of the strangest titles in video games
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Forget babalities. These are the new finishers Mortal Kombat X REALLY needs
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25 video game characters and their uncanny lookalikes
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Great name, crap game: 35 wasted titles that deserve better treatment
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The best, worst and most bizarre real-world songs inspired by games
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Dead reckoning: Can you identify these characters from their grim demises?
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Learning through failure: 12 brutal anti-Achievements all games should have
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Video gaming's most insufferable chores and busywork
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Behold! The most generic game heroes imaginable, for every major genre
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Shall I compare thee to a GTA? Gaming icons share their 'hot' love letters and poems
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Gaming ecstasy: 8 amazing moments every player has experienced (at least once)
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What if... Game Of Thrones was recast with gaming heroes?
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How well do you know fighting games? Test your might with our quiz
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Whodunnit? Can you solve these 7 despicable video game crime scenes?
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8 cinematic bad guys who'd make great video game bosses
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How well do you know platform games? Take our quiz and prove yourself
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Stop playing and buy stuff! 9 classic games, 'improved' with perfect in-game ads
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Survive, sob, or slash at campers in the new Friday The 13th video game
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