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David Roberts lives in Everett, WA with his wife and two kids. He once had to sell his full copy of EarthBound (complete with box and guide) to some dude in Austria for rent money. And no, he doesn't have an amiibo 'problem', thank you very much.

Latest articles by David Roberts

Roald Dahl does Groundhog Day - You should be playing Stories: The Path of Destinies

By David Roberts published 18 April 16

Features

For the love of God, stop asking for Knack on PlayStation Plus

By David Roberts published 8 April 16

Editorial

7 incredible scenes that got cut from your favorite games

By David Roberts published 6 April 16

Top 7

Enter the Gungeon: Why you should be playing the world's most adorable bullet hell shooter

By David Roberts published 4 April 16

Features This chaotic, roguelike, shooter will have you grinning from ear to ear- even when you bite the bullet

Features

Were The Force Awakens’ deleted scenes worth the wait?

By David Roberts published 4 April 16

Features

We could keep you here forever: Superhot explores the dark side of VR

By David Roberts published 31 March 16

Features

Update: Final Fantasy 15 release date confirmed for September 30th, along with a ton of other surprises

By Sam Prell, David Roberts published 31 March 16

News

Why PS VR (probably) won't repeat Sony's history of failed tech

By David Roberts published 30 March 16

Editorial

The hilarious, brilliant fakery of Hitman's tutorial

By David Roberts published 24 March 16

Editorial

Why I Love: Mr. Resetti

By David Roberts published 18 March 16

Why I Love

Republique review

By David Roberts published 18 March 16

Review "Republique's dystopian nightmare is a fascinating premise, but its story and stealth-action gameplay are too clumsy to satisfy."

Review

9 Remasters that improve on the original in every way

By David Roberts published 16 March 16

Features

Minigames: The Musical! - You should be playing Peter Panic

By David Roberts published 15 March 16

Features

Street Fighter 5's story mode is so easy, a baby can beat it

By David Roberts published 11 March 16

News

The cost of dreaming big: a Lionhead retrospective

By David Roberts published 10 March 16

Features

Quantum Break is the logical next step in Remedy's TV obsession

By David Roberts published 9 March 16

Editorial

Fill out your film collection with these cheap Criterion DVDs

By David Roberts published 3 March 16

Cool Stuff

11 video games that are actually based on books

By David Roberts published 3 March 16

Features

Submarines, strategy, and sabotage - You should be playing Subterfuge

By David Roberts published 29 February 16

Features

Games we bought for the demo and ended up loving anyway

By David Roberts published 24 February 16

Features

Backwards Compatible Game of the Week - NBA Jam: On Fire Edition

By David Roberts published 24 February 16

Features

The greatest moments in Legend of Zelda history

By David Roberts published 19 February 16

Features

Cliffhanger endings that will probably never get resolved

By David Roberts published 17 February 16

Features

Buzz saws and business suits: You should be playing Klaus

By David Roberts published 11 February 16

Features

How games like Myst and Soma helped me confront my fear of being alone

By David Roberts published 8 February 16

Editorial

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