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Review: Tails: The Backbone Preludes - Hardcore Gamer

Tails: The Backbone Preludes is the prequel that fans likely weren't expecting and didn't know that they wanted.

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WWE 2K23 Continues the Momentum with Fan-Favorite Content - Hardcore Gamer

Feb 3

WWE 2K23 Continues the Momentum with Fan-Favorite Content hardcoregamer.com/previews/wwe-2

2K Games will be releasing WWE 2K23 on March 17 as it looks to continue the momentum from the widely acclaimed WWE 2K22. A strong game from a gameplay and

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#deadspaceremake #deadspace

Feb 3

The Dead Space Remake’s Intensity Director is Terrifyingly Brilliant hardcoregamer.com/features/artic

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The Dead Space Remake's Intensity Director is Terrifyingly Brilliant - Hardcore Gamer

While it's always looked like the Dead Space remake developed by EA Motive was always going to be a decent rendition of Visceral Studios' 2008 horror classic,

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Review: Rhythm Sprout - Hardcore Gamer

Feb 1

Review: Rhythm Sprout is such a fun trek to partake in hardcoregamer.com/reviews/review

What Rhythm Sprout lacks in unique aesthetic or visual identity, it more than makes up for with a soundtrack as much a gameplay loop.

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Review: Hi-Fi Rush - Hardcore Gamer

Feb 1

Review: Hi-Fi Rush is classic video game action that blends amazing combat in a unique hybrid of genres in with memorable characters, a wicked sense of humor, terrific gameplay hardcoregamer.com/reviews/review

Hi-Fi Rush is classic video game action that blends amazing combat in a unique hybrid of genres in with memorable characters.

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Feb 1

Undisputed Lays Claim to the Knockout King’s Crown hardcoregamer.com/previews/undis

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Undisputed Lays Claim to the Knockout King's Crown - Hardcore Gamer

It's been over a decade since Fight Night Champion hit the scene and in that time, we've seen nothing come out as a big-time boxing release. EA has been

Jan 31

Interview: Techland Celebrates a Year of Dying Light 2 Stay Human, Details Major Plans for 2023 hardcoregamer.com/features/inter

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Techland Celebrates a Year of Dying Light 2 Stay Human, Details Major Plans for 2023 - Hardcore...

It's hard to believe, but it's been about a year since the release of Dying Light 2 Stay Human. The long-awaited sequel to the beloved 2015 original landed

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Jan 30

Old Tricks, New Ideas Attract in Teslagrad 2 hardcoregamer.com/previews/old-t

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Old Tricks, New Ideas Attract in Teslagrad 2 - Hardcore Gamer

Brief a spell around an hour of time spent it may be, the most promising take-away from Teslagrad 2 -- the follow-up to developer Rain Games' 2013 (yep, we're

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Jan 30

Pocket Power: Valkyrie Profile Lenneth hardcoregamer.com/features/pocke #valkyrieprofile #valkyrieprofilelenneth

Pocket Power: Valkyrie Profile Lenneth - Hardcore Gamer

Handheld gaming is more than a compromise of power and portability. Whether it’s the ability to play anywhere, multitask or hold an entire console in your

Jan 30

God of Rock Might Not Be Worthy, Sadly hardcoregamer.com/previews/god-o #godofrock

God of Rock Might Not Be Worthy, Sadly - Hardcore Gamer

It's always a delight to see two different genres of games mixed together into an enjoyable hybrid. Most recently, we saw the surprise launch of Hi-Fi Rush, a

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#deadspace #deadspaceremake

Jan 26

Review: Dead Space is up there with Resident Evil 2 as one of the best remakes ever made. hardcoregamer.com/reviews/review

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Review: Dead Space - Hardcore Gamer

Whether it’s the new puzzles or simply the added storytelling elements, Dead Space has never felt so complete.

Jan 26

Howl Features Solid Premise with Opportunity for Robust Mechanics hardcoregamer.com/previews/howl-

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Howl Features Solid Premise with Opportunity for Robust Mechanics - Hardcore Gamer

As we step further into the future, the last year of games contained a surprising amount of callback to classical antiquity. Titles like Pentiment, Potion

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#hollowknight #silksong #hollowknightsilksong

Jan 26

Returning Features, Ideas That’d Make Hollow Knight: Silksong a Must Play hardcoregamer.com/features/artic

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Returning Features, Ideas That'd Make Hollow Knight: Silksong a Must Play - Hardcore Gamer

It's safe to say that anticipation for Team Cherry's follow-up to Hollow Knight, Hollow Knight: Silksong, is continuing to build despite the continued lack of

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Jan 25

Review: Power Chord can be a fun deckbuilding roguelike game thanks to its impressive blend of influence that makes great use of its “Battle of the Bands” setup. hardcoregamer.com/reviews/review #powerchord

Review: Power Chord - Hardcore Gamer

If you can get past its more grind-y elements, Power Chord can still be a fun deckbuilding roguelike game thanks to its impressive blend of influence.

#steamworld #steamworldbuild

Jan 24

Building Up and Digging Down in SteamWorld Build Demo hardcoregamer.com/previews/build

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#fireemblem #fireemblemengage

Review: Fire Emblem Engage feels like one of the tightest experiences in the franchise hardcoregamer.com/reviews/review

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Review: Fire Emblem Engage - Hardcore Gamer

Fire Emblem Engage feels like one of the tightest experiences in the franchise since Awakening and is well worth giving a try.

Forspoken’s Impressive Load Times Deserve Due Credit hardcoregamer.com/features/artic #forspoken

Forspoken's Impressive Load Times Deserve Due Credit - Hardcore Gamer

By now you've more than likely taken a gander at the initial critical reception to developer Luminous Productions' first foray into new worlds and

Destiny 2’s Live Service Model is What Makes it So Effective hardcoregamer.com/features/artic #destiny2

Destiny 2's Live Service Model is What Makes it So Effective - Hardcore Gamer

It's hard to believe, but it's already been almost six years since Destiny 2's initial launch back in 2017. Since then, the game has undergone innumerable

Member Final Fantasy VIII? Member games with four discs? Member Squall? Member Rinoa? Member Eyes On Me? Member Squall Again? hardcoregamer.com/features/membe #finalfantasyviii #ffviii #finalfantasy

Member Final Fantasy VIII? - Hardcore Gamer

Member the games you used to play? We member. The basement at the Hardcore Gamer office has a section known as the Crust Room, with an old grey couch and a

Review: Forspoken seems stuck in a kind of regressive, backward-thinking form of game design that ultimately it has no answer to. hardcoregamer.com/reviews/review #forspoken

Review: Forspoken - Hardcore Gamer

Forspoken seems stuck in a kind of regressive, backward-thinking form of game design that ultimately it has no answer to.

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Jan 19

Review: One Piece Odyssey delivers a great One Piece adventure, but without regard to the source material, is simply a good but unremarkable RPG. hardcoregamer.com/reviews/review #onepiece #onepieceodyssey

Review: One Piece Odyssey - Hardcore Gamer

One Piece Odyssey delivers a great One Piece adventure, but without regard to the source material, is simply a good but unremarkable RPG.

Review: Whether you’re a long-time fan or fresh to the franchise, Persona 4 Golden is an experience you won’t soon forget. hardcoregamer.com/reviews/review

Review: Persona 3 Portable is a fantastic entry, kicking off the subseries that ended up surpassing the mainline Shin Megami Tensei titles. hardcoregamer.com/reviews/review

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Review: Persona 3 Portable - Hardcore Gamer

Persona 3 Portable is still a fantastic entry, kicking off the subseries that ended up surpassing the mainline Shin Megami Tensei titles.

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Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Brings Dark Fantasy to The Three Kingdoms hardcoregamer.com/previews/wo-lo

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Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Brings Dark Fantasy to The Three Kingdoms - Hardcore Gamer

The historical Three Kingdoms period has been a popular game setting for several decades. In modern gaming it's most often associated with a series where the

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#destiny2 #destiny2lightfall #lightfall

Destiny 2: Lightfall Will Feature Many Firsts for the Franchise hardcoregamer.com/previews/desti

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Destiny 2: Lightfall Will Feature Many Firsts for the Franchise - Hardcore Gamer

Destiny 2 continues to chug along for another year with yet another expansion instead of a proper sequel. As such, it's hard to imagine that its upcoming

Checking the Score: Remembering Iconic Game Tracks hardcoregamer.com/features/check #ost #finalfantasy

Checking the Score: Remembering Iconic Game Tracks - Hardcore Gamer

While many point to how lifelike the next blockbuster action title is or how gorgeous an artistic indie darling is when it comes to evaluating a game, these

Bad Robots and a Bright Russian Retro-Future in Atomic Heart - Hardcore Gamer

Bad Robots and a Bright Russian Retro-Future in Atomic Heart hardcoregamer.com/previews/bad-r

The future of Russia is a bright utopian paradise, nothing but blue skies and collective freedom in the shining hopeful year of 1955. Doctor Sechenov has

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Jan 16

Omega Force Gets a Second Chance at Monster Hunting with Wild Hearts hardcoregamer.com/features/artic #wildhearts

Omega Force Gets a Second Chance at Monster Hunting with Wild Hearts - Hardcore Gamer

When discussing games that involve hunting giant fantastical creatures, Capcom’s Monster Hunter series is often the first one that comes to mind, even if the

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Jan 16

Graveyard: Diddy Kong Racing is a classic and needs to be re-released on the Switch online service at some point. hardcoregamer.com/features/grave #diddykongracing #diddykong #N64

Graveyard: Diddy Kong Racing - Hardcore Gamer

Watch your step, for you’ve just entered the Graveyard. Inside, we’ll be digging up games that have long been without a pulse. You’ll see both good and bad

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Jan 12

Solid Games That Are Even Better with a Buddy hardcoregamer.com/features/topli #returnal #eldenring #destiny2

Solid Games That Are Even Better with a Buddy - Hardcore Gamer

As many gamers out there know, just about every game can be improved at least somewhat with co-op. Usually the difference isn’t all that great, but sometimes

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#vengefulguardianmoonrider #vengefulguardian

Jan 11

Review: Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider conjures the spirit of the golden age of 16-bit gaming hardcoregamer.com/reviews/review

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Review: Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider - Hardcore Gamer

Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider is a retro-inspired title that shows just how fun a trip to a dystopian future can be.

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Jan 9

Co-op Can Be a Hard Game’s Greatest Asset hardcoregamer.com/features/artic #returnal

Co-op Can Be a Hard Game’s Greatest Asset - Hardcore Gamer

Co-op is something of a curious feature, isn’t it? It’s always welcomed whenever a game supports it, yet it’s not something that’s requested nearly as much as

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Jan 9

Review: Sports Story is a pale and poorly-constructed excuse of a sequel proving above all else that ambition and scale doesn’t always end well. hardcoregamer.com/reviews/review #sportsstory

Review: Sports Story - Hardcore Gamer

Sports Story is a pale and poorly-constructed excuse of a sequel proving above all else that ambition and scale doesn't always end well.

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Dec 19, 2022

Check out our complete Best of 2022 Awards! hardcoregamer.com/features/hardc #goty #goty2022

Hardcore Gamer’s Game of the Year Awards 2022 - Hardcore Gamer

2022 largely felt like a return to normalcy in the game industry after two years of things shifting remote. While some aspects seem to be forever changed,

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Dec 19, 2022

Congratulations, Tekken 8, one of Hardcore Gamer’s Top 10 Most Anticipated Games of 2023! hardcoregamer.com/features/top-1

Congratulations, Spider-Man 2, one of Hardcore Gamer’s Top 10 Most Anticipated Games of 2023! hardcoregamer.com/features/top-1

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