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Mario Golf: Super Rush and Splatoon 3 Among the Highlights of Wednesday’s Nintendo Direct
2020 wasn’t exactly a banner year for the Nintendo Switch. While they came out the gate strong with Animal Crossing: New Horizons, most of their first-party offerings last year were either remasters such as Super Mario All-Stars 3D, or niche products like Mario Kart: Live Circuit, which is more or less exclusive to people who…
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Some Good-Ass Games at Good-Ass Prices for a Totally Normal, Not at All Horrific Week
Uhhhhhh. Thank God it’s Friday? I can’t lie, it feels a little odd writing about video games considering that a failed coup just occurred two days prior and left multiple people dead. To be frank, it’s a fucking lot to think about. I don’t begrudge anyone who would like to spend this weekend curled up…
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The 4 Games That Got Me Through 2020
Upon reflection, I can safely say that 2020 is the worst year of my life. Unlike prior contenders for the worst year of my life, I couldn’t mitigate the bad shit by making fun memories with my friends. This year was mostly spent alone, in front of a screen, trying my best to navigate multiple…
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Some Comfy Games to Curl Up With Over the Holiday
For a large chunk of us, this is going to be one of the weirdest holidays in a long time. Whether you celebrate Christmas, Kwanzaa, or Cha-noo-ka as Smokey Robinson calls it, you’re probably spending it alone this year. You know what will still be there for you though? Video games. While I can’t indulge…
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Black Friday Deals Are on Deck, So Grab Some Good-Ass Games at Their Best-Ass Prices
Happy Friday-ass Wednesday, y’all! This Thanksgiving is going to be kinda meh as a result of the pandemic limiting our ability to gather. You know what isn’t meh though? Saving money on video games. As a result of the pandemic, most sites have already launched their Black Friday deals, which means there are bangers on…
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You Can Wear the Mask in This Week’s Good-Ass Games at Good-Ass Prices
Well this was a week. If you’re like me, you spent Tuesday and Thursday attempting to cop a Xbox Series X and/or Playstation 5 to no avail. I had the damn PS5 in my cart, y’all. It was right there! Leave it to Walmart’s website to completely crash when we needed it most. To mitigate…
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Next-Gen Round-Up: Playstation Has A Fancy New Collection, Xbox Leans Into a Meme, and Nintendo Is Just Kinda Here
Y’all, this continues to be one of the strangest console launches I’ve lived through. Typically there are multiple events throughout the year, each giving you more information about the new console, before culminating in some star-studded, over-the-top launch event. For obvious, virus-related reasons, that hasn’t happened this year. We’re two weeks away from the next…
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Choose Your Own Adventure in This Week’s Good-Ass Games at Good-Ass Prices
Happy Friday, folks! It’s that time of the week where I try to put you on some good games and save you a little money in the process. While we are still in October, I’m going to ease up on the horror games this week, lest you think I’m in the pocket of Big SpookyTM.…
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Katanas and X-Wings Top This Week's Good-Ass Games at Good-Ass Prices
Well. This has been a week. What better way to end it than by indulging your vice of choice, firing up your console and getting down on some good ass games? This week’s list includes a brand spankin’ new game as well as one of the best games to be released this year. Star Wars:…
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Good-Ass Games at Good-Ass Prices
If you’re anything like me, you have an allergy towards paying full-price. Luckily, every Friday The Root will bring you a roundup of some of the best games currently on sale across the Playstation, Xbox and Nintendo platforms. So, now that the preamble is out of the way, let’s get to saving you folks some…