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The enduring popularity of The Legend of Zelda has led to no shortage of imitators. For those lamenting the lack of a new top-down 2D Zelda from Nintendo, Steam is rife with homages that approximate the feeling of delving into forests, caves, and dungeons armed only with a plucky attitude and your uncle's sword. Minishoot Adventures, the sophomore game from indie studio SoulGame, is different, but no less reverent as an homage. Rather than crib from Zelda in a very literal sense, this one...
We've all played a lot of Halo over the past two decades and change, but I'm gonna be totally honest: in some ways I prefer Halo as a book franchise. That's not the dis toward the games that you might think it is, though, because there are some legitimately great Halo novels and short stories. Not "good for a video game tie-in," but actual high-quality writing that will give you a whole new appreciation for how lived-in the Halo universe is. If you enjoy the stories we've gotten in the Halo...
Destiny 2's free Into the Light content drop is now live, and with it comes a new version of The Recluse, one of the best submachine guns the game has ever seen. Formerly a tough gun to earn that required finishing a lengthy player-vs.-player quest, The Recluse was among several guns that were sunset before the Beyond Light expansion that are now making a comeback in Into the Light. The Recluse is one of a dozen weapons that make up the Brave arsenal, returning to the game with new perks and...