Dean Takahashi

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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is the year’s finest game | review

Published 12/18/2024

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 review — A quality campaign and wider gameplay variety

Published 10/27/2024

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Alan Wake 2 — A tardy review reminding you not to skip this gaming masterpiece

Published 1/3/2024

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Modern Warfare III review part 2: Why multiplayer saves the day again

Published 12/5/2023

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III campaign review — Good combat, but short on length and spectacle

Published 11/6/2023

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Company of Heroes 3 review — Capturing the chaos of war in a real-time strategy game

Published 2/20/2023

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Dead Space Remake brings an amazing classic to life for modern gamers

Published 2/8/2023

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II review — More variety, storytelling and fewer controversies

Published 11/2/2022

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As Dusk Falls review: The line between drama and soap opera

Published 7/18/2022

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The DeanBeat: The wonderful tropes of horror in The Quarry

Published 7/1/2022

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The DeanBeat: Why flying and swimming bring the world of Horizon: Forbidden West to life

Published 3/11/2022

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Call of Duty: Vanguard review-in-progress — Aligning history, narrative, and gameplay

Published 11/4/2021

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The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes review — Saving friends and enemies alike

Published 10/21/2021

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The DeanBeat: Life Is Strange: True Colors — discovering emotions, identity, and your story

Published 10/15/2021

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Road 96 review — A game that tests your border politics

Published 8/16/2021

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Empire of Sin review — Beating Al Capone at his own game

Published 11/30/2020

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Call of Duty: Black Ops — Cold War review — Putting the player on a treadmill

Published 11/13/2020

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Tell Me Why review — A parable for diverse perspectives

Published 9/11/2020

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The Last of Us Part II review: A brilliant game that is not what it seems

Published 6/12/2020

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GamesBeat Doom Eternal Review

Published 3/17/2020

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Concrete Genie review -- Heartwarming story, beautiful art, but tough controls

Published 10/9/2019

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Gears 5 review -- The Coalition nails action and emotion in one of series' finest games

Published 9/4/2019

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The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan review -- Save your characters even if they are annoying

Published 8/28/2019

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Telling Lies review -- Deciphering lies within lies using only a video database

Published 8/21/2019

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Days Gone review -- A great game that loses itself in the wilderness of bugs

Published 5/10/2019

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Red Dead Redemption 2 review -- Goodbye to the American West

Published 11/6/2018

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Life is Strange 2 episode 1 impressions -- Two brothers bond while on the run

Published 9/26/2018

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Shadow of the Tomb Raider review -- Lara Croft goes from prey to predator

Published 9/10/2018

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Donut County review -- It's fun to swallow the world with a donut hole

Published 8/27/2018

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Detroit: Become Human review -- 3 android tales come together as a powerful AI fable

Published 5/24/2018

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A Way Out review — a jailbreak that doesn't f*** the Oscars ... but comes close

Published 3/21/2018

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Call of Duty: WWII review -- a welcome reminder of heroes and sacrifice

Published 11/3/2017

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Total War: Warhammer II review -- strategy game brings the Warhammer universe to life

Published 10/3/2017

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Uncharted: The Lost Legacy review -- for good and bad, it's not Nathan Drake

Published 8/17/2017

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Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice review -- an insane quest in a nightmare world

Published 8/8/2017

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Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare's nonstop action and epic story redeems Infinity Ward

Published 11/3/2016

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Battlefield 1 delivers memorable moments from the horror of World War I

Published 10/19/2016

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Mafia III has a gripping tale about racism in 1968, but bugs and weak gameplay hold it back

Published 10/17/2016

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Gears of War 4 could build a new generation of fans for chainsaw bayonets

Published 10/6/2016

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Humanity tears itself apart in Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

Published 8/23/2016

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Quantum Break takes interactivity, video, and time travel in a riveting direction

Published 4/5/2016

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GamesBeat Rise of the Tomb Raider Review

Published 11/9/2015

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GamesBeat Call of Duty: Black Ops III Review

Published 11/7/2015

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GamesBeat Halo 5: Guardians Review

Published 10/25/2015

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GamesBeat Battlefield Hardline Review

Published 3/15/2015

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GamesBeat Total War: Attila Review

Published 2/15/2015

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