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Xbox Unlocked

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38 issues
ISSUE NO. 38

Phil Spencer Has Now Been Head of Xbox for 10 Years; We Look Back at His First Decade

ISSUE NO. 37

Will A Stronger Xbox Rise From the Ashes?

ISSUE NO. 36

Xbox’s Developer Direct 2024 Totally Delivered

ISSUE NO. 35

Celebrating Halo 2’s Online Greatness Ahead of its 20th Anniversary

ISSUE NO. 34

My Favorite Xbox Moments of 2023

ISSUE NO. 33

See What Beat Baldur's Gate 3 to Best Xbox Game

ISSUE NO. 32

My 5 Favorite Xbox Games of the Year…So Far

ISSUE NO. 31

Forza Fans Can’t Decide if they Love or Hate Motorsport

ISSUE NO. 30

New Live-Service Games Face an Uphill Battle

ISSUE NO. 29

Xbox Is Having its Best Stretch of Game Releases Since Fall 2007

Streaming Wars

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37 issues
ISSUE NO. 37

How Dead Boy Detectives Carved Out Its Own World in the Sandman Universe

ISSUE NO. 36

It Is Impossible To Fight Through All of These Men, But Shōgun's Mariko Managed It Anyway

ISSUE NO. 35

How Lucy MacLean and Her "Okey Dokeys" Became Fallout's Secret Weapon

ISSUE NO. 34

Dead Boy Detectives Ending Up At Netflix Is Proof That Sometimes Things Work Out

ISSUE NO. 33

The Marvels Monica Rambeau Actress Teyonah Parris Wants Future Generations To Do What She Couldn't

ISSUE NO. 32

The Girls on the Bus Is Basically Supergirl Makes Three New Journalist Friends, and That's Just Fine

ISSUE NO. 31

We Did Lisa Frankenstein Dirty During Its Theatrical Run

ISSUE NO. 30

Have You Heard About Our Lord and Savior, Shōgun? What to Watch in March Right Now

ISSUE NO. 29

Netflix Should Renew Avatar: The Last Airbender for Season 2, If Only To Let It Find Itself

ISSUE NO. 28

An Ode to the Cooking Show

Nintendo Voice Chat +

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32 issues
ISSUE NO. 32

25 Years Later, Super Smash Bros. Is Bigger Than Ever. Where Does It Go After Ultimate?

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The Best Games Stranded on 3DS and Wii U, and How Nintendo Can Bring Them Back for Switch

ISSUE NO. 30

It May Be Mario Day But it's Finally Princess Peach's Year

ISSUE NO. 29

Pokémon Skipping 2024 Is Good for the Franchise and Fans

ISSUE NO. 28

Five Obscure Franchises Nintendo Needs to Bring Back

ISSUE NO. 27

Is There a Future for Amiibo on Switch 2?

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Here's Why The Legend of Zelda Movie Should Be Animated

ISSUE NO. 25

2023 Marks the Turning Point for Nintendo as a Full-Blown Entertainment Brand

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NVC's All-Time Favorite Mario Games

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The Nintendo Switch Games You Need to Play

PlayStation Beyond

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ISSUE NO. 23

It Might Not Be Metal Gear Solid 6 But Physint Will Continue Kojima’s Legacy

ISSUE NO. 22

God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla Is Everything The Last of Us Part 2: No Return Isn’t

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Why Baldur's Gate 3 Is the Best PlayStation Game This Year

ISSUE NO. 20

The PlayStation Portal Might Not Be For Everyone, but It’s 100% For Me

ISSUE NO. 19

The Axe Drops on Gaming’s Acquisitions Gold Rush

ISSUE NO. 18

We'll Never Have Silent Hills, But We Do Have Alan Wake 2

ISSUE NO. 17

Spider-Man Is Now the Only True Arkham Successor

ISSUE NO. 16

Spider-Man 2 Proves PlayStation is Still King of Story-Driven Games

ISSUE NO. 15

The Digital-Only Era Is Here, and I’m Ready For It

ISSUE NO. 14

The 'Half-Sequel' Is the Future, and PlayStation Has a Head Start

IGNition

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ISSUE NO. 7

Delisting The Crew Makes Sense, Preventing It From Ever Being Played Again Does Not

ISSUE NO. 6

The Game Awards’ Best Sports / Racing Category Is an Insult to Both Genres

ISSUE NO. 5

Everything Wrong With the Gran Turismo Movie

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Gran Turismo 7’s Quirkiest Mode Continues to Be a Missed Opportunity

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Can F1 23 Hope to Match the Drama of the Real Thing?

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The Racing Legacy of Ken Block

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Pole Model: How Namco’s Pole Position Revolutionised Racing

Planet of the Sci-Fi Fan

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ISSUE NO. 5

Death Race 2000 Was Fun, Violent, and Prophetic

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In 2024, Rollerball Is More Frightening Than Ever

ISSUE NO. 3

Remember That Time Disney Bet on Star Wars and Lost?

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Don’t Worry, George Lucas’ First Movie Promises You’ll Still Have a Job After AI Takes Over

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When AI Becomes God: 50 Years Ago This Movie Predicted the Rise of Artificial Intelligence

Single Player

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ISSUE NO. 11

Dragon’s Dogma 2's World Has The Spirit of Skyrim

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25 Years On, Half-Life Still Feels Like It’s From the Future

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Modern Warfare Is Still the King of Call of Duty Campaigns

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Assassin’s Creed Mirage Looks Backwards When It Should Leap Forward

ISSUE NO. 7

The Soulslikes of gamescom 2023 Show the Genre Has Grown Up

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System Shock Remake Is an Essential History Lesson for BioShock’s Biggest Fans

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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Has Perfected Lightsaber Combat

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BioShock Infinite Remains One of the Boldest AAA Shooters Ever Made

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The Last of Us’ TV Success Is Testament to Naughty Dog’s 15 Years of Growth

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Video Game Remakes Should Be More Than Just HD Clones of Old Games

Review Code

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ISSUE NO. 6

The Spoilerphobe's Guide To Reading IGN Reviews

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Game Reviews and The Impossible Problem of Bugs

ISSUE NO. 4

Why AI Can't Replace Critics

ISSUE NO. 3

Why Doesn’t IGN Review Everything X Times and Average the Scores?

ISSUE NO. 2

‘Another 7, IGN?’ Why So Many Games Score 7 and Above

ISSUE NO. 1

Why Launch Day No Longer Means Launch Day

Forgotten Gems

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11 issues
ISSUE NO. 11

Top Racer Back In Top Gear

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George Lucas Made Me Poop My Pants in 1985

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The Resurrection of Zelda: Master Quest

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Forgotten Gems: Beetle Adventure Racing

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Pitfall II's Secret Sequel

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Top 3 Forgotten PlayStation Launch Gems

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PlayStation's Forgotten Odyssey

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Body Harvest: The Game Nintendo Walked Away From

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Gone in a Split/Second

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Death of the Mystical Ninja

Confessions of a Poké Maniac

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ISSUE NO. 10

Pokémon TCG Pocket Is the Right Game at the Wrong Time

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Palworld vs. Pokémon Comparison: Just How Similar Are the Designs?

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Was the Best Part of My Epic Pokémon Adventure the Poké-Pals I Made Along the Way?

ISSUE NO. 7

I Had an Unforgettable Pokémon Battle Aboard the S.S. Anne

ISSUE NO. 6

The Triumph and Tragedy of Competing in the Pokémon World Championships

ISSUE NO. 5

No One Does a Tournament Like Pokémon

ISSUE NO. 4

This Is What Happens When You Let a Psyduck Fan Make Their Own Pokémon Shirt

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This Is the Unexpected Philosophy Behind Pokémon Card Design

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I Never Wanted to Leave Japan’s Pokémon Mall

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My First Trip to Japan Became a Pokémon Dream Vacation

Access Designed

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ISSUE NO. 11

The Importance of Accessible Hardware

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My Joy of Returning to PlayStation After a Decade

ISSUE NO. 9

Super Mario Bros. Wonder Is a Triumph for Accessibility

ISSUE NO. 8

Starfield is an Accessibility Embarrassment

ISSUE NO. 7

Baldur's Gate 3 Gets Accessibility Mostly Right, But There's Still Room to Improve

ISSUE NO. 6

What Tears of the Kingdom Gets Right and Wrong About Accessibility

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The Four Accessibility Successes of 2023 So Far

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How AI Can Improve Accessibility in Gaming

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Growing Up and Gaming with a Disability

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How Inclusive Design Can Further Our Accessibility Understandings

From The Editor

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ISSUE NO. 12

IGN Awards Celebrates the Best Games, Movies and More

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How to Rate Games on IGN

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Welcome to IGN’s Festival of Fear

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From the Editor: Welcome to State of Streaming 2023

ISSUE NO. 8

Welcome to Space Week @ IGN

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Welcome to 90s Week @ IGN

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Summer of Gaming 2023 Predictions Revisited

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Best Summer of Gaming Ever Predictions 2023

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Welcome to AI Week

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How Players Will Shape Video Games’ Next Big Thing

Hidden Treasures

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34 issues

In Stars and Time Looped Me In, and Didn’t Let Go

ISSUE NO. 33

El Paso, Elsewhere Wears Its Bloodstained Heartbreak on Its Sleeve

ISSUE NO. 32

Super Space Club Is Serenity in Zero-G

ISSUE NO. 31

Time Bandit Is a Real-Time Adventure Game That Made Me Question Every Passing Minute

ISSUE NO. 30

Venba’s Delectable Cooking Puzzles Are a Labor of Love

ISSUE NO. 29

Havendock’s Calm Oceanic City Building Belies Its Ambitious Community Development

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The Last Worker Melds Work and Play in Clever, Disconcerting Ways

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Re:Call Is a Snappy Puzzler With a Lot of Heart

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A Space for the Unbound Is the Romantic Fantasy I Needed

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The Ten Best Games for Playdate in 2022

Experience Points

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Five Great Horror RPGs to Play During Halloween

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Why There Aren’t More Space RPGs Like Starfield

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Baldur’s Gate 3 Is Proof That We’re In a Golden Age for RPGs

Timecode Party

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4 of the Greatest Movie Soundtracks You Can Stream

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4 Things That Every Good Fight Scene Needs

The View From Japan

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Too Little Too Late? PS5 Is Finally Available in Japan

Invulnerability Frames

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Why Ninja Gaiden Black Is the Best 'Pure' Action Game of All Time

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FromSoftware is Still King of the Soulslike