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How Plants vs. Zombies’ Music Weaponized Whimsy to Make Zombies Charming
The Best War Games chats with Plants vs. Zombies composer Peter McConnell about the music's quirky role in making zombies charming, funny, and unforgettable.
Why the Plants vs. Zombies Soundtrack Hits Differently on Vinyl
The Best War Games chats with Peter McConnell about the Plants vs. Zombies vinyl and how dropping the needle helps bring back memories of playing the original.
The Weird Freedom of Being a Nobody in Dune: Awakening
By stripping away legacy, Dune: Awakening lets players define their identity in a world that neither remembers them nor expects anything from them.
Why Dune: Awakening Is Better Without a Safety Net
Dune: Awakening lets players stumble through failure and discovery, shaping Arrakis into something harsher and more honest than most MMOs allow.
Why Death Stranding Fans Should Check Out Dune: Awakening
Dune: Awakening may not seem like it, but fans of Death Stranding might find something surprisingly familiar buried beneath its unforgiving sands.
One Dune: Awakening Post-Launch Addition Feels Like a No-Brainer
Dune: Awakening throws everything at the player, but without one small addition, its most breathtaking moments might still go completely unnoticed.
How Dune: Awakening’s Solo Struggle Reinforces Its Harshest Lesson
Dune: Awakening strips away every safety net, leaving players to question whether survival itself was the only reward they were ever meant to find.
How Dune: Awakening Uses Environmental Storytelling to Break Genre Expectations
Dune: Awakening buries its narrative in the sand, forcing players to read the ruins, endure the storms, and piece together Arrakis for themselves.
How Dune: Awakening Weaponizes MMO Expectations
Dune: Awakening punishes players who approach it like a typical MMO, gradually taking away their genre comforts until only survival instinct remains.
Why Dune: Awakening Refuses to Be a Survival Game in the Traditional Sense
Dune: Awakening treats survival as a narrative tool, not a progression gate, bending genre rules to stay loyal to Frank Herbert’s world and spirit.
What Dune: Awakening Reveals About Player Psychology in Harsh Worlds
Dune: Awakening never tells players what to do, but their stress responses reveal far more than any quest log, cutscene, or dialogue ever could.
Dune: Awakening Makes Most Survival Game Base Building Look Primitive
Dune: Awakening's base building system reshapes the survival game genre by turning personal expression and strategic design into a single priority.
How Dune: Awakening’s Soundscape Captures the Soul of Arrakis
Dune: Awakening makes sound do the heavy lifting, letting silence, storms, and distant roars speak louder than any voice or cinematic ever could.
Why Dune: Awakening's Sandworms Are One of the Most Addictive Threats in Survival Gaming
Dune: Awakening’s sandworms are more than just predators, but also a bit of a siren call for thrill-seekers with everything to lose and no brakes.
The Most Dune Thing About Dune: Awakening Isn’t the Sandworms
Dune: Awakening hides its true danger in plain sight, where the silence, heat, and risks remind players that Arrakis was never meant to be tamed.
Mario Kart World's Sticker System Proves Nintendo Can Make Do Without Achievements
Mario Kart World's sticker system turns accomplishments into style, showing Nintendo never needed a trophy system to make them more meaningful.
Dune: Awakening's Silence Speaks Louder Than Words
Dune: Awakening turns quiet into a weapon, using sparse dialogue and haunting stillness to reinforce its world’s danger, loneliness, and weight.
Alienware 34 240Hz QD-OLED Gaming Monitor Review
Alienware’s 34-inch QD-OLED delivers premium performance without the premium price, landing right in the sweet spot for ultrawide gaming displays.
Mario Kart World's Classic Track Revivals Prove It Knows Its Audience
Mario Kart World brings back a track fans haven’t seen in decades, and it’s a move that speaks directly to a specific generation of Mario Kart fans.
The Unwritten Rules of Dune: Awakening Explained
Before setting out into the unforgiving desert of Arrakis in Dune: Awakening, there are several unwritten rules players should become familiar with.