Name: Card Shark is unlike any other digital card game, because it isn’t one at all – Review
Author: Grace Benfell

Grace Benfell

Grace is the Features Editor at Double XP. As a freelancer, she wrote for sites like Uppercut, Paste, Fanbyte, Gamespot, and Waypoint. She misses games with fixed camera angles.

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Card Shark is unlike any other digital card game, because it isn’t one at all – Review

Watch my hands closely.

Jun 3, 2022

Sniper Elite 5 protagonist Karl Fairburne

Sniper Elite 5 deploys stealth-action clichés with unrelenting confidence – Review

If you like these kinds of games, here’s another one of those.

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10 years on, Max Payne 3 feels more and more like a bad hangover

The Rockstar developed sequel can’t kick its habits.

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The five most thought-provoking indie game demos at LudoNarraCon 2022

Brave the ice, wander around a rural town, or pursue romance in a supernatural London.

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Like the upcoming remakes, Max Payne 2 chooses what it must preserve and leave behind

"But I refused to give in, I had to continue."

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Sephonie diagnoses the heart of how platformers make meaning – Review

This unique indie vision is an early game of the year contender.

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Protagonist Elise aims her gun at two shadowy figures in a snowy village street.

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Ecological terror and relentless attention to detail fuel a unique take on survival horror.

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Locally Sourced is a zine that asks what games would look like if they were communal, not corporate

Shining a light into the murky waters of small-time game development.

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Rune Factory 5 is a dense delight for fans and a fine entryway for newcomers – Review

A joyful slice of small town life.

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Max Payne shoots to the heart of how video games work

The line from Spacewar! to Max Payne is as straight as a bullet.

Mar 15, 2022