The Besties
The Besties, Chris PlanteA video game club for everyone.
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Splatoon Raiders Might be the Most Fun Switch 2 Game Yet
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Splatoon Raiders adapts Nintendo’s multiplayer series into a single-player (and optional co-op) looter shooter. What could have felt like a shallow expansion stands confidently as its own thing. Though we...
The Halo Remake Can't Escape the Xbox Mess
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In the back half of this week’s episode, we chat about Halo: Campaign Evolved, a video game that has the misfortune of representing everything infuriating about the modern Xb...
See The Besties live this October in NYC!
We’re thrilled to announce that we will finally be doing our first-ever live show. Will we ever do another one? Honestly, we have no idea. It was a bit of a road to get here. But this one is happening, so we’re making it count!
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Assassin's Creed vs. a Train That Does Backflips
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This week’s games represent two ends of the video game spectrum. On one side, we have Denshattack, an indie game about a train that performs skateboard-style tricks in a fantastical version of Japan. On th...
Nintendo Is Playing the B-Sides
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Rhythm Heaven returns after an eleven-year hiatus with Rhythm Heaven Groove. It’s a fun game, but something’s changed. The series? The boys? Nintendo? We find the answer. Plus,...
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