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1. Slay the Spire Slay the Spiretakes two types of games you wouldn’t expect to see together—roguelikes and deckbuilding card games—and mashes them together. The end result is every bit as addictive as it sounds, and it’s one of the best takes on roguelikes to date. You start off choosing your class, which dictates the cards you’ll get. As you defeat enemies and gather treasure, you’re able to add and remove cards from your deck, making it even more powerful along the way....

5. Fire Emblem Warriors A lot of people don’t know thatFire Emblemalready tried to become an anime. Back in 1996,Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblemwas adapted in a two-episode OVA, but it was cut short and canceled due to poor sales. Maybe it’s time to try again? Fire Emblem Warriorsis the 2017 entry in the series, available on Nintendo Switch and New Nintendo 3DS. The story centers on a set of royal twins—Lianna and Rowan—who must power up the Shield of Flames to protect their kingdom against the Chaos Dragon....

1. More Award Nominees This should be the first move The Academy makes in order to broaden the scope of the ceremony. At current, there’s a maximum of five nominees for all categories (except for Best Picture, which has ten nominees). In other words, too few categories can truly recognize the whole of the modern film industry around the globe. Expanding each category by even one or two further nominees would allow for more room for recognition across more kinds of film....

1. Higher Difficulty Replays This might sound like a simple tip, but it’s part of the reason that difficulty settings are there to begin with in video games. You’re not necessarily meant to start at the higher difficulty settings, even if you’re a self-described “hardcore gamer.” If a game seems too tough on a certain difficulty at the start, it may not still feel that way after you’ve played through on a lower difficulty....

AAA (Triple-A) AAA games (pronounced “triple-A games”) are those developed and distributed by major game studios and game publishers. They tend to have massive budgets for development, scope, and marketing. The term “AAA” was borrowed from the US credit industry, where AAA is the highest possible rating for bonds, representing the lowest risk of failure and the most likely to succeed financially. Related:Why are AAA games getting worse? Bot Term for game characters not controlled by a player....