Carol Pinchefsky

Star Wars Outlaws is full of surprises, both good and bad

Carol Pinchefsky — Mon, 26 Aug 2024 23:48:00 +0000

By Carol Pinchefsky, CNN Underscored Published 11:53 AM EDT, Mon August 26, 2024 Ubisoft “Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side” is more than a throwaway line from Han Solo, the patron saint of “Star Wars” rogues. It’s the core premise of the action-adventure game Star Wars Outlaws, […]

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Enter F&SF Humor Competition #105: Tagline

Carol Pinchefsky — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 23:11:51 +0000

Enter F&SF Competition $105. Make me laugh. Win a prize.

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Spider-Man 2 (PS5): 13 tips to make your game amazing

Carol Pinchefsky — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 02:51:00 +0000

The highly anticipated Spider-Man 2, a PlayStation 5 exclusive from Insomniac Games, is now available. The game gives us all the swinging adventures of Spider-Man (2018) and Spider-Man: Miles Morales (2020), with one amazing benefit: In this game we get to play two Spider-Mans for the price of one. Spider-Mans? Spider-Men? Spider-Guys? Even Peter Parker isn’t sure about what […]

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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is the best Star Wars game since Knights of the Old Republic

Carol Pinchefsky — Tue, 02 May 2023 02:48:00 +0000

After more than 24 hours of gameplay, we think Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is a great sequel to Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. It offers addictive gameplay, engaging level design and entertaining character dialog. Want to feel like a Jedi in combat while playing one of the best Star Wars games of all time? Get your […]

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Forspoken: Overshadowed by its many flaws

Carol Pinchefsky — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 03:27:00 +0000

Forspoken is a brand-new, action role-playing game featuring Frey Holland, a young female protagonist trapped in the land of Athia who must use her newfound magical abilities to find her way home. The game is full of likable characters, but it also contains a distracting number of flaws. [Link to CNN, here.] Frey Holland, a […]

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Gotham Knights: It’s the best of games, it’s the meh-est of games

Carol Pinchefsky — Fri, 21 Oct 2022 22:43:00 +0000

Gotham Knights is a brand-new, open-world, third-person action role-playing game featuring the Batman Family. Despite a myriad of problems we encountered while playing it, ultimately it did more right than wrong. So, buy it if you’re a fan of the Bat Family. Otherwise, wait for it on sale. [Link to CNN, here.] What we liked about […]

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Best running apps in 2023, tested by our editors

Carol Pinchefsky — Wed, 10 Aug 2022 20:11:00 +0000

If you want to run, you need good running shoes and a running watch or fitness tracker to track your time. Free running apps can also help, offering statistics that help you chart your progress. Premium (that is, paid) versions of running apps can include more robust items like training logs and challenges. Novice, intermediate and elite runners can all […]

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Geek Cultured #4

Carol Pinchefsky — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 03:15:00 +0000

If you’ve ever wanted to live the Boba Fett/Mandolorian bounty hunter lifestyle, but with fewer blasters and more actual money, read on:

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Geek Cultured #3

Carol Pinchefsky — Sat, 19 Mar 2022 02:55:00 +0000

Listen. If you’re quiet…you can hear Jeff Bezos cackle.

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Geek Cultured #2

Carol Pinchefsky — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 02:48:00 +0000

There are so many Death Stars now, you should call them a Death Constellation.

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