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Shayna Josi-Features Writer

Shayna Josi

Features Writer

About Shayna Josi

Shayna is a passionate gamer who cares way too much about the hows and the whys of storytelling in video games. When she's not yelling about elven or Greek gods, she enjoys cooking, listening to podcasts, and lifting steadily heavier things at the gym. 

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Why Community Voting is The Sims 4’s Best Strategy Yet

Kits may not be the most popular content pack in The Sims 4, but a recent community vote from the developer is a good sign for future releases.

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Why Games Like Mass Effect, Dragon Age Need Unpopular Companions

BioWare is renowned for its iconic and beloved characters but some of the least popular team members still have a place in their stories.

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Everything Mass Effect 4 Can Learn from Each Game in the Trilogy

In a world of standout games, Mass Effect stands out as one of the best trilogies out there and has plenty for Mass Effect 4 to draw from.

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The Witcher 4 Needs Its Own Take on Skellige's Nithing Quest

The Witcher 4 needs more stories about real-life-inspired curses in Europe, such as how The Witcher 3 took influence from Nithing poles.

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All Features Confirmed for Hades 2 So Far

A handful of features have already been confirmed for Hades 2, the god-like rogue-like sequel to Hades slated for early access release in 2023.

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Why a Naruto Game About Hashirama Would Be a Great Move

Hashirama Senju was the God of Shinobi and yet most of his story, including his death, is shrouded in mystery and would be perfect as a game.

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The Sims 5 Should Save the Timeline From Sims 4's Biggest Blunder

The Sims 5 has a chance to correct the biggest mistake The Sims 4 made that was unpopular with players and messed up a key part of the series.

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How The Sims 5 Can Take Sim Creation to the Next Level

Create-a-Sim is one of the foundational parts of playing The Sims and it needs to be good if it wants to keep players interested in The Sims 5.

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Hades 2's Deeper Mythology Dive Could Give Melinoe Some Surprising Allies

The appearance of the Titan of Time opens the door for some possible surprising and unexpected new allies for Melinoe in Supergiant's Hades 2.

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The KOTOR Remake Could Be a Double-Edged Lightsaber for Bastila Shan

Bastila is one of the most iconic Jedi characters, in Star Wars but with the KOTOR Remake in the works, there's a chance that changes will be made.

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The Missing Comic is Required Reading Before Dragon Age: Dreadwolf

Dragon Age: The Missing is the most recent story in Thedas and poses all new questions and plots for the final showdown in Dragon Age: Dreadwolf.

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Hades 2's Apparent Focus on Hecate Already Establishes a Very Different Story

The focus on Hecate in the Hades 2 trailer is a hint of the changes in the sequel's story compared to its predecessor's, despite its popularity.

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The Sims 5 Can Build its Own Royal Family by Bringing Back a Pair of Eccentric Siblings

The Sims 5 has the chance to create its own royal family and a Game of Thrones showdown with a pair of siblings fans may find pretty familiar.

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The Sims 5 Needs to Accommodate Legacy Challenge Players

The Sims 5 needs to adapt its most basic features to this popular fan-made Challenge to replicate the success of its successors at launch.

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The Sims 5 is Long Overdue a Worker's Revolution

There needs to be better ways for the working class Sim to earn money in The Sims 5 as the career system is due for a much needed overhaul.

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Dragon Age's Spirits Have Plenty of Untapped Potential

With the threat of the Veil's destruction, spirits could be one of the key factors in Dragon Age: Dreadwolf that could change everything.

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The Sims 5 Has to Explore the Dark Underbelly of Its Predecessor's Sunniest Family

Every family in The Sims has its secrets, but one sunny family's strangest and darkest secret needs to be explored and resolved in The Sims 5.

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The Sims 5 Has to Give the Series' Tutorial Family Its Long-Overdue Glow-Up

The Sims wouldn't be the same without its staple families, and one was almost left behind despite being the very first Sims some players met.

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The Sims 4 hasn’t Been Able to Recapture The Magic of This Old Expansion

The Sims 4 needs to look back twenty years to recapture the magic of its most iconic expansion if it wants to keep Sims players wanting more.

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Every Possible Dragon Age: Dreadwolf Threat Trapped Behind the Veil

The Veil holds back the worst monsters of Thedas and they'll all be set free if the Dread Wolf's plans succeed in Dragon Age: Dreadwolf.

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