In our Phantom Blade Zero preview, learn why this hotly anticipated wuxia action game is far more than what initially meets the eye.
Vaughn Hunt
Vaughn Hunt
Vaughn Hunt is writer who has loved video games since he picked up a controller. His parents wouldn't let him buy swords as a child (he wanted the real ones) so he started writing, reading, and playing video games about them. A historian at heart, you'll often find him deep into a rabbit hole of culture, comics, or music.
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In this podcast episode, we discuss the history of open-world video games: the good, the bad, and everything in between. (Also, GTA VI!)
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