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Maxwell grew up on a sleepy creekbank deep in the South. His love for video games has taken him all the way to the West Coast and beyond.

Latest articles by Maxwell McGee

The best ways to play Final Fantasy 1 through 12

By Maxwell McGee, David Roberts published 12 April 22

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Gaming's creepiest urban legends to make sure you don't sleep tonight

By Maxwell McGee, Hollander Cooper published 9 August 17

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From Zelda's meals to Prey's exotic materials: the seven laws of cooking and crafting

By Lucas Sullivan, Maxwell McGee published 9 May 17

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I've never played Fire Emblem, where's the best place to start?

By Maxwell McGee, GamesRadar Staff published 22 February 17

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The 50 most gloriously stupid character names in gaming

By David Houghton, Maxwell McGee published 30 January 17

Feature 50 gaming luminaries who surely must have been bullied at school

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You think you know dating sims, but you haven't seen these

By Lucas Sullivan, Maxwell McGee published 12 February 16

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Street Fighter games that play nothing like Street Fighter

By Lucas Sullivan, Maxwell McGee published 5 February 16

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XCOM 2 review

By Maxwell McGee published 2 February 16

Review With an arsenal of new gadgets and upgrades at your disposal, XCOM 2 feels like XCOM: Enemy Unknown with a million mods enabled, creating a deep and engrossing strategy game.

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Insomniacs new game Song of the Deep comes with an unlikely partnership

By Maxwell McGee published 28 January 16

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Resident Evil games that play nothing like Resident Evil

By Maxwell McGee, Lucas Sullivan published 27 January 16

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Prison Architect asks you to put a price on human dignity

By Maxwell McGee published 26 January 16

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Street Fighter 5 story mode coming as free update in June

By Maxwell McGee published 25 January 16

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Why I Love: XCOM's second wave options

By Maxwell McGee published 15 January 16

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The best box art of 2015

By Maxwell McGee, Lucas Sullivan published 8 January 16

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The worst box art of 2015

By Lucas Sullivan, Maxwell McGee published 8 January 16

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The Twelve Days of Christmas, ranked

By Maxwell McGee, Lucas Sullivan published 22 December 15

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This War of Mine puts The Little Ones in harm's way

By Maxwell McGee published 16 December 15

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The classic games that define "Nintendo Hard"

By Maxwell McGee published 16 December 15

Feature Abandon hope all ye that enter here...

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Caught Up: everything is scary in Among the Sleep

By Maxwell McGee published 14 December 15

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Caught Up: see how PS2's Mark of Kri performs on PS4

By Maxwell McGee published 7 December 15

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There are no heroes in The Tomorrow Children, only cogs

By Maxwell McGee published 7 December 15

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Everything we know about Lego Marvel's Avengers

By Maxwell McGee published 7 December 15

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Y2K blends horror, hipsters, and... Paper Mario?

By Maxwell McGee published 6 December 15

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Shadow of the Beast is the bloody, 2D cousin of Batman

By Maxwell McGee published 5 December 15

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Caught Up: getting started in Just Cause 3

By Maxwell McGee published 30 November 15

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