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Whether it is news, reviews, features, or guides – we're your source for high quality game coverage since 2013.","https:\u002F\u002Ftechraptor.net","2026-04-16","2026-04-21T12:25:16.686278","Indianapolis","jallen@techraptor.net","8df87287-e31d-40dd-bd62-4fe839efbe0e","sam@techraptor.net","aotton@techraptor.net",144,1466,{"id":733,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":734,"author":735,"original_score":741,"normalized_score":62,"review_url":742,"review_date":269,"summary":743,"created_at":744,"updated_at":744,"author_id":736,"last_edited_at":744,"outlet":745},174546,14,{"id":736,"bio":26,"name":737,"avg_score":738,"outlet_id":26,"created_at":739,"profile_id":26,"updated_at":740,"claim_token":26,"article_count":627,"claimed_by_user_id":26},2165,"Sam Loveridge",80.46511627906976,"2024-12-02T12:27:48.438183-05:00","2026-03-02T08:05:05.643117-05:00","4\u002F5","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamesradar.com\u002Fbugsnax-review\u002F","","2025-08-01T19:09:29.531349-04:00",{"id":734,"logo":746,"name":747,"slug":748,"tags":106,"bluesky":26,"twitter":747,"youtube":748,"facebook":749,"mastodon":26,"muckrack":26,"claimed_at":26,"description":750,"website_url":751,"score_format":121,"average_score":18,"default_timezone":49,"last_review_date":26,"stats_updated_at":50,"headquarters_city":752,"news_editor_email":753,"platforms_covered":26,"claimed_by_user_id":26,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":17,"headquarters_country":553,"reviews_editor_email":754,"editor_in_chief_email":755,"published_authors_count":17,"published_reviews_count":17},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGamesRadar%20Logo.png","GamesRadar","gamesradar","gamesradarplus","GamesRadar+ takes you closer to the games, movies, TV, and comics you love","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamesradar.com","Bath","iain.harris@futurenet.com","sam.loveridge@futurenet.com","josh.west@futurenet.com",{"id":757,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":395,"author":758,"original_score":198,"normalized_score":62,"review_url":764,"review_date":765,"summary":766,"created_at":767,"updated_at":767,"author_id":759,"last_edited_at":768,"outlet":769},72578,{"id":759,"bio":26,"name":760,"avg_score":761,"outlet_id":395,"created_at":762,"profile_id":26,"updated_at":763,"claim_token":26,"article_count":638,"claimed_by_user_id":26},5587,"Simon Cardy",82.11764705882354,"2025-02-06T08:40:52.134853-05:00","2025-11-14T17:41:33.182416-05:00","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ign.com\u002Farticles\u002Fbugsnax-review","2000-01-01","Bugsnax is a light-lifting puzzle adventure that is elevated by its strong story and characters that I enjoyed until the very end. 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