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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":435,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":436,"author":437,"original_score":235,"normalized_score":195,"review_url":443,"review_date":412,"summary":444,"created_at":445,"updated_at":445,"author_id":438,"last_edited_at":445,"outlet":446},160149,147,{"id":438,"bio":26,"name":439,"avg_score":440,"outlet_id":26,"created_at":441,"profile_id":26,"updated_at":442,"claim_token":26,"article_count":149,"claimed_by_user_id":26},11814,"Jordan Garcia",77.4931506849315,"2025-04-30T12:50:13.713044-04:00","2025-05-28T07:22:41.021708-04:00","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.well-played.com.au\u002Fcode-vein-review\u002F","Code Vein is a pretty solid attempt at a formula that is tried and true and manages to bring some cool ideas to the table.","2025-05-28T06:44:23.478396-04:00",{"id":436,"logo":447,"name":448,"slug":449,"tags":26,"bluesky":26,"twitter":450,"youtube":451,"facebook":452,"mastodon":26,"muckrack":26,"claimed_at":26,"description":453,"website_url":454,"score_format":49,"average_score":162,"default_timezone":51,"last_review_date":26,"stats_updated_at":52,"headquarters_city":26,"news_editor_email":455,"platforms_covered":26,"claimed_by_user_id":26,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":17,"headquarters_country":109,"reviews_editor_email":455,"editor_in_chief_email":455,"published_authors_count":17,"published_reviews_count":17},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fwellplayed-logo.png","WellPlayed","wellplayed","WellPlayed_AU","@WellPlayed_AU","WellPlayedau","A small collective of avid Aussie gamers, who have ventured out on their own and present their spin on the gaming world.","https:\u002F\u002Fwell-played.com.au\u002F","zach@well-played.com.au",{"id":457,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":458,"author":459,"original_score":173,"normalized_score":33,"review_url":466,"review_date":467,"summary":468,"created_at":469,"updated_at":469,"author_id":460,"last_edited_at":470,"outlet":471},147838,152,{"id":460,"bio":26,"name":461,"avg_score":462,"outlet_id":26,"created_at":463,"profile_id":26,"updated_at":464,"claim_token":26,"article_count":465,"claimed_by_user_id":26},12578,"Dan Webb",76.95744680851064,"2025-05-08T10:27:56.783657-04:00","2025-05-08T10:52:17.46618-04:00",191,"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.xboxachievements.com\u002Fgame\u002Fcode-vein\u002Freview\u002F","2019-10-01","'Anime Dark Souls' was its billing, but it’s not until Code Vein breaks free of the tried-and-tested formula that it shines brightly. 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