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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",5,"sam@techraptor.net","aotton@techraptor.net",1466,{"id":774,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":775,"author":776,"original_score":26,"normalized_score":26,"review_url":781,"review_date":10,"summary":782,"created_at":783,"updated_at":783,"author_id":777,"last_edited_at":783,"outlet":784},164028,134,{"id":777,"bio":26,"name":778,"avg_score":26,"outlet_id":26,"created_at":779,"profile_id":26,"updated_at":780,"claim_token":26,"article_count":404,"claimed_by_user_id":26},8301,"David Lumb","2025-03-18T13:44:34.80292-04:00","2026-02-25T00:22:52.40494-05:00","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cnet.com\u002Ftech\u002Fgaming\u002Ffbc-firebreak-review\u002F","As the studio's debut multiplayer game, it comes with the expected warts and wonders of a first effort. 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