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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",74,"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":429,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":430,"author":431,"original_score":190,"normalized_score":17,"review_url":437,"review_date":438,"summary":439,"created_at":440,"updated_at":440,"author_id":432,"last_edited_at":440,"outlet":441},1009548,13,{"id":432,"bio":19,"name":433,"avg_score":57,"outlet_id":19,"created_at":434,"profile_id":19,"updated_at":435,"claim_token":19,"article_count":436,"claimed_by_user_id":19},15667,"Maddie Fisher","2025-09-16T11:09:58.050531-04:00","2026-06-07T08:10:40.782714-04:00",26,"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.dualshockers.com\u002Fpokemon-legends-z-a-review\u002F","2025-10-20","Pokémon Legends: Z-A is not the next-generation evolution of the franchise that you've been waiting for. 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