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Dan Stapleton

Oakland

Director, Reviews at IGN

IGN's Director of Reviews. Due to Elon's insistence on making this place worse on a near-daily basis I don't really post here anymore - Find me on Bluesky.

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  • 2 weeks ago | ign.com | Dan Stapleton

    Monster Train 2 proves that there was no need to reinvent the wheels on the Boneshaker train in order to relight the fires of this outstanding deckbuilding roguelike.

  • 3 weeks ago | fr.ign.com | Dan Stapleton

    Nintendo garde ses cartes en main cette fois. Par Dan Stapleton, Aekonimi  Mis en ligne le: 17 mai 2025 08:33 Aujourd’hui, le monde du jeu vidéo a les yeux rivés sur le chrono. Le doigt suspendu au-dessus du bouton A, prêt à bondir dès le départ du grand prix : la Nintendo Switch 2 s’apprête à débouler sur la ligne de départ le 5 juin. Mais voilà que Big N glisse une peau de banane juste avant le feu vert.

  • 3 weeks ago | ign.com | Dan Stapleton

    Today, the gaming world collectively hovers a metaphorical thumb over the A button, watching the Nintendo Switch 2 launch clock count down to June 5 to get that all-important boost off the starting line. However, there’s been a bit of news that IGN readers should know: Nintendo has informed us that there will be no traditional pre-launch review access to Switch 2 hardware, as there usually is with console launches.

  • 3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Dan Stapleton

    2 hours agoJust like Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong is getting a minor makeover as Nintendo moves into the next generation. And like the elder DK, Diddy will look a bit more like his The Super Mario Bros. Movie counterpart, with the addition of… teeth. A poster on the Famiboards forums noticed this week that the …

  • 1 month ago | ign.com | Dan Stapleton

    Note: This review specifically covers the multiplayer mode of Tempest Rising. For thoughts on the story mode, check out the Tempest Rising single-player campaign review. The problem with Tempest Rising's multiplayer is that while it's perfectly competent at recreating a slice of the old Command & Conquer multiplayer with a pair of new and interesting factions, it's just that: a slice, rather than the whole pie.

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