Eric Frederiksen

Eric is a freelance writer specializing in games, technology, film, and television. He's written previously for GameSpot, Playboy, IGN, Batman-News, The Tech Report, TechnoBuffalo, Syfy, and others. Disclosure: No crypto holdings.

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Most Anticipated Video Games Releasing in December 2024
Parts of the year that we used to consider dead zones for games—January and February, the doldrums of summer—are now just as likely to be hotspots, with companies releasing blockbuster games right when no one else is. December, though, marks the last few weeks before Christmas, and has now become the home of Geoff Keighley's The Game Awards (ft. Hideo Kojima). As such, it still tends to be a pretty quiet month, with most of the big holiday releases hitting store shelves in the weeks prior. As su...
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Eric FrederiksenDec 1, 2024
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7 Best Free Games to Play on Nintendo Switch
The Nintendo Switch launched over seven years ago and remains a hit, selling over 140 million units in the process. It's an ancient piece of hardware by technology standards, but still one of the most popular. Games won't look as good on the Switch as they will on PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X; it'll be a pretty big gap, in fact. But chances are that if you have a Nintendo Switch, then you know some other people with Switch consoles, and that alone makes it one of the strongest pieces of gami...
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Eric FrederiksenNov 3, 2024
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Most Anticipated Video Games Releasing in November 2024
October is almost in the rearview, meaning it's nearly time to put the spooky games away and look toward the new month ahead. Except we have a game from the director of the original Silent Hill, a PC release of a console classic with a beloved zombie-themed expansion, a puzzle game about murder, and a bleak post-apocalyptic sci-fi game for you this month. So maybe we'll just keep up with the spooky games. Don't worry, though—the list also features Mario, Tetris, LEGOs, and a 2D platformer too....
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Eric FrederiksenOct 27, 2024
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7 Spooky Games for Halloween That Won't Scare You to Death
National Spooky Month is coming to an end, but there's still time to celebrate with a few games that will send shivers down your spine. Here's the thing: Not everyone enjoys being scared. Some of us just want to enjoy some spooky vibes to remind ourselves that the woods really do get that dark or that the sea really is that deep, without anyone having to complete murder puzzles or be hunted down by unspeakable things. This list features seven stellar games that are jam packed with spooky vibes,...
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Eric FrederiksenOct 27, 2024
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7 Best Free Games to Play on Xbox Series X and S
Microsoft has lowered the bar to gain access to lots of games on Xbox with an Xbox Game Pass—for just $10 a month, users can pick up a whole bunch. Still, you're looking at $120 a year minimum to get gaming on a system that probably cost you $500. Even if great games are worth the money, our budgets only stretch so far. You can get games like Forza Horizon 5 or Starfield that will last hundreds of hours, but even then, those may only keep your attention for so long. That's where free-to-play ga...
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Eric FrederiksenOct 19, 2024
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7 Best Free Games to Play on Sony PS5
Video game consoles are expensive. To take home a PlayStation 5, you're looking at $450 for the minimum point of entry. While there was probably at least one game that led you to buy the system in the first place, the other games out there are expensive, with many of them ringing up at $70 at the register. And that game you bought with the system—even if it's a super-long game like Horizon Forbidden West, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, or Metaphor: ReFantazio—is eventually going to feel old enough t...
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Eric FrederiksenOct 13, 2024
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7 Freaky Horror Games to Scare Your Pants Off This Spooky Season
What makes a scary game? There are many different ways that games can fry your brain. Some games put you on the wrong end of a deadly chase, where one wrong move can kill you. Others depend on maintaining a sense of dread and tension that can stick with you long after you put the game down. Last year, we offered some spooky games for the Halloween season that would give you the chills without necessarily having to crank up your heart rate. This year, we want to do the opposite—highlight the gam...
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Eric FrederiksenOct 6, 2024
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Most Anticipated Video Games Releasing in October 2024
National Spooky Month is nearly upon us. It's time for leaves to fall and the dead to rise. People celebrate by watching horror movies, having costume parties, going trick-or-treating, and more—but we're going to celebrate with some video games. Of course, The Casting of Frank Stone, Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP, and Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster just came out in September, but we're already looking forward to the Silent Hill 2 remake to mix in with our other favorite spooky games. The horror genre has...
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Eric FrederiksenSep 29, 2024
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Should You Play Ethereum Farming Game 'Pixels' If You Don’t Care About Crypto?
I’m not a crypto guy. I don’t have a wallet and I haven’t invested in Bitcoin, Ethereum, or any silly meme coins. And while I love video games and have written about them for years, the world of crypto gaming is uncharted territory for me. As such, Pixels—the Ethereum-based online farming game—is something new for me, though it immediately reminds me of another hugely popular game: Pixels is essentially the charming indie gem Stardew Valley, but with a crypto twist. I cannot stress how similar t...
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Eric FrederiksenSep 26, 2024
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7 More Games to Play If You Like Ethereum Farming Sim 'Pixels'
Games give us the opportunity to explore massive, detailed worlds and overcome intense challenges. But sometimes, you want something a little bit more relaxed, and the chance to carve out a little spot for yourself that feels like a kind of home—if only until you tap the power button. That's where the farming and life sim games come in. Pixels is the Web3 version of that on Ethereum gaming network Ronin, and we’ve covered it pretty extensively. We also have a tips guide to help beginners get up...
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Eric FrederiksenSep 24, 2024
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'Pixels' Beginner's Guide: 7 Tips to Get Started in the Ethereum Farming Game
Getting started in a game like Pixels can be tough. While it isn't super complex, it can seem like an unusual game for traditional or “Web2” gamers thanks to its connections to cryptocurrency and NFTs. This guide isn't meant to get into the cryptocurrency aspects of the game, though. With or without that, you still need to be able to make sense of the hit Ethereum farming game on the Ronin network, and get moving in it if you want to bother with that other stuff. Instead, this guide is meant to...
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Most Anticipated Video Games Releasing in September 2024
September has traditionally been the time of year when publishers start dropping all their big titles on us—it's just ahead of the holidays, and close enough to the end of the year that standout games aren't forgotten in Game of the Year discussions. This month's slate of games includes plenty of sequels, remasters, and spinoffs, but there are also original games like Enotria: The Last Song and platform exclusives like Sony’s Astro Bot. We can't cover everything in this list, so after checking o...
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Eric FrederiksenSep 2, 2024
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Biggest Video Games Releasing in August 2024
When I first watched the original “Star Wars” trilogy, one of the most exciting aspects was the sheer amount of worldbuilding present even in just the first half-hour of the original movie. Almost instantly, it became something that felt real and tangible. I wanted to explore it. Recent years have given us more chances than before with EA’s Star Wars Jedi games, but this month marks the release of our best chance yet to simply hang out in the Star Wars universe: Star Wars Outlaws. There are othe...
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Eric FrederiksenJul 28, 2024
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Biggest Video Games Releasing in July 2024
In the world of gaming, July has historically been a letdown. It’s not because the games aren't exciting or worth playing, but rather because we just endured an onslaught of exciting announcements—games out in the distant future that we're waiting to play. Even though E3 is gone, that hasn't changed: June gave us glimpses into the future of Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo's consoles, and now we have to just go back to playing games we already have or already knew about. But incredible games can co...
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Eric FrederiksenJun 30, 2024
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'Everyone Deserves to Play': Why Xbox Head Phil Spencer's 'Doom' Comments Struck a Nerve
Have you ever said something and then realized that it was going to come back around to haunt you over and over again? Xbox boss Phil Spencer might be spending his downtime with his head in his hands after his most recent statement about the upcoming Doom: The Dark Ages. When taking this new statement in the context of other things Spencer has said and other business decisions Microsoft has made, it calls into question the future direction of the entire Xbox platform. "Doom is definitely one of...
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Eric FrederiksenJun 16, 2024
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9 Must-See Trailers from the Xbox, Ubisoft, and Summer Game Fest Events
While E3 itself might be a memory, many of the traditions around the late, once-iconic gaming expo are still in place. It's June, and big publishers are showing off the goods they have coming up in the next couple of years. Microsoft, Ubisoft, and others have shown off games at both their own shows and at broader shows like the Summer Games Fest in recent days. The showcases this year ranged from lackluster to surprising—especially for Microsoft, who brought a huge slate for its showcase after a...
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Eric FrederiksenJun 12, 2024
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'Fortnite' Is the Best It's Been in Years With New Season—Here's Why
Fortnite is a game of ups and downs. Every few months, as the Battle Pass resets, the game world changes. We've had medieval towns, cyberpunk cities, giant ice cubes, and adorable bowling alleys. We've fought clandestine military organizations led by Dwayne Johnson and Brie Larson, Greek gods, and interdimensional beings. We've had cyber swords, Spider-Man hands, and super-powered mallets. Sometimes these changes work, sometimes they don't. Luckily, the latest reset to Fortnite's constantly-morp...
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Eric FrederiksenMay 28, 2024
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Biggest Video Games Releasing in June 2024
June is a quiet month for games. For nearly a quarter century, game journalists would trek out to Los Angeles for the Electronic Entertainment Expo and split time between crawling the busy, loud, show floor and diving into often much-too-cold meeting rooms for a half-height bottle of water and a meeting with developers. But with the departed E3 now in the rearview mirror, Summer Games Fest has taken its place as a less formal, less centralized, and more optional version of that previous event. B...
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Eric FrederiksenMay 26, 2024
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Biggest Video Games Releasing in May 2024
With so many games coming out across so many platforms, it can be tough to sort through them all. This month's gaming menu offers up something for just about everyone: demanding strategy, intense action, horror, and family-friendly games appear on PC, consoles, and handheld systems. If you want something that will last you hundreds of hours or just an afternoon, then this list has those, too. This list even includes three games that fans have been waiting on for well over a decade. Here's what y...
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Eric FrederiksenMay 4, 2024
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It's an Incredible Time for RPGs—Don't Miss These 11 Recent Games
It's nice to feel seen—to know that someone out there knows you and is making things just for you, specifically. That's where fans of role-playing games have been since last August: We've been spoiled for RPGs. Importantly, though, it's not just one kind of RPG. We have Western and Japanese-style RPGs. We have action and turn-based ones; first and third-person perspectives; modern and medieval. If you've ever loved a role-playing game, there's probably something for you. Here’s a look at the bes...
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Eric FrederiksenApr 28, 2024
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