Writers indexed
25
Entries
2
Articles
20
Reviews
5
Outlets
9
2 ENTRIES
Every game in the series
WRITER INDEX
Covering Gimmick
Each writer's count reflects their lifetime indexed pieces on any Gimmick entry.
LATEST COVERAGE
Across the series
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Nicholas Becher Screen Rant·2 Oct
Pokémon Winds & Waves Leak Confirms New Gen 10 GimmicknewsComparisononPokémon Winds
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Lincoln Carpenter PC Gamer·2 Sept
Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance's new combat gimmick is putting some Devil May Cry stink on hitting dinosaurs with hammersnewsComparisononMonster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance
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Sammy Barker Push Square·1 Jun
Sony's $350 Official PS5 Monitor Has a Very Cool Gimmick for GamersnewsComparisononGimmick
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Rich Stanton PC Gamer·10 Apr
World Championship Wrestling once spent millions on a gimmick ripping off Mortal Kombat’s Sub-Zero, before Midway threatened to sue and WCW immediately gave up: 'We were gonna lose big, like real big'newsComparisononWCW
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Kenneth Shepard Kotaku·4 Mar
Pokémon Winds And Waves’ Battle Gimmick Is Still A Mystery, But There Are CluesnewsComparisononPokémon Winds
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Sammy Barker Push Square·27 Jun 2025
Here's Your Best Look Yet at PS5 Shooter Pragmata's Unique Gunplay GimmicknewsComparisononPragmata
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Catherine Lewis GamesRadar+·28 Apr 2025
Oblivion features warring goblins as one quest designer thought turning a side quest's gimmick into a whole thing "wouldn't be a lot more work," but looking back he's not sure if that was "actually true"newsComparisononThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
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Dustin Bailey GamesRadar+·9 Apr 2025
Nintendo wasn't sure about Mario Kart: Double Dash's central 2-driver gimmick, so the devs made a single-driver version simultaneously as an "emergency escape hatch"newsComparisononMario Kart: Double Dash!!
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Kaan Serin GamesRadar+·3 Apr 2025
Nintendo Switch 2 doesn't have a main gimmick like the Wii or DS because "there's been a shift in how software developers create games"newsComparisononGimmick
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Jordan Gerblick GamesRadar+·3 Apr 2025
Mario Kart World gameplay showcase proves the rail-grinding mechanic is more than just a slick Tony Hawk-style gimmick: "It opens up so many possibilities"newsComparisononMario Kart World
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Nicholas Weid Screen Rant·22 Mar 2025
Xbox Game Pass's Newest Co-Op Game Has More Than Its Gimmick Lets OnnewsComparisonon33 Immortals
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Mollie Taylor PC Gamer·12 Mar 2025
One of the biggest victories of Monster Hunter Wilds' streamlining is I don't have to deal with those awful gimmick fights anymorenewsComparisononMonster Hunter Wilds
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Christopher Livingston PC Gamer·3 Mar 2025
This is the coolest pricing gimmick I've ever seen: the temperature in London determines the price of this videogamenewsComparisononGimmick
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Alex Donaldson VG247·17 Jan 2025
Give it a rest, killjoys: Nintendo doesn’t need a new hardware gimmick to surprise and delightnewsComparisononHardware
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James Galizio GamesRadar+·11 Jan 2025
Den of Wolves' cyberpunk vibes are more than a gimmick, adding greater stakes and complications to the co-op heist genrenewsComparisononDen of Wolves
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Matt Wales Eurogamer·24 Aug 2022
Park Beyond feels like a solid theme park sim with an appealing but inessential gimmickfeatureComparisononPark Beyond
