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Photo: Laurie Sparham/NetflixThird-season standout “San Junipero” delivered something most Black Mirror episodes don’t: a happy ending. When Yorkie (Mackenzie Davis) encounters Kelly (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) at a dance club, we’re so caught up in their budding romance that we almost don’t notice there’s something off about their meet-cute. Like most tales in the Black Mirror universe, there’s a darkness lurking just beneath, as we learn San Junipero is a virtual-reality environment, and the lovebirds are actually younger…

As Dusk Falls looks and plays unlike anything Xbox Game Studios has published before. Because this game, Pentiment, and Grounded are currently Xbox Game Studios’ only titles slated to release this year, a lot of pressure is on As Dusk Falls to impress. But trailers haven’t done a fantastic job at showing just what As Dusk Falls’ narrative and image-based presentation have in store for players. As such, I was really interested in going hands-on and seeing where As Dusk Falls fell on the narrative…