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2025: Video Games Blend Cinematic Storytelling and Collaboration

12/12/2025

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In 2025, video games have a significant impact, according to NPR's gaming editor James Mastromarino.
Narrative-driven games include Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, described as cinematic.
Multiplayer titles like Split Fiction require collaboration between players, while Mario Kart World remains a family favorite.
Puzzle games include Blue Prince, a mansion-building experience, and Strange Antiquities, combining shop management with occult themes.

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Story summary

In 2025, video games have a significant impact, according to NPR's gaming editor James Mastromarino.
Narrative-driven games include Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, described as cinematic.
Multiplayer titles like Split Fiction require collaboration between players, while Mario Kart World remains a family favorite.
Puzzle games include Blue Prince, a mansion-building experience, and Strange Antiquities, combining shop management with occult themes.