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Whether it is news, reviews, features, or guides – we're your source for high quality game coverage since 2013.","https:\u002F\u002Ftechraptor.net","2026-04-16","2026-04-21T12:25:16.686278","Indianapolis","jallen@techraptor.net","8df87287-e31d-40dd-bd62-4fe839efbe0e","sam@techraptor.net","aotton@techraptor.net",144,1466,{"id":320,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":321,"author":322,"original_score":329,"normalized_score":239,"review_url":330,"review_date":265,"summary":331,"created_at":332,"updated_at":332,"author_id":323,"last_edited_at":332,"outlet":333},90715,130,{"id":323,"bio":26,"name":324,"avg_score":325,"outlet_id":26,"created_at":326,"profile_id":26,"updated_at":327,"claim_token":26,"article_count":328,"claimed_by_user_id":26},7693,"David Flynn",79.31012658227849,"2025-03-15T20:35:16.637917-04:00","2025-12-22T13:07:32.220061-05:00",321,"95","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingtrend.com\u002Freviews\u002Fcard-shark-review-my-boy-plays-cards\u002F","Card Shark is unlike any game you’ve played before. As a card game where you don’t actually play cards, learning and executing various methods of cheating is a ton of fun. The historical setting contributes to the conspiracy central to the story, while adding its own colorful cast of enjoyable characters in the gorgeous setting of 18th century France.","2025-03-15T20:55:39.581316-04:00",{"id":321,"logo":334,"name":335,"slug":336,"tags":26,"bluesky":337,"twitter":335,"youtube":338,"facebook":335,"mastodon":26,"muckrack":26,"claimed_at":26,"description":339,"website_url":340,"score_format":179,"average_score":278,"default_timezone":45,"last_review_date":341,"stats_updated_at":342,"headquarters_city":26,"news_editor_email":343,"platforms_covered":26,"claimed_by_user_id":26,"reviews_this_month":284,"active_authors_count":75,"headquarters_country":26,"reviews_editor_email":344,"editor_in_chief_email":345,"published_authors_count":44,"published_reviews_count":346},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGamingTrend-Logo.jpg","GamingTrend","gamingtrend","gamingtrend.com","@GamingTrendVideos","From the table to the screen, and everything in between!","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingtrend.com","2025-07-14","2025-07-16T19:33:01.762266","news@gamingtrend.com","reviews@gamingtrend.com","rburke@gamingtrend.com",805,{"id":348,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":349,"author":350,"original_score":357,"normalized_score":358,"review_url":359,"review_date":265,"summary":360,"created_at":361,"updated_at":361,"author_id":351,"last_edited_at":361,"outlet":362},104768,141,{"id":351,"bio":26,"name":352,"avg_score":353,"outlet_id":26,"created_at":354,"profile_id":26,"updated_at":355,"claim_token":26,"article_count":356,"claimed_by_user_id":26},9056,"Matt Miller",79.30932203389831,"2025-03-25T21:19:09.250401-04:00","2026-05-27T00:08:20.871589-04:00",118,"6.00\u002F10",60,"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gameinformer.com\u002Freview\u002Fcard-shark\u002Fbad-luck-at-the-tables","Novel concepts are worth their weight in gold, and Card Shark comes out swinging with an idea you’re unlikely to have encountered before. Set in 18th century France, players take on the role of a destitute and mute drink server who is lifted into high society by a puffed-up card cheat. Along the path to riches, a deep conspiracy is uncovered, touching the lives of everyone in upper-class society, and playing out in backroom parlors, Corsican pirate dens, and royal palaces. It’s a clever and appealing setup, but it can only carry the game so far. With gameplay that feels like a chore from beginning to end, I was eager for this card game to reach its final round.","2025-03-26T08:21:20.117013-04:00",{"id":349,"logo":363,"name":364,"slug":365,"tags":26,"bluesky":26,"twitter":366,"youtube":367,"facebook":368,"mastodon":26,"muckrack":26,"claimed_at":26,"description":369,"website_url":370,"score_format":43,"average_score":278,"default_timezone":45,"last_review_date":26,"stats_updated_at":71,"headquarters_city":371,"news_editor_email":26,"platforms_covered":26,"claimed_by_user_id":26,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":17,"headquarters_country":152,"reviews_editor_email":26,"editor_in_chief_email":26,"published_authors_count":17,"published_reviews_count":17},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fgameinformer.jpg","Game Informer","gameinformer","GameInformer","@gameinformer","officialgameinformer","Over 30 years celebrating the best of games in print and online.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gameinformer.com\u002F","Minneapolis"]