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Metaphor: ReFantazio<\/a> and Dragon Ball Z: Sparking Zero<\/a> are out this week, so many of you are probably set for video games to play this weekend (and beyond). But if you\u2019re not a fan of social sim RPGs or Dragon Ball, you might be lacking a piping hot new release to play with your precious downtime. Not to worry, we\u2019ve\u2026<\/p>\n

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Metaphor: ReFantazio and Dragon Ball Z: Sparking Zero are out this week, so many of you are probably set for video games to play this weekend (and beyond). But if you\u2019re not a fan of social sim RPGs or Dragon Ball, you might be lacking a piping hot new release to play with your precious downtime. 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