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Founded above a record shop on Redchurch Street in 2019, GameBattleRaiders.club is run by six players who log every hour before scoring a single point. We buy our own copies, we finish what we start, and we never trade coverage for early access. From AAA blockbusters to itch.io oddities, our job is simple: tell you whether it's worth your time and your money.

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