Matt Karoglou, Author for Cheat Code Central

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Matt Karoglou is a Writer and Editor at CheatCC.com, covering topics ranging the full breadth of the gaming industry but with a special focus on RPGs, retro games, indie games, and survival horror. Matt has been writing about and researching video games and the gaming industry for 9 years and holds a Master's Degree in Instructional Design & Technology from Georgia State University. A resident of Georgia, Matt is a musician and enjoys writing, rehearsing, and performing live music as well as collecting vinyl records.

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The Best Video Game Franchises That Started on PS1

Published: May 22, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

The Sony PlayStation was an unexpected entrant into the ongoing console wars as the 4th generation quickly gave way to […]

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Other Xbox Games We’d Like to See On PS5

Published: May 22, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

The recent announcement of Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II coming to PS5 shows it as the latest in a long line […]

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The Coolest Swords in Video Games to Celebrate Cool Sword Day

Published: May 21, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

Checking the calendar today, the last thing I expected to see was a notification that it was “Cool Sword Day.” […]

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Third Party Games We’d Love to See Come to the Switch 2

Published: May 21, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

After so many years spent waiting for any shred of news regarding the Switch 2 and the colossal reveal that […]

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Game Releases This Week: May 19, 2025 to May 23, 2025

Published: May 20, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

As we gear up for the end of May and the upcoming release of Elden Ring: Nightreign (arguably one of […]

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Upcoming Indie Survival Horror Games Worth Keeping an Eye On

Published: May 20, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

The release of Resident Evil nearly 30 years ago in 1996 would both help coin the term “survival horror” and […]

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The Best Vampire Games: Stepping Into the Shoes of a Bloodsucker

Published: May 19, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

Vampires and fiction based on those mythical bloodsuckers have long been part of just about every art form, to the […]

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June 2025 Game Releases: 15 Great-Looking Titles We Can’t Wait to Play

Published: May 19, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

After what’s already been an incredibly busy year, June 2025’s game releases are set to shake things up even further […]

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The Best First-Person Shooters on PS3

Published: May 18, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

By the time the PlayStation 3 was finally released in North America, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 already had a strong foothold […]

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AILA Interview: Delving Into the Darkness With Pulsatrix Studios

Published: May 17, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

One of the downsides to the horror game genre is that, at a certain point, longtime fans can begin to […]

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20 Essential Games You Should Pick Up During the Humble Store Spring Sale 2025

Published: May 17, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

The Humble Store Spring Sale has just recently started over at Humble Bundle, and it’s perhaps one of the best […]

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The Best Extraction Shooters on Steam (So Far)

Published: May 16, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

Get in, shoot, loot, and get out. The core gameplay loop of an extraction shooter is something that just about […]

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The Best Deckbuilding Games on Steam

Updated: May 17, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

Like a lot of other niche subgenres, all it took for the deckbuilding card-battler to blow up was one really […]

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The Best Deals on the Nintendo eShop This Week: May 15, 2025 to May 22, 2025

Updated: May 16, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

Like the other major digital storefronts, the Nintendo eShop currently has some enticing sales running, with many of the best […]

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Features From Past Grand Theft Auto Games We Hope to See in GTA 6

Published: May 15, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

If you’re anything like me, the reveal of the latest trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 has reignited an interest […]

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The Best Deals on the Xbox Store This Week: May 12, 2025 to May 26,2025

Published: May 14, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

The Xbox Store (formerly the Xbox Marketplace) is the digital hub for buying Xbox games, many of which are cross-play […]

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Best Games in Early Access on Steam

Published: May 14, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

One of the best things to happen to indie game development is the advent of the Early Access release window. […]

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Every id Software Game: From Wolfenstein to Doom and Beyond

Updated: May 15, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

After getting their start at developer Softdisk in the late 1980s, Joan and Adrian Carmack, along with John Romero and […]

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The Best Deals on PSN This Week: May 12, 2025 to May 21, 2025

Updated: May 15, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

Beginning on May 7, 2025, the PlayStation Network and PlayStation Store kicked off their latest sales event courtesy of the […]

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Best Deals on Steam This Week: May 12, 2025 to May 19, 2025

Published: May 12, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

Ahead of the upcoming Summer Steam Sale beginning on June 26, 2025, several other smaller sales have been regularly popping […]

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Characters in GTA 6: Every Major Player We’ve Met So Far

Published: May 9, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

While there’s a strong chance that many players eagerly anticipating GTA 6 are most looking forward to the game’s online […]

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Everything We Know About GTA 6 From the Newest Trailer

Published: May 8, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto 6 might be the most highly anticipated game in history. For evidence of how feverishly […]

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