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Cecilia D'Anastasio
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Senior reporter at Kotaku.

Amazing! Right, a huge factor in this is obviously spatial constraints from living in a cramped apartment. I wonder what hacks other New Yorkers have engineered... Read more

I gave it to Staples to clean out because, unfortunately, my laptop only opens by digging a knife into the area around the keyboard. It’s simply not something I was comfortable doing, but considering that they may not have done a great job, I may take a stab (haha) at it myself. Read more

Mm, yeah, I fact-checked the price later but didn’t think it was relevant to include. Glad that you mentioned. A good warning to potential PC buyers out there that salespeople aren’t always trustworthy! Read more

I was hoping someone would notice! It had just appeared on my slideshow screensaver when I took the shot. Read more

Haha, I have a Hyper Light Drifter mousepad coming in the mail. I’m doubtful that a gaming mouse makes a difference but am open to being convinced. Read more

There’s actually a LAN cafe I go to about once a month. You can order food and drinks from a PC app, so you never have to get up. The graphics cards are absurd and the chairs are so comfortable. I too would succumb to the indulgence if not for the strong odor emanating from those who do! Read more

I doubt it, but without more details, it’s hard to say. Much of the appeal of FFXI was wasting away your life grinding on some stupid, mindless task for 12 hours with the best people you ever met over the internet. That will be hard to capture on mobile. Read more

That’s amazing, Outrider! You’ll be great. My players and I weren’t hugely into the Lost Mine adventure, but I’ve heard that others have had success with it. Read more

Sorry, Luke, but that’s not exactly true. I play a ton of Smash and cover it with regularity. It’s my favorite video game. Our weekend editor Ethan covers notable moments from weekend tournaments. Perhaps you’re just not seeing these stories! Read more

We’ve been extremely critical of Blizzard’s Overwatch balancing and philosophy on the game. We’ve written several articles on how Roadhog’s hook is broken, on Bastion’s strange upcoming adjustments, on Dva’s nerf and all other major changes, each with requisite criticism. But balance patches happen all the time. What Read more

Hyper Light Drifter because its so demanding and so pretty that it’s just nearly possible to forget the U.S. is sliding down the shit drains Read more