Cecilia D'Anastasio's saved articles

After reading the article, I get a sense that these girls are very skilled players and are really coaches. If the occasional troll does end up bothering them, I wonder if they’d considered re-branding themselves as coaches. Read more

Thank you so much for letting me be a part of this! It was a lot of fun, and I loved the article! Read more

PSA: I will pay someone to get on the fucking payload. Read more

Payday 2 has gotten a lot of crap for doing stupid stuff in the past. This is such an outstanding move on their part and I hope the youtubers win. This issue is too important to rollover on. Read more

jesus this is fantastic Read more

I’ve said it often before: Super Smash Bros. Melee is a music and rhythm video game for the Nintendo Gamecube.

I’ve said it on 100+ other Kotaku articles but I’ll say it again:
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whaa I’m not crying what are you talking about Read more

The strength and love you two share is incredible. My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family Read more

Best of luck to her in her recovery; it’s inspiring that you’re enjoying something together and making your own light during a very dark time.
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I’m really glad her recovery from TBI is going well. My father had a TBI requiring a craniotomy about a decade ago and he used music really heavily to help his recovery. Complex games and books (things he used to love) are a lot more difficult for him, now. He cannot read without losing focus or ending up with a… Read more

The owner of the local gamestore I shop at has a pretty similar experience (his wife was in a motorcycle accident a few years ago). Her go to game is Spot It, which they teach to darn near every person who enters their store.
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this was a fantastic read, thanks for sharing!

Really curious to see what kind of music you do, as my brother and I are both from Missouri and we both have also spent years playing Trumpet and French Horn, and our high school band director was our most impactful teacher we have ever had Read more

This is a touching and harrowing story - thank you for sharing it. All the best to you and your wife.

You made a reference to “brain burn” in the third-to-last paragraph - I can maybe guess from the context, but what exactly does this mean? Read more

I’m overjoyed to hear about the progress your wife is making. Read more

I am deeply saddened by the news of what your family, and specifically your wife, is going through. I am glad, at least as much as one can be, that the two of you have found something that not only can help her recover, but also help the two of you reconnect as you continue to struggle with this trial together.
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Honestly, from matchmaking to match start might be 3 minutes which is a long time. I find myself microwaving meals between matches. That being said I will never stop playing this game. It’s too unique and offers me a style of play no other game can. Read more

I’ve stopped playing in lieu of PUBG but my experience with For Honor has been very positive: enjoyed the game, little to no technical issues, slightly a bit more network issues (but not enough to annoy me), wouldn’t say matchmaking took that long.
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Matchmaking still takes 30 to 45 secs, which I can accept, but I hate the disconnections when players quit. Read more