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CultureOdds and EndsReturnal Weapons, Ranked
Returnal, a new PS5-exclusive action game, is tough as nails. But, as with many games that feature roguelike elements, all sorts of weapons can turn up on your runs. Each one can help you, with various degrees of efficacy, on your quest of “not dying.” Here, according to the tried-and-true scientific method of our long-running…
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CultureOdds and EndsStreet Fighter V Competitor Wins Tournament Accidentally
During last night’s Next Level Battle Circuit, a weekly fighting game tournament for online competitors on the east coast, top Street Fighter V player Brian “Brian_F” Foster got away with murder. Ahead by a score of 2-0 in grand finals, Foster was a hair away from winning the whole tournament. His last Balrog combo had…
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CultureOdds and EndsBRB, Making My Own Mass Effect Legendary Edition Logo
BioWare must have sensed that I had thoughts about the Mass Effect companions on my spirit today, as it released a new tool that lets you pick and choose among the Mass Effect companions to make your own version of the Mass Effect Legendary Edition logo. Would-be custom logo recipients answer a handful of questions…
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CultureOdds and EndsRadiohead Lyrics Spotted In The Resident Evil Village Demo
While many players keep occupied with seeing as much of Resident Evil Village as its one-hour demo allows, some folks go the extra mile. Someone on the Resident Evil subreddit discovered that the opening lines of the mega-popular Radiohead song “Creep” are written on a plastic bottle sitting in one of Village’s homes. At this…
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CultureOdds and EndsUnlucky Returnal Player Goes For Loot, Dies Immediately
No matter how badly you get screwed by Returnal’s luck-of-the-draw roguelike gameplay, you’re not nearly as down on your luck as a player who desperately tried to get some loot, only to meet a grisly fate. Player Nalotaib shared their misfortune on Reddit, which started when they opened a malignant chest in Returnal’s second area.…
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CultureOdds and EndsFan Proves EVE Online Would Make A Great Card Game
EVE Online players make a lot of fan art related to their passion: song parodies, propaganda films, online talk shows. Now, one player is combining their passion for EVE with their passion for another kind of game—collectible card games. Player Beebles has made about 30 cards for a fictional card game based on people and…
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CultureOdds and EndsCall Of Duty Warzone’s Big Trucks Have Become A Popular (And Annoying) Way To Win
Mercy sakes alive, looks like we got us a convoy. Call of Duty Warzone’s current solo meta has become dominated by players driving around in cargo trucks, also known as Big Berthas. These large trucks take a lot of damage to stop and can run over players, killing them instantly. They have become so popular…
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CultureOdds and EndsThere’s A Creepy Clown Video Hidden In Roblox
I’ve still never played Roblox and now I’m not sure I’ll ever play it after learning about a random, creepy clown video that is, for some reason, lurking in the game’s files. In Roblox, players can input the command “?Iloveyou” and with the correct server and in-game settings, it will display a short video of a…
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CultureOdds and EndsI Love This Fighting Game’s Ridiculous Continue Screen
The fighting game adaptation of Hokuto no Ken (known as Fist of the North Star in the west) has provided some of the most over–the–top competitive moments of all time. But when a Twitter acquaintance shared a screenshot of its continue screen a week ago, I still wasn’t psychologically prepared for just how hard it…
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CultureOdds and EndsElder Scrolls, Cut It Out With The Silt Striders
I don’t like bugs. Never have. Flies, bees, wasps, crickets, I hate ‘em all. The bigger they are the more I can’t stand them. So the giant insect-like Silt Striders, first seen in The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, are my worst nightmare and I want them all to die. I mean, if no one minds.…
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CultureOdds and EndsPowerWash Simulator Is Why I Shouldn’t Be A Homeowner
Humans are fucked up, anxiety-ridden apes and there is absolutely no telling what causes our brains to light up with feel good juice. But one thing that does it for me is a good pressure washer video. Since being a millennial means I will likely never own a home, the magic of using a pressure…
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CultureOdds and EndsGrand Theft Auto Speedrunner Has Terrible Luck
Speedrunning takes a tremendous amount of skill, but there are still many moments in even the most well-understood games that boil down to luck. A hapless Grand Theft Auto player known as English Ben was recently reminded of the fickle whims of the universe firsthand. Early into an attempt at completing the Grand Theft Auto…
By Ian Walker
