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CultureFighting Game Glossary Demystifies All That Weird Jargon
Getting into fighting games can be difficult. Not only do you need to learn the ins and outs of various games’ mechanics, but the jargon used by more experienced players can sometimes sound like a totally different language. That said, this huge barrier to entry just got a little easier thanks to a new database…
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CultureOdds and EndsIkumi Nakamura Sentenced To ‘Horny Jail’ For Lady Dimitrescu Tweets
Like many who have gazed upon her visage, Resident Evil Village’s Lady Dimitrescu has captivated former GhostWire: Tokyo creative director Ikumi Nakamura. In sharing that info publicly, however, the energetic developer was sadly condemned to “horny jail”—never mind the fact she didn’t even know what that was before now. Ignorantia juris non excusat, Nakamura-san! After…
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CultureOdds and EndsHell Yeah! The Summer Games Done Quick 2021 Schedule Looks Amazing
The Summer Games Done Quick 2021 schedule is now out, and I’m so excited. Taking place from July 4-11, the online speedrunner charity event will feature over 100 full-tilt sprints through games famous and obscure, with the proceeds raised going to Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières. Games Done Quick marathons are my most…
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CultureGreat Job, Commissioner: Blaseball Is Going Mobile
The Game Band, makers of quirky browser sports game Blaseball, have raised $3 million in a recent seed round, the studio announced today. This investment, made possible by a venture capital firm known as Makers Fund, will be put towards expanding the development team, building a mobile Blaseball app, and other unannounced projects. “From our…
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CultureGTA V Arrives On Xbox Series S/X And PlayStation 5 On November 11
Today, Rockstar announced Grand Theft Auto V, a game with almost as many releases as Skyrim, will be arriving on current gen systems November 11. “The expanded and enhanced versions of Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online are arriving on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S with new features and more,” Rockstar…
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CultureHere’s Everything Coming To And Leaving Game Pass Soon
The back half of May will see a whole bunch of additions to the Game Pass library, anchored by Knockout City. I have lost many, many games of dodgeball IRL, so I’m looking forward to continuing that trend in an interesting-looking game that may or may not fizzle out immediately. Always impossible to predict how…
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CultureOdds and EndsChuck, No, This Is Mario Golf
Nintendo recently updated the official Mario Golf: Super Rush website with short clips of every golfer performing their Special Shot. None of these powerful moves, however, are more special than Chargin’ Chuck’s. Chuck, baby, listen. I know this is your first time in a Mario Golf. Heck, I’m pretty sure it’s your first time being…
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CultureIGN Staff Criticizes Management’s Decision To Pull Article Supporting Palestinian Aid Groups
Today, the IGN editorial staff published an open letter decrying Sunday’s removal of an IGN article and its associated tweet that linked to charities supporting Palestinian victims of recent Israeli violence. The article and tweet, posted on May 15 in response to violent military strikes against the people of Gaza by the Israel Defense Force,…
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CultureValorant Pro Jay “Sinatraa” Won Suspended For Six Months Following Sexual Assault Investigation
Jay “Sinatraa” Won has been suspended from competing in professional Valorant matches for six months following Riot’s investigation of claims he sexually assaulted his girlfriend Cleo Hernandez. Announced today, the six month suspension will last until September 10 and require Won to participate in professional conduct training before he can resume competing. According to Riot,…
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CultureBioWare Sounds Open To Restoring Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer In Legendary Edition
When it was announced last year that the original Mass Effect trilogy would get a proper remaster, it was mostly good news. However, EA and BioWare sadly explained that the new release would omit Mass Effect 3’s co-op multiplayer mode. Now, Legendary Edition’s project director, Mac Walters, says there’s a possibility the online mode could…
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CultureGuilty Gear Voice Actor Steps Down To Make Room For Black Women
Erin Fitzgerald, the prolific voice actor who played Ramlethal Valentine in the Guilty Gear Xrd games, won’t be returning in the upcoming Guilty Gear Strive after stepping down to “support more work for Black actresses behind the mic.” “I happily stepped away so they could cast more appropriately,” Fitzgerald wrote on Twitter, responding to questions…
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CultureKotaku Game DiaryResident Evil Village Is Proving A Great Intro To The Series, Even When It Makes Me Sick
Until Village, I had never played a Resident Evil game in my life because I am a gigantic baby who is ridiculously easy to scare. But I knew as soon as I saw that tall, glamorous, vampire woman that I’d steel my courage and give the venerable horror franchise a try, if only for her.…
By Ash Parrish
