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Let’s Take A Look At A PlayStation Game Pitch

This, quite literally, is how video games get made

By Luke Plunkett Published June 27, 2021

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The Brilliant SNES Emulator Author Known As Near Has Died

The author of bsnes and higan, Near consistently pushed emulation's state of the art

Kotaku Staff Published June 27, 2021
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The Week In Games: Zombies And Not Much Else

Destroy All Humans hits Switch, Next-Gen Doom Eternal is here, and... not much else

By Zack Zwiezen Published June 27, 2021
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‘Shop Contest: Giant Stuffed Leek

Give me your biggest leek....no...that's too big...

By Zack Zwiezen Published June 27, 2021
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River, The Real-Life Dog Behind Fallout 4’s Dogmeat, Has Passed

The German Shepard directly inspired Dogmeat's look and behavior, becoming a key part of the team

By Zack Zwiezen Published June 27, 2021

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Sunday Comics: Dating Myself

Another Sunday means more video game-related webcomics

By Zack Zwiezen Published June 27, 2021
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‘Shop Contest: Father’s Day, Winners!

Congrats to the winners of this week's Photoshop Contest

By Zack Zwiezen Published June 26, 2021
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Team Fortress 2 Just Hit Over 150k Active Players For The First Time On Steam

The popular shooter was released in 2007 but still has a large community of players over a decade later

By Zack Zwiezen Published June 26, 2021
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I’m Never Taking Down My Halloween Decorations In Fallout 76

They might look tacky or out of place, but they make me happy

By Zack Zwiezen Published June 26, 2021
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Minecraft Alpha 1.1.1, An Extremely Rare Version, Was Finally Found After 10+ Years Of Searching

Minecraft 1.1.1 was only downloadable for less than four hours back in 2010

By Zack Zwiezen Published June 26, 2021

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Booker T. Loses Lawsuit Against Activision Over Call Of Duty Character

The pro wrestler argued a character from Black Ops 4 looked too similar to his "G.I. Bro" character

By Zack Zwiezen Published June 26, 2021
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Swampert Is Faster Than A Jet Ski

Wow, a jet ski. What A beautiful union of form and function...

By Zack Zwiezen Published June 26, 2021
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Guilty Gear Strive’s Vampire Samurai Says Black Lives Matter

Nagoriyuki is a badass, and now he shares a great political message

By Ian Walker Published June 25, 2021
CultureOdds and Ends

Goodbye Riley MacLeod, We Never Deserved You

Vape king and blog wrangler extraordinaire, we salute you

By Ethan Gach Published June 25, 2021
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EA Is Pulling Some Classics From GOG, And One Will Be Totally Delisted

Ultima Underworld 1+2, Syndicate Plus, and Syndicate Wars will leave GOG soon

By Zack Zwiezen Published June 25, 2021

CultureOdds and Ends

Gengar Backpack, I Repeat, Gengar Backpack

All the benefits of a real Gengar without all that dream-eating nonsense

By Ian Walker Published June 25, 2021
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Pokémon Center Reviews For Giant Farfetch’d Leek Are A Must-Read

Real people bought this Pokémon plush, god bless them

By Patricia Hernandez Published June 25, 2021
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Castlevania Game Boy Advance Collection Looking Very Likely

Circle of the Moon, Harmony of Dissonance, and Aria of Sorrow on modern platforms? Sign me up

By Ian Walker Published June 25, 2021
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Someone Donated A Rare $10,000 Game To Goodwill

Air Raid is one of the rarest video games for the Atari 2600

By Zack Zwiezen Published June 25, 2021
CultureOdds and Ends

Goodbye And TKTK

TKTK is journalism speak for "a future version of me will have this all figured out"

By Riley MacLeod Published June 25, 2021

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