Office Escape

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I’ve fallen into a pop-cultural rut: Dunno why, but I feel incapable of ingesting new media that isn’t part of my…

In times of distress—and right now, I am constantly distressed, despite what manner of bullshit I post on…

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Cyberpunk 2077 didn’t quite click with me until I met Certo.

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In 2012, in my second month running Kotaku, I introduced readers to four new staffers (and one new columnist) who…

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