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  CultureNews

  Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Promises No More ‘Clowny’ Skins: ‘No Lady Gaga, No Omni-Man, No Teletubbies, No SpongeBob’

  The military shooter is yet another victim of the Fortnite-ification of video games

  By Kenneth Shepard Published June 1, 2026
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  Entertainment

  Fans Aren’t Sure How To Feel About One Of Mortal Kombat 2’s More Surprising Deaths

  The fighting game adaptation said ‘finish him’

  By Kenneth Shepard Published May 8, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Nvidia CEO Says He Gets Where The DLSS 5 Outrage Is Coming From: ‘I Don’t Love AI Slop Myself’

  Jensen Huang tried again to defend one of the company's most unpopular initiatives

  By Ethan Gach Published March 23, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Overwatch 2 Drops The 2, Is Just Overwatch Again

  The change comes as Blizzard is rethinking how it handles story in the hero shooter

  By Kenneth Shepard Published February 4, 2026
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  Entertainment

  The Stranger Things Documentary Gave Season 5 Haters More Ammunition

  One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5 is streaming on Netflix

  By Kenneth Shepard Published January 13, 2026
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  ReviewsYear in Review

  The Best RPGs of 2025

  From Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 to Avowed, here are some of our favorite RPGs this year

  By Kenneth Shepard Published December 17, 2025
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  CulturePokemon

  So, Almost All Of Pokémon’s Mega Evolutions Are X And Y-Shaped, Right?

  While Legends: Z-A strays a little bit from this design philosophy, it also doubles down on it with the series’ mascot

  By Kenneth Shepard Published October 30, 2025
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  Entertainment

  James Cameron Thinks AI Could Be Necessary To Keep Making Movies Like Dune

  The Terminator director seems to have joined the side of the technology he once warned us against

  By Keith Nelson Jr Published April 10, 2025
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  Anime

  Dragon Ball Daima Is Everything The Franchise Needed To Silence The Haters

  The late Akira Toriyama's last act was to make sure you put some respect on the legendary anime's name

  By Keith Nelson Jr Published January 24, 2025
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  OpinionCommentary

  Dragon Age: The Veilguard Is Already Proving To Be One Of BioWare’s More Divisive Sequels

  In keeping with series tradition, the latest entry in BioWare's fantasy saga is drawing a wide range of responses

  By Kenneth Shepard Published October 28, 2024