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  CultureNews

  S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Wants To Turn You Into An NFT, For Some Reason

  Developer GSC Game World plans to auction off the option to become an NPC in the dour shooter

  By Ari Notis Published December 15, 2021
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  CultureNews

  Indie Studio Forms First Video Game Union In The Country

  A new union at the makers of Beast Breaker even includes contract workers

  By Ethan Gach Published December 15, 2021
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  The Bests

  The Best Video Games Of 2021 So Far

  Despite the [waves hands], 2021 has produced killer games like Hitman 3 and Death's Door

  Kotaku Staff Published December 15, 2021
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  OpinionCommentary

  Deathloop Redefines Blackness In Video Games

  Colt Vahn's voice actor Jason Kelley speaks about what sets the Black characters in Arkane's latest immersive sim apart

  O'Dell Harmon Published December 15, 2021
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  ReviewsYear in Review

  Genshin Impact‘s First Full Year: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly

  Hooray for the Inazuma region, tons of new characters, and an entire housing system

  By Sisi Jiang Published December 15, 2021
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  Anime

  Makoto Shinkai’s New Movie Revealed

  Called Suzume no Tojimari , the animated feature will be released next fall in Japan

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 15, 2021
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  CultureNews

  Dead By Daylight‘s Next Chapter Will Feature The Ring

  Koji Suzuki's terrifying antagonist will be coming to the survival horror game in March 2022

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 15, 2021
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  CultureNews

  Broken Arrow Is Trying The Whole Modern RTS Thing Again

  A more serious, tactial take on the RTS is coming to the PC

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 14, 2021
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  CultureNews

  Six Years (And One Bethesda Problem) Later, Shadow Of The Colossus Tribute Is Finally Out

  Praey for the Gods was once called Prey for the Gods

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 14, 2021
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  CultureOdds and Ends

  Reloading Everyday Stuff Like Video Game Weapons Is Immensely Satisfying

  Anybody who says they haven't done at home this is a liar

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 14, 2021
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  Report

  Twitch’s ‘Pay-To-Win’ Boost Feature Doesn’t Actually Help People, Surprising No One

  The 125 streamers who took part in Twitch's boost feature might want to use their money elsewhere

  By Isaiah Colbert Published December 14, 2021
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  CultureNews

  Halo Infinite‘s Battle Pass Is Adding Better Challenges That Are Perfect For The New Playlists

  343 Industries continues to work on reducing the 'friction' players might find when progressing through the battle pass

  By Levi Winslow Published December 14, 2021
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  Report

  Ubisoft Devs Don’t Understand Company’s NFT Push, Either

  Ubisoft developers are worried about having to put NFTs in their games

  By Ethan Gach Published December 14, 2021
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  CultureNews

  Axe-Wielding Man Locked People Inside Arcade, Smashed Games In Two-Day Rampage

  Disgruntled customer damaged every arcade cab and display inside New Orleans' Sea Cave arcade

  By Mike Fahey Published December 14, 2021
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  CultureNews

  The Top Ranked Steam Games of 2021, According To Users

  Coming in hot at...10,234th, it’s Battlefield 2042 !

  By Ari Notis Published December 14, 2021
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  CultureOdds and Ends

  Halo Infinite Players Keep Jumping Off The Map To Win Oddball

  Yes, it’s technically a viable ‘oddball’ strategy, but it’s so annoying

  By Ari Notis Published December 14, 2021
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  CultureOdds and Ends

  Genshin Impact Condoms Are Real And Fans Want Them

  Zhongli wants you to practice safe sex, and you should listen to him

  By Sisi Jiang Published December 14, 2021
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  CultureTwitch

  Socialist Twitch Streamer Banned For Calling White People ‘Cracker’ [Update]

  Hasan, Vaush, and others deplatformed amid anti-anti-white cracker crackdown

  By Ethan Gach Published December 14, 2021
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  ReviewsYear in Review

  A Year Later, It Still Sucks Getting A PS5 Or Xbox Series X

  It doesn’t help that the global chip shortage is expected to continue and Sony has reduced PS5 unit production

  By Levi Winslow Published December 14, 2021
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  CultureNews

  During A Preview, Forspoken Devs Described Their Black Protag In Cringe-Inducing Ways

  Black folks were surprisingly absent during the Forspoken hands-off event

  By Isaiah Colbert Published December 14, 2021