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CultureBeloved Gun ‘Hung Jury’ Is Coming Back To Destiny
Step aside, extraterrestrial babies that may or may not be grenades. There’s a new sheriff in Destiny-town. A beloved weapon, Hung Jury, is apparently coming back to Destiny 2, Bungie all but announced in a blog post detailing the upcoming Season of the Splicer today. The season focuses on the Vex and an “endless night,”…
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CultureRandy Pitchford, What The Hell Are You Talking About
I’m generally able to follow along with Gearbox president Randy Pitchford’s manic energy, but two tweets he made this morning have thrown me for a loop. He’s not really announcing Borderlands 4, is he? It all started with a rumor. Two days ago, UK outlet Gamereactor reported that more Borderlands is on the way, specifically…
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CultureOdds and EndsReturnal Weapons, Ranked
Returnal, a new PS5-exclusive action game, is tough as nails. But, as with many games that feature roguelike elements, all sorts of weapons can turn up on your runs. Each one can help you, with various degrees of efficacy, on your quest of “not dying.” Here, according to the tried-and-true scientific method of our long-running…
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CultureKotaku Game DiaryI Met A Very Immature Serial Killer In The Elder Scrolls Online
A few nights ago I was minding my own business in Elder Scrolls Online when I stumbled upon a bunch of corpses laid out in a shape. Confused, I zoomed out and saw the bodies were part of that video game mainstay, a giant penis—a piece of art created by one player. I wasn’t the…
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CultureOdds and EndsStreet Fighter V Competitor Wins Tournament Accidentally
During last night’s Next Level Battle Circuit, a weekly fighting game tournament for online competitors on the east coast, top Street Fighter V player Brian “Brian_F” Foster got away with murder. Ahead by a score of 2-0 in grand finals, Foster was a hair away from winning the whole tournament. His last Balrog combo had…
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ReviewsToysScorbunny Is The Build-A-Bear Pokémon I’ve Been Waiting For
After a seemingly endless parade of less palatable Pokémon, Scorbunny’s fluffy white bunny butt has finally shown up at Build-A-Bear. I’m a little mad it took so long, but incredibly pleased with his little jammies, so it balances out. Despite being a fire Pokémon, Scorbunny is the coolest of the Sword and Shield starters. Grookey…
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Tips & GuidesSo, Is It Safe To Play Returnal Now?
Over the past 24 hours, Returnal, the PS5-exclusive action game about getting repeatedly bullied by space tentacle monsters, has weathered a serious patch of turbulence. Two patches in 12 hours. Myriad reports of corrupted save data. Me, getting killed over and over again by an irritating boss. Okay, fine, maybe that last one’s not Returnal’s…
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UncategorizedWorld Of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Classic Goes Live June 1
The Dark Portal opens all over again on June 1 with the worldwide launch of World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Classic. Players eager to revisit the old school version of levels 60 through 70, with the endless riding through Outland’s sprawling purple, orange, and green zones, will soon have their chance with the relaunch of…
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CultureA New Free-To-Play Division Game Is Coming
Ubisoft announced today that the next installment in The Division franchise, Heartland, will be out between 2021 and 2022. The Division Heartland will be a new free-to-play standalone game set in the same universe as The Division and The Division 2 Ubisoft detailed the future for The Division franchise in a blog post, including information…
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AnimeYasuke Is A Full-Circle Moment For Black Anime Fans
Watching the first episode of Yasuke, Netflix’s new fantastical animated show about the life of a Black samurai, I started to cry. I remembered how it felt to be a 16-year-old girl watching anime in the nighttime darkness of my living room. Watching Yasuke, with its titular Black character kicking ass to a soundtrack by…
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CultureBaldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance Returns To Consoles Tomorrow
While fans of hack-and-slash RPGs await the June 22 release of the all-new Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance, Interplay’s releasing the 2001 classic that started it all. Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance will be available for PlayStations, Xboxes, and Switch tomorrow, complete with support for 4K scaling on capable consoles. Released two decades ago for the…
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CultureThese Are Your 2021 World Video Game Hall of Fame Inductees
After sifting through a field of finalists including classics like Guitar Hero, Pole Position, Portal, and…FarmVille, the Strong National Museum of Play has announced the 2021 inductees into the World Video Game Hall of Fame. Let’s hear it for StarCraft, Animal Crossing, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?, and Microsoft Flight Simulator Each year…
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CultureThe Nintendo Download: Lo-Fi Skateboarding And Pretty Girls Poker
It’s Nintendo Download day, the day when we get a look at the *checks list* 30 new games coming to the Switch eShop over the coming week. This week’s activities include chilling on a skateboard and playing poker with those boom anime babes that make you think the wrong thing. My personal highlight of this…
By Mike Fahey
