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CultureEverything You Need To Know About Kamala Khan, The Star Of Marvel’s Avengers
When you think of the Avengers, you think Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Iron Man, and Black Widow, comic book characters who’ve been around for over half a century. The main character in the Marvel’s Avengers video game, however, has only been in existence since 2013. That makes it pretty easy to read up on Kamala…
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ReviewsToysPlaymobil Is Making The Most Adorable Volkswagens
Coming in 2021 from Zirndorf, Germany’s famous toy company is a pair of iconic Volkswagen rides that translate perfectly to Playmobil style. The Playmobil VW Beetle and the Bulli camper van even come with their own ‘60s and ‘70s era drivers. Look at those sideburns on the driver of that baby blue Beetle. While we…
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CultureWhat the world needs now is incredibly underdressed zombie slayers? D3Publisher’s unconventional hack-and-slash series returns on October 14 with Onee Chanbara Origin for PS4 and PC. Want to know if this game is for you? Hit play on the trailer above with the sound on, see how long you last.
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CultureIt’s Mario Picross’s 25th Anniversary-Ish! Come Celebrate!
As Nintendo extravagantly celebrates Super Mario Bros.’s 35th birthday, I keep coming back to one thought: But what about the greatest of all the Mario games, Mario Picross? 2020 isn’t only the 35th birthday of Mario’s Super era—and what kind of anniversary is 35 anyway?—but it’s also the 25th anniversary of one of the finest…
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CultureAs Sonic Turns 30, Sega Plans Multiple New Games
As Mario turns a positive decrepit 35, the young, sprightly (spritely?) Sonic next year celebrates his 30th birthday. And news has slipped out that Sega is planning to celebrate the anniversary with multiple new Sonic games. It seems an advertisement was sent from Sega to investors (thanks Tails Channel) that as well as rather boldly…
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CultureMinecraft Is Coming To PSVR This Month
As Sony begins a week of announcements for forthcoming PSVR games (although they stress, lacking any PS5-specific news), the first big reveal is that Minecraft is coming to the console goggles. First and most importantly, it’s free to anyone who already owns Minecraft. The VR version will be arriving as a patch to the game…
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CultureTake A Hike: Call Of Duty: Warzone Temporarily Removes All Vehicles
If you’re playing Call Of Duty: Warzone you’re going to need to re-polish those soldiery boots. Infinity Ward have temporarily disabled all vehicles from the game. It seems they were breaking stuff. A recently discovered glitch, as noted by Eurogamer, saw players having discovered a point on the map boundary where the “return to combat…
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CultureHow’s It Going? Labor Dabor Edition
Day off, or off-day? Welcome to our daily open thread, but with an accent. As a Brit, I honestly have barely any idea what Labor Day is, other than you can’t even spell it properly. My primary source is a thousand-year-old Homestar Runner puppet cartoon, and now hopefully you too shall be singing this over…
By John Walker
