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CultureGet A Load Of Crocky And Other Ridiculous Pokémon That Didn’t Make The Final Cut
YouTuber Dr. Lava has been documenting cut content from Nintendo games for years on his websiteand YouTube channel. More recently, his Twitter account has become a treasure trove of creatures cut from Pokémon games. Every day, Dr. Lava posts a tweet with his Lost Pokémon of the Day. He’s been doing this since at least…
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OpinionImpressionsThe First Witcher Game Has Not Aged Well
2007’s The Witcher is a fascinating but flawed artifact from PC gaming’s past and that’s probably where it should stay. I returned to the first video game entry in the popular fantasy series over the recent holiday break because, like a lot of other people, I’d just finished Netflix’s Witcher TV show and wanted to…
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CultureEscape From Tarkov, A 2-Year-Old War Game, Is Suddenly The Biggest Thing On Twitch
Escape From Tarkov is currently the third largest category on Twitch, with over ninety thousand viewers as this article is published. This gritty shooter has a Twitch event to thank for its big glow up. Escape From Tarkov, a military shooter currently in open beta, is about as hardcore as it gets. It’s the kind…
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CultureNew Gaming PC Comes With Built-In Xbox One or PS4
PC gaming or console gaming? Why not both? Today at CES 2020 in Las Vegas, custom system builder Origin PC launched the Big O, a gaming rig that starts at $2,500 and comes with your choice of Xbox One S or PlayStation 4 Pro built into the case. Originally conceived as a gaming PC with…
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CultureKotaku Game DiaryHow I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love My Bad Destiny 2 Guns
Behold my Tango-45 XK5094, a completely mediocre Destiny 2 gun that I’ve finally decided to embrace after weeks of keeping it at a distance because life is too short to keep holding out for the perfect weapon. Last night I finally decided to upgrade it to a masterwork, something I haven’t done since the game’s…
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UncategorizedNvidia and Asus are showing off 360Hz gaming monitors at CES. Designed for esports, monitors like the ASUS ROG Swift 360 will refresh frames every 2.8 milliseconds. That is not very many milliseconds at all. At that speed, the friction should rip the paint right off your eyes.
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CultureHow To Watch Awesome Games Done Quick 2020
Awesome Games Done Quick is back for its 11th year and just in time for anyone who needs a little pick-me-up after the holidays or a timely distraction from everything else going on in the world. The weeklong speedrunning marathon kicked off yesterday on Twitch at noon with donations going to the Prevent Cancer Foundation.…
By Ethan Gach
