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CultureA Tekken Legend’s Visit To Pakistan Is Met With Both Cheers And Drama
Over the last year, Pakistan’s fighting game community has risen from relative obscurity to a place of prominence thanks to a handful of its players winning major Tekken 7 tournaments on the world stage. The country has garnered so much attention, in fact, that South Korean veteran Jae-Min “Knee” Bae traveled there last week to…
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CultureHalo: Reach Launches On PC, Becomes Third Most Played Game On Steam
The remaster of Halo: Reach came out on PC today, marking the series’ return to the platform after 12 long years, and Steam users have given it a Spartan’s welcome, with over 100,000 people playing at the same time making it one of the top five games on Valve’s storefront The game’s only been out…
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CultureLet Me Choose My Own Pokémon Uniform You Cowards
At the Gyms in Pokémon Sword and Shield, you can buy cool, alternate uniforms for your little Pokémon Trainer. You’ll win the uniforms of Gym Leaders you defeat as well. You won’t be able to wear them to Gym Battles, though, and that’s bullshit. Look at how cool this Poison Type Gym Uniform is: I…
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CultureThe SNES Pixel Book Captures The Magic Of Super Nintendo Graphics
There’s something soothing about printed 16-bit art. The way the page captures the color and composition of pixels, capturing a moment of gaming in time. Flipping through UK-based Bitmap Books’ SNES Pixel Book provides that good feeling in page after page of Super Nintendo history. When we play older video games (or watch others play)…
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ReviewsMultiplatformArise: A Simple Story: The Kotaku Review
Arise: A Simple Story might seem familiar, but looks can be deceiving. It’s not necessarily breaking any molds in its minimal art style and platforming, but its heartfelt story took me on a journey that hit me like a ton of bricks. Arise is available today for PC, Xbox One, and PS4. It starts out…
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ReviewsYear in ReviewThe State Of Xbox One In 2019
Nearing the end of its life, the Xbox One feels less like a box for spinning video game discs and more like a platform for selling digital subscriptions. The pitch of a mostly-digital future that blew up in Microsoft’s face the year the Xbox One launched is now mostly here in 2019 and it’s not…
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CultureMario Kart Is Apple’s Most Downloaded Game Of 2019
Last night in New York City, Apple held its annual celebration of the best and most downloaded games and apps across its platforms. The iPhone game of the year is ThatGameCompany’s gorgeous social adventure Sky: Children of the Light, with the outstanding Hyper Light Drifter winning iPad game of the year. Neither of those critical…
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CultureRed Dead Online Will Let You Make And Sell Moonshine Next Week
Get ready to make some moonshine, because the next big Red Dead Online update, releasing December 13, will add moonshine running, underground bars, and new missions, as well as a new Outlaw pass and weapon. Moonshiner is the first new career Rockstar has announced since adding roles in an RDO update in September. This new…
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