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UncategorizedTop Smash Player Gets Temporary Twitch Ban For Drinking Too Much On Stream
Joseph “Mango” Marquez, one of the “five gods” of Super Smash Bros. Melee, is on an unpaid vacation this week after Twitch banned his channel for allegedly drinking too much during a weekend stream and passing out. Marquez shared the news on his Twitter account, tweeting out a screenshot of the email from Twitch letting…
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UncategorizedThe Year-Long, Undercover Plot To Blow Up EVE Online‘s Most Notorious Space Station
In theory, anything can happen in EVE Online, but some things are considered impossible. Well, last month, one of the “impossible” things happened: The destruction of the game’s first-ever Keepstar battlestation, which was kept in a wormhole. Of course, it took 11 months of meticulous planning. Ever since the massive Keepstars, the largest structures that…
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UncategorizedThe Animal Crossing Version Of ‘Sicko Mode’ Is A Bop
Every wondered what it would sound like if Animal Crossing’s K.K. Slider covered Travis Scott? We got you, fam. Travis Scott’s song “Sicko Mode” off his 2017 album Astroworld has been a huge hit, thanks to its unusual structure thatof transitions between three separate beats, its trippy video, and a verse from Drake that isn’t…
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Call Of Duty‘s Latest Microtransaction Is A Tiny Red Dot
For a game that’s already taking heat from its player base for the price of its extra cosmetic items, Black Ops 4‘s latest offering seems especially difficult to swallow. A red dot reticle showed up in the Black Ops 4 Black Market on December 25, wearing a price tag of 100 COD Points, or about…
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The Week In Games: Mario Brothers Of Days Past
Not one but two older entries into the Mario Bros. canon resurface this week, because in the world of video games what’s old is eternally new again. And I do hope you like new old games, because otherwise you’re out of luck. In a test of just how many Nintendo fans will buy games they…
By Ethan Gach - Uncategorized
Overwatch Fan’s Letter To Jeff Kaplan About Black Women Gets Heartfelt Response
In March 2017, an Overwatch fan wrote to Jeff Kaplan about the lack of black female characters in the game. To her surprise, he wrote back a few months later, saying he hoped that one day diversity would be the norm and promising that there were multiple black characters in the works. “The most important…
By Gita Jackson - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy XIV upgrades to version 4.5 today with the launch of the expansive A Requiem For Heroes update. New dungeons, new hairstyles, new mini-games and the beginning of the end of the Stormblood storyline are just some of the highlights. Then, on January 15, we get Blue Mages. Finally.
By Mike Fahey - ReviewsHeadsets
Razer Nari Ultimate Head-Vibrating Haptic Gaming Headset: The Kotaku Review
For years, gamers have been seeking ways to feel more connected to their games. The games industry has met that desire with force feedback controllers, flashing lights that synch up with on-screen action and evenfans that blow air to simulate movement. And now there’s Razer’s Nari Ultimate gaming headset, which vibrates my face numb every…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Cooperation Cup’s Brutal Format Makes It Pure Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Bliss
Cooperation Cup, a massive Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike team tournament held in Tokyo every year, stands out from the pack because of its punishing and exciting tournament format. The event got 2019 started right this past weekend with two days of fantastic competition featuring over 500 players, grouped into teams of five for a…
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