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There Are Never Enough AA Batteries Around To Power My Xbox One Controller
Two AA batteries. That’s all I recently needed to turn my Xbox One controller on and get back to steaming dumplings in Overcooked 2. It was around 1:00 a.m. on a Saturday, though, and I didn’t have any left. I found an Energizer box crammed upside down in a coffee table drawer. It was empty.…
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God Of War‘s New Game Plus Actually Does Feel Like A New Game
God of War’s New Game Plus mode doesn’t offer any radical spins on the game’s formula, but does reveal how much fun the game is when you’re given all the tools it offers you for all your beheadings and beatdowns. Kratos fans who want reasons to keep playing the new God of War have been…
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Sex-Soaked Ace Attorney Fan Game Gives A Whole New Meaning To ‘Penal Law’
I’ve never written smutty fan fiction, but you can bet your butt that if I did, it would be about Phoenix Wright. But I wouldn’t write this hypothetical fanfic about the recognizable, spiky-haired, boyishly handsome version of Wright who appears in most of the games in the series. Oh no. My choice would be, specifically,…
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UncategorizedWarhammer Card Game Feels Like A Heavy Metal Hearthstone
Not too long ago I heard about a Warhammer 40k card game on smartphones. I decided, as part of my fool’s errand to try to wrap my head around the new explosion in Warhammer video games, to check it out. What I found was a competent game made irresistible by how unflinchingly metal it is.…
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CultureThe Internet Reacts To Overwatch’s Animated Short About D.Va
After two years of waiting, Overwatch hero D.Va finally has her own animated short. While some people wish it gave a little more insight into her backstory, everyone can agree that D.Va is a selfless, precious angel who has never done anything wrong. Hana “D.Va” Song is an incredibly popular character, to the point of…
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Battle For Azeroth Sure Is More World Of Warcraft
2016’s Legion expansion brought bold new features to World of Warcraft, changing the game in exciting ways. So far, the Battle for Azeroth expansion does not. Legion brought us game-changing level scaling and artifact weapons and expanded upon cool ideas like random treasure troves and follower missions from its predecessor, Warlords of Draenor. The demon-infested Broken…
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CultureSekiro: Shadows Die Twice Forced Us To Go Against Our Dark Souls Instincts
We played Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, and it’s about as punishing as you would expect from the developers of Dark Souls. But it may take some unlearning for long-term Souls players. In the video above, I break down the vertical slice of the game I got to play and explain exactly how the game works…
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Kotaku EastK-Pop Pick Of The Day: A
Yes, this song is literally called A. That might make things a bit confusing for us, but bear with me, because it’s Rainbow’s best. Rainbow debuted in 2009 under DSP Media, which also managed the very successful KARA before them, and therefore brings forth the question: how did they fuck it up so badly with…
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