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CultureSnacktaku Eats An Eight-Course Pringles Thanksgiving Dinner
In its latest attempt to replace all foods with processed potato product, Pringles takes on Thanksgiving dinner with eight different flavors—turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, pumpkin pie, cranberry sauce, macaroni and cheese and creamed corn. We’d say grace first, but no. Pringles Thanksgiving Dinner is an ambitious attack on one of America’s most…
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Witcher 3 Development Is Over, But One Of Its Designers Is Still Making Mods
In the two and a half years since it was released, The Witcher 3 has received hundreds of mods from enthusiastic fans. Some were silly, others were deadly serious, but the latest is a litany of unofficial improvements done as a side project by one of the game’s original developers. Andrzej Kwiatkowski, a Senior Gameplay…
By Ethan Gach - Esports
Riot Games Admits They Had No Plan In Place For Abusive Pros
The League of Legends Championship Series has issued a 20-month suspension of Li “Vasilii” Wei Jun in response to abusive behavior he displayed last month on his Twitch channel. During one of his broadcasts, the pro gamer screamed and threatened his then-girlfriend and overturned furniture, culminating in a visit from local police. A few hours…
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UncategorizedThe Electronic Musician Inspired By Anime And Dragon Age
It turns out if you want to get the LA-based musician Will Wiesenfeld, stage name Baths, talking about video games, you should ask him about Diablo 2. In video game circles he’s known for the theme song for this summer’s Dream Daddy, as well as the understated trailer music for Hyper Light Drifter’s stunningly successful…
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UncategorizedAfter Owner’s Bizarre Meltdown, HQ Trivia Has A Wild Night
Last night’s HQ Trivia was a little tense. Not only were there over a hundred thousand players—the most I’ve ever seen—but the chat was filled with comments about a Daily Beast article where host Scott Rogowsky’s boss threatened to fire him. Even Rogoswky couldn’t avoid addressing it, making veiled references to the online shitshow that…
By Gita Jackson - Uncategorized
Street Fighter Transformers? Why The Hell Not
Shoryuken! Hadouken! Spinning Bird Kick! Psycho Crusher! Now transform into a car! Due out in Japan in May, Transformers X Street Fighter II figures turn four existing transforming robots into mechanical world warriors. Titan Returns Hot Rod becomes Ken, complete with a tiny version of himself to serve as his robot head, which seems like…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Gwent’s single-player campaign has been delayed until 2018. CD Projekt Red announced the news, breaking millions of hearts the world over. “Thronebreaker,” the card game’s 15 hour story mode was supposed to hit in December. Gwent’s also still in beta, because that’s what you do with games in 2017.
By Ethan Gach - Uncategorized
World Of Final Fantasy‘s Meager PC Port Comes With Some Powerful Cheats
Former PlayStation 4 and Vita exclusive World of Final Fantasy arrived on PC this week, though don’t get too excited. It’s locked at 30fps, has next to no video options and those that are present can’t be accessed in game. Instead, PC players got some pretty powerful built-in cheats. Freshly downloaded from Steam, World of…
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