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Arby’s Celebrates Game of Thrones Finale With… Turkey Legs?
Starting Sunday, August 27 at limited locations across the U.S., Arby’s is going to be selling big honking turkey legs. Just handing meat-covered bones out the drive-through window. Here is your meat covered bone, sirrah. Now get thee hither to yon Game of Thrones finale. I am not opposed to seeing this Renaissance Faire staple…
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Alphabear, The Happiest Word Game Ever, Is Now On Steam
In bringing Alphabear to PC and Mac, developer Spry Fox made a lot of smart changes to make this mobile game feel at home on computers. Like the nerd I am, my favorite is the dictionary. Alphabear is a word game about making large bears. You add cute, animated bears to your field of play…
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UncategorizedThis Music Video Is Also An FMV Game
Ever wanted to be a tour manager for a punk band? In the unlikely case that your answer is yes, you can get a weird, not-entirely-accurate slice of that life in the band PUP’s new music video, which is also a choose-your-own-adventure game. PUP is a punk band from Canada who seem to be closet…
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Razer Calls Its Fancy New Controller The Wolverine
The latest premium wired controller in Razer’s arsenal is a $160 beast with three different kinds of swappable thumbsticks, two directional pads, six remappable triggers and buttons and a band of multicolored LED for flavor. It’s called the Wolverine Ultimate, after the angry weasel. The Wolverine has got a lot going on. Built for the…
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UncategorizedLego’s New Netflix Series Isn’t Very Lego, And That’s A Good Thing
I’m getting some serious Airbender vibes from the trailers for Lego Elves: Secrets of Elvendale, a Netflix original animated series premiering next week. It’s not very Lego, but I like what I’m seeing. Despite eschewing traditional blocky Lego minifigures in favor of tiny, spindly-limbed plastic dolls, Elves remains one of my favorite ongoing Lego lines.…
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UncategorizedBattlejack Is Part Blackjack, Part RPG
Released today on iOS and Android, Battlejack is a mobile collectible character RPG that uses traditional card game Blackjack to resolve its battles. It’s a very cool combo. In Battlejack, players create, upgrade and evolve a team of collectible fantasy creatures to pit against other fantasy creatures in fast-paced card battles. Instead of normal card…
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