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Professional Smite Player And Caster Dies Of Cancer At Age 25
David “Allied” Hance, professional Smite player and caster, passed away this afternoon at 25 years old after a year-long battle with cancer, according to a post by LeafreTV, a colleague and friend. One year ago, Allied announced his cancer diagnosis. In response, the Smite developers at Hi-Rez Studios held marathon gaming streams to raise money…
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ReviewsVolta V Wooden PC Review: An Heirloom Gaming Machine
I’ve spent the past few weeks gaming, working and pretending to work on theVolta V, the world’s first commercially-produced handcrafted wooden computer. It feels like it’s part of the family. There was a time when most of our electronic entertainment equipment was either made of wood or, at the very least, stylized to look as…
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Nintendo’s Line Of Wario Platformers Ended Far Too Long Ago
There’s a certain strain of Nintendo fan that’s probably wondering, these days: What’s up with Wario platformers? Once a staple of the company’s lineup, action games starring Mario’s bizarro-world clone have been MIA for nearly a decade. By reviewing the history of Wario, we might understand why. So let’s do it. To trace the history…
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UncategorizedWorld of Warcraft‘s ‘Running of the Gnomes’ Fan Event Gets Official Blizzard Makeover
Since 2010, World of Warcraft players have been creating hordes of pink-haired level one gnomes and running them across Azeroth to support the fight against breast cancer. This year Blizzard is giving the event a boost with special decorations, a cheering crowd and its own special quest. The tradition of running low-level gnomes across a…
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UncategorizedPaladins Free Open Beta Launches On Consoles
Hi-Rez Studio’s hero shooter caught some flak last year for looking and feeling a lot like Overwatch, but it’s still managed to maintain a healthy presence on Steam’smost-played games list. We’ll see if the trend continues as Paladins launches into free open beta on PS4 and Xbox One. The closed beta is over, and now…
By Mike Fahey
