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  OpinionImpressions

  Battlefield 2042 Almost Feels Like A Finished Video Game

  A year's worth of updates has the game close to what it should have been at launch

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 5, 2022
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  CultureNews

  Hate Forum Kiwi Farms Practically Dead As Owner Posts Conspiracy-Laden Rant

  Joshua Moon is on one, blaming 'a coalition of criminals trying to frame the forum' for its demise

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 5, 2022
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  CulturePokemon

  Pokémon Has Finally Taken Over My Entire Life, And I Love It

  From Pokémon GO to the TCG to an ever-growing collection of plushes, I'm in deep

  By John Walker Published September 5, 2022
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  CultureNews

  Hey, You, There’s A Rick And Morty Commercial For God Of War: Ragnarok

  So by the Hicks Law, we can cross off even more names from the artistic rollcall

  By John Walker Published September 5, 2022
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  CultureNews

  Oh God, Ew, Randy Pitchford Wants You To Buy His Horrible Used Shirts

  It's for a 'development scholarship,' but in a deeply strange move, Gearbox didn't say which one

  By John Walker Published September 5, 2022
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  CultureNews

  Former Sledgehammer Boss Clumsily Walks Back Pro-Crunch Comments [Update: But Some Employees Are Still Working Overtime]

  Glen Schofield, CEO of Striking Distance, boasted about the extreme hours his team works

  By John Walker Published September 5, 2022
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  CultureNews

  Xbox’s Matt Booty Dreams About Using AI To Do QA Testing

  The head of Xbox Game Studios made his tone-deaf statement at PAX 2022 this weekend

  By John Walker Published September 5, 2022
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  CultureNews

  Nintendo Suffers Another Colossal Game Leak

  Footage of Splatoon 3 's story is all across YouTube and the socials since the weekend

  By John Walker Published September 5, 2022
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  CultureNews

  Hate Forum Kiwi Farms Flees To Russian Servers After Cloudflare Takes Site Offline

  A former FBI Assistant Director says the site 'could easily become an increased threat of domestic terror'

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 4, 2022
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  CultureOdds and Ends

  The 10 Most JRPG-Ass Songs To Grace The Weather Channel

  Your forecast for tomorrow includes a high chance of commandeering airships and killing god

  By Isaiah Colbert Published September 3, 2022
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  OpinionImpressions

  Rumbleverse Is A Rare, Fresh Twist On Battle Royale

  Epic’s F2P online game Rumbleverse mixes wrestling with Fortnite and feels really unique for a battle royale

  By Zack Zwiezen Published September 3, 2022
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  CultureNews

  Microsoft Lets Sony Have ‘Several More Years’ Of Call Of Duty, As A Treat

  Call of Duty ’s future on PlayStation has been in doubt since Microsoft began acquiring Activision

  By Isaiah Colbert Published September 2, 2022
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  CultureNews

  Mario Kart Tour Says So Long To Its Controversial Gacha Gambling

  Now instead of relying on luck, players can directly purchase drivers, gliders, and karts

  By Isaiah Colbert Published September 2, 2022
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  CultureNews

  Steam Bans Scammers After Dev Reveals Potential Shady Game Reselling

  After the dev behind Brok helped bring attention to shady curators, 11 Bit Studios won't provide curators with Steam keys anymore

  By Zack Zwiezen Published September 2, 2022
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  OpinionCommentary

  Genshin Impact Shakes Up The JRPG Formula With Its New NPCs

  By focusing on characters like Dunyarzad, Genshin is cultivating a subtle but significant shift in JRPGs

  By Sisi Jiang Published September 2, 2022
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  Tips & Guides

  Before You Start: Five Settings To Change In The Last Of Us Part I

  Everything you need to know before diving into Naughty Dog’s PS5 remake

  By Ari Notis Published September 2, 2022
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  Tips & Guides

  You Probably Missed All Of Elden Ring’s Rarest Weapons

  From the Celebrant’s Sickle to the Magma Blade, these are some of the rarest weapons with the lowest drop rates in the Lands Between

  By Levi Winslow Published September 2, 2022
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  CultureNews

  Amid Criticism, Wizards Of The Coast Quietly Removes Racist Lore From Dungeons & Dragons [Updated]

  The recently published Astral Adventurer’s Guide drew criticism over language and art that mirrored the anti-Black racism of earlier editions of D&D

  By Claire Jackson Published September 2, 2022
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  CultureNews

  Steam Pulls Game After Dev Goes On Transphobic Rant Against Keffals

  Domina ’s developer says that Steam will lose ‘millions’ for ‘canceling’ the studio

  By Sisi Jiang Published September 2, 2022
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  CultureNews

  Xbox’s Multiple-Account Game Pass Plan Sounds Like A Great Deal

  Game Pass Friends and Family is in a trial phase in Colombia and Ireland

  By Ari Notis Published September 2, 2022