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  CultureSplitscreen

  Remember How All The Big Games Used To Come Out Right When School Started?

  From the games we played in school to the games we play set in schools

  By Mike Fahey Published September 3, 2021
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  ReviewsMultiplatform

  Road 96: The Kotaku Review

  The game’s handling of harsh political realities is as well-meaning as it is toothless

  By Ari Notis Published September 3, 2021
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  CultureNews

  Bungie Has Big Plans For Destiny 2

  The Witch Queen will bring about tons of changes in Destiny 2 next year

  By Ethan Gach Published September 3, 2021
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  OpinionImpressions

  Dive Into A Murder Mystery On This Creepy, Cyberpunk Wikipedia

  Neurocracy imagines the grim, bloodless Wikipedia of our surveillance-laden future

  By Renata Price Published September 3, 2021
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  CultureOdds and Ends

  Dev’s Game Finally Works After Fixing 40-Year-Old Typo

  Four decades and a single misplaced zero later, Arctic Adventure is fully playable

  By Mike Fahey Published September 3, 2021
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  CultureNews

  Report: It Sure Sounds Like Game Boy Games Are Coming To Switch Online

  Forget Pokémon Brilliant Diamond , I’m playing the original Pokémon Blue

  By Ari Notis Published September 3, 2021
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  CultureNews

  Take-Two Sues GTA Reverse Engineering Project

  The re3 project makes GTA III and GTA Vice City playable on Switch

  By Ari Notis Published September 3, 2021
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  Kotaku EastJapan

  Nintendo Confirms The Obvious: It Won’t Be At The Tokyo Game Show

  The Kyoto-based game company has traditionally sat out TGS

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 3, 2021
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  CultureOdds and Ends

  Beat This Dentist At Smash Bros., Get A Free Teeth Cleaning

  Lose, and you have to tell everyone online that a dentist kicked your butt

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 3, 2021
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  CultureNews

  Global Chip Shortage Will Continue For Another Year

  For some companies, the difficulties might continue into 2023

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 3, 2021
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  CultureNews

  Lost Judgment’s New DLC Is Very, Very Interesting For The Future Of The Series

  If the series' big star is risking its future, maybe Sega can just change the star

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 3, 2021
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  CultureNews

  VTuber Explains Twitch Protest To Fox News, Does Great

  Sometimes the perfect person for the job is "half-dog, half-human"

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 2, 2021
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  CultureTotal Recall

  The Halo 2 Condom

  2004 was 17 years ago, but it was also 117 years ago

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 2, 2021
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  CultureNews

  Seven Recent Gems Shown Off By Gaming’s Coolest Japanese Collective

  The second annual Asobu showcase was full of intriguing smaller games

  By Ari Notis Published September 2, 2021
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  CultureSpeedrunning

  Mario Kart 8 Speedrunner Has Nearly Perfected Blowing Himself Up

  Skilloz throws perfect blue shell to achieve MK8 speedrunning greatness

  By Renata Price Published September 2, 2021
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  CultureFeature

  And Now, The Ultimate Retro Gaming Device

  Special FPGA circuits transform the MiSTer into whichever retro gaming hardware you desire

  By Mike Fahey Published September 2, 2021
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  CultureNews

  Twitch Takes Traffic Hit Following Streamer Boycott Over Harassment

  Users of Amazon’s streaming platform flex their muscle with #ADayOffTwitch blackout

  By Ethan Gach Published September 2, 2021
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  OpinionCommentary

  Boyfriend Dungeon’s Great Story Wouldn’t Work Without Its Most Controversial Character

  Boyfriend Dungeon’s controversy distracted from how well the game explores rejection

  By Renata Price Published September 2, 2021
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  CultureNews

  Horizon Forbidden West Has Nine Confusing Editions For Some Reason

  Some are for PS4, some for PS5, some have discs, some don’t

  By Mike Fahey Published September 2, 2021
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  CultureNews

  Niantic Gets Surprisingly Frank About Their Failings With Pokémon Go

  The developer also makes clear that 80-meter interaction distances are here to stay

  By John Walker Published September 2, 2021