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CultureStern’s New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Pinball Machines Are Glorious
The latest silver ball playground from Stern Pinball is a trio of machines based on the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon. They’ve got a spinning magnetic pizza. They’ve got a sculpted Turtle Van that can capture up to four balls. They have a floating Krang. They even play the original theme song. A new…
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OpinionImpressionsXenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition Makes An Excellent Third Impression
It’s hard not to focus on Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition’s upgraded graphics. The Switch version’s crisp characters and updated textures are far removed from the washed-out, muddy visuals of the Wii original. But it’s the little quality-of-life adjustments to this enhanced version of Monolith Soft’s open world action RPG that are making my third playthrough…
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UncategorizedCall of Duty: Warzone’s Terrific New Mode Is Already Gone
Warzone just lost one of its best limited-time modes. The May 26 playlist update axed Call of Duty’s classic battle royale experience, a mere three days after its debut. The limited-time trios mode was called “BR Classic” and was just added to Warzone on Friday. “BR Classic” catered to players looking for more of a PUBG…
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CultureDestiny 2 Players Are Looking For A Giant Spaceship By Staring Directly Into The Sun
As the current season of Destiny 2 draws to a close, players are desperately searching for signs of a giant spaceship that’s supposed to be on a collision course with Earth. After today’s weekly reset, they finally found one by staring directly into the sun. One of the first reports came in from the game’s…
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CultureSilent Hill Returns As Dead By Daylight Expansion
The next major Dead by Daylight expansion will feature content based on the iconic Silent Hill franchise. Starting in June, players of the asymmetric, competitive horror game will be able to control the series’ ostensible mascot Pyramid Head (otherwise referred to as “The Executioner”) and Silent Hill 3 protagonist Cheryl Mason (also known as Heather…
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OpinionImpressionsMortal Kombat 11: Aftermath’s Story Goes Pretty Much As Expected
The new single-player story content in Mortal Kombat 11’s Aftermath expansion stars the treacherous sorcerer Shang Tsung. Having that backstabby, soul-stealing bastard front-and-center is a good sign that betrayal is going down at some point. It’s just a matter of when and how much. Eventually and bunches. Out today for PC, PlayStation 4, Switch, and…
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CultureBlizzCon 2020 Has Been Cancelled
Blizzard, the studio behind World of Warcraft, Overwatch, and Diablo just announced via blog post that they are cancelling BlizzCon 2020. Even as states are slowly reopening with social distancing guidelines in place, Blizzard expressed concerns that it’s just too much to consider trying to throw their massive convention this year. “We’ve had many discussions about…
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CultureSkullgirls Honors Two High-Level Queer Players In Latest Update
Although Skullgirls patches these days often focus on improvements to online play and tiny graphical bugs, the 2012 fighting game received an update over the long weekend that pays homage to a pair of high-level players. Before they dominated Mortal Kombat and Dragon Ball FighterZ, Dominique “SonicFox” McLean was the world’s greatest Skullgirls player. Now,…
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UncategorizedTrying To Buy A Switch Now Is Just Ridiculous
The covid-19 outbreak created an economy of scarcity. Overnight, goods such as toilet paper, cleaning products, and hand sanitizer became valuable commodities. Meanwhile scalpers seized upon the opportunity to hoard and resell those items at ridiculous mark-ups. But as stocks replenish, one item that hasn’t yet been seen on many shelves is the Nintendo Switch.…
By Ash Parrish
