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Watch The Final Day Of The Weeklong Awesome Games Done Quick Charity Marathon
It’s almost the end of the 2017 Awesome Games Done Quick at the Hilton Washington Dulles Airport Hotel in Herndon, VA. Speedrunners from the far corners of the internet meet in person to raise money for charity by playing their favorite games apace. Along with its summer variant, the Awesome Games Done Quick marathon has…
By Ethan Gach - Esports
Counter-Strike Pro Is Godlike With His Starter USP
Janusz “Snax” Pogorzelski is a beast with Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s silencer pistol, and a recent match at the WESG 2016 CS:GO Finals proves it. Virtus.Pro’s Snax is routinely one of the best players currently in the game, known in part for his prowess with the USP-S, CS:GO’s version of the previous game’s USP. It’s a…
By Ethan Gach - Esports
The Weekend In Esports: Some Pros Are About To Get Rich In China
This weekend marks the end of the first World Electronic Sports Games finals, with several tournaments across Dota 2, Hearthstone, and more featuring giant prize pools thanks to the event’s deep-pocketed organizers. Unlike your regular esports tournament, WESG 2016 teams each represent a country, much like the World Cup. It also takes place it China,…
By Ethan Gach - Uncategorized
Titanfall Mobile Game Dies Before It Truly Lived
Remember the mobile collectible card game Titanfall spin-off we told you about back in September? Well, forget it. It’s dead. Titanfall: Frontline is cancelled, it’s closed beta shutting down next week. Why? Seems like it just didn’t have that Titanfall zest. Or at least that’s what it sounds like what is being said in the…
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UncategorizedLet’s Talk About Princess Zelda’s New Look
While she’s worn more than one outfit over the years, Princess Zelda’s pink dress is her most well-known sartorial choice. In the new trailer for Breath of the Wild from last night’s Nintendo Switch presentation, we got a closer look at Zelda’s outfit in the game, as well as the Amiibo accompanying the game. She’s…
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UncategorizedA Better Look At Snipperclips, The Switch’s Co-Op Puzzle Game
Snipperclips is a collaborative puzzle game for the Nintendo Switch where you cut up your friends to fit into shapes. [UPDATE-4:03: I thought the game was called Snipperclippers. It is actually called Snipperclips.] In Snipperclips, the aim is to solve puzzles by cutting the paper characters into shapes. By playing solo or with up to…
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UncategorizedWho’s Excited About The Return Of Bomberman?
A new Zelda at launch is nice, but I’m much more excited about the idea of going online with my Nintendo Switch and blowing the hell out of seven other players on a grid-based playfield. It’s so good to see you again, Bomberman. Launching with the Nintendo Switch on March 3, Super Bomberman R is…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
The Internet Reacts To The Nintendo Switch Presentation
Last night’s Nintendo Switch presentation was our first look at how the Switch works, as well as some of the games that will be on the console. Lets see how the Internet feels about all this. The announcement that got everyone the most hype wasn’t Zelda—it was New Donk City. But that isn’t to say…
By Gita Jackson
