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Reviews
AVADirect Avant P870DM-G Laptop Review: What A Difference A Desktop GPU Makes
Gaming on a laptop normally requires a sacrifice of graphics power for form factor. AVADirect’s Avant P870DM-G gaming laptop houses a Nvidia Geforce GTX 980 desktop GPU, and it makes a hell of a difference. While the Avant is on the thicker and heavier side of the gaming laptop spectrum, weighing more than 10 pounds…
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ReviewsThe Kingston HyperX Cloud Revolver Headset Is Almost Too Metal
Having reviewed the first two headsets in Kingston’s HyperX Cloud line, the feature that resonates with me most about the new Cloud Revolver is the steel suspension frame. Maybe reverberates is a better word. The original HyperX Cloud gaming headset from Kingston was a great pair of headphones with a so-so microphone. The Cloud II…
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Cadbury Creme Eggs: The Snacktaku Review
Ah, springtime. A time when young men’s thoughts turn to the sweeter things in life, like milk chocolate molded eggs filled with white and yellow fondant, the world’s tastiest faux embryo—the Cadbury Creme Egg. A snack I once held in the highest regard, though as of late our relationship has changed. Originally posted on 3/04/14…
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ReviewsPokken Tournament: The Kotaku Review
If you’ve ever wished your Pokemon battles could be more exciting than a pair of Pokemon taking turns making battle animations at each other, Pokken Tournament is your game. This post originally appeared 3/15/16. Basic Pokemon battles haven’t evolved much over the past two decades. The combatants have gotten prettier, the attack animations more elaborate,…
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ReviewsPlants Vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2: The Kotaku Review
Remember the early days of online multiplayer shooters, when most players were too busy having fun to worry about things like stats or other players’ performance or who your mother may or may not have slept with? Garden Warfare 2 remembers. In 2014 EA and Popcap games made a competitive online shooter for consoles and…
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ReviewsBurger King Makes Hot Dogs Now, And They’re Fine I Guess, Whatever
Looking to stay competitive with gas stations, baseball stadiums and guys with dirty food carts, Burger King today became the biggest restaurant-based seller of hot dogs in the nation. But who goes to a restaurant for a regular hot dog? Aside from me, I mean. I am a huge fan of the sorry sausages that…
By Mike Fahey
