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I remember the first time I went shoplifting. The sun was shining, Marin was singing, and I needed a shovel.

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Whether it’s a good old-fashioned expansion pack or modern DLC, spinning additional content for already-released…

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I have a rule for my house: no more than a third of the artwork on my walls is allowed to be gaming-related. This…

It’s astonishing to think how much of the world has changed thanks to the internet. It’s difficult to think of…

I like to buy games on day one.

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There’s a room on Logitech’s bright, modern-looking campus in Lausanne, Switzerland full of contraptions…

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