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CultureNewsCultureNewsGameStop Gets Into Holiday Spirit With More LayoffsThe meme stock gaming retailer shed blockchain positions and other jobsByEthan GachPublishedDecember 5, 2022
Game TipsGame Tips13 Games Making 2022 A JRPG BonanzaThe genre’s past and future collide with a wild 2022 release lineupByEthan GachPublishedJuly 29, 2022
CultureNewsCultureNewsSony’s Skipping Gamescom 2022, So Forget About Any God Of War Ragnarök NewsPlayStation joins other companies, like Nintendo, which are skipping this year’s annual games event in GermanyByZack ZwiezenPublishedJune 22, 2022
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CultureNewsCultureNewsFortnite Players Have Now Raised Over $70 Million For UkraineLess than a week into the new season Fortnite players have already donated a staggering amount of moneyByZack ZwiezenPublishedMarch 27, 2022
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CultureFeatureCultureFeatureJim Sterling: From 'Pathetic Edgelord' To YouTube's 'Princess Of Pansexual Pandemonium'James Stephanie Sterling speaks on The Jimquisition and their caustic, decade-long journey covering the video game…ByIsaiah ColbertPublishedFebruary 9, 2022
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OpinionCommentaryOpinionCommentaryThis Was InevitableMicrosoft's proposed $70 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard is just the beginningByLuke PlunkettPublishedJanuary 18, 2022
CultureNewsCultureNewsRiot Games Offers Resignation Bonuses As Company Announces New DirectionThis comes not long after the League of Legends developer settled a gender discrimination lawsuit for $100 millionByLevi WinslowPublishedJanuary 12, 2022
The BestsThe BestsThe Best Free Games Of 2021From grand open-world adventures to murder mystery dating sims, it’s been a good year for free-to-play gamesBySisi JiangPublishedDecember 16, 2021
CultureNewsCultureNewsIndie Studio Forms First Video Game Union In The CountryA new union at the makers of Beast Breaker even includes contract workersByEthan GachPublishedDecember 15, 2021
CultureNewsCultureNews‘Jenshin Impact’ Fans Are Having Fun With Last Night’s Game Awards MispronunciationAn unintentional goof while honoring miHoYo’s hit gacha game at The Game Awards has become a memeBySisi JiangPublishedDecember 10, 2021
CultureNewsCultureNewsAustralian Video Games Industry Is Getting Its Own UnionWhile workers could previously join other unions, this one is specifically for the video games industryByLuke PlunkettPublishedDecember 6, 2021
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CultureNewsCultureNewsThe Aeon Must Die Situation Just Got Way More ComplicatedA year on, ex-employees of Limestone Games say they still haven't received their dueByAri NotisPublishedOctober 14, 2021