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The Dog Behind One Of Twitch’s Oldest Emotes Has Died
FrankerZ is a Twitch emote dating back to 2012 that connotes playful sarcasm. But he was inspired by a real dog, Frankie, whose owners confirmed earlier today had died. He was eight years old. Twitch as a platform also tweeted out the news later in the day. “We are saddened to hear about the passing…
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Sims Disturb Their Bees Less Frequently, And Other Patch Notes
The latest Sims 4 update brought changes to the Gallery, the in-game storefront where you can find all your fellow simmers’ creations. It’s also brought some funny patch notes. The Gallery update is the star of the show when it comes to this patch, as the The Sims’ team has completely rearranged how it works…
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Blind Call Of Duty: WWII Player Has Racked Up 7,600 Kills
A YouTuber by the name of “tj the blind gamer” recently posted his accomplishments on the Call of Duty: WWII Reddit, happily reporting that he’d reached over 7,600 kills in WWII—without being able to see the game. A visually impaired gamer, TJ further explained in the Reddit thread that he uses in-game sound cues to play…
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Possible Reasons Why A Hedge Fund Manager Is Betting $400 Million Against Nintendo
Earlier today, Nintendo’s quarterly earnings report showed mixed signals; operating profits were up, but Switch sales and software attach rates were down. That all must have meant something to the Wall Street investor who gambled hundreds of millions on the assumption that the video game giant is about to hit a major snag in the…
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Mining Eggs In No Man’s Sky Is Spooky But Worth It
No Man’s Sky’s Next update comes with some new cosmic horrors, as well as some new, risky ways to make money: eggs. While doing some spelunking on my new home planet, I discovered an item called “Humming Eggs.” When I saw them, I immediately left the cave to craft some ammo. A lot of my…
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The International Is Bad For Dota 2
Dota 2’s annual championship, The International, has the biggest prize pool in all of esports – $21 million and counting. Unlike Overwatch League or the League Championship Series, The International doesn’t rely on big-name sponsors or media rights. Instead, it is almost entirely crowdfunded by fans, putting a democratic twist on professional gaming despite its…
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Fortnite’s new update is now live, bringing back a nerfed Guided Missile and Jetpacks in a new limited time mode aptly titled “Fly Explosives.” Both are also now available in Playground Mode. Slurp Juice is also back after last week’s update broke it. I had some this morning. It was good.
By Ethan Gach
