Good news for Donald Trump if he was hoping to catch a livestream of the Evo 2024 tournament this weekend: Twitch announced Friday that it has reinstated the former president’s channel after banning him from the platform in 2021. Just weeks after the “guardrails” on Trump’s Instagram and Facebook accounts …
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In an industry rife with remakes, remasters, and re-releases, few companies have mastered the art of repacking leftovers for a nostalgia-driven appetite than Nintendo. With games like 1985’s NES classic Super Mario Bros. reissued dozens of times over four decades, even the youngest players are familiar with the look, feel, …
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“Wop, wop, wop, wop, wop.” Those five words are among the most memorable of all the vicious punches thrown by Kendrick Lamar in his Drake diss track “Not Like Us” — and now, they have inspired a video game. Not Like Us: The Game is a web-based whack-a-mole clone based …
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As gloomy as the ambiance of Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess can be, you’re constantly challenging it with a colorful celebration. Fireworks are a recurring motif, symbolizing the accomplished feats of your journey as you help cleanse villages and shrines from the threat of Yokai-inspired foes — supernatural entities and …
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Since its release in 2000, Marvel vs. Capcom 2 has become one of the most popular fighting games of all time. Known for its easily accessible play style and massive roster of 56 characters pulled from both comics and iconic gaming franchises, it’s easy to see why. But MvC2 is …
Read More »'Dawntrail' Brings 'Final Fantasy XIV' Into a New Era
After saving the fabric of reality from being erased, even the stoutest of heroes need a vacation. For the last decade, Final Fantasy XIV has been all about building your legend, becoming the mythical Warrior of Light. The world revolves around you. Following up on a lengthy and beloved story …
Read More »How 'Love Island USA' Became a 'Perfect Storm' of Reality TV Magic
It’s summertime, which means a group of gorgeous twentysomethings have taken over a kitschy villa in Fiji in an attempt to find love — or win a $100,000 cash prize — on Love Island USA. Since it first hit television screens back in 2015, Love Island U.K. has been the …
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At the entrance of Ubisoft‘s Massive Entertainment headquarters in Malmö, Sweden, two stormtroopers are checking credentials with blasters ready. Later, they’ll be demoted to serving coffee, but for now, the security is warranted, asdevelopers are preparing to finally show off their new game, Star Wars Outlaws. Filing into the padded …
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Anyone who’s been online in the last month has likely heard of the new Elden Ring expansion Shadow of the Erdtree. The first and only major update to one of the best RPGs of the last decade has caused a stir not just for being incredible to play, but for …
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Elden Ring‘s new Shadow of the Erdtree expansion is occasionally — like the rest of the sublime open-world fantasy game — mind-bendingly difficult. Since the DLC released on June 21, seasoned players have been finding themselves flat on their backs in front of some mouth-breathing wizard, covered in their own …
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