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A Widely Open Thread

Dear Kotaku readers, won’t you join us in this nightly open thread where the talk of the town is whatever you choose? Please, engage your fellow video game-loving peers in stimulating conversation.

Perhaps you can answer this curious riddle: Why does the microwave burrito get such a bad rap? When, in reality, it is quite a tasty wrap. My evidence? A delightful microwaved chili verde burrito, previously frozen but now delightfully digesting in my gut. I think people are wrong about the microwave burrito!

If you’re not a burrito lover, perhaps these interesting items will satisfy your hunger
 for knowledge!

Google wants to replace the JPEG – The company’s royalty-free, open source image format is part of its “make the Web faster” effort.

Comic-Con to stay in San Diego through 2015 – They really could use some more space, but I dig San Diego. Guess I’ll be back next year!

Hustler’s Avatar porn parody is here – It’s safe for work.

The Big Picture looks at Florida developments as “human landscapes” – Beautiful and gross.

TARP Bailout to Cost Less Than Once Anticipated – From $700 billion to as little as $50 billion? Whatta savings!

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