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UncategorizedBlack Ops 4 Update Stokes Debate About Who The Spectre Really Is
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s latest event “Spectre Rising” brings back the series’ most mysterious Specialist, and the community seems torn over the character’s identity. Originally introduced in Black Ops 3, Spectre was a fun Specialist to use for a fast-paced, stealthy playstyle. They could become nearly invisible for a brief period with the…
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CultureKotaku Game DiaryThe Sims Changed How I Think About Moving Apartments
My brain is so poisoned by video games, that while I was recently moving my furniture into my new apartment all I could think about was The Sims My move, from one New York City apartment to another, was expensive and complicated ordeal. I’m so, so close to finally being finished with it. I’ve got…
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UncategorizedCrash Team Racing Finally Gets Kart Customization
The original Crash Team Racing, released in 1999 for the PlayStation, is a very robust kart racing game, packed with tracks, racers and game modes. Beenox’s upcoming remake of the game, Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled, tops it all off with extensive character and kart customization, giving players the ability to pick and choose skins, parts,…
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UncategorizedFallout 76 Players Can Now Set Up Their Own Stores, But Bethesda Taxes Their Goods
“In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes,” wrote Benjamin Franklin in 1789 letter. Fallout 76 players have long been acquainted with the first, but following the addition of a new vending machine mechanic, they are being forced to come to terms with the second. Yesterday’s patch added a…
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UncategorizedApex Legends‘ Mirage Has A Dating Profile Now
Apex Legends doesn’t have much lore. The characters have notes on their backgrounds on the game’s official site, which has some interesting little details. Did you know that Mirage is the youngest of four brothers? Today we learned a little more about the hologram obsessive, thanks to a dating profile Respawn made for him. The…
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UncategorizedMagic: The Gathering Is So Complex It Could Stump A Computer
Anyone who’s ever tried to play Magic: The Gathering or listened to a friend explain it to them has had to reckon with the learning curve of all its intricate rules and even more confounding cards. Human players might not be alone in feeling overwhelmed: A new research paper argues that the game is so…
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UncategorizedBethesda Pulls Free Elder Scrolls Tabletop RPG That Ripped Off A D&D Module
Yesterday Bethesda released a free promotional tabletop role-playing game module set in Elsweyr, the setting for thenext expansion for The Elder Scrolls Online. Now the module has been pulled from The Elder Scrolls Online Facebook page due to its striking similarities to a Dungeons & Dragons adventure published by Wizards of the Coast in 2016.…
By Mike Fahey
