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The former Director of Xbox Live Policy, Stephen Toulouse, passed away at the age of 45. Toulouse, also known as Stepto, was instrumental to shaping the platform’s approach to online community building and policing. He left Microsoft in 2012 after 17 years with the company.
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CultureWolfenstein: The New Colossus Has Already Been Beaten In Under Eighty Minutes
The newest game in the Nazi-slaying series is pretty short, at least if you’re a speedrunner. Released only a day ago, The New Colossus digs deep into American politics and the country’s legacy of racism and bigotry. The game doesn’t pull many punches, right from the very beginning. Of course, you could also blaze through…
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The Weekend In Esports: ESL One Hamburg, Canada Cup, And More
It’s a packed weekend with the last of the Worlds 2017 semifinals and a Dota 2 Major in Germany leading the way. Those events are followed up closely by the Canada Cup fighting game event, the Heroes of the Storm HGC Finals, and Epicenter 2017. Below you’ll find where and when you can catch all…
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CultureNine Terrible Reasons To Hate Super Mario Odyssey, If You’re A Monster
Can you imagine what it would be like to hate Super Mario Odyssey? I’m especially qualified to say “No,” given how many thousands of hours of my life I’ve devoted to the enjoyment of digital jump gauntlets starring Mario. In the name of fresh video content, I thought-experimented my way into the mind of my…
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UncategorizedLego Worlds‘ Monster Pack Is Creepy And Kooky
Just in time for everything to be getting all spooky, Lego Worlds releases its new Monster DLC pack, featuring the creepiest people, places and things made from colorful plastic brick. Let’s take a spin around Monster World. The Monster pack contains a whole lot of spooky new stuff, from magnificient haunted houses to the most…
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Help, There’s Too Much Stuff This Weekend
It’s finally Friday, and there are three huge video game releases and the new season of Stranger Things to possibly check out. Here are some tips to help you decide how to spend your weekend. Be Overwhelmed You know that by choosing something, you’ll also implicitly be making the choice to miss out on something…
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The Only Girl At The LAN Party: A Ghost Story
This story didn’t happen to me. Not really. But some nights, it felt like it could have. Right before I started college in 2004, my parents gave me my first laptop, a Dell Inspiron 600M. It could run Counter-Strike, including Condition Zero. At last, I could play the games that I had watched over the…
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RPG About Writing Myths Is Now On Switch
Moon Hunters, out this week for Switch, is a short, fun game about creating your own mythology. The point of Moon Hunters is to make up a lot of stories. The game takes place over the course of three days, during which a culture that worships the moon is threatened by a cult of the…
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Munchkin is coming to “digital platforms” next year, according to Asmodee Ditigal. They say the upcoming adaptation “will put everything players love about Munchkin at their fingertips.” In the meantime, I’m sure your friends who love boardgames are ready to fill you in.
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