Brothers Til the End: Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins Still Got Beef

The general reaction to this year’s Royal Rumble has been unfavorable; it dragged much of the night, and only served to highlight the massive problem WWE has in connecting with any kind of an audience. Despite featuring wrestlers who are on TV every single week, nobody gave a shit about…

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WRESTLING

FFXIV’s Valentione’s Event Delivers the Love to Your Chocobo

When was the last time that you summoned your Chocobo? Do you even remember that you have a feathered companion you can upon at any moment? Your chocobo will live (and likely die) for you and you probably haven’t even named it. With the All Saint’s Wake event having come to…

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NEWS

The Best Games You Aren’t Playing: ElecHead, Lacuna, and More

Time is the enemy of so many things: car tires, marriage, caffeine retention, and the task of staying “current” in a field of entertainment. At some point, you have to cut off one year and then wade into the deluge of new releases for the next. This list features some…

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FEATURES

‘Piggy’ Review: A Tender but Uneven Cut

To see a fat woman on the silver screen as something other than a dowdy matron or pitiable joke is in and of itself worth remarking on, and Carlota Pereda’s Piggy affords its protagonist, Sara (Laura Galán) more depth and complexity than the vast majority of films which deign to…

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TV/FILM

The Dark Souls RCE Exploit Was Years in the Making

On January 22, reports alleging that a Dark Souls 3 vulnerability was exposing PC players to remote code execution (RCE) threats — a security vulnerability allowing cyber attackers to run any command on a target’s PC — began to surface. The day after, publisher Bandai Namco took down PVP servers…

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NEWS

Dying Light 2 is a Worthy, if Imperfect Successor

As I sprinted across towering scaffolding, I could hear the gnarled screams of an infected horde behind me. After vaulting across a gap, I thought I finally escaped — only to look down and see more undead clamoring up the walls of the building. With no time to waste, I…

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REVIEWS

Everything You Need to Know About TFT’s Mid-Set 6.5 Update

It’s been three months since Teamfight Tactics “Gizmos and Gadgets” shook up the TFT formula with new champions, traits, and ever-changing Hextech Augments. Those updates spiced up the auto-chess scene delivering brand new metas (and more flexible playstyles). Though it also brought about an air of uncertainty regarding said Augments.…

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01/30/2022 – Pokémon Legends Arceus w/ Kenneth Shepard & Raven Software Unionization Updates

This week, John sat down with Kenneth Shepard to discuss the first five hours of Pokémon Legends Arceus and how tweaks to the formula might bring new players into the fold. John also gets you up to speed with the latest on Raven Software's unionization effort, Bilzzard's surprising game announcement,…

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Tony Schiavone Receives a Telegram (1997 Week 4)

Two weeks ago, I wrote a little about “meaningless wrestling,” specifically how to pry something from a match whose worth to the larger context of professional wrestling’s rich history is the labor performed by the men and women who won it. This week, the thing I am most excited about…

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WRESTLING

Next FFXIV Live Letter Will Cover the Next 10 Years and Answer Player Questions on Endwalker

Get ready for another FFXIV Live Letter from the Producer. As usual, director and producer Naoki Yoshida will talk about what’s in store for Final Fantasy XIV, but he’ll also reflect on the recently released Endwalker expansion. The upcoming livestream is set for February 18 at 6:00 p.m. PT, and you’ll…

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NEWS

PlayStation Buys Small Indie Studio Bungie, but its Games Will Remain Multiplatform

Just as the dust was starting to settle on the Microsoft/Activision-Blizzard buyout, Sony is also making an acquisition in the form of a $3.6 billion deal to buy Bungie. Though the Destiny developer will still be developing for other platforms, so don’t stress that you’ll be missing out on anything if…

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NEWS

A Tale of Two Games Shops

It’s a coarse January morning in Norfolk, and a stiff breeze easily bypasses the minimal cover the bus stop offers. But soon enough, the double decker comes my way and I slip my mask over my nose as I ready to board. Today, I am headed into town, a place…

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