Van Damme’s Leading Men as MMA Fighters: Part Two

Yesterday, we began our quest through Jean-Claude Van Damme’s incredible filmography, to see how his badass characters would make it in the modern MMA game. Today, we’ll continue and finish that journey. The Quest (Christopher Dubois) If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to take conscience-altering drugs but…

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SPORTS

Smash hits and flops: a brief history of ragdoll physics

From noodle arms to... well, more noodle arms, ragdoll physics have been adding realism and challenge to games since the mid-90s. Here's how ragdolls got their start.

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The Signs as Darkest Dungeon Heroes

In Darkest Dungeon’s world of flesh-eating ghouls, insectoid vampires, and ominous narration, your horoscope is the least of your worries. But while my dwindling band of heroes were off defeating evil and/or succumbing to madness, I was sat wondering what the stars had to say about their latest afflictions. So,…

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LISTS

At Slammiversary 2020, Impact Wrestling Makes The Case For Itself

To say Slammiversary 2020 came a weird time for Impact Wrestling implies that there’s ever been a normal time for Impact Wrestling or that any wrestling company on earth isn’t having a weird time right now. But Slammiversary 2020 came at a weird time for Impact Wrestling. At its previous…

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I Don’t Know If I’ve Fallen in Love with a Game as Quickly as Spiritfarer

I don’t know if any game has captured me more thoroughly in an hour of fragmented sequences than Spiritfarer. Playing a demo of it a few weeks ago felt like the phenomenon of barely knowing someone — in this case, something — yet inexplicably sensing they’re special to you. By…

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Destiny 2 The Last Word Guide: How to Complete ‘The Draw’

The Last Word, an Exotic hand cannon of Destiny 1 fame, is now out in Destiny 2. It is acquired through a quest called “The Draw,” and it’s definitely worth your time—the gun is still an absolute monster in Crucible. The Last Word is fully automatic, making it a beast…

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GUIDES

11 Years Apart, Bryan Danielson and Eddie Kingston Dropped a Pair of Bangers

For some reason, this is a match that was never really supposed to happen. It’s strange to think about considering how both Bryan Danielson and Eddie Kingston are emblematic of the 2000s super indie boom that came to define the direction of North American pro wrestling down the line. Even…

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How to Activate Death Replay in PUBG Mobile – Settings Guide

Over the last few months, Tencent has really tried to home in on PUBG Mobile hacks and cheats. Operation Ban Pan, as they like to call it, results in 8,000 10-year bans per day according to the gaming giant. But there’s always more that can be done. The latest tool…

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GUIDES

With Min Min in Smash, ARMS Deserves a Second Chance

During the three month gap between Nintendo announcing that an ARMS fighter would be joining Smash Ultimate and the day that character was actually confirmed, Min Min quickly became the leading lady among speculators. The announcement also sparked discussion around ARMS itself, an early Switch title which failed to make…

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FEATURES

Pirate Romantic Comedy Our Flag Means Death Renewed for Season 2

Rejoice, fans of gay pirate TV: Our Flag Means Death is coming back for a second season. The news officially comes from HBO Max’s Twitter account, which announced “Season 2 is officially setting sail. #OurFlagMeansDeath.” It is accompanied by a small video from early on in the show’s first season of…

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NEWS

The ‘Good Form’ Year In Review

Every week in her Good Form column, Natalie Weiner explores the ways in which the sports world’s structural inequalities and injustices illuminate those outside it — and the ways in which they’re inextricably connected. You can read previous columns here. Trying to sum up a year as brutal as 2021…

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SPORTS

How WWE Reacts When Workers Leave the Job

Last Monday night, the wrestling world was blindsided by the news, announced during Monday Night Raw, that Sasha Banks and Naomi, the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions, had walked out on the show over creative issues. And though the underlying story was big enough, it blew up even bigger because of…

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