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Nerium Jun 7, 2021. 4 minute read
The Most Frustrating Part of Griftlands Isn’t Explained in the Tutorial
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Sea of Thieves The Siren’s Call Guide – All 5 Siren Mural Locations
Sea of Thieves is getting its biggest and most exciting update yet. Tied in with Season 3, the new “A Pirate’s Life” update will see this swashbuckling world cross swords with Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise. Not only will this season revolve around a brand new storyline, but it will…
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Nothing Really Matters, Anyone Can See, Every Game’s a Roguelike to Me
In online gaming communities, gamers can sometimes get a bit pedantic with their genre labels, occasionally to an obnoxious extent. It’s one of the immutable laws of the internet: scroll through the comments on any article or forum thread that mentions a hyper-specific descriptor such as “Metroidvania” or ‘Souls-like,” and…
READ MORE >Paul Tamayo May 9, 2022. 55 minute read
You Love to See It Reviews Mission: Impossible (1996) | The Podcast Transcript
Payday May continues on You Love to See It, and we’re taking things back to the beginning once again with 1996’s Brian De Palma-directed Mission Impossible. It’s the first in a series that started it all for one Tom Cruise and his perverted obsession with making each subsequent film an…
READ MORE >Grant Stoner Mar 7, 2022. 5 minute read
For The Physically Disabled, Elden Ring is the Most Accessible Souls Game Yet
FromSoftware games are notoriously difficult both in their gameplay and lack of notable accessibility options. They reward patience and persistence while simultaneously punishing players for making mistakes. Traditionally, these titles are filled with insurmountable barriers, especially for physically disabled individuals, but Elden Ring marks a notable shift in physical accessibility…
READ MORE >Nerium Sep 30, 2019. 5 minute read
Scarred Yian Garuga MHW Unlock & Location: Guiding Lands Tips
It’s a long ways into MHW that you encounter Yian Garuga. But that’s not the end of this frenzied, ferocious bird! You will eventually also encounter the Scarred Yian Garuga subspecies inside the Guiding Lands. This is one of several “secret” breeds only found in the endgame zone of Monster…
READ MORE >Natalie Weiner Jun 18, 2021. 4 minute read
Asking Athletes About Their COVID-19 Vaccination Status Is A Journalist’s Job
Why do we need to know an athlete’s COVID-19 vaccination status? That question is behind renewed animus towards sports reporters from the inescapable Twitter peanut gallery, who view merely asking an athlete whether or not they have been vaccinated as a violation of privacy. Never mind that journalism is an…
READ MORE >Jack Yarwood Jun 10, 2020. 4 minute read
This YouTuber Recreates Iconic Mechanics to Teach Game Development
When scrolling through YouTube searching for game development tutorials, you’ll likely find yourself overwhelmed by the options available. There’s plenty to rifle through, but a lot of what you’ll encounter can be pretty dry and technical. That’s where Mix and Jam comes in. Mix and Jam is a YouTube channel…
READ MORE >Mike Williams Apr 13, 2022. 13 minute read
FFXIV Alliance Raid Guide: Myths of the Realm – Aglaia (Patch 6.1)
Rhalgr, the Destroyer. Thaliak, the Scholar. Nald’thal, the Traders. The Twelve loom large over the background of Final Fantasy XIV. They are the patron deities of whole cities like Old Sharlayan and Ul’dah, or the namesakes of towns like Rhalgr’s Reach. Hidden high above Silvertear Lake is a monument to…
READ MORE >Danielle Riendeau Jul 23, 2021. 5 minute read
I Can’t Stop Playing Skyward Sword, Even Though Its Controls Want Me Dead
You may have heard it on the podcast this week, but I am angry at The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD. Not because it’s a bad game: frankly, it’s the opposite. It’s a really well-designed game bursting at the seams with good ideas (good ideas that would be put…
READ MORE >Alister MacQuarrie Jun 4, 2019. 6 minute read
RPGs, Adventure, and the Fantasy of Perpetual Growth
Just as Playboy was once read for the articles, we claim we come to RPGs for the narrative, or the characters, or the world-building. But looking at where our time is actually spent during play (and more to the point, where the design leads us) tells a different story. The…
READ MORE >mer Aug 23, 2021. 6 minute read
It’s a Mad Russian World: NXT TakeOver 36 Recap and Review
SummerSlam has come and gone, which means it’s time for Pumpkin Cold Brew and your favorite fall craft beers. NXT sent the season off with TakeOver 36, an event that managed to be better than its main roster counterpart, although that wasn’t a very tall task. Headlined by Samoa Joe’s…
READ MORE >Fūnk-é Joseph Jan 4, 2022. 3 minute read
Tumblr Users Baffled After Latest Wave of Content Bans
Tumblr was once a land of unfiltered expression — a lush HTML community garden where budding creatives from all fields could share their pieces, converse, or just laugh at funny images as they scroll. However, due to a series of abrupt and poorly announced content bans, the crops are dying,…
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