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Mack Bates Starring Onstage in Our Town | Chaz’s Journal

At the ripe age of 12, award-winning writer and aspiring filmmaker Bates announced that he wanted to be “the Black Peter Jennings.” This followed his earlier desire to be an astronaut and a cowboy. He’s sat through SpaceCamp, more times than he cares to share, and thanks to his tenure as a boy scout, has

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The Best Games That Let You Kill Robots And AI-Powered Monsters

Image: Bethesda Long after the world has burned and civilization has fallen apart, the robots of Fallout continue to function. Even centuries after Earth has been nearly destroyed by nukes and humanity barely clings on, the AI-powered robots of humanity’s heyday roam the wasteland and continue to do their jobs. Some may say they are

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Bleach Anime Is Getting A New Game And It Looks Rad

Image: Pierrot / Nuverse Coming off the heels of Bleach’s upcoming season of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War is the announcement that the popular supernatural sword-fighting anime is also receiving a new video game that looks pretty stunning and action-packed. An Anime That Might Make You Put Your Minecraft Bed Next To Someone Bleach: Soul Resonance

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Nicolas Cage’s Dead By Daylight Voice Lines Have Zero Chill

Zany and prolific actor Nicolas “Nic” Cage is coming to the asymmetrical survival-horror game Dead By Daylight on July 25. If you know anything about him, you’d expect his voice lines to be unhinged as hell. Well, they’re so unhinged that people on TikTok are marveling at Cage’s dedication to his latest role. The Top

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What You Need To Get Ready Before The First Season

Diablo IV’s first season arrives on July 20, and with it a new era for Blizzard’s latest ARPG. Each new season will demand a brand new character, with tons of new challenges and enemies. Seasons are nothing new to the franchise, but the way they’re implemented as part of Diablo IV’s live-service elements makes them

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6 Cool Things We Just Learned About Baldur’s Gate 3

Baldur’s Gate 3 is imminent, and every time we see more of Larian Studio’s upcoming fantasy RPG, I’m reminded at just how large this game is going to be. The team put together one more Panel From Hell presentation to show off some more of the game before it launches out of Early Access for

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Final Fantasy 16 Fans Are Melting Down About Early Sales Data

I did not expect Final Fantasy XVI to be one of the year’s biggest lightning rods for gaming controversy but here we are. The Square Enix action-RPG hasn’t even been out a full month, and fans are already losing it over how well the game may have sold. It’s already crossed 3 million copies shipped

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Creepy Doom 2 Mod Could Be The Horror Game Of The Year

To some of MyHouse.wad’s biggest fans, the free mod for 1994’s Doom II might even be the best horror game released this year. There are two reasons for this: the technology and the people. It took some trial and error, but players who downloaded MyHouse.wad from its Google Drive eventually realized that the map included

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Baldur’s Gate 3 Lets You Customize Your Character’s Genitals

Screenshot: Larian Studios / Kotaku Baldur’s Gate 3 is a big game, and with all that depth and capital C content comes character customization. While you can pick between different races, classes, and appearances, the latest Panel From Hell presentation may have accidentally revealed you can pick your character’s genitals, as well. Diablo IV –

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Meet The Fans Still Playing The Worst Xbox Exclusive Of 2023

Earlier this year, Arkane Austin’s Redfall entered the pantheon of terrible game launches. Taking up its place alongside Cyberpunk 2077, Fallout 76, No Man’s Sky, and many more, the long-awaited Xbox exclusive struggled with performance, felt incomplete, and was full of opposing ideas that just didn’t quite come together. The vampire shooter has shed tons

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