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No ‘Pushback’ On $70 Games

During Take-Two Interactive’s recent earnings call with investors, CEO Strauss Zelnick was asked about other publishers selling AAA games at a discounted price shortly after launch. His company has been one of the many to start charging $70 for games, and at least according to him, he hasn’t seen any “pushback” on the new price

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Gaming

Redditors Are Competing To Make The Worst UI Possible

As the recent Reddit commercials have made clear, there’s a community for everything. Nihilist horror, Game of Thrones’ Hodor, avocado food porn (because why not)…you can always find your people. Case in point, there’s a subreddit dedicated to atrocious user interfaces, which is now seeing members attempting to best each other by creating the worst

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Drink of the Week

Drink of the Week: The Cornhusker Cooler

Embrace a Nebraskan twist on a refreshing classic As the days grow warmer and the sun graces us with its persistent glow, it’s time to welcome the season of refreshing cocktails. This week, we’re featuring a locally-inspired libation that’s as distinctive as it is delightful: The Cornhusker Cooler. The Cornhusker Cooler isn’t your typical summer

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Gaming

Tears Of The Kingdom Made Shield Surfing Even Better

As was the case in Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom lets Link use his shield as an improvised surfing device. It’s both fun and useful for getting out of trouble if you know how to do it. But TotK adds a little twist to this fun mechanic by

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Gaming

Sisi Jiang’s Goodbye Post And A Last Word On Gaming Journalism

Before I became a game reviewer, an investigative reporter, and an all-around troublemaker, I was an award-nominated game designer who put stories in video games. Alas, that didn’t pay very well or consistently. So, as I ran out of my parents’ healthcare, I moseyed over to this website thinking I might give this “blogging” thing

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Gaming

Breath Of The Wild Is Now Blueprint Of Zelda Series

Image: Nintendo While Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom are widely beloved, there are some Legend of Zelda fans who miss the more streamlined, non-open-world approach of games like Ocarina of Time. To those of you who fall into that category, I’m sorry to tell you it doesn’t sound like the series

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Gaming

Death Stranding Is Free On PC Until Next Week

Image: Kojima Productions Did you or a loved one miss out on Death Stranding when it launched in 2019? Are you looking to play through Kojima’s UPS delivery man simulator before the sequel comes out? Well, you’re in luck, the game is free for a limited time on the Epic Games Store. An Anime That

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Gaming

The 14 Weirdest And Strangest Star Wars Names

Image: Lucasfilm / Disney / Topps / Kotaku The Star Wars universe is massive and getting bigger yearly as Disney and Lucasfilm continue creating new shows, movies, games, and more. And as with anything this big, some weirder bits can be found. For example, Star Wars has some very odd and funny names. Before we

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Gaming

Free Overwatch 2 Players Can (Finally) Afford A Legendary Skin

Image: Blizzard Entertainment Overwatch 2 is in such a shit storm after gutting its promised PvE modes that we almost forgot about the state of the free-to-play hero shooter’s economy. But as players have pointed out, the way Blizzard is doling out currency for those that don’t pay real money has been laid bare this

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Gaming

Mortal Kombat 1’s DLC Fighters Seem To Have Leaked

Screenshot: WB Games / NetherRealm Studios According to a now-deleted Amazon listing for the recently revealed Mortal Kombat 1, it appears as if some popular (and violent) superheroes will be joining the upcoming fighting game’s character roster via DLC. An Anime That Might Make You Put Your Minecraft Bed Next To Someone Officially announced on

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