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Super Mario Bros. Villain Bowser Is Just 34 Years Old

Video games aren’t real life, sure. I get that. But it’s still odd to realize that certain game characters who have been around for what seems like forever, aren’t actually that old. For example, according to a new video from Nintendo, Mario’s archnemesis—Bowser—is only in his thirties. Some of you are probably not taking that

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Chainsaw Man Porn Parody Allegedly Outsold Original Anime

A live-action porn parody of Mappa’s popular shonen anime, Chainsaw Man, may have outsold the original series on Blu-ray in Japan. The Anime Dream Team Behind Chainsaw Man Dildo Man, a porn parody of Chainsaw Man by Japanese adult film production company Studio TMA, sold 8,600 Blu-ray copies in the first week after its April

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Diablo 4 Mounts Don’t Unlock Until Act 4

Image: Blizzard The world of Sanctuary is huge and fast-travel alone won’t get you everywhere you need to go. Fortunately, Diablo IV gives players mounts to help them travel between dungeons and side-quests more quickly. Here’s how to get your first one. The Week In Games: What’s Releasing Beyond Diablo IV It’s actually really straightforward:

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Finding Pokémon Merch Is Hard If Your Favorite Isn’t Pikachu

Plushies of my six favorite Pokémon are sitting on my desk. They’re from the Sitting Cuties line (called Pokémon Fit in Japan), an ongoing line of stuffed toys meant to give every Pokémon (yes, all 1000+ of the little guys) a piece of merchandise. Sitting Cuties touches on a sentiment that Pokémon fans have been

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The Bunker Might Be This Year’s Scariest Horror Game

I’ve played horror games completely drenched in blood this year—nasty games with bombs and meat grinders rendered in high fidelity detail, but none have made me scream until the more straightforward Amnesia: The Bunker. The Week In Games: Zombies In Paradise Previously, I had only ever peeked over friends’ shoulders as they played the other

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Beat the Monday Blues: Omaha Style!

If you’re like most people, you probably have a complicated relationship with Mondays. After a weekend of late-night Netflix binges, indulging in too many desserts, and finally having time to finish that book that’s been on your bedside table for months, it’s tough to welcome Monday with open arms. And yet, the sun keeps rising,

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10 Engrossing Action-RPG Games To Play Like It

Runic Games Runic Games, the developers of Torchlight and its superior sequel, Torchlight II, perhaps had the best chances possible for managing to stand strong in the shadow of Diablo. The studio was founded by Travis Baldree, the creator of Fate, and Max Schaefer and Erich Schaefer, the co-founders of Blizzard North, and the leads

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Apple Announces Very Fancy ‘Facial Computer,’ Starts At $3,499

All the rumors were true. Apple has a fancy headset it wants to sell you. The tech giant revealed its new mixed reality / virtual reality headset during its June 5 WWDC digital event, confirming the details of previous leaks. Dubbed the Apple Vision Pro, the new “facial computer” is out “early next year” and

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Diablo 4’s First Patch Heavily Weakens 4 Of Its 5 Classes

Diablo IV officially lands on June 6—some players already have early access—and Blizzard has already dropped the first official update for the imminent dungeon-crawling, loot-collecting RPG. There are a number of changes here worth digging into, but the biggest takeaway is simple: Four of the five classes have been nerfed pretty substantially, while the Necromancer only

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That Cool Lego Scene In Spider-Verse Was Made By A Single Teen

Screenshot: Sony / Marvel Days after the debut of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, the sequel is already being lauded as a marvel of animation and a fascinating mix of mediums. There’s even a small reference to Insomniac’s upcoming Spider-Man game hidden in the film. Crush Marvel Snap ‘Zoo Decks’ With Killmonger But one segment in

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