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RIP To Waypoint, A Good Website About Video Games

In 2016 Vice launched a website called Waypoint, which the company hoped would be an “immersive dive into the culture, passion and politics of gaming”. It did that, and then some, and then kicked even more ass, and in June 2023 it will be gone. Oshi No Ko Is An Early Anime Of The Year

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19 Exciting, Cozy Games Coming Out In 2023

Pikselnesia / GameTrailers Vibes: Slice-of-life journeys through heartache, music, and moving onAvailability: 2023 Windows, Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5 Set in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, Afterlove EP explores the life of Rama, whose romantic partner passes away. It’s definitely a heavy subject, but with the manga-inspired artstyle, and use of music in rhythm mini-games, Rama’s

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Luke Skywalker Himself Is Hyping Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

Two Jedi / two Jokers chill together in the new ad.Screenshot: EA / Respawn / Lucasfilm / Kotaku Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is almost here. The highly anticipated sequel arrives April 28, and to help you all get more excited (and to help Survivor lead Cameron Monaghan) Mark Hamill, aka Luke Skywalker himself, is here

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No Two Pikachu Are Alike In This Great New Pokémon Plushie Line

Screenshot: The Pokémon Company Normally, a new line of plushies from the already merchandised-to-death Pokémon industrial complex wouldn’t be that noteworthy. However, the Pokémon Center in Japan is selling a new line of plush toys called “My Pikachu” that do have one pretty remarkable characteristic. Unlike the vast majority of plush toys, these Pikachus are

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Brigitte Shows Overwatch Still Doesn’t Get Body Diversity

Overwatch’s Brigitte, a plucky, tanky support character first introduced to the hero shooter in 2018, has always stood apart from her counterparts on the game’s roster. In comparison to both the other support characters and many other female characters in the first-person shooter, she’s got more HP, and a more average body build than Blizzard’s

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Fan Discovers New Counter-Strike 2 Detail Referencing Half-Life

As a human being on the internet reading a video game website, I probably don’t have to explain to you the long wait for Half-Life 3, the shooter sequel Valve continues to not make, and all the memes it’s spawned. But it seems that, even if it won’t make the long-awaited threequel, Valve doesn’t want

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Here’s Your Complete Guide To Dead Island 2 Multiplayer

Dead Island 2’s zombie-stocked netherworld is a lot easier to weather with friends, so it’s helpful that the game prioritizes multiplayer just as much as the original Dead Island did. But even so, this bloodbath of a sequel approaches co-op differently in a few important ways. Blade’s Book Club Is The Best Thing About Marvel’s

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Fortnite Adds The Sexiest Version Of Anakin Skywalker

Fortnite is adding to its extensive Star Wars collaboration collection with a brand-new (and very sexy) Anakin Skywalker skin. The skin will debut on May 2, just two days before Star Wars Day (which is May the 4th, duh). Blade’s Book Club Is The Best Thing About Marvel’s Midnight Suns The featured skin is the

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After 25 Years, Sigourney Weaver Says She’s Done With Alien

In case you were one of the few Alien fans holding your breath for the sci-fi film legend Sigourney Weaver to reprise her role as Ellen Ripley in a future project, you can stop suffocating yourself because the Hollywood actress just made it abundantly clear that “that ship has sailed.” Oshi No Ko Is An

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