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The Hottest, Best-Looking Video Game Consoles Of All Time

Gif: Sega / Nintendo / Sony / Evan Amos / Kotaku You silly fans. All these years arguing over things you thought were important, like specs, and libraries, and exclusives, and controllers, wasted. Not once have you considered the most crucial thing about a video game console: how good it looks. Who cares if it’s

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Gaming

Don’t Miss Pokémon Scarlet And Violet’s Perfect Ditto Raid

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s next tera raid event might not sound as exciting as Charizard or Greninja making their debut in Game Freak’s latest pair of RPGs, but if you care at all about battling competitively, you’ll want to boot up the game to fight these terastalized Dittos. Pokémon Scarlet And Violet’s ‘Free Exploration’ Isn’t

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Drink of the Week

Drink of the Week: Omaha Sunrise – A Twist on a Classic Cocktail

As we head into spring and summer, it’s the perfect time to enjoy a bright and refreshing cocktail. This week, we’re featuring the Omaha Sunrise, a delicious drink that’s perfect for sipping while soaking up the sun. But first, a bit of history. The Omaha Sunrise is a twist on the classic Tequila Sunrise, a

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Movie Reviews

Cloud Atlas movie review & film summary (2023)

Now are you wiser? I’m treading water. And now could follow a very long paragraph introducing and describing the different characters played by the actors. But you would lose your way all the same, because many of the performances and disguises are so cunningly effective. I could tell you that Halle Berry’s work as a

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Gaming

Everquest II Introduces New Loot Boxes, Pulls Them Immediately

Image: Everquest II Late last month the developers of venerable MMO Everquest II introduced a new kind of loot box to the game that was, basically, a pay-to-win situation. It did not go down well with the long-running community! Nintendo Showcase Standout Gunbrella Has The Best New Video Game Name Of 2022 As MMOBomb explain,

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Gaming

US Government Went After Activision Over Stingy Esports Salary

The Department of Justice has taken Activision Blizzard to court, alleging the publisher’s esports leagues had been potentially underpaying their workers/players via an exploitative “Competitive Balance Tax”. This Mini Sega Arcade Cabinet Packed With Retro Games Would Make A Great Gift The tax, which was signed off years ago by both Activision and each team

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Gaming

Steam Deck Competitor Promises Better Visuals, Windows 11

Image: ASUS Let’s be clear, hardware manufacturers have been trying to make handheld gaming PCs forever. The Steam Deck isn’t the first, and won’t be the last, it was just the first to be truly successful. A result of that success is that rivals now have a benchmark to aim for, though, and one of

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Gaming

Few Finished Amazon’s Rings of Power, Priciest Show Ever Made

Last year’s massively expensive Lord of the Rings show on Amazon, Rings of Power, had a lot of hype going into it. Yet after Amazon spent over $450 million on the lavish production, a report claims that fewer than half of the viewers who watched the first episode finished the entire series. We Need To

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Gaming

The Last Of Us’ PC Port Not ‘The Quality Level You Expect’

The Last Of Us was re-released for the 117th time last week, this time on the PC (which was admittedly a first!), and like the huge launches for games like Horizon and God of War should have been cause for celebration. Instead the week, and fans’ expectations, were sunk by a ton of performance issues

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Pro Street Fighter V Player Calls Out Tourney’s ‘Shitty’ Setup

The Evolution Championship Series, typically referred to as just EVO, wrapped up its Japanese circuit this weekend. There was a lot to get hyped for during the tournament, including the epic Guilty Gear Strive sets and the nail-biting Tekken 7 matches. However, one thing that most competitors weren’t stoked about was the laggy setup, which

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