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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On July 15

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Live Event

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Luis Paez-Pumar

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Video Games

‘The Last Of Us Part II’ Insists There’s Artistry In All Of Its Violence

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Kathryn Xu

Jacob Wilson #5 of the Athletics during the game against the Houston Astro.

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I Am Sick And Tired Of These Normie Gamer Athletes

An early game battle against Metal Face in Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition

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‘Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition’ Is What A Remake Should Be

Four main characters in 'Clair Obscur: Expedition 33'

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‘Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’ Makes Your Wandering Worth It

Cloud Strife in 'Final Fantasy VII Remake'

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‘Final Fantasy VII Remake’ Tore Down The Past To Build A New Future

Villagers stand on a rock looking at the ocean in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

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‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ Arrived At Just The Right Time

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‘Like A Dragon’ Breathed New Life Into The ‘Yakuza’ Series

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David Roth

Twitch CEO Dan Clancy attends TwitchCon 2024 San Diego on September 20, 2024 in San Diego, California.

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Podcasts

Streams And Nightmares, With Nathan Grayson

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Sid Meier_s Civilization VII – Roman City

‘Civilization VII’ Takes A Bumpy Road Toward Immortality

Orcs and Humans face off in Warcraft 3 Reforged, with an orc shooting a lightning bolt at a human.

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‘Warcraft III: Reforged’ Was A Greedy Debacle

7/3/1998-Holmdel, NJ: Limp Bizkit poses for a group shot at the "Ozzfest" at the PNC Bank Arts Center.

Members of Limp Bizkit at Ozzfest

Music

I Have Strong Feelings About The Use Of Limp Bizkit’s “Rollin’ (Air Raid Vehicle)” In The Opening Credits To This Netflix Video Game Anime

Katelyn Burns is a freelance journalist and columnist for MSNBC. She co-hosts the Cancel Me, Daddy podcast and is a co-founder of The Flytrap, a worker-owned feminist newsletter. Find her on BlueSky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/katelynburns.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://bsky.app/profile/katelynburns.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1737039410886000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0AGF3RbPU2rsUfV7tUou_r">@katelynburns.com</a>

Katelyn Burns

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Can Pro ‘Overwatch’ Be Brought Back To Life?

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‘Metaphor: ReFantazio’ Is The Bullshit-Free RPG I’ve Been Waiting For

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Typing

Sabrina Imbler

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Neopets

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Is It Ethical To Be A Billionaire In Neopets?

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This Is So Stupid

The Official, Complete, Very Scientific Taxonomy Of Fishing Video Games

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Patrick Redford

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‘Elden Ring’ Makes Everyone A Poet And A Reader

University of Miami vs. Florida State University in 'College Football 25'

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‘College Football 25’ Is As Broken As It Is Fun

Owen Lewis is a former Defector intern and co-founded the website <a href="http://popcorntennis.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://popcorntennis.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1726234676777000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0PFWw6PL-FUqaCMME5TLqP">popcorntennis.com</a>. He wrote 63,000 words about the Novak Djokovic-Rafael Nadal rivalry that can be accessed for free at <a href="https://thegoldenrivalry.substack.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://thegoldenrivalry.substack.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1726234676777000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2OjAHpo4PVIhkx8Xd21lRJ">thegoldenrivalry.substack.com</a>.

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Owen Lewis

In Netflix's Lucifer, three angels pause their battle after God interrupts.

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Wings Week

On-Screen Angels Are Rarely Divine

Peanut Butter the dog gets going on his speedrun attempt

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Peanut Butter The Dog Hits A Two-Run Blast, And The Crowd Goes Wild

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Try And Quit And Try Again

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Barry Petchesky

Billy Hale, age 7, Simi Valley celebrates a Nintendo victory over his brother. Photo/Art by:Alan Hagman

Billy Hale, age 7, Simi Valley celebrates a Nintendo victory over his brother. Billy is afflicted wi

Video Games Should Be Easy, For Baby Gamers Like Me

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's Fort Condor Mini-Game

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‘Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’ Shouldn’t Have It All

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Riley MacLeod

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Journalismism

Kotaku EIC Resigns Over New Editorial Edict

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I Love A Good Mid-Budget Video Game

Visual Editor. Runs <a href="http://defectorstore.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">defectorstore.com</a>. Philadelphia-based, if you couldn’t tell.

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Dan McQuade

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Super Mario 64 Drum% by CZR in 23_06 – Awesome Games Done Quick 2024 [93KJcGlBxmE] – 2

This Guy Beats Video Games Using A Drum Kit As A Controller