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The best vampire games and mods to play until Bloodlines 2 releases later this year
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Games to play on date night: Rule the galaxy together in Stellaris
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The podcasts that got us through 2020
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How Netflix shapes mainstream culture, explained by data
From big cats to chess mania, let’s take a look at a few of the most popular shows this year and how each propelled a new ...
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Christmas is better with Tom Vasel’s YouTube board game reviews
Put your trust in Tom Vasel and force your family to play board games this holiday season. While mine resents me for it, ...
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How to start playing tabletop RPGs like D&D and Cyberpunk 2020
“Almost everybody plays games.” Jason Carl, Brand Marketing Manager for the World of Darkness. Tabletop games are all the rage right now (some things never change) but gamers are so spoiled for choice that it can be daunting for newcomers to get started. This guide's meant ...
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Watching people pretend to be vampires is what got me through 2020
If I had a dollar for every article I've read that started with “2020 was a tough year for everyone,” I'd be rich enough to not be here writing this one. But it was! And with a couple weeks left I'm still not convinced we won't face the zombie apocalypse by Christmas. That ...
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Stop embarrassing yourself in Zoom calls — use this app to check your face
At the start of lockdown, the horror stories did the rounds: shirtless man joins 200-person Zoom call! Woman forgets to turn off camera, and takes a dump in front of colleagues! Jim picks his nose repeatedly while his 30 students watch in horror! These viral stories — I’ll ...
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Pixar's 'Soul' will land on Disney+ Christmas day, no $30 fee required
Pixar's newest animated film, Soul, will be the third movie to premiere on Disney+, following Artemis Fowl and Mulan. It's set to land on December 25, but unlike Mulan, Disney won't be charging you a $30 fee so you can watch it from the comfort of your own couch/bedroom/bathtub/whathaveyou. COVID-19 ...
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Watch: This AI mashup of movie characters singing 'All Star' is the best DeepFake ever
Unpopular opinion: All Star, by Smash Mouth, is the greatest rock song ever created. Okay, that's a lie. But it does make for the most compelling use of DeepFake technology we've ever seen. You simply have not lived until you've seen Gerard Butler as Leonidas and the creepy Agent ...
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Call of Duty's in-game Black Ops: Cold War reveal gets an 'E' for effort
Call of Duty today revealed the official trailer for Black Ops: Cold War, the next entry in the venerable series, with an in-game event in the free-to-play battle royale title Warzone. To the best of this reporter's knowledge, this is the first time the franchise has held a live, ...
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5 esoteric science papers to take your mind off the global hellscape
Experiencing 2020 from the POV of a rational-minded person is exhausting and scary. It sometimes feels as though we've ended ...
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How quarantine cinema can save us all from Hollywood and YouTube's bullshit
Somewhere between the first Transformers movie from Michael Bay earning $700M domestically and YouTube star Jake Paul getting ...
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Here's what makes the perfect 'cursed image'
July 29 is Imgur's annual Upvote Everything Day, a beautiful opportunity which gives cursed images the proper love they deserve. ...
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Early impressions: Amplitude's Humankind looks like a bold step forward for the 4X genre
Amplitude's upcoming 4X strategy game Humankind officially launched its Open Development closed beta today and we got our ...
