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  • Grant St. Clair
    9:06 am Thu, Jun 19, 2025
    Man who made 71-minute video game cutscene decides that wasn't enough, announces new animated film

    The single most prevalent complaint leveled against Hideo Kojima's games since the days of Metal Gear Solid 2 is that they're basically just playable movies anyway. 2008's MGS4 still holds… Read the rest of the article: Man who made 71-minute video game cutscene decides that wasn't enough, announces new animated film

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  • Grant St. Clair
    8:44 am Thu, Jun 19, 2025
    How Mario Kart World created a living ecosystem of NPC drivers that actually go somewhere Is Mario Kart Galaxy next? Screengrab via Nintendo on YouTube

    Time for another episode of "game minutiae no one has ever thought about before!" Despite all the discussion about the Switch 2 and its price — to say nothing of… Read the rest of the article: How Mario Kart World created a living ecosystem of NPC drivers that actually go somewhere

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  • Grant St. Clair
    8:26 am Thu, Jun 19, 2025
    Thieves make off with $1.4M in Nintendo Switch 2 consoles from Colorado truck stop Switch 2 (Nintendo)

    Most of the pre-launch discussion over the Switch 2 was about one thing and one thing only: its price. Gaming is steadily becoming a more expensive hobby in general, but… Read the rest of the article: Thieves make off with $1.4M in Nintendo Switch 2 consoles from Colorado truck stop

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  • Grant St. Clair
    9:00 am Wed, Jun 18, 2025
    Gamers achieve impossible: Running Super Mario Bros inside Portal 2 Super Mario

    The gaming community's dedication to running games with platforms they have no business being on needs to be studied. Take, for instance, literally everything they've done with DOOM or running… Read the rest of the article: Gamers achieve impossible: Running Super Mario Bros inside Portal 2

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  • Grant St. Clair
    7:59 am Wed, Jun 18, 2025
    The Good Liars check up on Trump's military parade KingTaco Birthday Parade, by Lalo Alcaraz. ©2025 Cartoons Courtesy of Lalo Alcaraz and Andrews McMeel Syndication. Used with permission.

    Sure, we may be experiencing a terrifying backslide into fascism, but at least we have satirical comedy duo The Good Liars there to make us laugh along the way. Wherever… Read the rest of the article: The Good Liars check up on Trump's military parade

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  • Grant St. Clair
    6:00 am Wed, Jun 18, 2025
    Why this indie life sim might dethrone The Sims after 20-year reign

    With The Sims dead in the water for the time being (except for an endless stream of Sims 4 DLC), the sharks are seemingly beginning to circle. The venerable series'… Read the rest of the article: Why this indie life sim might dethrone The Sims after 20-year reign

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  • Grant St. Clair
    10:00 am Tue, Jun 17, 2025
    Carbonating tuna fish, because maybe we shouldn't have free will

    You know, for all the love certain creators get around here, it strikes me as weird that some only ever make one appearance. Like, for instance, what's Ordinary Sausages up… Read the rest of the article: Carbonating tuna fish, because maybe we shouldn't have free will

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  • Grant St. Clair
    9:00 am Tue, Jun 17, 2025
    Upcoming indie game puts the famous trolley problem in your hands

    Oh, you think you've got moral relativism alllll figured out, do you? You think you know exactly what you'd do if you were faced with the trolley problem, huh? Prove… Read the rest of the article: Upcoming indie game puts the famous trolley problem in your hands

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  • Grant St. Clair
    7:30 am Tue, Jun 17, 2025
    Street show guesses strangers' jobs in two minutes or less Dare ye challenge the Career Ladder? Screengrab via Max Klymenko on YouTube

    In today's social media age, street shows seem to be having a bit of a resurgence, in large part fueled by the fact that literally anyone without shame can pick… Read the rest of the article: Street show guesses strangers' jobs in two minutes or less

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  • Grant St. Clair
    7:30 am Tue, Jun 17, 2025
    Japan's bizarre nurse recruitment strategy I trust her with my health. Image via nurse-web.jp

    Nursing is a noble profession — not to mention a grueling one and often a dangerous one. Unfortunately, those selfless and driven enough to enter the field on their own… Read the rest of the article: Japan's bizarre nurse recruitment strategy

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  • Grant St. Clair
    7:00 am Tue, Jun 17, 2025
    The worst and weirdest of texting etiquette Dragana Gordic/shutterstock.com

    The ability to send messages to anywhere in the world instantly is, perhaps, one of humanity's greatest inventions — but seeing how people actually act when handed this power is… Read the rest of the article: The worst and weirdest of texting etiquette

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  • Grant St. Clair
    6:30 am Tue, Jun 17, 2025
    The next project from the Untitled Goose Game devs looks equally cozy and chaotic

    It was 2019's Untitled Goose Game that put Australian studio House House on the map, but aside from a regular cadence of updates and ports for that game, their output… Read the rest of the article: The next project from the Untitled Goose Game devs looks equally cozy and chaotic

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  • Grant St. Clair
    2:00 pm Mon, Jun 16, 2025
    Unsure what to do with your day? Accept a bizarre 'daily mission' Should you choose to accept it... Screengrab via Freakbait on YouTube

    If one wishes to make a splash on social media, consistency is key. Bizarre YouTuber Freakbait (aptly named) seems to understand this, as his "daily mission" series has reached viral… Read the rest of the article: Unsure what to do with your day? Accept a bizarre 'daily mission'

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  • Grant St. Clair
    1:14 pm Mon, Jun 16, 2025
    Hank Hill is coming to deliver the pro-pain in Fortnite

    At this point, I think Fortnite could announce that they were putting me in the game and I'd just have to be like "yeah, sounds about right". With the reboot… Read the rest of the article: Hank Hill is coming to deliver the pro-pain in Fortnite

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  • Grant St. Clair
    1:14 pm Mon, Jun 16, 2025
    Somehow, The Alters has made survival games interesting again The Alters. Screengrab via 11 bit studios on YouTube

    I know, I know, open-world survival-crafting games are about as played out as Call of Duty by this point, but that just makes it all the more impressive when one… Read the rest of the article: Somehow, The Alters has made survival games interesting again

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  • Grant St. Clair
    9:24 am Thu, Jun 12, 2025
    Serving sommeliers wine brewed in a toilet trekandshoot/shutterstock.com

    If nothing else, inveterate prankster Max Fosh, whose antics have graced this very website time and again, is making real innovations in the culinary field. He started out cooking with… Read the rest of the article: Serving sommeliers wine brewed in a toilet

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  • Grant St. Clair
    9:08 am Thu, Jun 12, 2025
    Soap made with Sydney Sweeney's bathwater is selling for thousands Sydney Sweeney (Tinseltown / Shutterstock.com)

    At some point, Belle Delphine needs to face a reckoning for introducing the concept of selling bathwater to the public consciousness. You may know soap company Dr. Squatch for trying… Read the rest of the article: Soap made with Sydney Sweeney's bathwater is selling for thousands

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  • Grant St. Clair
    8:51 am Thu, Jun 12, 2025
    GTA newest update lets players run car wash fronts to launder money Grand Theft Auto V. Image: Take-Two Interactive

    We're never going to escape the shadow of GTA V, are we? Thirteen years and five distinct rereleases in and with the series' next installment looming large in the distance,… Read the rest of the article: GTA newest update lets players run car wash fronts to launder money

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  • Grant St. Clair
    11:30 am Wed, Jun 11, 2025
    Let Shaquille O'Neal soothe your pain with his latest bizarre brand deal Weird. Screengrab via Icy Hot on YouTube

    Here's where I get all personal and vulnerable for a second: For the last little bit, I've been dealing with some really fucking painful muscle cramps lately, and over-the-counter topical… Read the rest of the article: Let Shaquille O'Neal soothe your pain with his latest bizarre brand deal

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  • Grant St. Clair
    10:30 am Wed, Jun 11, 2025
    Splatoon Raiders revealed as surprise Nintendo Switch 2 single-player adventure Splatoon... roguelike? Screengrab via Nintendo on YouTube

    Like it or not, we seem to be living in the age of the Nintendo Switch 2. With a new hardware generation comes refreshes of Nintendo's flagship series, although it's… Read the rest of the article: Splatoon Raiders revealed as surprise Nintendo Switch 2 single-player adventure

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