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Super Mario Maker Finally Adds Daisy

Princess Daisy will finally be making her debut in Super Mario Maker, starting tomorrow. Now when level builders drop a Mystery Mushroom into their courses, there’s a chance it will transform...Read More

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The Ever-Popular Twitch Plays Now Have Their Own Directory

A new Twitch.tv directory will be dedicated to the famed “Twitch Plays” streams. Twitch Plays really took off in 2014 with “Twitch Plays Pokemon,” which used an emulator that let...Read More

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ESPN Diving into Esports

 ESPN is getting serious about their esports coverage, with a new esports section of the ESPN website.Read More

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PewDiePie Launches “Revelmode” with Disney

Pewdiepie, with the support of Disney, has started a new YouTube “network within a network.” It’s called Revelmode. Read More

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Gaming With the Moms #38: Red Mushrooms are B.S.

Nicole, Simone, Linda, and Courtney delve into the news and what we played, as usual. We also talk a lot about the games we’re most looking forward to in 2016....Read More

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Learn How to Make Yarny with Martin Sahlin

Martin Sahlin, creative director of Unravel and overall wonderful human being, has put together a video showing fans how to make their own Yarny dolls.Read More

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This Year Will Be Different: Fitness Games That Don’t Require a Console

Resolutions. Come January first, a lot of us like to sit down and make them. We call them resolutions, suggesting that resolve—the act of will and commitment—is the single most...Read More

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No Men Allowed in Ataraxia

There’s a new cafe in Japan for geek women—and only women, according to Kotaku’s Brian Ashcroft. Ataraxia explicitly disallows “regular people and men.”Read More

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League of Legends New Hero: Jhin, the Virtuoso

League of Legends is getting a new hero–Jhin, the Virtuoso. Jhin is a marksman whose passive ability (called Whisper) allows every fourth shot out of his gun to land a critical...Read More

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The Elder Scrolls Online: Big Updates

The Elder Scrolls Online is getting a ton of updates, according to a forum post by developer Zenimax.Read More

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LEGO Marvel’s Avengers Bring Free Captain America: Civil War Characters to PlayStation

LEGO confirmed today that the Ant-Man and Captain America: Civil War DLC for LEGO Marvel’s Avengers will be released as timed exclusives for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. Oh,...Read More

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Get a Crazy Amount of PlayStation Games Cheap

It appears Sony doesn’t do anything by halves. In what they’re calling their “PlayStation Essentials” sale you can get more than 100 games across all of Sony’s platforms at a...Read More

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DICE Awards Finalists Announced

The finalists for the 19th Annual DICE (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain) awards have been announced. Finalists are chosen from among members of the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences, which...Read More

7 Games You Should Be Riding the Hype Train For in 2016

We’re barely into the new year, but I’m already super excited for the 2016 release lineup. Puzzle games, platformers, bold stylization, and Batman all have a special place in my heart, so I present...Read More