• What Does The Pac In Pac-Man Stand For?

    Would you believe that Pac-Man got his name because people can't behave themselves? It's true. Had that not been the case, he never would've been Pac-Man at all. The game Pac-Man might've never taken off the way it did. All because of some potential hooligans. We'll clue you in on the story.

    By Shawn Farner August 8th, 2019 Read More
  • One Of The Rarest NES Games Traded Into Game Shop

    Pink Gorilla, a Seattle-based used game store, made an unexpected discovery in a box of NES trade-ins: a copy of the Nintendo World Championships 1990 cartridge, a super-rare game that sells for up to $20,000.

    By Dani Lee Damas August 8th, 2019 Read More
  • Will Apex Legends Ever Release A New Map?

    Apex Legends released in February 2019 and has already had its ups and downs. The game was hot at launch, cooler in the months after, and presently seems to be in the middle. New content helps, and with the start of Season 2, players got some of that with new guns to shoot and cosmetics to earn.

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  • The Truth About GTA 5 Slot Machines

    In case you missed it, a recent update to GTA Online added a whole new area to the game's world called the Diamond Casino & Resort. And in the casino, you'll find your usual table games, horse races, and, of course, slot machines. But something's off about the slot machines in GTA 5's GTA Online.

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  • Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare Could Have Battle Royale After All

    We're all very confused at this point as to whether or not Call of Duty: Modern Warfare will sport a battle royale mode. But no one seems more confused than Infinity Ward itself, which has both closed and re-opened the door for battle royale in the course of a few days.

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  • Fortnite Season 10 Spray & Pray Mission Challenges

    It's officially Fortnite reset time, which means new weekly mission challenges have arrived inside the battle royale shooter. This week introduces an entirely new mission to Fortnite: Spray & Pray, which (as the name suggests) has a lot to do with graffiti.

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  • What Is Mario And Luigi's Last Name?

    Here's something you might not have given much thought to. Mario has his first name plastered all over numerous video games. Luigi stars in a few himself. The duo team up from time to time in a series of RPGs. But all you ever see are the first names. What is Mario and Luigi's last name?

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  • Shroud's Net Worth And How Much Money He Makes On Twitch

    Shroud -- otherwise known as Michael Grzesiek -- is a former pro gamer who now makes a living as a Twitch streamer. And by all accounts, Shroud is killing it, and that living is very good. But how much is Shroud worth these days? And how much money is he banking by streaming on Twitch? Tons.

    By Shawn Farner August 7th, 2019 Read More
  • Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare Will Feature A Kill Hungry Tamagotchi

    Infinity Ward has revealed a surprising addition to Modern Warfare: the bloodthirsty Tamagunchi, a digital pet that thrives on kills. Children of the 90s and 2000s will recognize Tamagunchi as a play on the word "Tamagotchi," a brand of handheld digital pets first introduced by Bandai in 1997.

    By Dani Lee Damas August 7th, 2019 Read More
  • The Contra Game You've Never Played

    Contra: Rogue Corps is set to release in September 2019, and unless you work at Konami, you've likely not gotten your hands on it yet. But did you know there's another Contra game you might not have played? A Contra that is lost to all but those who own a really old smartphone or arcade cabinet?

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  • This Breath Of The Wild Clone Is Causing An Uproar

    Some have described Genshin Impact, miHoYo Technology's open world action game, as an anime version of Breath of the Wild. The similarities took the spotlight at the China Joy gaming expo this weekend when Sony released the title's first gameplay footage, drawing immediate backlash from Zelda fans.

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  • Loot Crates Are No More In Rocket League

    Rocket League has been an indie darling and an esports staple since it launched back in 2015, but if there was one thing players didn't like about the game, it was Rocket League's randomized loot crates. Those loot crates are now getting the ax, according to developer Psyonix.

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  • Ninja Races Past One Million Subscribers On Mixer

    Ninja has been streaming on Mixer for less than a week, but he's already making huge waves on the platform. He's accumulated over 800,000 followers on Mixer thus far, which puts him in second place behind fellow streamer TheGrefg, according to SocialBlade. Now he's reached another major milestone.

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  • Mortal Kombat 11 Devs Using All Options To Solve DDoS Issue

    Over the past few weeks, multiple Mortal Kombat 11 online competitors have become the targets of DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks, some of which have reportedly exposed IP addresses. These attacks have brought to light dangerous vulnerabilities in the game's multiplayer modes.

    By Dani Lee Damas August 6th, 2019 Read More
  • What Are The Pac-Man Ghost Names?

    The original Pac-Man released in 1980, and has been ported all over the place ever since. Some of us have played Pac-Man for decades. It's considered an irreplaceable classic. Never once have we asked: what are the Pac-Man ghost names?

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  • Feral Hog Memes Take Over The Internet

    In the wake of last week's domestic terrorist attacks, one man took to Twitter to explain why he felt civilians should have access to assault rifles: roving bands of feral hogs. The tweet has since gone viral, especially within the gaming community.

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  • Fortnite Players Figure Out Tilted Town Loophole

    Fortnite's newest update is here, and it's transformed Neo Tilted into a Wild West-era location called Tilted Town. The rules in Tilted Town are simple: "No Breakin'. No Buildin'." But mere hours after the update's release, players have already figured out ways to skirt those rules.

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  • Fortnite's New Tilted Town Turns Off Building And Mining

    It sure looks like Fortnite's battle royale map is going to be changing an awful lot this season. With today's update, Tilted Towers has officially become Tilted Town, an Old West locale that looks more Red Dead Redemption than Fortnite. But there's more to this change than meets the eye.

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  • How Much Money Do Twitch Streamers Make?

    A lot of people are considering a career in video game streaming these days. Who wouldn't want to play video games all day? But the reality of pulling off such a move is much harder than it sounds. For instance, you need to accomplish the whole "making a living" part and get paid for your time.

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  • Apex Legends Dataminer Unearths Option For Solo Play

    Solo play is a staple of the battle royale space, found in popular titles like Fortnite, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, and Call of Duty's Blackout mode. Apex Legends has shied away from adding such an option, but it appears one might be on the way; with a bit of a disclaimer, as it turns out.

    By Shawn Farner August 5th, 2019 Read More
  • EVO Apologizes For Its 'Little Joke' About Solid Snake

    Fighting game tournament EVO played a video yesterday that appeared to tease Metal Gear Solid star Solid Snake as an addition to Tekken 7. That revelation got plenty of people talking, but unfortunately, the clip has been revealed as a giant hoax, perpetrated by the organizers of EVO itself.

    By Shawn Farner August 5th, 2019 Read More