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  Control is This Generation’s Bioshock

  Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at 4 a.m.

  I would argue that 2019 has been one of the best years of the last decade for new titles. From The Outer Wilds to A Plague Tale: Innocence to Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night and even to indie breakout hit Untitled Goose Game, it seems like all the best works...

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  5 Feminist Board Games You Can Buy

  Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at 4 a.m.

  Christmas is coming up, which is very apparent if you’ve stepped into any store with a Halloween section dying like an unwatered plant as Santa Claus annexes the Pumpkin King’s territory. Still, it’s a good idea to start buying presents early, and with the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment...

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  DarkZero is a Houston-Based Esports Team That's Dominating the Competition

  Monday, September 30, 2019 at 4 a.m.

  On a quiet tree-lined street in Houston, somewhere in the Heights, a top-ranked professional esports team just dominated a regular season match to retain first place in their North American league. "We're technically the only esports team in Houston," jokes DarkZero team owner Zach Matula. While the former energy and...

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  Still Waiting on the DS Final Fantasy Games on Switch

  Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 5 a.m.

  It’s great that Square Enix has brought so many of the classic Final Fantasy games to Nintendo Switch in one big gulp. With Final Fantasy VIII just getting released, every game from VII to XII and Crystal Chronicles is available. As someone who has been trying to get his spouse...

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  Houston Film Star Opens Mr. Pixel's Classic Arcade

  Thursday, August 29, 2019 at 5 a.m.

  Joe Grisaffi is one of Houston’s most beloved film stars, having written, directed, and starred in dozens of local films like Conjoined and The Haunted Trailer, and even making appearances in Hollywood productions like Pirates of the Caribbean. He is also one of the city’s premiere collectors of arcade machines...

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  Is it Really Video Games and Not Racist Rhetoric That Inspires Mass Shootings? Really?

  Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at 5 a.m.

  In the wake of a pair of deadly mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, Ohio over the weekend, many conservative politicians pulled out an old scapegoat for the violence to avoid any discussion of gun control: video games. Lt. Governor Dan Patrick appeared on Fox & Friends to say...