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  Control is This Generation’s Bioshock

  November 26 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

  October 29 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

  September 30 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

  September 17 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

  August 29 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?

  August 6 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...