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Handy guides to getting into gamer culture, slang, and memes.

Did You Know: In 1998, Japan Vs. America Happened For The First Time In...

Competitive gaming was still a new endeavour in the 1990s, and if there were any tournaments happening, they mainly consistent of local...

Did You Know: The Original ‘Dynasty Warriors’ Was A 1-vs-1 Fighting Game Similar To...

Dynasty Warriors is a fairly niche franchise, but the gameplay is well-known among dedicated gamers: the hack-and-slash classic featuring characters from the...

What Is “Planking” In Smash?

No, we’re not talking about the planking fad. If you’ve watched any competitive Super Smash Bros. match in the past few years,...

What Are “Footsies” In Fighting Games?

“Footsie (footsy, or footsies) is a flirting game where two people touch feet under a table or otherwise concealed place, often as...

Did You Know: In 2008, This Halo Player Was Featured On Millions Of Dr....

You’ve heard of athletes on cereal boxes, but what about gamers on soda bottles? Well, from 2008 to 2009, it happened! And...

This Mario Kart Video Is The Most Infuriating Thing Ever Made

Video games. It has the word “game” in it, so it’s supposed to be fun, right? Well, for the most part, that...

What Is “Teching” In Fighting Games?

If you’ve watched any competitive fighting game match, you may have heard the commentators mentioned that one of the players did a...

Did You Know: This Sailor Moon Title Is The Most Broken Fighting Game Ever...

Balance in fighting games is important; you don’t want a game with a few select characters that have overpowered options, as this...

Did You Know: This Music Was Removed From ‘Ocarina of Time’ For Containing Religious...

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is arguably the greatest video game of all-time, and part of what makes it such...

The Story Of Billy Mitchell: The Disgraced Donkey Kong Champion

On July 3rd, 1999, at a Funspot arcade in New Hampshire, video game history was made; for the first time ever, a...

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I’m Absolutely In Love With The Sims 4 Growing Together Expansion Pack

Over a month after the release of the thirteenth expansion pack for the Sims 4, I can’t get enough. For someone who’s...

Is Death Stranding The Best Game I Would Never Recommend To Anyone?

No game in recent memory generated as much speculation and hype as when Death Stranding was first announced. The subsequent trailers were...

11 Hilarious Memes That Only Experienced Gamers Will Get

The “Tetris effect” is when someone plays so much Tetris that they begin to see the patterns and shapes of a game...