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April 7, 2020

A jigsaw for the Lockdown

We would like to make your day pass a little faster with our newest Jigsaw. A view from The Salish Sea 300A4B7D6DD-51FB-4E00-A89A-115D595F2493
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January 20, 2016

The Moral and Economic Poverty of the Lottery

January 19, 2016 by Jordan Ballor The nationwide furor has died down a bit after the $1.586 billion Powerball lottery jackpot was split three ways last Wednesday. This week’s $50…..
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June 30, 2015

A Day in the Trap of Your Incest Ridden Fallout Shelter

Fallout Shelter has the distinctions of both knocking Candy Crush from mobile games domination and inspiring a new wave of perversion in a fan base of apocalypse fetishists.
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June 12, 2015

COOL WIZARD CRASH COURSE: MAD MAX

COOL WIZARD CRASH COURSE: ACoolWizard is playing MAD MAX (the NES original) this week, and it’s beyond breathtaking how quickly I demolish it.
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June 9, 2015

VIDEO: Kickstarter Feminism & The e-Court of Public Opinion

TRANSCRIPT: The reason internet feminism is vicious is because it’s too easy to call someone a sexist and the rewards are too great. If I make a claim that a…..
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June 5, 2015

Cool Wiz, Hot Vids.

Hey. I’m ACoolWizard. Prepare to be spellbound. You heard me right, the name’s Cool Wizard (yes, that Cool Wizard) and I’m here to blow your minds with how great I am at video games. My…..
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June 4, 2015

Is The Fallout 4 Hero Actually An Android?

It’s official. Fallout 4 is a real thing. But that doesn’t mean we’ll stop speculating. Clues and questions from today’s Fallout 4 trailer.
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May 25, 2015

ZORK — You are Likely to be Triggered by a Grue

You are sitting in front of your Tumblr dashboard. It contains a pitch black and patriarchy white screengrab from text-based adventure game released in 1977. You are likely to be triggered…..
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May 20, 2015

Pong Wasn’t Sexist — Gender Signifiers in Early Gaming

  Pong Wasn’t Sexist — Gender Signifiers in Early Gaming NEW: Watch my apology for this article on Youtube. Modern gaming critics have a considerable advantage these days. Games are longer, more…..
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March 23, 2015

This War of Mine: Is Hope the Highest Reward?

There is no glory in This War of Mine, things just get worse. Most war games only ask players to defeat an assigned enemy. First-person-shooters especially are guilty of this, the desire for adrenaline…..