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Elden Ring’s most controversial feature has a surprising link to an iconic junk food
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The origins of “Twinking,” explained.
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Pokémon Legends: Arceus revives a decades-old video game debate
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The origins of “Aggro,” explained.
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How a grisly cult thriller inspired gaming’s biggest genre
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“Battle Royale”
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How Call of Duty inspired the internet's most sarcastic show of support
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"Press F to pay respects."
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How Winston Churchill coined gaming’s most notorious business practice
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“Crunch”
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How a 1960s literary movement inspired the biggest game of 2020
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“Cyberpunk”
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How Call of Duty fixed a broken Dungeons and Dragons mechanic
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"Prestige"
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How Assassin’s Creed Valhalla made a 40-year-old mechanic controversial again
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"Skill Tree"
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How Among Us redefined one of the internet’s oldest abbreviations
ByDanny Paez
"AFK"
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Everyone’s favorite Among Us catchphrase has a controversial past
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"Sus"
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How a beloved video game style was spawned out of necessity
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“8-Bit”
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How Genshin Impact made a despised video game genre irresistible
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"Gacha"
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How Star Wars: Squadrons revived a classic video game meme
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“Do a barrel roll!”
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How Hades revolutionized the most controversial genre in video games
ByDanny Paez
“Roguelike”
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How a retro rivalry ignited the most heated feud in video games
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Console Wars
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How fighting games inspired a bizarre meme on YouTube and Twitch
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