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Greetings, gam ing enthusiasts . I don't know about you, but Elden Ring has had me fighting for my damn life every night after I get off work, and I won't rest until I beat the game so that I can finally start playing the game. And I'm definitely not alone in this struggle. Every day in the office it seems people are talking about the game, and we can't log into Twitter without stumbling upon another frustrated gamer or funny Elden Ring meme. While this phenomenon has slowed down a little in th…

Character archetypes can be found in nearly every form of storytelling, and Dungeons & Dragons is certainly no exception. But what if we took it a step further? If D&D classes had corresponding astrological signs, what would they be? Let's start with the barbarian—a fearless warrior whose primary ability is strength. Barbarians fully embrace their primal nature and look down on the weak. The barbarian is definitely an Aries. How about the bard? Bards are musical magicians with a passion for lor…

We're back with another round of our favorite gaming memes of the week. And if you're in the mood for even more dank gaming memes, we've got plenty more where that came from here , here , here , and here . Oh, and here as well.

A naked, pot-headed, katana-wielding Elden Ring player has charmed the online gaming community with his dedication to defeating one of the game's most difficult bosses for other players in need. After completing Elden Ring, gamer Klein Tsuboi devoted countless hours to mastering Malenia, Blade of Miquela—a notoriously hard optional boss who heals every time she lands a hit on you (yes, even if you block). If a player attempting the feat does manage to dodge enough of her rapid hits and get Male…

Did you hear that there's going to be a Minecraft movie by Napoleon Dynamit e director Jared Hess? And it's going to star Jason Momoa? I know, I know. You're probably thinking, “what the hell?” I was pretty dubious about the whole idea until I remembered that I felt the exact same way after seeing the LEGO Movie trailer for the first time, and that movie wasn't so bad! And there's plenty of lore and RPG servers that the Minecraft movie creators can borrow (or steal) from.

Sometimes you can find poignant wisdom and sage advice in the most unlikely places, like Persona 3 or Metal Gear Solid. Twitter account @VGAdvisor (Video Game Advisor) does an excellent job documenting all the amusing times video games were unexpectedly wise. Who knew important lessons about consent were woven into Mario & Luigi? Even more proof that video games are an underrated art form. We've collected some of our favorite examples from @VGAdvisor, but be sure to check out the account for mo…

Before Elden Ring, I had a social life. I would go to parties once in a while. I'd go out to dinner with friends. I'd occasionally go see a movie. Now my life revolves around Elden Ring, and I've barely ventured out of Limgrave. I'm a pathetic level 30 and Margit is the only main boss I've defeated so far. At this rate, I'll be playing Elden Ring for the rest of the year. But to be fair, I only play a few hours at a time. It's not like the old days when I'd come home from college in the summer…

I had never really played Minecraft before the year 2020. Sure, I'd watched my little cousins play when I was in my early twenties and thought I was too good for video games that looked like they were for babies, but what did I know back then. I never could have predicted that Minecraft would inevitably become one of the most important and fulfilling video games for me in the worst of times. In June of 2020, I was totally miserable for reasons I'm sure you can guess. I was unemployed, quarantin…

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The first time I ever played a board game I was about ten years old. The game was Monopoly and my parents thought it would be a great opportunity to bond as a family. They were wrong. Getting brutally bankrupted by my own father was a kind of cruelty I'd never experienced at the time, and I immediately craved revenge. Monopoly transformed me from an innocent child into a cynical monster who wanted to win at all costs, even if it meant driving the people closest to me into hypothetical poverty.…