In Real Life: The News From The Intersection Of Games & The Real World
Everything that affects the lives of gamers and things gamers care about is right here. If it’s a brush with the law, new legislation affecting gaming, or just the many cool things happening in gaming culture, IRL’s the place to be.
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Girls Who Code Ends Relationship With Activision Blizzard Following Latest Revelations
Nonprofit organisation Girls Who Code, which specialises in teaching computer science to young women and other marginalised groups, will no longer affiliate itself with Activision Blizzard, after the multibillion-dollar corporation came under fire yet again in a scathing new round of allegations.
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The Alienware x15 Is a Sleeker (and Pricier) Way to Game in Style
An Alienware executive once told me that Alienware would never make a thin and light gaming notebook, because the company preferred to deliver systems with good value and performance without compromising on thermals. But that exec doesn’t work at Alienware anymore, and after years of waiting for a system I thought would never arrive, this…
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Here’s Every Single Video Game Food I’ve Ever Dreamed Of Eating
There’s just something about video game food that makes it so tantalising. Perhaps it’s the whole forbidden fruit factor — no matter how many Game Boy Advance cartridges you chew on, you’ll never really be able to taste the open-faced club sandwich from Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku II. If that sounds like…
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Halo Infinite’s Multiplayer, As Told By Steam Reviews
At this juncture it’s almost comical that Halo was once upon a time treated as second fiddle on PC. These days, it’s an undeniable juggernaut. Case in point: Earlier this week, Microsoft surprise-released a beta for Halo Infinite’s multiplayer mode on Xbox and PC. It instantly rocketed up the Steam charts, topping more than 270,000…