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What It’s Like To Be At Summer Game Fest As The Reveals Happen
1The YouTube Theatre, where the first-ever in-person Summer Game Fest Event is being held, sits inside a massive structure that also houses SoFi Stadium, home of the LA Rams and Chargers. The structure looks enormous as I walk around its exterior — stark white and seemingly endless. A long line of people snake out of…
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YouTube Freaks Out As Lofi Hip Hop Girl Disappears From Popular Stream
The Studio Ghibli-style Lofi Girl has been sitting by her window since 2018, listening to soft hip hop beats forever playing in the YouTube livestream she lives in. She’s become a studying staple, a teammate to sit beside while you pore over homework or your half-finished sitcom script, and spawned countless offshoots, including a Star…
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Most Open-World Games Feel Samey, But Tchia’s Got Heart
More often than not, open-world games grind against my own gaming sensibilities. I’m the type of person who’s very goal- and narrative-oriented, so the simple act of existing in a world can sometimes feel meandering — no amount of clearing dots off a giant map will hit the same as a crafted, linear experience.
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Welcome To Kentaku
Oh, hi. I didn’t see you there. I’m Kenneth Shepard, Kotaku’s new staff writer.