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Hogwarts Legacy Transphobia Controversy Fuels Reddit Drama
9The Harry Potter books, and the universe they spawned, are beloved by millions. It’s so unfortunate, then, that the franchise’s creator, author J.K. Rowling, has repeatedly proven herself to be the worst kind of anti-transgender bigot. That bigotry is in the spotlight once again as the big-ticket Harry Potter game Hogwarts Legacy is due out…
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Andor’s Funeral March Is The Kind Of Spiritualism Star Wars Needs More Of
Andor is the rare Star Wars property where the Jedi and the Force are wholly absent, literally and metaphysically. Even its chronological predecessor Rogue One was deeply enmeshed in the idea of the Force as a connective, religious entity. And yet, with nary a telekinetic wave or the snap-hiss of a laser sword, its finale…
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Cyberpunk 2077’s First Big DLC Stars Idris Elba
This year’s Game Awards brought us gonks a brand new trailer for the upcoming, and only, DLC expected for CD Projekt Red’s adaptation of the classic cyberpunk tabletop roleplaying game. The first trailer for Cyberpunk 2077’s Phantom Liberty was a giant dose of mystery and, well, three months on there are still many questions. But…
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Witcher 3 Next-Gen Update Will Include Some Fan-Made Mods, Break Loads Of Others
The good news is that The Witcher 3, already a very good-looking game, is about to get even more good-looking when its next-gen update is released. The bad news is that, for anyone playing the game on PC, loads of your favourite mods from the last seven years aren’t going to work anymore.