gaming culture
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10 Video Games That Got Weird Name Changes In Different Countries
43Sometimes it’s censorship. Sometimes it’s unfortunate implications. And sometimes it’s straight-up unexplainable. But whatever the justification may be, games get renamed all the time when they’re released across different regions.
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Twitch’s Uphill Battle For Japan
In the West, Twitch is an internet superpower. In Japan, things couldn’t be more different. Mainstream success will be tough, but not impossible. Nothing is impossible.
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The Best, Weirdest Mario/Zelda Crossovers
Late last year, it was revealed that Link would become a racer in Mario Kart 8. But that wasn’t his first Mario rodeo. Nor was it the first time Zelda crossed over into the Mario series — far from it.
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Love, According To Video Games
Games have — to put it mildly — a weird approach to love. But love is weird in real-life too. In time for Valentine’s Day, this is a celebration of video game romance in all its strange, stalkery, even inter-species forms. Enjoy — and maybe don’t try them out in real life.