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Nintendo Switch Bans Nicknames Like ‘ACAB’, ‘Nazi’, And ‘Covid’ In Latest Update
The Switch got a new firmware update yesterday that didn’t seem to do anything unusual, but as Switch homebrew modders discovered, it’s added several new phrases to the device’s banned word list.
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What A Video Game ‘Exclusive’ Means In 2017
Merriam-Webster defines exclusive as “limiting or limited to possession, control, or use by a single individual or group”. If you follow video games, your understanding of the word is probably more refined.
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Charting The Cultural Ascent Of The Word ‘Gamer’
Most folks don’t really much like the term “Gamer.” It has a lot of cultural baggage, and is even a little bit like “Hipster” in some ways. We all like games these days, don’t we? So what is a “Gamer” anymore, anyway?