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We asked for gaming photos from your childhood. The response was more adorable, touching and nostalgic than we could have hoped. Below are a collection of tweets from readers who were willing to share their memories of gaming as a kid.

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Editor's Note: After publishing Brianna Wu's excellent opinion piece on the level of harassment women have to deal with in the game industry earlier this week, we received a lot of feedback. One question we received from some frustrated readers was: What can I do to make a difference? To help answer this, we've reprinted this post from Leigh Alexander's blog with her permission.

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Is Troy the new Brooklyn?:

In some quarters in Troy, it’s repeated like a mantra. Troy is the new Brooklyn. Troy is the new Brooklyn. Troy is the … well, you get the idea.

To some of you, the sentence may seem patently ridiculous. It is ridiculous if you take it literally. One city cannot become another. And Troy, a city with just under 50,000 people, can only have so much in common with a sprawling New York borough of 2.6 million - large enough to be the country’s fourth-largest city, if it stood on its own.

Weezer hopped in the nerd time machine revisiting how they made albums in the past. They got back to work with Blue and Green producer, Ric Ocasek, for this 10th studio album, Everything Will Be Alright In The End (9/30/14). They've been playing the song for a bit now, debuting on that crazy ocean faring Weezer Cruise. Check out "Back to the Shack" and let me know what you think about it in the comments!



Don't hate that they want you to "turn up the radio, turn off those stupid singing shows". Good job, Weezer!

:E GREGR

Content warning: This post contains graphic language, slurs and triggering content

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My buddy Marconi says he wants this little dude for his birthday, after never having witnessed a baby platypus at play until this morning, I can totally agree. Don't worry Chowder, you're safe, but this little sh*t may be the cutest thing on the planet. Hope this makes your Saturday a little bit better:



Have a great weekend!

:E GREGR

IGN Couch Co-Ops Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris - IGN:

Join Greg, Naomi, Daemon, and Crystal Dynamics as they trash-talk their way through Lara Croft’s upcoming dungeon-crawler.

New Star Wars Rebels Extended Trailer - IGN:

Check out the extended trailer for Star Wars Rebels, featuring an appearance by an iconic Star Wars movie character.

Can’t wait!

Our own Justin McElroy is reviewing every FMV game because he is broken inside.

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Kim Kardashian: Hollywood, the mobile role-playing game featuring the socialite herself, is forecast to make $200 million this year, which is significantly more than what most video games make in their lifetime. While it may be easy to attribute most of those earnings to her rabid fan base, which has been known to throw money at anything the Kardashian Klan puts its name on, there might be more to its success than just a pretty face.

"There are a couple of things," said the co-founder of Drexel University's game design program, Frank Lee. "If the gameplay itself was really horrible, it probably wouldn't sell as well. Certainly having her name attached to it and given the amount of media interest she's able to generate is a great help,...

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BEIT LAHIA, GAZA STRIP—Saying they’ve begun to reevaluate their stance as the latest outbreak of Israeli-Palestinian violence has escalated, hundreds of residents of the Gaza Strip told reporters Friday they are starting to have mixed feelings...

Come see me today, at GaymerX!

fishysciencevoldemort:

wow, look at that hot greaser I mean damn son- 
wait. waaaait. Is that Leonard Nimoy? 
You be your sweet ass that’s Leonard Nimoy
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therandomcub:

When digital tv info glitches are more accurate than the actual show info

The beta for Bungie's shared-world shooter Destiny kicks off today, and we'll be streaming the first few hours of gameplay live on Twitch — that is, just as soon as we get on and fight tooth and nail for that precious download bandwidth.

We'll be streaming the PlayStation 4 version of the game, hopefully battling alongside many of you. For those of you who are unfortunately stuck at work or otherwise without access to the Destiny beta, enjoy our online shenanigans. If you have questions about the game or requests for us to do something in particular, we'll be keeping an eye on Twitch chat and the comments in this post.

You can watch our individual streams on Twitch (Brian Crecente, Dave Tach and Michael McWhertor) or watch embedded...

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The "Sunday Ticket" service offered by DirecTV — essentially delivering every Sunday afternoon NFL game except the one involving your local team — appears to be coming to personal computers, consoles, tablets and mobile devices this season, with no subscription to the satellite provider necessary.

Technically, the service is intended for those who are unable to use DirecTV, perhaps because of their location or building restrictions. You'll need to complete a form to learn if you're eligible for the service. Places like apartment buildings and college dormitories can pick any of the streaming options. But some homes may be ineligible for the streaming service, because DirecTV would like those residents to subscribe to their satellite...

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ORIGINS, by Blacksmoker:

8 track album

In the latest of those strange Taiwanese CGI animations of the news, the world can take a look at legal cannabis in WA. It is ridiculous.



Even the bald eagle was smoking a giant Cuban cigar-sized joint. Also, Starblunts, Seattle SuperChronics, and good old Microblaze - lol.

:E GREGR

One gaming's most enduring tunes, the Super Mario Bros. theme reaches heretofore unknown heights of groove and danceability in the hands of DJ Jazzy Jeff and Questlove. Jeff challenged electronic artist Jeremy Ellis to a beat duel on the classic song at Philadelphia's Welcome America Jam last week.

Let us know who you think came out on top in comments, but until we see Uncle Phil repeatedly tossing Ellis out of his Bel Air mansion, Jeff will always be tops in our hearts.

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Brazil spent over $13 billion dollars preparing for the FIFA World Cup 2014, a controversial move that incited fiery protests against Brazil and the World Cup, and caused people around the world to wonder how they could spend so much money on building several stadiums when poverty runs rampant throughout their country.

Brazil played on despite the controversy, making it to the semifinals where they were soundly defeated by Germany 7-1, in a sport that regularly ends with less than three points total being scored during the game.

Needless to say this resounding failure made Brazilian futbol fans very angry, and very, very sad, which prompted some fan of sports fan sadness to create a Tumblr called Sad Brazilians, quite possibly the saddest sports related site ever created.

Sorry about your loss Brazil, but at least you have a bunch of shiny stadiums so you can practice and prepare for World Cup 2018!

-Via Dangerous Minds

While each of these maps is incredibly striking, it isn't always easy to recognize the places within them as spots on our Earth. Some of them look straight out a J.R.R. Tolkien novel, while others are more fanciful takes on familiar countries.http://io9.com/a-collection-o...

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Polygon's Culture section deals with the intersection of gaming, its audience and pop culture as a whole. This is where we'll put non-gaming stories we think are worth talking about.

Polygon's Culture section deals with the intersection of gaming, its audience and pop culture as a whole. This is where we'll put non-gaming stories we think are worth talking about.

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I'm not sure if this favors Boeing in the age long rivalry with Airbus, but we're from Seattle, so let's go ahead and say it does!

Coming in for a landing at Barcelona, this Boeing 767 almost took out an Airbus 340 that was meandering around the runway. I imagine it must have been pretty jarring for the passengers, and the pilot had to be sweating, it's not exactly a Cessna.

But I don'tknow... It looks to me like he had the landing... - Zach



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In a simpler time, just 5 years ago, the landscape for music promotion was so different. You helped a band by going to a show, buying a shirt or CD or something swaggy, maybe you told your friend about "how rad those dudes were last night".

Now fast forward just a few years to 2014 where artists of all types come up with an idea, and rather than saving up the money, they ask you to help out up front. When you really love an artist and they need money to buy a new van, build a cyborg drummer, or rent some studio time, they set up a Kickstarter and you can donate.

That's just what Seattle artists like the Grizzled Mighty did to make a record. Now my pal Ayron Jones wants to take his career up a notch. Having played his heart out in Seattle, the dude wants to shoot a new video and hit the road to expand the buzz he has here at home to the rest of the country. Go here and help AJ and the Way!



:E GREGR

Roccat Studios will continue development on the Sova, the company's modular board to enable keyboard-and-mouse gaming in the living room, and chronicle the process on its blog, the peripheral manufacturer announced today.

Hamburg, Germany-based Roccat brought a prototype of the Sova to E3 2014 last month in order to get feedback about the device. According to the Sova website, the lapboard debuted to a 96 percent positive reception, which gave Roccat the support it was looking for.

"We are thrilled with the overwhelmingly positive response we have received for the Sova," said René Korte, CEO and founder of Roccat, in a press release today. "We're ready to go full speed into our refinement process, and want our fans to see the hard work...

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Airtight Games, the Washington based game studio best known for the 2014 release Murdered: Soul Suspect, quietly closed the doors of its Redmond headquarters less than a month after the launch of the ghostly action game, Geekwire reports.

The company's former office space is currently shuttered, with a sign outside the premises confirming its closure.
Earlier in the year, the company confirmed to Polygon a small nuber of layoffs, describing it as a "part of a necessary restructuring."

Prior to this, company president Jim Deal confirmed to IGN at the time that existing projects were on schedule. "Layoffs like this are regrettable but part of the natural ebb and flow of game production," he wrote. "Airtight Games is actively seeking...

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From Yamaha keyboards to white willow picnic baskets from Pier 1 Imports, Nickelodeon's Double Dare game show was a treasure trove of late '80s family hopes and dreams. Here's more than ten minutes of fabulous prizes.

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I don’t know how to feel about the KOR-FX gaming vest, and it’s not the fault of inventor Shahriar Afshar. There have been so many gimmicky products that claim to do the same thing, to put you "inside" the game, and there is no denying that wearing the hardware makes you look like an extra from a low-rent science fiction film.

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