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Though X-Factor was quite busy with its own contained story about its team discovering the latest, most grotesque programming to come out of Mojoworld, the onset of X of Swords has shifted the series in a drastically different direction. It’s established a terrifying complication for the X-Men’s carefully constructed…
https://io9.gizmodo.com/x-factor-is-testing-the-limits-of-the-x-mens-age-of-asc-1845228745
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In addition to putting Miles Morales at the center of its next Spider-Man game, Insomniac’s also releasing a remastered version of the first game, meant to show off the PlayStation 5’s raw graphical power. While gameplay won’t be all that different from the original Peter-centric game, a number of updates will…
https://io9.gizmodo.com/im-sorry-but-who-the-hell-is-this-supposed-to-be-1845231185
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When I was 13, I had my first kiss, got engaged twice, performed a wedding ceremony, telepathically communicated with crystal amulets, and sang songs to cast spells. It was a mystical era in Wehnimer’s Landing, the main town in a game called GemStone III.
https://gizmodo.com/i-had-my-first-kiss-in-gemstone-iii-1845229020
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I’ve been flying regional jets and in general aviation for 12 years. But your flying job will always restrict you to the type of flying and destinations that your employer needs, and unless you’re Bezos or Zuck, you can’t own every genre of airplane and fly everywhere. With Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, I got a…
https://gizmodo.com/a-pilot-s-review-of-microsoft-flight-simulator-2020-1845224897
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Dragon’s Dogma, Capcom’s beloved 2012 action RPG, became a cult classic in spite of itself. It’s a clunky, at times arcane experience that can obfuscate the game in awkwardness. It also has a rabid audience—one that screams with delight every time it gets ported to a new platform—that fell in love with it for a reason…
https://io9.gizmodo.com/dragons-dogma-took-a-charming-video-game-world-and-saw-1845132346
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https://kinjadeals.theinventory.com/the-10-best-deals-of-september-30-2020-1845230497
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The Marvel Cinematic Universe has its Kamala Khan. Deadline reports the studio has cast actress Iman Vellani in the title role of the upcoming Disney+ series, Ms. Marvel.
https://io9.gizmodo.com/disney-has-cast-its-ms-marvel-1845231262
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Astronauts aboard the International Space Station sprung to action late Monday night following concerns that a persistent air leak had grown in size. It turned out to be a false alarm, but during the event, the crew managed to trace the source of the leak to a Russian service module.
https://gizmodo.com/vexing-space-station-air-leak-traced-to-russian-module-1845226944
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Feline intelligence may be more impressive than we’ve appreciated, at least according to a new study. The research claims to present the first evidence that cats can recognize and then mimic human behavior on command—a feat that only a few other animals, including dogs, are known to do.
https://gizmodo.com/extremely-good-cat-learns-to-copy-human-movements-1845219499
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Conan, arguably one of the most recognizable barbarians to have ever existed in the public consciousness, is coming back in what’s sure to be a reminder that studios really are allergic to new ideas.
https://io9.gizmodo.com/by-crom-a-new-conan-the-barbarian-series-is-coming-to-1845229397