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The quest to save the world’s largest CRT TV from destruction
- The Sony KX-45ED1 (aka PVM-4300) is a legendary 45-inch CRT TV sold in the late '80s.
- It was priced at $40,000 at the time, making it a limited and expensive product.
- The scarcity of the PVM-4300 has made it highly sought-after by retro gaming enthusiasts.
- Despite a few pictures, no collector has provided detailed footage of a working unit yet.
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Sonic the Hedgehog 2 almost included a macabre Big the Cat cameo
- The writers of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 revealed an unused cameo idea for Big the Cat.
- The cameo would have featured the skeleton of Big the Cat in a snowy mountain cave.
- The idea was inspired by the trap scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
- Ultimately, the cameo was cut as it didn't make sense for the story.
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Crypto.com Debuts Sports Event Trading Product
- Crypto.com has launched a sports event trading product, allowing American users to trade their own predictions on the outcome of sporting events.
- The product is similar to other event contracts on cryptocurrency offered by Crypto.com-Derivatives North America.
- To promote the launch, Crypto.com is offering a chance to win a share of $1 million in the Cronos Crypto Basket.
- Crypto.com has been increasing its sponsorships of sports teams to expand its reach to non-crypto enthusiasts.
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Cloud Comes Home for Christmas in FFVII Ever Crisis
- Cloud is getting a Christmas outfit in FFVII Ever Crisis 2024 holiday event.
- The Holiday Blade banner features Cloud's Holiday Blade sword and Holiday Outfit gear.
- The blade prioritizes Wind-based attacks and has abilities to increase damage.
- A teaser trailer shows Cloud in the new outfit and using the sword's Twister Blade attack.
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Deck the Halls with the @ston_fi New Year Contest
- Participate in the @ston_fi New Year Contest by creating festive content on Twitter.
- Post your masterpiece on Twitter with the hashtags #Christmas, #NewYear, and #STONfi.
- Follow @ston_fi on Twitter for updates and inspiration from other participants.
- The contest offers prizes for each category - Image, Video, and Text.
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Marvel 1943 – Rise of Hydra Director Reveals New Story Details about the Game
- Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra director, Amy Hennig, reveals new story details about the game.
- The game features a young Steve Rogers and introduces a new Black Panther of 1943.
- The game is expected to be a globe-trotting adventure, exploring locations like Wakanda.
- Black Panther and Captain America are initially at odds but must work together to confront a common enemy.
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How Black Women Made The Sims Home: An OBiGem Perspective
- The Sims is a cultural cornerstone amongst Black women who game, inspiring a multitude of creators including those highlighted in this article. Nevertheless, the game has not always accommodated all tastes. Black Women Simmers have taken on the challenge of improving representations of Black people in the game through a variety of exceptional custom content. Their contributions have been essential to the game's creative essence and even influenced development teams in their determination to improve.The article provides insight into the reasons why some Black leading influencers have continued to create in this game despite its prominent historical baggage and lack of realistic Black representation.
- Many Black Women in the U.S. who enjoy gaming are big fans of The Sims' universe despite the franchise previously not giving them the representation they felt they deserved. Through their creativity, they have found a space where they could express themselves by building their own vision of a Sims world.
- The following discussion with OBiGem, a leading Sims 4 storyteller, focuses on her initial attraction to the game, and how the creative freedom to create unique families drew her into the game.
- In their custom content pieces, The Sims' fan-favorite artists, such as Xmiramira and CoCo Games, have been celebrated for their work in a manner that indicates they are more valuable to the community than some of the game's official content.
- The Sims franchise's lackluster representation of Black people and their culture has been both frustrating and disheartening for Black Women creators and gamers who want to see themselves represented realistically in-game by proper Black hairstyles, clothing, and authentic gatherings.
- The article touches on how Black Women creators/fans have started to create custom content to fill the gap that exists within the game, so they can genuinely express themselves through their Sims world. Their work has even influenced official content updates from development teams.
- It's significant to highlight that many Black gamers are not fond of traditional games due to factors like feeling inadequate and the games' steep learning curves. The Sims games provide everyone with an opportunity to create something and have fun with it in their way.
- The creative drive within the community has sparked continued improvement and inclusivity in The Sims series. The author of the article believes that having the creators and fans discussing the issues is an apt way of influencing and instigating change.
- While the accomplishments of women who built and continue to build in the Sims universe (despite not always feeling seen or heard in it) are being celebrated, there is still much work to be done concerning the representation of Black people in the franchise.
- The article provides valuable insights about the continued misrepresentation of Black people in gaming and the more positive role custom content spawned by Black Women creators can play in influencing game development.
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MassivelyOP’s 2024 Golden Yachties: MMO most likely to distract you in traffic
- The winner of MassivelyOP's MMO most likely to distract you in traffic award is World of Warcraft x Waze collaboration.
- Blizzard and Waze teamed up to bring Warchief Thrall from World of Warcraft into the Waze traffic app.
- Thrall provides traffic guidance and offers moods representing Horde and Alliance factions.
- Users can choose the Red Drake as their vehicle. This collaboration was a surprising result of getting Chris Metzen back.
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These Monster Hunter Chibi Plushies Can Carry Eco Bags
- Capcom revealed more entries in a recent lineup of Monster Hunter chibi plushies that come attached with eco-bags.
- The plushies will be available as crane game prizes in late December 2024.
- The eco-bags attached to the plushies are extendable and can be hung over the owner's shoulder.
- Capcom has released two new eco-bag plushies modeled after Rathalos and Mizutsune, which will appear on December 28, 2024.
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Squid Game season 2, Doctor Who’s Christmas special, and more new TV this week
- Squid Game season 2 is set to release on December 26th on Netflix, picking up where season 1 left off.
- Doctor Who Christmas special, titled 'Joy to the World', airs on December 25th on Disney Plus, featuring timey-wimey weirdness and multiple worlds.
- The finale of Bad Sisters, an Irish black comedy series, will air on December 25th on Apple TV Plus, wrapping up the misadventures and murders of the 'bad' sisters.
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Review: Alien: Rogue Incursion (PSVR2) - A Solid First VR Venture into an Iconic Sci-Fi World
- Alien: Rogue Incursion is the first official venture of the Alien franchise into VR.
- The game offers an up close and personal experience with the iconic world of Alien.
- Players take on the role of Zula Hendricks, an ex-colonial marine, who crash lands on Purdan.
- The game features a narrative of exploring a station infested with Xenomorphs.
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Enhancing Immersive Experiences: The bHaptics TactSuit and Sony’s Mocopi Trackers
- The bHaptics TactSuit is a wearable haptic feedback system that enhances immersive experiences in virtual environments. It provides physical sensations beyond visuals and sounds.
- Sony's Mocopi trackers capture real-world movements with precision and translate them into the virtual environment for accurate motion tracking.
- The combination of the bHaptics TactSuit and Sony's Mocopi trackers opens up possibilities for fully immersive VR and AR experiences.
- These technologies push the boundaries of VR and AR, shaping the future of gaming, entertainment, training, and social interaction.
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This co-op survival horror masterpiece is just $2 in the Steam Winter Sale, which could explain why it just hit an all-time high player count of nearly 100k a decade after it launched
- Survival horror game The Forest, which launched in 2014, has reached an all-time high player count of nearly 100k players.
- The game's popularity surge can be attributed to the discounted price of $2 in the Steam Winter Sale.
- The Forest's co-op gameplay and rise in popularity of co-op horror games contribute to its increasing player count.
- The game continues to attract both new players and those who played it when it was first released.
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Polygon
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Catch up on Sonic lore with this $13 comic bundle
- Humble is offering a bundle of Sonic the Hedgehog comics from IDW Publishing for $13.
- The bundle includes over 30 issues spanning eight volumes, including work by the Brothers McElroy.
- In addition to the IDW volumes, three standalone compilations are also included.
- A portion of the purchase will support Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.
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Dragon Ball Super Gallery Box Set Manga Covers Drawn by Famous Mangaka
- Shueisha will release a box set of the Dragon Ball manga that includes all 42 volumes and features the special Super Gallery illustrations, all of them drawn by famous mangaka who are guest illustrators, as optional covers.
- The trailer for the collection is available on the official website. This video first appeared at Jump Festa 2025. Each volume will have two covers - one by Akira Toriyama and the other by a guest illustrator such as Sui Ishida, Takehiko Inoue, Tatsuki Fujimoto, and Eiichiro Oda.
- The Super Gallery project started in 2021, with a new redesigned cover coming out every month. Each artist who contributed also left a comment talking about Toriyama or their own memories with Dragon Ball.
- Shueisha has not announced the release date or price for the Dragon Ball Super Gallery box set, but it is expected to be released in early 2025 when the Super Gallery project is complete.
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