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Off Topic: Kingdoms of Amalur Reckoning is the best RPG you didn’t play
Games come and go.
Off Topic: Why you would like Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie
This isn't going to be a review of Midnight's Children -- I'd need a lot more space to do Salman Rushdie's epic of India as it went from a British Colony to an independent nation, and frankly I don't think I'm smart enough to do it justice.
Off-Topic: We rate the three Pokemon Sword and Shield starters
Pokemon Sword and Shield have finally been announced.
Off Topic Gallery: A first look at Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield
Off Topic: If you’ve ever wanted to see Stardew Valley turned into an esport, today’s your chance
Some mad geniuses designed a way to turn peaceful farming simulator, Stardew Valley, into a competitive esport -- and those mad geniuses also found a way to involve a $35,000 prize pool.
Off Topic: There’s a new Godzilla movie coming at the end of May. I might be excited.
In 1954, Ishiro Hondo unleashed a new kind of movie monster.
Off Topic: This Apex Legends player spends $500 on loot boxes just as the FTC updates plans to investigate them
An Apex Legends player spent $500 on the game's loot boxes, and the Federal Trade Commission just announced its plans to further its investigation into the popular monetization model.
Off Topic: AI aren’t good enough to win arguments (yet), but they’re already smart enough to be a little scary
Several years ago, the world watched IBM's Watson AI defeat the best Jeopardy players in the world.
Off Topic: We’re impressed and crying over the Kitbull Pixar short
Kitbull is a departure for Pixar -- with its 2D, animated kitten and pit bull characters -- but it's no less charming.
Off Topic: Anthem might be interesting if it would stop crashing
If you want first impressions of BioWare's latest game Anthem, I can tell you that I briefly thought it was a game that sought to comment on the endless repetition of loot-shooters by having me perpetually stuck in its opening sequence.
