Alyssa Mercante
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Past articles by Alyssa:
We’ve Barely Seen The True, Horrifying Nature Of The Mandalorian’s Death Cult
Din Djarin should run away from The Children of The Watch faster than Grogu can say "patu" → Read More
New York Times Joins Last Of Us Ending Discourse 10 Years Later
Welcome, if this is your first time discussing the ending of The Last of Us I hope you've mentally prepared yourself → Read More
NBA Star Luka Doncic Is A Grandmaster Overwatch Player, Mains Zarya
A Twitch streamer randomly got Doncic on his squad, who slowly revealed his identity → Read More
Twitch Finally Addresses Porn Deepfake Scandal Over A Month Later
"Explicit 'deepfake' content has no place on Twitch—or anywhere" the company said while laying out plans for a Creator Camp to support women streamers → Read More
Hogwarts Legacy Takes No Moral Stance
The controversial RPG offers little repercussion for your actions, weird considering WB Games owns the nemesis system → Read More
The Disney World Debut Of The Mandalorian & Baby Yoda Was Chaos
Grogu and his dad appeared at Star Wars Galaxy's Edge for the first time to celebrate The Mandalorian season 3 → Read More
Hogwarts Legacy Certainly Seems Like It Was Supposed to Have Quidditch
There are flying, broom upgrades, Quidditch uniforms, and a surprisingly detailed pitch—but the wizard sport is conspicuously absent → Read More
Overwatch Players Want The Mei Murder Grenade To Be Real
Overwatch devs shared a unique take on Cassidy’s Magnetic Grenade, now players want it in the game → Read More
Pricey First-Party PS5 Games Everyone Should Play Are On Sale
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Horizon Forbidden West, and The Last of Us Part 1 are all on sale → Read More
The RPG Elements In Hogwarts Legacy Undermine Its Magic
Casting Alohomora just to perform a lockpicking mini-game is about as un-magical as you can get → Read More
Don’t Want To Play Hogwarts Legacy? There’s An Elden Ring Mod For That
An Elden Ring mod lets you fly on a broomstick and cast spells without having to put a cent in J.K. Rowling’s pocket → Read More
Witcher 3 Vagina Modder Claims CDPR Used Mod Without Permission
The modder alleges the Witcher 3 studio added their ‘Vaginas for Everyone’ mod to the next-gen game → Read More
The Aftermath Of Twitch's Deepfake Porn Scandal
Speaking with Sweet Anita and internet lawyers on the somewhat unexplored territory of deepfake porn → Read More
The Witcher 3’s Next-Gen Vaginas Were ‘Unintended,’ Devs Say [Update]
Looks like the realistic genitals weren't supposed to be in the fantasy RPG → Read More
Hogwarts Legacy Spoilers Are All Over The Internet, As Is Harry Potter Tradition
The ending of the brand-new and highly controversial RPG is all over the internet → Read More
Here's What Amiibo Get You In Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Rep your favorite Zelda game with a paraglider for different Amiibo from the series, including BOTW → Read More
Looks Like The Witcher 3 ‘Next-Gen’ Update Added Realistic Vaginas, Too
CDPR’s upgraded RPG may have taken ‘4K’ textures to an entirely new place → Read More
Twitter Breaks Right Before Nintendo Direct, Chaos Ensues
What is a Nintendo Direct if you can't live-tweet it? → Read More
Xbox Just Dropped A Gorgeous New Galaxy-Inspired Controller
Xbox just released a controller that looks like something from outer space → Read More
Pour One Out For Mercy Because Overwatch Just Nerfed Her Into The Ground
Overwatch 2’s latest patch notes take aim at the angelic healer and some beefy tanks → Read More