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Ben Sledge

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Award-losing journalist, Features Editor at @TheGamerWebsite, formerly The Loadout. Words: Eurogamer, The Guardian, IGN, NME, Kotaku, VICE, more ✍ he/him
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How a visually impaired streamer hunts shiny Pokémon

How a visually impaired streamer hunts shiny Pokémon

Shiny hunting is a task only the most dedicated Pokémon players dare undertake. Shiny Pokémon are an incredib…

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The pursuit of low ping: one player's 6,000-mile journey to the ALGS Championship

The pursuit of low ping: one player's 6,000-mile journey to the ALGS Championship

"It means a lot for the African orgs and the players to compete at this high level, and for this much money,"…

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"Actions Speak Louder Than Words": Why Pokémon GO Streamer Reversal Is Quitting the Game

"Actions Speak Louder Than Words": Why Pokémon GO Streamer Reversal Is Quitting the Game

Despite Pokémon GO earning over £15 million during the hugely successful Pokémon GO Fest weekend last month, …

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Fans Are Resurrecting a Canceled LEGO Bionicle Game, Along With its Murky Past - IGN

Fans Are Resurrecting a Canceled LEGO Bionicle Game, Along With its Murky Past - IGN

When Bionicle: Tales of the Tohunga was released for the GameBoy Advance back in 2001, it was poorly received…

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Home comforts: how The Sims let millennials live out a distant dream

Home comforts: how The Sims let millennials live out a distant dream

ne of the first decisions you make in The Sims is which house to buy. The 200m-selling life simulation series…

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Women of Warhammer Show Us Their Finest Work

Women of Warhammer Show Us Their Finest Work

Whether you were a nerdy collector, a friend dared you or it was an honest mistake while you were looking for…

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The north of England's women wrestlers are coming for WWE

The north of England's women wrestlers are coming for WWE

Professional wrestling is often seen as a hyper-masculine, testosterone-fuelled man-fest, but when you really…

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We analysed video game predictions from 10 years ago to see which came true

We analysed video game predictions from 10 years ago to see which came true

Think back to the murky depths of 2008. What comes to mind? Usain Bolt breaking the 100m World Record, twice?…

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Could Fortnite be responsible for the England team's World Cup success?

Could Fortnite be responsible for the England team's World Cup success?

Sunday evening. Big man Harry Kane is sat on the sofa in the England camp, World Cup trophy sat to his right,…

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Alabama's werewolf hunters: 'People question our sanity'

Alabama's werewolf hunters: 'People question our sanity'

"Monster hunting was never anything I expected to fall deeply into," says Doug Ward. "But when you start look…

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