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Junae Benne

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Chicago
As seen in: Medium, MSN, Substack, Tom's Hardware, PC Gamer, Yahoo, Laptop Mag, NewsBreak, Games Press, Black Girl Nerds and
Covers:  gaming, streaming, technology, esports, Black women in gaming, video game culture
Helping devs & brands get visibility, featured in press & communities Bylines: @WIRED @TomsHardware @NBC #WomenInGaming Biz: junaebenne at g mail (dot) com

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Freelance writer and editor based in Chicago. I specialize in esports, gaming, streaming, and technology.

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How to Find Unclaimed Music Royalties - Trqk

How to Find Unclaimed Music Royalties - Trqk

Being a musician is demanding enough without having to worry about getting paid for your work. But neither is…

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Nix These Six for a Beauty Fix: A Guide to 6-Free Haircare

Nix These Six for a Beauty Fix: A Guide to 6-Free Haircare

The beauty industry has been using these six ingredients for years, not only for hair products but also for m…

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Prosecutors: Woman Ran Over Ex-Boyfriend's New Girlfriend

Prosecutors: Woman Ran Over Ex-Boyfriend's New Girlfriend

A 20-year-old woman was held on bail Sunday after she reportedly ran over her ex-boyfriend's new girlfriend T…

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Marshall Lets Rhodes Know He's Got His Eye on Him

Marshall Lets Rhodes Know He's Got His Eye on Him

The Minnesota Vikings drafted Florida State cornerback Xavier Rhodes in their second selection of the first r…

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More Than 900 Illinoisans Ran the Boston Marathon in 2013

More Than 900 Illinoisans Ran the Boston Marathon in 2013

The executive director of the Chicago Area Runner's Association, Wendy Jaehn, ran the Boston Marathon Monday …

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Quinn: Film Industry Brought Record $184M To Illinois

Quinn: Film Industry Brought Record $184M To Illinois

Gov. Pat Quinn says tax incentives to draw big film productions to Illinois have paid off, leading to a recor…

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A 80s Inspired Tabletop Game with Moving Labyrinths and Physical Traps

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By Junae Benne
| Rascal.News
announcements — 3 min read Questiny the Board Game This is a community submitted press release. Our Announcements section is free to post to and free to submit too, please help us keep this valuable industry resource available by subscribing to Rascal. Professional magician, Leon Simmonds, takes 5 years to develop a love letter to 80s & 90s tabletop RPGs. Questiny is a cooperative dungeon crawler for one to found players.
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Nordic Game Spring Program Schedule Revealed

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By Mat Ombler, Junae Benne, Angela Boyajian
| Games Press
The programme schedule offers a first look at sessions and speakers ahead of NG26 The programme schedule for Nordic Game Spring 2026 (NG26) is now live, giving attendees an overview of this year’s sessions and speakers ahead of the event, taking place 26–29 May at Malmö’s iconic Slagthuset venue. The schedule is available now at nordicgame.com/program.
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GameSir Kaleid Flux review

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What was your first job as a journalist?

I was a journalist at Northern Illinois University's newspaper, Northern Star

How is social media changing news?

For better or worse, a lot of ideas are being shared. Therefore, many people can weigh in on topics and hopefully learn and share knowledge

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Kermit the Frog, Kent Brockman, and Lois Lane.