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November 12, 2026 Medic

The Sigma of Tanks

Over the years, there’s one thing you all probably know about me. I’m a support main. My name is literally Medic on here. I spent years calling myself The Medic on SPUF, and it was also my Steam username for years. Heck, I have two email addresses with the word “Medic” in them. I have ALWAYS gravitated to support characters because I’m a scaredy-cat and I like hiding behind big strong people who run face first into danger. This has carried on into Overwatch. While I don’t enjoy playing Mercy at all (which is weird because she plays a lot… [Continue Reading]

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August 20, 2026 aabicus

Deadlock’s Infernus

This article is dedicated to Spades. I was queueing up for a random Infernus match, still not really knowing the character but ready to do my best. I liked his kit enough and I needed a third character with 15 wins to unlock ranked, which was gonna be a hell of a grind but I had to start somewhere. Spades was an incredibly laid-back dude on my team who offered to queue up together for more games afterward. He watched me play, doctored up a custom build for my playstyle, and then queued into matches with me for over nine… [Continue Reading]

I didn't tell him it was a guaranteed hundo.

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August 13, 2026 Medic

A Free Mewtwo!

So there’s been a fuckton of 10th Anniversary stuff in Pokemon GO. And I get why! It’s a game that’s done exceptionally well! We’ve had all sorts of cool stuff, like a mostly free GO Fest, all the Unowns available in incense, new mega Pokemon, the release of Mega Mewtwo and the mythical Pokemon Zeraora and a day of 10x XP. Pokemon GO has also made tons of money from this, but it’s all mostly been great, whether you are a F2Per or a whale. So many cool things celebrating a big event. There was one little setback. Before GO… [Continue Reading]

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July 11, 2026 Medic

The Medic’s Real Name Sucks

Over the years, I have drifted away from Team Fortress 2. But for a long time, I was known as Medic, or The Medic, or sometimes BLU Medic or RED Medic depending on the day. My name on here is Medic, even if my display name randomly switches between Medic, Arkay and Retvik, and my online aliases for years were some variations of the name Medic. And if you asked me what my real name was, I would lie constantly and pick something random. But I also never actually suggested an official name for the official TF2 Medic. We didn’t… [Continue Reading]

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July 4, 2026 Sky

Adding Some Spice to Your Dungeons and Dragons World

Playing Dungeons and Dragons inspires a lot of creativity for me, particularly from a player perspective. You can play a hands-on brawler, a devious thief, a sardonic bard or even an oblivious but well-meaning necromancer; truly, whatever takes your fancy. You can build a deep, emotional backstory for your character and play them as if it really were you reflected in that miniature you bought when you got excited to start the campaign. It’s easy to pass off a DM’s world building as easier than making a character you want to stick with for months, but there are so many… [Continue Reading]

Isaac in the Basement, the starting room of Greed Mode

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July 1, 2026 Medic

A Strange Ramble About The Lost

I have always sucked at the Binding of Isaac, but I consume a LOT of Binding of Isaac content. I am literally subscribed to 3 channels that do Binding of Isaac content on Youtube. Despite only having 8 hours on Afterbirth (I don’t even have Afterbirth+), I can tell you a surprising amount about it. Okay I just bought the DLCs I was missing (the whole collection is now on sale for a fiver, worth picking up if you like rogue-lites), and I just got my ass handed to me by the Burning Basement yet again, but I can still… [Continue Reading]

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June 30, 2026 Medic

These new Team Rocket Events are Frustrating

Hah. Frustrating. Like the move Frustration. Haha. Get it? Okay but in all seriousness, Rocket Takeovers used to be my favourite seasonal event. You get a week where you get a Team Rocket Balloon every 2 hours, Team Rocket grunts appear constantly at Pokestops and you get a good shakeup of what Pokemon can be shadows. Sure, the Legendary Pokemon Giovanni has can sometimes be ass (looking at you, you three genies) and they often have crap stats (except you, hundo shadow Suicune my beloved) but you get a Legendary Pokemon you can use in Great League and you have… [Continue Reading]

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June 28, 2026 aabicus

Deadlock’s Druid

As Deadlock establishes its place in the gaming conscience, more and more of its characters are developing recognizable reputations among various online communities. Ivy has a Know Your Meme page, Silver is making waves in the furry fandom, and Abrams enjoys the star power of being the box-art face of the game. But there’s a good chance most of you haven’t heard of Deadlock’s Druid, probably because he doesn’t technically exist, unless you count unused lines and dummied-out code. Here’s the closest thing he has to an ‘appearance’ in the canon: Mina and Victor have a couple unused voicelines referring to… [Continue Reading]

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June 7, 2026 Medic

On Already Hitting the Dynamax Endgame

I like Dynamax battles. The tier 1 battles are super fast and free, and, when it comes to solo or low player content, tier 3, 4 and 5 battles are a great challenge. Gigantamax content on the other hand is intentionally tedious, in a bid to draw large crowds. While they can be beaten with low accounts, they require luck and maxed out Pokemon. And premium-only Max Mushrooms. But after a year or so of Dynamax content, the well is basically dry. But why? There are still unreleased Gigantamax Pokemon and a whole host of Pokemon who could be good… [Continue Reading]

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June 5, 2026 aabicus

Deadlock’s McGinnis

I’ve covered an agile healer and a middling-speed DPS, now let’s complete the roster with a slow tank! Between these three characters, I think there’s something for everyone who is interested in trying Deadlock but struggling to choose a starter class. The final hero in our triumvirate will appeal to players who want a massive healthpool, an easy way to heal and deal damage, and limited mobility so being bad at Deadlock’s movement systems doesn’t kneecap one’s gameplay quite as much as on other heroes. Meet McGinnis! I played McGinnis in my first-ever Deadlock match for all the reasons mentioned… [Continue Reading]