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Crystal Dynamics’ “Avengers” character designs are a stunning and brave stand against “Uggophobia” (humor)

Posted on June 14, 2019 by The Splintering Staff Leave a comment

*Sigh* Here we go again…. Crystal Dynamics debuted a trailer for their long-awaited Avengers game during the Square Enix E3 2019 press conference, and almost immediately the “muh objective opinion as a consumer” trolls took to Internet comment sections, message boards and social media to voice their “muh objective opinions” on how ugly the characters looked in the trailer. The

Marvel cancels “Squirrel Girl”, the first Marvel comic series starring hero with Down syndrome (humor)

Posted on May 24, 2019 by The Splintering Staff 4 comments

Sigh. Here we go again… Just when it looked like Marvel actually cared about inclusion, off they go and cancel their only series starring a superhero with Down syndrome, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, which will end with issue #50. Marvel’s excuse? They didn’t really give one. Some are trying to tie the book’s cancellation to abysmally low sales, but shouldn’t

Chomp Bites One Off: “Virtua Fighter’s” Jacky Bryant (SEGA Week Special – NSFW)

Posted on May 24, 2019 by The Splintering Staff Leave a comment

If you live in the United States, your SEGA Saturn console is very possibly now 24 years old. (You still have it, don’t you?) The announcement of the Saturn’s surprise US release was in May 1995, and what followed was a very rocky and admittedly short lifespan for the console. However, several great games graced the Saturn during its short

Furry-phobic trolls are already attacking the new “Sonic the Hedgehog” movie trailer (humor)

Posted on May 1, 2019 by The Splintering Staff One comment

Here we go again. It’s barely been a day since Paramount released the Sonic the Hedgehog movie trailer, and there is already a brigade of Furry-phobic, literal Nazis “thumbing down” the trailer on video hosting sites, and slandering the movie with hate speech like “Sonic’s design is ugly,” “Didn’t laugh once,” and “I don’t want to see it.” Careful, boys.

Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue features Mortal Kombat 11’s Skarlet (humor)

Posted on May 1, 2019 by The Splintering Staff Leave a comment

Fifteen years after Mortal Kombat‘s Mileena appeared in the pages of Playboy, NetherRealm Studios is once again using saucy newsstand magazines to promote the latest entry in their fighting franchise. This time, the hijab-sporting Skarlet is on deck to appear in the 2019 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, and she’s chosen the Taliban-approved “burkini” as her swimwear of religious dictate choice.

Theories on why -THAT- character is missing from the “Star Wars IX” teaser

Posted on April 15, 2019 by The Splintering Staff Leave a comment

For the tens and tens of Star Wars fans hoping that Episode IX would also mean the rise of Tico, those hopes took a hit last week when Lucasfilm released the first Rise of Skywalker teaser/trailer. So what happened to the galaxy’s most famous, moralizing potato sack? We’ve got some theories, so let’s explore and let us know what you

Mother sues EGM over son’s death 27 years after Sheng Long April Fools joke

Posted on April 1, 2019 by The Splintering Staff One comment

In 1992, 13-year old Richard Hunt was awake in his room, well past his bedtime, playing away furiously at Street Fighter II on his Super Nintendo. Richard’s mother, Debra Hunt, recalls walking into his room at nearly midnight. “I was really angry with him,” she says “It was a school night. I remember I threatened to take the TV out

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