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Let’s travel back to 2012 for a moment One Direction’s “That’s What Makes You Beautiful” is playing over the car radio, Obama and Romney lawn signs are fixed into the grass of every house, and adults are talking about Superstorm Sandy or the Benghazi attack What is on the mind of the Generation Z kids, though? MinecraftIn 1961, Tim accidentally witnesses his mother’s affair
When his family’s secrets collide, Tim flees to Mexico on foot, where he discovers a new world The Weakest Fish is a 290-page graphic novel, a coming-of-age thriller of self-discovery that explores themes of love and jealousy, loss and fear, escape and redemption, superstition and the natural worldAnd you'd think that slipping into the warm bath of alternate worlds would be the ideal balm for 2020 — of shedding this limping half-life of lay-offs and tear gas to roar through the Wasteland with Mad Max, walk with Ellie and Abby in The Last Of Us 2 or Deacon in Days Gone And I tried
Over and over again, I looked for some escape, some peace in the operatic violence of pixels, a story that wasn't my own and outcomes that I had some hand in controlling In the past — in every other moment and every other year — I could trust in the push-button magic to transport me But not nowThis is how I have gotten through 2020
Not the only way — not my only comfort, of course — but a big one The pandemic, lockdowns, the election, the world Things have been rough Bleak on the good days, horrifying on the bad ones
I don't sleep a lot anymore My focus is shattered into a hundred small pieces that I painstakingly assemble into days I have lost things that I will never get back We all have, whether we want to cop to it or not
But we find ways to stitch the days into weeks and the weeks into a year that has felt like ten of them or a minute or foreverMarkus Persson, better known as “Notch,” was the original developer of the game He first released Minecraft in May 2009, but at that time it was just a developmental release Alongside this early version of the game, Persson founded a video game company to assist him in further development: Mojang
It wasn’t until November 2011 that Mojang released the full, completed game, and it didn’t take long for it to become a cultural phenomenon, with interest levels skyrocketing around the turn of the new yearEnter Hazelton Academy, where an unlikely duo must pull together to battle the monsters not just outside their school walls, but within Don't Call Me Sidekick! is an exciting new fantasy/adventure series from creator Brenda Hickey (My Little Pony, Aggretsuko)! For fans of magical girl anime with a hint of dark academia -- It’s a blended mix of Cardcaptor/Pokémon meets Harry Potter/My Hero AcademiaA “creature-saver” rather than collector, you take control of Vic, a scientist tasked with saving the creatures of the planet Ava before it succumbs to an infection known as the Withering
With the help of a new friend, Vic stumbles upon an ancient staff, capable of cleansing the infection What begins as a simple rescue and evacuation soon becomes a journey of empathy and understanding, for both the planet and VicWeekly newsletter No spam Just the latest releases and tips, interesting articles, and exclusive interviews in your inbox every week
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On Twitch, the event helped the platform record its third-highest peak viewership ever for a single day, coming in at 638 million viewers on December 2 During this peak, over 50% of Twitch viewers were watching Fortnite, an unprecedented statisticWhen the cocky and entitled Dylan Jax joins the Cosmic Protection Bureau and is assigned to bullshit busywork alongside a grumpy alien vet, he’s forced to confront the reality that his great destiny was just a lie his mommy fed him, and that the organization he’s committed his life to isn’t as benevolent as it claims to be
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Marketing Intelligence Resources Jump right in — get an overview of the basics and get started on building. Watch video Advanced features Once you’re ready, learn more about advanced analytics, features and shortcuts. Watch video All videosFortnite’s collaboration event captivated audiences and shattered viewership records. The game hit a peak viewership of 7.3M across Twitch, YouTube Gaming, Kick, and Facebook Gaming, making it the biggest Fortnite event so far.On Twitch, the event helped the platform record its third-highest peak viewership ever for a single day, coming in at 6.38 million viewers on December 2. During this peak, over 50% of Twitch viewers were watching Fortnite, an unprecedented statistic.When the cocky and entitled Dylan Jax joins the Cosmic Protection Bureau and is assigned to bullshit busywork alongside a grumpy alien vet, he’s forced to confront the reality that his great destiny was just a lie his mommy fed him, and that the organization he’s committed his life to isn’t as benevolent as it claims to be. SHITKICKERS is a series that lives somewhere between the humor of the Jump Street films and the high-stakes action of Guardians of the Galaxy—with a little Starship Troopers for garnish. But underneath the dick jokes and bad attitudes, this is a story about fighting against a system designed to oppress, even if it takes you a while to realize the side you should be fighting for isn’t the side you’re on. It’s about finding your place in the universe with a little help from your friends and the importance of chosen family. It’s about telling your past to fuck off so you can carve out your own future.
