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Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

Anna Good

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AI or hypermobile ability? Nintendo’s toy announcement turns into internet debate over model’s thumb placement

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

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“Massive identity theft incoming”: Age-verified Roblox accounts are popping up on eBay

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Debunking the “Franklin will eventually show up” brainrot meme from “Grand Theft Auto”

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Entertainment

“Red Dead Redemption 2” fans find the next steps—and possible ending—to the spider web Easter egg

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“Just insanity”: Sony’s “ghost player” patent sparks debate over AI-assisted gaming

Jamie Jirak has been working as an entertainment journalist since 2017. In addition to The Daily Dot, you can find her latest work at SlashFilm and That Hashtag Show. Jamie resides in Los Angeles and co-hosts two podcasts, Phase Hero and Love in the Time of Hydra. She loves moderating panels and has done so for Marvel, Disney, Netflix, and more. Follow her on Letterboxd: @JamieJirak.

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Lionsgate teases “John Wick” and “Saw” video games, and fans already have ideas: “Please make it an open world shooter”

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“A real one”: Hero neighbor tries to kick down the door after gamer repeatedly yells “help!”

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A newly found “Red Dead Redemption 2” Easter egg has players spiraling 7 years later

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“Can teenagers read?”: Gamer’s teammate couldn’t spell “grenade,” so they asked teachers what’s going on

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PS5 jailbreak rumors turned this obscure “Star Wars” game into a scalper goldmine

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“Our plans were just trashed”: MrBeast’s “Boys vs Girls” gaming competition narrative challenged by female participants

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“I knew it”: Demonik, the fictional video game from “Grandma’s Boy,” may release as a real game

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Everything we know about “The Boys” video game—so far

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