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AI Demand Could Make RAM Prices Worse for Gamers
If you were hoping PC parts (especially RAM) might chill out this year, that optimism is starting to look a little misplaced. At a recent ...
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LEGO R2-D2 Set Drops to $79.99: A Clean Display Piece With Just Enough Play
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Streaming Feels Off… And I Think I Know Why
Something’s been… off. Not bad. Not “I hate this.” Not even close to quitting. Just… missing something. And it’s weird, because on paper, everything is ...
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Top 5 Gaming Keyboards Worth Your Desk Space
Gamers love gear. We’ll argue about controllers vs keyboard and mouse like it’s a personality trait. We’ll tweak settings we don’t fully understand. We’ll convince ...
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The Division 2 “Rise Up” Update Pulled Me Back In
I wasn’t planning on playing The Division 2 again. Then Ubisoft drops a full update called Rise Up, and now I’m back running missions like ...
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Govee RGBIC Light Bars Add Instant Vibes: Save $20 Here
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I Think I’m Going Through a Gaming Nostalgia Phase Right Now
I didn’t notice it at first. I was just playing what I felt like playing. Then I took a step back and realized… I’m playing ...
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Retro Rewind Is My New “Just Vibe” Game
Something about running your own Blockbuster video store in the early 90s that just… works. No pressure. No sweating. No getting slammed in ranked. Just ...
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LEGO One Piece Buggy’s Circus Tent Gets a Nice Price Drop
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I Slept on One Piece… Here’s Why I Was So Wrong
I slept on One Piece… and that’s on me. I’ve always been on the outside looking in when it comes to anime. It never clicked. ...
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Crimson Desert Launches to Mixed Reviews… People Judge Too Fast
The long-awaited release of Crimson Desert has officially landed, and if you’ve spent even five minutes online, you’ve already seen the verdict: “Mixed.” What that ...
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Spider-Man: Brand New Day Trailer Shows a World That Forgot Peter Parker
Sony just dropped the official Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer, and if there was any question about where this story is headed, it’s clear now. ...
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He Made $245K After Streaming His Game for 4 Years
There’s indie success… and then there’s this. A solo developer known as Cakez just pulled off one of the most authentic game launches we’ve seen ...
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I Went Back to Uncharted 4 and It’s Still Amazing
I started Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End on stream yesterday, and I am pumped. I’ve been looking forward to this one for a while. This ...
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HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless at $119 is a Steal
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Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 2: Showdown Battle Pass & Leaks
Fortnite’s next season is almost here, and if the leaks and teaser trailers are any indication, Chapter 7 Season 2 might be one of the ...
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Highguard Dies After Just 45 Days as Servers Shut Down
One of the newest entries in the crowded live-service shooter market has already reached the end of the road. Highguard, the free-to-play hero shooter from ...
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A LEGO PlayStation 1 Set Just Leaked: Here’s What We Know
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LEGO Reveals a Super Mario Minifigure Arriving in 2027
For years, LEGO and Nintendo fans have asked the same question: Where is the actual Mario minifigure? After nearly a decade of collaborations between the ...
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SCUF Elite Series 2 Paddles Drop to $14.99 — Get It Here
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Primal Season 3 Is About to Wrap – Now’s The Time To Watch
If you’ve been sleeping on Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal, you’re officially running out of excuses. Episode 9 of Season 3 just aired, which means the season ...
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The Division 2 Is Back on Steam Charts And It’s Great To See
Sometimes a game people quietly loved refuses to disappear. That’s exactly what’s happening right now with Tom Clancy’s The Division 2, which is suddenly seeing ...
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Marathon, The Server Slam, and Why We Decide Games Are Dead Too Fast
The gaming internet moves fast. A new game shows up, people play a beta for a few hours, a couple streamers complain on Twitter, and ...
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Fortnite Might Be Heading Back to Night City
Epic Games just dropped one of those tiny teasers that immediately sends the gaming internet into speculation mode. The video is short. No gameplay. No ...
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Building This Community One Stream at a Time
When I first started posting gameplay and writing about it, I didn’t really know what would happen. I just knew I enjoyed gaming, writing, and ...
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Common Side Effects: The Weird Adult Animation That Got My Attention
When Invincible Changed My Brain About Adult Animation For the longest time, I didn’t think adult animated shows were for me. Not because they were ...
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Resident Evil Requiem Sells 5 Million Copies in Five Days
Capcom’s newest Resident Evil release is off to a massive start. The company announced that Resident Evil Requiem has reached 5 million copies sold within ...
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5 Useless Gaming Accessories I Still Kind of Want
Gamers love gear. That’s just a fact of life. We’ll spend hours tweaking graphics settings, arguing about mouse DPI, or researching which headset has the ...
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Elgato Stream Deck MK.2 Gets a Price Drop
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Level 1 Again in ARC Raiders… But Not the Same Player
I’m Level 1 again. No stash. No safe pocket. No illusion that I’m tougher than I actually am. And it feels better than the first ...
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PlayStation Plus March 2026 Is Low-Key Stacked (And Nobody’s Talking About It)
Four games.Four completely different vibes.And depending on who you are, this might be one of those “wait… this is actually a great month” situations. Let’s ...
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HyperX Cloud III S Wireless Is Built for Long Sessions… and It’s Seeing a Deal
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GTA VI Is Actually Real And It’s About to Take Over Everything
It feels fake typing this. We’ve been joking about GTA VI for so long it basically became a meme. A conspiracy. A myth your older ...
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ARC Raiders: The Hurricane Update Just Changed Everything
The storm finally hit. And no, this isn’t one of those “minor weather effects for immersion” updates. This is chaos. The Shrouded Sky update for ...
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Uncharted 4 Is the GOAT For Me — And I Didn’t Even See It Coming
I get asked this a lot. “What’s your favorite game of all time?” And every time, I say it without hesitation: Uncharted 4. Not because ...
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Invincible Season 4 Might Be the Biggest One Yet
When I started Invincible, I thought I was getting something fun. A superhero show. Animated. Easy watch. Background noise while I scrolled. Instead, by the ...
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Xbox Series X Is Seeing a Price Drop Again — Still One of the Cleanest Console Upgrades
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I Didn’t Know Animated Shows Could Hit Like This — Invincible Shocked Me
I went into Invincible thinking it was background noise. You know the vibe. Animated superhero show. Bright colors. Saturday morning energy. Something I could throw ...
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Fallout Season 2 Isn’t Just Good (It’s Making Me Obsess Over Vaults Again)
I figured I’d watch a couple of episodes of Fallout Season 2, nod politely at some references, and move on with my life like a ...
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Acer’s 27″ 240Hz Gaming Monitor Is Back at a Strong Price
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LEGO Drops the Dark Millennium Falcon to One of Its Best Prices Yet
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What New Games in 2026 Will Demand of Your Gaming Setup
I don’t think games in 2026 are harder to run.I think they’re just more passive-aggressive about it. Nothing crashes.Nothing screams “unsupported hardware.”The game just… performs ...
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Gamers Decide If a Game Is “Dead” Way Too Fast
I’ve been noticing something lately, and once you see it, you can’t unsee it. A game drops. Or relaunches. Or quietly updates. And within hours ...
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What We Actually Know About the Biggest Games Coming in 2026
2026 is shaping up to be the year everyone talks about carefully. Not loudly.Not with preorder links and countdown clocks.But with that tone people use ...
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The Only Thing Ruining Gaming (It Isn’t Microtransactions)
Everyone loves blaming microtransactions.Or skill-based matchmaking.Or whatever the internet decided is the villain this week. Those things are annoying, sure.But they’re not what’s actually draining ...
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Why I Keep Showing Up (Even When Growth Seems Slow)
There’s a moment during some streams where I suddenly think, I hope no one I know sees this. Not in a dramatic way.Not in a ...
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The Headset Myth: Expensive Doesn’t Mean Better
This isn’t a review. It’s not a guide. It’s definitely not me pretending I know more than anyone else. It’s just what happens when you ...
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My Actual Gaming Setup: What Was Worth Paying For
Somewhere along the way, my “gaming setup” turned into a pile of decisions I didn’t fully remember making. Stuff I bought because Reddit said it ...
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The Best Gaming Setup Isn’t the Most Expensive One
I didn’t notice how insane gaming setups had gotten until mine stopped changing. Everywhere online, setups look like tech expos. Triple monitors. Neon lights. Chairs ...
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Games I Didn’t Expect to Care About (But Now I Do)
I went into 2025 thinking I already knew what kind of games were “for me.” That confidence was misplaced. Not in a dramatic way.In a ...
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Games I Played This Year (New and Old)
I didn’t set out to “play through the year.”I just kept opening games out of curiosity, boredom, and the quiet hope something would click. Some ...
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The Algorithm Isn’t the Enemy, Expectations Are
I didn’t wake up one morning and decide to beef with an algorithm. It just kind of happened. Quietly. Over time. Somewhere between refreshing analytics ...
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Small Chats. Real People. Why Big Numbers Are Starting to Feel Fake.
I go live and the same names show up.Not hundreds. Not thousands. Just… the room. Same jokes. Same energy. Same unspoken agreement that nobody’s here ...
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Everyone Is Talking About ARC Raiders. Here’s What They’re Missing
Everyone’s suddenly talking about ARC Raiders like it just appeared out of nowhere. Timelines are full of clips. Group chats are lighting up. People who ...
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The Difference Between Gaming to Win and Gaming to Learn
Here’s the thing people get wrong about how I play games. It’s not that I can’t be competitive.It’s that I’m not trying to turn every ...
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Side Quest Thinking: Why Not Everything Has to Be the Main Hustle
Somewhere along the way, we decided everything had to be the thing. The main thing.The monetized thing.The thing you build a spreadsheet around. If you’re ...
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Why ARC Raiders Might Be the Best Brand-Building Game Nobody Planned For
Everyone keeps trying to “build a brand” like it’s 2014. Perfect bios. Forced posts. Cold DMs that start with “Hope you’re well.”Nobody likes that. Nobody ...
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Using Video Games as a Networking Tool (And Why It Works)
I didn’t set out to use video games as a networking strategy. I like playing games. And over time, I noticed something most people ignore: ...
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Why I’m Betting on Myself & Family for Our Future: Not a 9-5
The “Normal” Path Never Made Sense to Me I’ve never been the type to just follow the script: go to school, get a degree, land ...
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What Watching Our Kids Play Soccer Taught Me About Leadership
I didn’t expect to get business insights from a group of five-year-olds in shin guards, but here we are. If you’ve ever watched kids play ...
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The Greatest Coffee Maker Ever (Ninja, Please Sponsor Me)
Listen, I love my fiancée. She’s amazing. But let me tell you something: she sees a kitchen appliance, and it’s already on the way before ...
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My Daily Routine: Balancing Business, Gaming & Growth
The Morning Kickstart Before anything productive happens, I chug a LaCroix. Not sip. Not casually enjoy. Chug. This is a non-negotiable part of my life. ...
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Avoiding Burnout While Building a Brand (& Protecting Your Mental Health)
Let’s be real, burnout is inevitable if you’re not paying attention. I’ve learned this the hard way. When I started building My First Steps in ...
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Beckham, the Only ChannlerG Member Sick of Screens
There’s one member of this whole ChannlerG thing who did not sign up for any of this. He didn’t approve of the website, the social ...
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Growing Business & Influence Without Losing Yourself
There’s this weird balancing act when you’re trying to build something real, make money, and actually be a good person while doing it. On one ...
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How Gaming Helped Me Grow as a Person & Entrepreneur
If you had told me years ago that gaming would teach me some of my biggest life and business lessons, I probably would have laughed ...
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Why Gaming Became a Family Tradition at Our House
Some families have movie nights. Others have board game nights. In our house? Gaming is just part of who we are. It’s how we bond, ...
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Golf: Why Do We Choose Hobbies That Hate Us?
You ever pick up a hobby thinking, “This is gonna be fun,” only to realize you just signed up for four hours of emotional abuse? ...
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Balancing Business & Family: Making It Work
Let’s be honest, trying to balance any hobby with business and family is like trying to land a trick shot in Call of Duty while ...
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10 Games I’ll Never Stop Playing (And Why They Matter to Me)
Some games are just phases. You play them, enjoy them, and move on. But some? Some games are permanent; they’re part of your life, tied ...
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Where ChannlerG Is Going: Building a Brand & Business
If you made it through My Last Post (without questioning my sanity too much) you already know why I started this blog. But, this isn’t ...
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Half a Year of ChannlerG: The Real Lessons Learned
(And How You Can Apply It to Whatever You’re Building) Six months ago, I had a blog, an idea, and a million open tabs trying ...
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What I’m Building at ChannlerG: Future Plans & Vision
If I had to sum up the ChannlerG site in one sentence, it would be this: A website dedicated to helping people turn their hobbies ...
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Gaming to Business: My Journey with Bubble Shields
I’ve always been the kind of person who dives way too deep into the things I love. Whether it’s gaming, business, new software, or finding ...
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What Is ChannlerG? My Real Start, Wins & Losses
At this point, I feel like I should title this “How to Build a Brand While Questioning Everything You’ve Ever Known.” Because, honestly? Starting ChannlerG ...
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Can ChatGPT Predict My Income in 6–12 Months?
If you don’t use it. Start. This isn’t a blog to teach you about how to work with ChatGPT or different prompts you can use ...
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The Full Content Plan for ChannlerG (And What’s Coming)
If you’ve been following along, you already know ChannlerG isn’t just a blog, it’s a business, a community, and a place to build something real. ...
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Why Gamers Make Great Entrepreneurs (Here’s Why)
(Or why people obsessed with their hobbies are built for business) If you’ve read the Reset & Rewire Roadmap, you already know I’m a believer ...
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Entrepreneurship Is Hard. Here’s the Part No One Sees
Everyone tells you that starting a business is hard. They warn you about the long hours, the financial risk, the constant feeling that you aren’t ...
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Think Like a Flipper: Make Your First Sale This Week
If you’ve ever spent way too much time grinding for an in-game item, flipping sneakers is the real-world equivalent. It’s just like unlocking a rare ...
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How to Make Money Gaming (without going pro)
Let’s be real, if making money from gaming required being insanely good, I wouldn’t even be writing this. I’d be off somewhere rage-quitting another ranked ...
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How I Built My Own Gaming Website & Brand (And You Can Too)
If you had told me a few years ago that I’d be sitting here writing a blog on my own website, I probably would’ve laughed ...
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Affiliate Marketing for Gamers: What Works & What Doesn’t
I’ll be honest, when I first heard about affiliate marketing, I thought it was just YouTubers pushing VPNs and energy drinks for a quick buck. ...
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What I’d Do to Build the Perfect Gaming Setup (2025)
Where I Started vs. Where I’m Going When I first built my gaming setup, I wasn’t thinking about making money from it. I just wanted ...
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Top Gaming Chairs (Even If You Still Use the Couch)
Let’s be honest, nothing beats a comfortable couch. But if you’re gaming for long hours or working on building your brand like I am, you ...
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The Best Gaming Accessories Katie Doesn’t Know I Bought..Yet
Alright, let’s just get this out of the way: If you’re reading this, Katie, look away. This is not for you. This is classified information ...
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Gaming Setups for Every Budget (From Starter to Pro)
If there’s one thing I’ve learned while building my own setup, it’s that budget in the gaming world is very different from budget in real ...
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Streaming Gear You Need (Skip the Overhyped Stuff)
The Truth About Streaming Gear When most people think about getting into streaming, they imagine a crazy setup with multiple cameras, professional lighting, and a ...
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Gaming Fuel Ranked: Energy Drinks & Snacks That Hit
There are two types of people in this world: Those who drink Red Bull and those who are objectively incorrect. If you fall into the ...
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The Gaming Monitors I’d Actually Buy in 2026 (After Using Them Daily)
Every year, gaming monitor lists get longer, more technical, and somehow less helpful. You’re told you need 4K, 240Hz, OLED, HDR1000; and if you don’t ...
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The Parenting Side of Gaming: Keep Your Kids Safe & Have Fun
Let’s be honest, if you’re a parent in 2025, your kids are gaming. Whether it’s Fortnite, Roblox, Minecraft, or some random mobile game they found ...
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My Fiancé is a Gamer Now & Here’s How I Did It
If you told me a few years ago that Katie would be running through Tomb Raider, carrying the kids in Fortnite Zero Build, and voluntarily ...
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Keyboard & Mouse vs. Controller: Does It Really Matter?
(Or are we all just making excuses for being bad?) The Great Debate Nobody Asked For If you’ve spent any time in competitive gaming, you’ve ...
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Hosting Gaming Tournaments: What You Need to Know
I’ve been playing games for as long as I can remember, and now I’m finally looking into hosting tournaments myself. However, I can tell this ...
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Why F1 is a Sport for Entrepreneurs, & if You Disagree I Hope You Step on a Lego
First things first: Ever wondered why F1 is more than just fast cars? Why it feels eerily like building a business? People who don’t watch ...
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Why Building a Community Beats Going Viral
Going viral is cool… For about five minutes. We’ve all seen it happen. A clip blows up, someone gains 100,000 followers overnight, and for a ...
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The Future of Esports in Springfield, Missouri
Springfield, Missouri isn’t exactly known as an Esports hub. When people think of competitive gaming, they picture places like L.A., Dallas, or Atlanta, not the ...
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Why Real Estate Fits My Brand (Without Selling Out)
If you are wondering what gaming, business, and real estate all have in common, I’ll save you the Google search: They all require strategy, constant ...
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What It’s Like Raising Three Future Pro Insert Career Here (Or So They Think)
If you ask my kids what they’re going to be when they grow up, don’t expect just one answer. I’m not raising doctors or lawyers ...
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How Gamers Can Invest in Real Estate (Without Being Rich)
Real Talk: You Don’t Need to Be Rich, But You Do Need a Plan If you’ve ever scrolled through Instagram and seen some 22-year-old “real ...
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