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RockStar Scrapping Remasters For both Red Dead Redemption as well as GTA 4

A Insider at Rockstar games known as tez2 has claimed that the RockStar have supposedly scrapped both projects. He found claimed on Twitter That both games will not be coming to fruition. He leaked this information accurately due to the company past with GTA online content within the source code.

According to a Reliable source Rockstar was clear on there motives with the two titles. Both a Remaster of both GTA 4 and Red Dead Redemption were coming to next generation consoles. This was on the table for the company , but they instead decided to not go ahead with the projects as they believed the remakes would not be well perceived. saying that ”The poor reception of the trilogy DE might be a reason behind that decision.”

GTA trilogy definitive edition – Switch Gameplay

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Rockstar Released the brand new Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – Definitive edition in early November 2021. Rockstar promised a modern Remaster of All the GTA titles From Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

With Any new release there will be expected hiccups naturally. The game was release with a high number of technical issues as well as game files and documents which wasn’t meant to stay in the games files. Files such as Unlicensed music and developer notes , which could show data miners the plans for the games future hidden within the game itself. This would be good information for Data miners to find and leak to the gaming community which would build hype of said plans coming to the game. On the other hand Rockstar like to keep what they are planning and working on a secret so they would have removed these documents as to not spoil their potential plans.

Rockstar apologized for the state of the game to the fans and they had promised the community they would update the game to fix the current state of the game. They mentioned updating regularly to for fill this promise to the community.

https://twitter.com/TezFunz2/status/1543974193259319303?s=20&t=MK9GNE8TsW9irKm45SZsXw

Even with the many issues with the launch of the title Take-Two Interaction (Rockstar parent company).

CEO Strauss Zelnick claimed in January that the games launch of the GTA trilogy had performed ”great” since its release January. The sales figures for the game in February had sold 10 million copies since its release in November.

Original Vs Remaster

From the images above you can see on the Left is the first release of the game back in 2008 and the right in 2022. You can see the graphical different between the two images , the 2022 remaster does a perfect job of bringing us the same game and feel but making it look beautiful.

The main difference between these new titles are as follows: graphics modes, improved texture qualities, HDR options and ray tracing, faster loading, GTA Online Profile migration. However The visuals were shortly look past by the the many bugs presented in the game on launch but Rockstar have promised to fix them with regular updates.

However Modders have taken things into there own hands by trying to improve the games performance to help save the title from failing. Modders say they want Rockstar to make big changes to help the titles major flaws. These flaws have put some Gamers off GTA due to how negligent Rockstar can be towards certain titles or bugs etc.

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According to the game post, Bungie (the developers of games such as halo and destiny) have been spotted creating a collaboration with a rising titan within the Chinese gaming industry, NetEase.

This collaboration is said to be for producing the new “unannounced FPS mobile game” which happens to be alongside the claim that NetEase has on a new Destiny game for well over two years, as well as the fact that it seems to be a new title instead of a mobile version of Destiny 2. Furthermore TGP reported last year on a large amount of job listings for a mobile title in the Destiny franchise.

To top that all off there’s more information about Bungie beginning work on their own game engine for mobile, seemingly taking them one step closer to the mobile market of gaming. This plan is only furthered more by their partnership with NetEase due to NetEase’s expertise in the mobile gaming industry.

Quite a few videos have been made covering the topic and the post announcing this information that was gathered from a LinkedIn profile of an game artist at NetEase.

the CEO of Bungie, Pete Parsons has said that NetEase has “a significant amount of experience in mobile we don’t have” as well as the fact that the partnership will allow them to “incubate new ideas”. Furthermore Pete said “We want to be able to build games that are inspiring people from around the world, and this partnership in part will allow us to do that, to begin that incubation and development process in a real way,” which further shows both sides devotion to the concept of a mobile Destiny game as well as Bungies devotion to entering the mobile gaming industry.

Sony stated in early January of this year that they intend to acquire Bungie in a deal worth over 3 billion, which relates further to Bungies other aims at expanding the Destiny universe, such as they’re active attempts at hiring to get into the filming industry, that of which is being furthered and realised due to the acquisition by Sony. Totaki stated that “Bungie want to nurture the IP they have in a multi-dimensional manner” – “For that, we believe we can help” – “Bungie can leverage our platform so that their IP can flourish and grow”, allowing Bungie the ability to utilize their Platform as a home for the new project supposedly in the works.

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Who doesn’t love a LEGO Game? I know we can’t get enough of them! There’s something about the brick adventures which hold a special place in many gamers hearts, giving us endless hours of puzzle-inducing action-adventure fun. After the release of LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga yesterday, we decided to have a quick look back across TT Games’ portfolio in search of the best LEGO games of all time!

Despite receiving such great reviews, you may notice the Skywalker Saga will be an omission from this list, as we’re yet to get our hands on the game! However, when we do, be sure to come back here for all the LEGO Star Wars action your hearts can desire! In the meantime, let’s delve into our (possibly controversial) ranking of the top five LEGO games that truly stole our hearts.

5. LEGO City Undercover

Kicking off our little ranking is the LEGO game equivalent of Grand Theft Auto for kids. LEGO City Undercover was a thrilling open-world experience, letting you take control of Chase Mccaine, a police officer who’s been tasked with going undercover (duh) to hunt down the notorious – and recently escaped – criminal Rex Fury and put an end to his city-wide crime wave.

Whilst lacking the movie magic which many LEGO Games fortunately possess, LEGO City Undercover still managed to capture our imaginations and enrich us with a worthwhile story-driven adventure. Driving was fun, the city was surprisingly detailed and the mechanics still hold up five years later. It’s quite easy to forget that this was made for children, as you really just cannot get enough!

4. LEGO Marvel Superheroes

Another original story from TT Games here, but this time with much more recognisable faces. LEGO Marvel Superheroes let you free-roam a LEGO replica of New York as some of your favourite characters, including (but not limited to) Mr Fantastic, Captain America and Iron Man! With over 155 Marvel characters to choose from, you were not short of exciting mini-figures to run rampant with.

Not only this, but the main plot managed to expertly intertwine all these familiar faces together with exciting gameplay mechanics, a custom hero creator, diverse vehicles and so much more! If you’re a Marvel and LEGO fan, this really was a love letter to you all, and easily makes its way onto this list.

3. LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes

The first LEGO game to introduce voice roles, LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes laid the groundwork for LEGO Marvel Superheroes and therefore it’s only right that it goes higher up on the list!

Offering up one of the best iterations of Gotham in gaming history, the game was hit amongst critics and fans alike. Continuing the standard LEGO formula, the games story really didn’t miss a beat with the introduction of voice acting helping to bring the wacky world of LEGO to life even more. Not only this, but the character roster offered quality not quantity too, with everyone from Batman to Gorilla Grodd available to play.

This is arguably the ultimate Batman gaming experience, with everything the caped crusader is known for packed into one great LEGO journey!

2. LEGO Dimensions

If you thought our last two entries on the list had great crossovers, well you ain’t seen nothing yet! During the Skylanders/ Amiibo/ Disney Infinity toys-to-life period, LEGO knew it was their chance to get in on the action. As a result, we got LEGO Dimensions, where you could build your LEGOs in real life then scan them into the game. Genius!

However, this really was taking things to the next level. The amount of licence properties TT Games were able to get into the game was absolutely phenomenal. From Gandalf to Batman, Homer Simpson to Sonic, it really didn’t hold back on giving us some of the wildest crossovers of all time! As such, it’s really quite impossible in arguing to not put the game so high up on the list!

A great experience for both parent and child, we really hope they’re able to bring it back and continue to add to the vast amount of franchises they’ve already got.

1. LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga

Was there really any doubt? The original LEGO game and subsequent releases combined into one beautifully delivered package, LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga was the ultimate Star Wars experience (perhaps only to be toppled by the Skywalker Saga). Spanning across the original six episodes, the game let you take on over 120 playable mini-figures including iconic characters such as Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader and Obi Wan Kenobi.

Without this title, no other LEGO Game would’ve even got through the gates, as it set the ball rolling for one of the most successful gaming franchises in history. All the goofy fun you’ve come to expect from LEGO games was jam-packed into this adventure, and therefore it’s hard to think of another game more deserving to be top of this list.

If you think some games we’re missing from the list, let us know down the comments below! Also, be sure to check out our over gaming blogs right here, including a ranking of Arkham boss fights, as well as making sure to head on over to our store for all the LEGO fun you can imagine!

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Rejoice Lara Croft fans! It has just been announced that a new Tomb Raider game is officially in development, and will be using Unreal Engine 5. Developers Crystal Dynamic and publisher Square Enix revealed the exciting news today, and we just cannot wait to hear more about it!

Selling over 82 million copies worldwide, the Tomb Raider series is one of the most iconic gaming franchises in history. With twelve games and two RPG spin offs, the series has given us some of the most memorable gaming moments in its twenty-six year existence. We’ve seen Lara Croft develop alongside ourselves, with each sequel pushing cinematic boundaries in gaming to the next level.

Fortunately, that doesn’t seem to look like it will stop anytime soon! Whilst at the time of writing there is no information of release date, platforms, title or gameplay, we can confirm that it will be using Unreal Engine 5, the newest engine from Epic Games. Obviously, this means we’re going to see Lara Croft in some true next-gen visuals, continuing her growth from just the pixel character she was way back in 1996.

Crystal Dynamics is incredibly excited about the future of Unreal and how it will help us take our storytelling to the next level. That's why we're proud to announce that our next #tombraider game is being built on Unreal Engine 5! pic.twitter.com/UFMiWzJAZc

— Tomb Raider (@tombraider) April 5, 2022

Unsurprisingly, the news was made public at today’s State of Unreal 2022, which is a unique presentation by Epic Games show off the Unreal Engine 5. This is what the developers had to say upon the matter:

“Crystal Dynamics is incredibly excited about the future of Unreal and how it will help us take our storytelling to the next level,” said Crystal Dynamics of the announcement. “That’s why we’re proud to announce that our next #tombraider game is being built on Unreal Engine 5!”

Are you excited for the arrival of a new Tomb Raider game? Let us know down in the comments below! Afterwards, why not check out some of Lara’s previous titles we have available at go2games.com. Similarly, to keep up to date on more Tomb Raider news when we get it, stay tuned to our blogs for more information!

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Dark Souls, the famous franchise to bring testicle-crushing difficulty back to contemporary gaming, with deadly bosses, unforgiving worlds and a dash of story-telling obscurity. As the saying goes “Show, don’t tell. Like, really. Almost never. You have to be a detective to figure it out”.

I haven’t played the original Souls trilogy, but I am a big fan of Nioh, Hollow Knight, Elden Ring, Sekiro and Bloodborne. So, here’s 3 mini reviews of amazing games, threaded through their shared “Souls”-ness. Skipping Hollow Knight because my review for that is right here! As for Elden Ring, stay tuned on that for another day.

Will I ever play Dark Souls? Maybe! I may get it bundled with Fruit Ninja, but that’ll probably be a long time from now considering how vast Elden Ring is, so feel free to treat yourself. This blog isn’t sponsored, but I’ll advertise any of the games you can get at the Go2Games store!

Samurai Souls, as they say. Nioh was my first love with “soulslikes” or “recursive sprawlers” for my fellow Yahtzee fans. Chose it because the gameplay seemed faster-paced than Dark Souls, but not as high-speedy as Bloodborne.

Now that I’ve actually played Bloodborne, I actually think Nioh is a much faster game, though it’s still an amazing time.

The vast variety of unlockable weapon arts spice up gameplay. Ninjutsu and magic skills are powerful and similarly unique. The story may be frustrating in it’s lack of character for most of it, but gameplay is visceral and strategic while making you feel like a badass with every boss slain. Check the Go2Games store if you want the game, or The Nioh Collection including Nioh 2.

Sekiro is amazing! In a strange way, while many Souls games reward caution and fear with a hit-and-run combat style, Sekiro rewards bravery and aggression in it’s unique parry system. The comparisons to rhythm games are not just for show.

The shinobi prosthetic arm is a stroke of design genius and ripe for an incredible amount of creativity, both in the finished game and in any possible future games.

For more interesting content, VaatiVidya’s Sekiro art competition winners video and my own offering may be worth your while.

I only have two complaints: Leveling up is a lengthy process and farming at the Fountainhead Palace is pretty boring at times. Second, the combat arts are limited and highly situational only really work wonders against non-boss enemies. This is where I think Sekiro should’ve copied some of Nioh’s homework, giving the player access to multiple combat arts at once to sell versatility in combat instead of having to pause and re-equip different arts.

I’m relatively green at Bloodborne, but I beat Daddy Gascoigne and one optional boss on a bridge. The trick weapon system is fantastic, because you’re basically getting two weapons for the price of one. I’m fond of the sword-cane sword-whip hybrid and the Kirkhammer. I think between Nioh’s stances and Bloodborne’s trick weapons, there’s a hybrid mechanic between them waiting to be realized.

Don’t have a lick of a clue on how to parry, but nothing a quick google won’t fix.

The atmosphere is suitably horrific and nerve-wracking. This game is one of the few times (besides Hollow Knight) that the “detective” storytelling style works for me because hey, Lovecraftian demon gods beyond human understanding turning people mad? When in Rome!

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In the immortal words of Shaun (for the second time in my blog-writing experience), “I play video games… I PLAY video games”. That said, the production and behind-the-scenes insanity can be just as entertaining, rage-inducing, hilarious or somber as any great game.

So, without further ado, here’s 5 controversies and “controversies” I found particularly interesting:

1: Activision Blizzard’s “frat boy culture”.

I’ve made no secret of my deep-seated borderline erotic passion for mocking Bobby Kotick, now former Coca-Cola board executive and extremely soon-to-be former CEO of Activision Blizzard, the company behind Overwatch, World of Warcraft and…*checks notes* Spider-Man Friend or Foe!? Used to play it all the time with my brother… Hard to segue from that into the severity of the controversies, but I’ll try:

The company perpetuated a culture of sexism, sexual assault and protecting the abusers in the company, Kotick chief among them. The worst acts included groping, coercion, blackmail with nudes acquired from said coercion, crunch time (a horrible and unfortunately common practice in the gaming, animation and manga industries) and unequal pay between male and female workers.

Needless to say, I could make this whole list on just ActiBlizz shenanigans if I wanted to, but for now, let’s keep it to just two with-

2: “Buttgate”!

I only heard of this one through brief glimpses of trailers and online cultural osmosis at the time, but as I understand it, here’s what happened: A lot of promotional media for Overwatch pending it’s release just so happened to reveal the character Tracer packs what terminally online fetishists would refer to as “Whooty” (white booty).

Reactions to Tracer were largely divided into three camps: Those who started frothing at the mouth (and other organs).

Those who sparked discussion on sexualization of female characters in gaming.

And the anti-feminist YouTube skeptic crowd who claim feminists are the ones ruining games… Speaking of anti-feminists:

3: GamerGate!

This one’s too fascinating for me to recount in just a couple witty paragraphs. The saga of GamerGate is full of twists and turns.

Non-existent game reviews causing seething hatred. Cheating allegations. The transition of the atheist skeptic YouTube movement towards Anti-Feminist YouTube, which in turn lead to the rise of progressive leftist YouTube. The LITERAL Swat Team… And a 4Chan nutter made a game about assaulting one Anita Sarkeesian for the incredibly horrible crime against humanity of talking about games through a feminist critique on the internet!

Ian Danskin covers GamerGate in much more detail with his UC Merced Talk. Needless to say, this is an Oscar-bait biopic waiting to happen folks!

4: The Corrupted Blood Incident.

Of all these controversies, thank God this one doesn’t have a silly name!

Back when World of Warcraft was near it’s peak in popularity, there was a boss enemy with a virus ability that proved deadly to players… Try saying that three times fast!

While the virus couldn’t spread to players outside of combat with Hagfar the Fart-Sniffer or whoever it was, the devs forgot to extend that luxury to in-game pets of the player base!

So, the virus began to spread throughout the entire game, Blizzard were wracking their heads for solutions and player behavior towards the virus in this time turned out shockingly similar to the fresh hell that was 2020’s global pannini!

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Quite the coincidence this pops up not long after my Metal Gear Solid 3 villain post! Hideo Kojima, Professional Strange-Name-Maker and Kojima Productions leader recently announced the company offices will be moving to another venue.

In nostalgic celebration, he shared a couple pictures of the now-emptied old offices with the following caption:

Today is the day we say goodbye to the entrance, the Ludens hallway, and the kitchen that have been our home for a little over five years. Many memories come to mind. Farewell

What’s the new location of Kojima Productions? I’m relatively agnostic on that, but I’m looking forward to seeing what’s in development from Kojima in the future.

Speaking of future works, the company has been confirmed to be working on not only multiple games, but also an anime production: The amount of content likely stemming from Kojima Productions’ recent rise in positions filled at the company.

On a briefly unrelated note: Every time I close my eyes, I can imagine a world where Metal Gear Solid is inexplicably a Danganronpa style visual novel!

Like, I take joy in explaining the craziest moments from MGS out of context the same way JoJo fans (a moniker I’m also unfortunate enough to identify with) try selling folks on the show by saying “bruh, a Victorian Britbonger wrestles a bisexual disembodied vampire head with magical sunshine karate, we gotta see this”.

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Galactic Destruction King, Benevolent World-Eater… Kirby.

There was once a pink ball-boy called Kirby, who looked like a featherless furby. I jest of course, but there is some discourse on Forgotten Lands, almost found, surely!

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Lottie from Animal Crossing. A random character from a game I never played whomst I continue to know ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT to this day!

So, why is it my Product Poems (more on that here) on Lottie resulted in a bunch of insane innuendos and nonsequitirs claiming this character is a violently horny man eater? Well, I’ll attempt to tell you in this blog before I share a highlights reel of my questionable-taste Lottie jokes!

Honestly? I have no idea why Lottie specifically, but I do have some theories: For starters, most of my product poems were in a haiku format. I wanted to spice things up with a different formula, so I landed on a “man from Nantucket”-inspired formula because I find it funny… It also happens that Nantucket poem is incredibly salacious and filthy in the best way possible (the version I heard, at least). My picking a Lottie Amiibo’s maiden honor to defile is just a happy coincidence and you’re just gonna have to trust me on that.

With that out the way, hope you enjoy this highlight reel of my best Lottie jokes folks!

There was once a young woman called Aloy, who’s south-end faced west like McCoys! Surely forbidden, so purely well-hidden, till coming under Lottie‘s employ.

“I’m Lottie, please take me… Wait, wha- NO! Not like that, pervert”!

There’s an AMIIBO from Tazmilly Village. With magic so strong, he could pillage! With a thrust and some thunder from somewhere down-under, he caught a glimpse of Lottie’s cleavage.

There was once an AMIIBO called Bowser, called Lucas to talk about flowers. With a hand-each from Lottie, Tom Nook’s favorite totty, they said “let’s give these buds a shower”.

There was once an AMIIBO named Lottie, who Villager found quite the totty. Had a WiFi connection and well-timed erection, but Last of Us 2 still won GOTY.

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Regular readers will know I am the auteur who’s mad mind brought the world of Product Poetry to life!

Product Poems were birthed from my lizard-brain while thinking of funny ways to insert product links from the store into blogs, as that’s part of how Go2Games makes that greenback. That paper. Moola. Dough. CREAM. The Benjamins- I mean Elizabeths!

So, without further ado, here’s a collection of my favorite Product Poems.

Bobby Kotick, small streaming stick. Purge from Blizzard like Morty, Rick.

There was once an AMIIBO from Hyrule. I lied, no, there’s actually two! Though I implied a lie, that plot twist aside, wish online was in Nioh 2.

Boba Fett takes to Battlefront 2 like a scruffy-looking Nerf Herder takes to shampoo.

There was once an Amiibo called Mario. Who rose to fight dragons, you know. Come lava or snow- oh, look out below, that goomba got smashed in the plateau.

Red Dead Redemption. G’s of Tsushi. Do you want both? Give money.

Mario’s Jump is a tour-de-Force. A dead-beaten horse, of course.

Ghostrunner, anti-gunner, slice-dicer, cyber punk cipher. Sold!

Evil, evil, evil residents. Coin, coin, coin. Abandon.

Chronos before ashes, a God. A God before ashes? A thought.

Dark pictures, a thousand words unseen, masquerade and mock mankind.

Fractured, but whole. This is mine. Fractured, but whole. Yours too tonight?

“Annie, get your gun, gal“! Her mech appeared. “Shooty bang-bang, y’all”!

There was once an AMIIBO called Jump-Man, a plumber who had a nice rump-tan. Bare for the sun on his day off just once, then a fireteam thumped on his pump, man.

“Yer a wizard, Harry“. I’m a what? “Deaf too, I suppose”. You wot?

Keep your breath minty fresh, or your last laugh, friends will detest… FORTNITE!

Monkeys. Monkeys everywhere. Return to Monke. Yes I am, CJ.

Whoop, whoop. It’s the sound of the police. Here, they lie. Here comes the judge.

No straight roads? That’s what he said! I’ll get it! “Not at 3am hun”.

There was once a young woman named Barbie, one day she got bit by a zombie! But she didn’t turn, for soon she would learn, she had no brains- “oh, harder Harvey”!

Dual charging dock. The lover’s rock. For you see… Shared gaming hobby.

The Simsons. Schitt’s Greak. Casuno Royale. Salt n Peppa Pig. Hoink.

Doom Eternal. Cute inferno. Shooty-bang-bang on hell spawn, yo.

Hasbro, Hasn’tsis? Enemy stand or friendsit? Sorry children.

Very very Vale… Oh, the T is silent? Django called!

Blacksad… Will Smith. Whitehappy? Mr Rogers.. Whitesad? Bo Burnham?

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Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. My first love with the franchise, one of my favorite stories in gaming and an overall brilliant experience, once you get used to the camera at least. I mean, Yahtzee wasn’t kidding with the whole “glued to a passing seagull” metaphor!

Needless to say, this post will include spoilers for Metal Gear Solid 3. So if that’s cool with you, allow me to wax poetic for about 400 words on why I love The Boss…

Not to be confused with Big Boss, another character in the franchise. Or My Boss, a sometimes-real, sometimes-hypothetical being who’s existence depends on my employment.

The Fear Factor… Yes, in a game with a character LITERALLY called ‘The Fear’, it’s barely half an hour into the game till The Boss flips your ass like a pancake and chucks you over a cliff.

You find out The Boss is a former comrade and mentor of your’s, so unraveling the mystery of why she joined a terrorist group is an interesting one.

Lori Alan delivers a great performance in cutscenes too, communicating a calmly ruthless demeanor that contrasts with the bombast of the game’s other villains, like the sadistic Volgin or The Pain, who’s basically Shino on crack!

That’s Twisty: It is later revealed that The Boss and her team joined with Volgin’s army as an attempt to become a living scapegoat, reducing wartime tensions between Russia and the US by becoming a threat to both and ensuring cooperation between the two.

It’s oddly hard for me to articulate why I like The Boss’s near-ending monologue so much (right now, at least), considering she doesn’t have an obscene amount of screen time, but what little there is works incredibly well, to the point I teared up at her death.

And from a writing standpoint, it was revolutionary for me to see a villain motivated by selflessness. One could argue that The Boss pulls off the whole symbolically paternal morally grey warlord shtick better than Thanos, which I have done in the past.

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Galactic Destruction King, Benevolent World-Eater… Kirby.

There was once a pink ball-boy called Kirby, who looked like a featherless furby. I jest of course, but there is some discourse on Forgotten Lands, almost found, surely!

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