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Brian Renadette

Former Staff Writer

About Brian Renadette

I am a graduate of Southern New Hampshire University with a major in writing and a minor in gaming. I have a passion for video games and writing. I also enjoy volunteering at my local SPCA by walking the dogs.

Articles by Brian Renadette


Total Articles: 429


The exterior of Ironforge, as recreated in Valheim.
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Warcraft Fan Builds Ironforge in Valheim

A Warcraft fan has built the city of Ironforge, the capital city of the dwarves, in the Viking exploration and building game Valheim.

March 12, 2021 | 11:45 EST

Some Hades art and article from Lost in Cult's first volume of [lock-on].
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Indie Publisher Lost in Cult Kickstarting a New Video Game Journal

An indie publisher known as Lost in Cult is Kickstarting a video game journal centered around video games and all things pop culture.

March 11, 2021 | 11:29 EST

A Build-A-Bear Workshop, the store soon getting Animal Crossing-themed goods.
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Build-A-Bear Announces Animal Crossing Crossover

Build-A-Bear Workshop has announced that they will be releasing a new Animal Crossing: New Horizons collection in the near future.

March 10, 2021 | 10:58 EST

The logo for TOMY, a Japanese company that specializes in children's entertainment.
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TOMY Partners with SEGA for Sonic Plushes

The Japanese entertainment company TOMY is teaming up with SEGA of America to produce a new line of Sonic the Hedgehog plushies.

March 9, 2021 | 10:17 EST

An arcade from the Radical Heights Remake project.
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Radical Heights Remake in the Work by Fans

Radical Heights, Cliff Bleszinssi's ill-fated 1980's battle royale game, has its fan community coming together for a Radical Heights remake so they can experience the game

March 8, 2021 | 11:22 EST

Steve Dubnik, the President and CEO of the Strong National Museum of Play.
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ESL Credit Union Acquires Naming Rights on Strong Museum Expansion Gallery

The Strong National Museum announced a naming partnership with ESL Federal Credit Union to expand their video game-themed museum wing.

March 5, 2021 | 10:59 EST

The prototype Stonehenge F-a-t-h-e-r has for his island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
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Visit the British Isles in this Animal Crossing: New Horizons map

An ambitious island builder has turned their Animal Crossing: New Horizons island into a scale version of the British Isles.

March 4, 2021 | 11:43 EST

A screenshot of Helm's Deep from a Valheim player's video.
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Valheim Player Recreates Helm's Deep and Hornburg

A player in Valheim is building an in-game version of Helm's Deep and Hornburg, two major locations from the Lord of the Rings.

March 3, 2021 | 01:19 EST

Molly the duck dressed up as Mario in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. (Picture by /Prodoge75)
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Animal Crossing Players are Getting Creative with New Mario Content

Animal Crossing: New Horizons players are making use of the newly-released Mario furnishings for their creative projects.

March 2, 2021 | 10:17 EST

A selection of armor sets from Destiny 2 and its Trials of Osiris mode.
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Destiny 2 Match Fixing Conspiracy Has Bungie Shut Down Trials of Osiris

Bungie has shut down Destiny 2's Trials of Osiris PVP mode for the foreseeable future due to the discovery of a match-fixing ring.

March 1, 2021 | 11:19 EST

Pokemon Presents 25th anniversary
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All the Pokemon Presents February 25th Reveals

Everything revealed about the Sinnoh-tastic Pokemon Presents in February is presented to you here on TechRaptor

February 26, 2021 | 10:13 EST

The logo for Pikmin: New Fortune
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Pikmin: New Fortune Brings an Unofficial Sequel to PNF-404

Pikmin: New Fortune is a fan-made sequel to the Pikmin trilogy that brings a brand new coat of paint to Pikmin 2's engine.

February 26, 2021 | 09:40 EST

A friendly dinner with Alex from a Stardew Valley mod.
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Stardew Valley Mod Allows for Platonic Partnerships

A new mod for Stardew Valley allows for the option of aromantic relationships with the game's potential marriage candidates.

February 25, 2021 | 11:44 EST

nintendo-ds-lite
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Hackers Find TV Support for Nintendo DS Lite

A group of hackers at Lost Nintendo History have discovered and re-enabled a TV output feature hidden on the Nintendo DS Lite.

February 24, 2021 | 12:53 EST

A shot of the Mario Rig from its trailer.
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Mario Dances Joyously With Newly Created 3D Mario Rig

A 3D animator has used Blender to create a 3D Mario rig that can be used in animations and comes with a variety of alternate designs.

February 23, 2021 | 11:20 EST

A screen from Thomas Was Alone, Mike Bithell's first game.
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Mike Bithell Talks About his Dream Star Trek Game

In an interview, game designer Mike Bithell talks about what kind of Star Trek game he would like to make and cites an idea of Phoenix Wright meets Star Trek

February 22, 2021 | 11:14 EST

A house in Valheim designed to look like the longhouse from For Honor.
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Valheim Players Show Off Their Creative Constructions

Players in Valheim are using their construction prowess to create a variety of unique buildings and other creative projects.

February 19, 2021 | 12:43 EST

A comparison between old ore textures (left) and new ones (right) in Minecraft.
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New Minecraft Update Adds Colorblind-Friendly Ores

A new Snapshot update for Minecraft redesigns old ore blocks so colorblind players will be able to tell the difference between them.

February 18, 2021 | 11:15 EST

The MemCard PRO, an upcoming product for the PlayStation 1.
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8BitGames Develops First High-Capacity PlayStation 1 Memory Card

The retro gaming store 8BitMods will soon sell a PlayStation 1 memory card that will be the first high-capacity memory card for the console.

February 17, 2021 | 10:00 EST

A Fortnite character watching Bench, one of the shorts airing at the Short Nite Film Festival.
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Fortnite Debuting "Short Nite" Film Festival

Fortnite is hosting a film festival this weekend that will play a collection of short animated films, such as Richard Webber's Bench.

February 16, 2021 | 11:07 EST

A shot of Chinatown from Grand Theft Auto 3.
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[Updated] Take-Two Goes After Reverse Engineering of GTA 3/Vice City Code

Take-Two Interactive filed a DMCA against a team of modders who reverse engineered and released the code for Grand Theft Auto 3 and Vice City.

February 15, 2021 | 09:24 EST

Dogmeat standing for a picture with a Fallout 4 Photo Mode mod.
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Fallout 4 Photo Mode added by New Mod

Fallout 4 Photo Mode was added to the game by a mod, allowing players to take beautiful pictures of the post-apocalytpic New England wasteland.

February 12, 2021 | 11:16 EST

One of the Yorkshire pigs using a joystick to play a video game.
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Study finds Pigs Can Play Video Games

As part of a research project on cognitive processes, four pigs were taught to manipulate a joystick to play a rudimentary video game.

February 11, 2021 | 09:50 EST

A selection of the trading cards available at McDonald's for Pokemon's 25th anniversary.
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Pokemon Printing More 25th Anniversary Trading Cards

The Pokemon Company is announcing that they will print more of their 25th anniversary trading cards due to the high demand for them.

February 10, 2021 | 02:20 EST