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"Is the purpose of translation to provide a seamless experience to those who read and speak other languages, or is it to bring the unique qualities of one language into another?" READ: Localization Isn't Censorship, And The Difference Is Important

Hey! Have you heard? Waypoint has a weekly playlist on both Apple Music and Spotify! 25 songs ranging from our favorite video game tracks to our favorite song off the new Kendrick album and more, all handpicked by the staff! LISTEN: Get Inside Our Heads With This Week's Team Playlist

A photo essay across the wilds of earth, post-post-apocalypse. READ: A Photographer Chronicles The Alien Beauty of 'Horizon Zero Dawn'

"It bothers me, especially when people automatically assume you're some weeb trash, but for the most part, if they want to deny themselves of classic anime without even considering the possibility that they just might enjoy it? Then, it's pretty sad." Read: The 'Grand Theft Auto V' Modder Who Gave Trevor 35 Anime T-Shirts to Wear

“The internet has made a lot of awful things possible. But it's also made great things possible, too—and gaming will continue to change and grow, to fill the space, to react to the awful things and respond with brilliance.” READ: How Flash Games and Newgrounds Foretold Today’s Indie Experimentalism Art by Dan Evans

In the newest episode of our weekly series, Guide to Games, Austin praises the PS3′s first must-have game, ‘Valkyria Chronicles.’

Our good friend Bastion looks like he had a great Valentine’s Day. Follow our Twitter if you aren’t! For jokes... and more!

"Although Felix has created a following by being provocative and irreverent, he clearly went too far in this case," said a Maker Studios representative to The Wall Street Journal. "The resulting videos are inappropriate." READ: YouTube, Disney Distance Themselves From PewDiePie Following Anti-Semitic Videos

In an alternate universe, thousands of people are writing 'Battleborn' fanfiction and competing professionally. READ: The People Keeping 'Battleborn' Alive Art by Gavin Spence

"We were surrounded by coworkers in their early 20s with terrible little five-subscriber YouTube channels, and after a while you begin to think in terms of the flavor your obscurity will taste. Ten subs? Fifty?" READ: The Story Behind YouTube's Strangely Compelling 'Hot Pepper Gaming' Channel

“Not all heroes wear capes. Some of them wear pots.” READ: A Tribute to Donnel, a Sweet Boy Capable of Terrible Violence in 'Fire Emblem'

Our very own Austin Walker sat down with Steve Gaynor and flipped out about ‘Mafia III’ for an hour. Check out our bonus episode of Waypoint Radio now!

"If you need to focus for 13 hours, you need to prepare some snacks and some water bottles. You need to know exactly when you can do bathroom breaks." This guy spent 342 hours speedrunning a card-based JRPG. Read more.

We’re playing GoNNER today at 2PM EST ~ Join us at twitch.tv/waypoint!

Welcome to Waypoint, VICE’s new home for gaming! Join us 10/28 @ noon EST for our 72-hour launch stream. Can we play 72 games in 72 hours? I think we can? We’ll find out...  Check out our Twitter for the most up-to-date news on Waypoint as well as a list of other places you can find us. See you soon!