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Steven Rondina
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Writes about video games, tech, and other things that are fun, usually. Can find my work everywhere from Bleacher Report to The Washington Post to Sports Illustrated.
The Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater theme was re-recorded with the original singer for the game's upcoming remake. It somehow goes even harder than the original. Cynthia Harrell is a hero, being able to sound this good 20 years later.

youtu.be/ds5AcFfB8oc
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater - Official Opening Movie Delta Version
YouTube video by IGN
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August 7, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Hey @johnmu.com, I'm sure you know how goofy search results are right now, but Google might want to nudge things in a direction where things are less easily rigged. Great example, this is the top non-sponsored result for "best free VPN":

www.reddit.com/r/VPN/commen...
From the VPN community on Reddit: Best free VPNs (according to Reddit and my research)
Explore this post and more from the VPN community
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July 28, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Look at this poser, pretending he knows how to put a cartridge into a Game Boy.
July 24, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Honest question, has anyone, anywhere, ever, gotten PUBG: Battlegrounds to run well?

It's from 2017 and I'm playing on a modern PC and I can't get it to hit a stable 20 FPS on minimum settings. This is about where the game was when I left it previously.
May 11, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Great video except for the fact that this father is teaching is daughter the awful habit of liking the New York Yankees.
Dad makes an incredible no-look catch 😂

(via @mlb.com)
May 3, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Spending the day in a Starbucks (I went to a different cafe first but a fight broke out so I left). Somebody on staff had the kindness to load up the playlist with RPG themes. Brings some joy.
April 23, 2025 at 4:49 PM
My choices after the botched Elden Ring Nightreign network test.
February 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Onimusha Way of the Sword is game of the year 2026. Congratulations to Capcom.
February 12, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Now I'm not going to say that everything should always work...

But PlayStation probably shouldn't be pushing everyone toward buying all games digitally and then bricking every console that doesn't have a disk drive with a prolonged PSN outage.
February 8, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Metaphor: ReFantazio is gameland.gg's Game of the Year (tm) for 2024, but there were two other games that earned a 10/10 score.

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2024's Game of the Year and every other 10/10 release
2024 was a big year for gaming, but which title was Game of the Year? Find out here, and which other titles got 10/10 honors.
gameland.gg
December 15, 2024 at 10:25 PM
When it comes to the 2024 Game of the Year discussion, I'm very firmly of the "Elden Ring DLC should be eligible" persuasion.

That said, it'd be a shame if Metaphor: ReFantazio didn't win it. Possibly the greatest JRPG ever and ambitious storytelling.
December 11, 2024 at 7:30 AM
The 2024 Game of the Year and I won't hear arguments otherwise.
December 5, 2024 at 4:01 PM