This week on The History of Fun, Daniela Galarza, senior editor at Eater, joins to talk about the origins of the world’s most famous sandwich cookie. Meanwhile, Russ discovers that Oreos are one of the few things he should be able to eat without getting sick! Enjoying The History of Fun? New to The History of Fun? Every Monday, Russ Frushtick, Allegra Frank and Chris Plante explore the hidden backstories behind the things we love to do.

Video games have often used celebrities in an attempt to get mainstream attention, usually with awkward results, but Fortnite enjoys such a large audience that everything is flipped upside down. Now celebrities are using video games to try to reach people. Drake may be a huge fan of the game, but reaching out to the mega-popular streamer Ninja to play is the sort of PR that both musicians and video games would kill for. In the same week I met and recruited LeBron to the Steelers and played Fortn

Well, today is the first day of spring, and eBay is offering another coupon code — this time for 15 percent off (almost) anything on eBay’s marketplace. Most retailers, including many eBay shops, are including the just-released game Sea of Thieves for free with an Xbox One purchase. These are just a few of the gaming deals available at eBay today. This coupon code can only be applied to one order, so make sure that you’ve put everything in your cart before hitting that checkout button. You can s

Well, today is the first day of spring, and eBay is offering another coupon code — this time for 15 percent off (almost) anything on eBay’s marketplace. Most retailers, including many eBay shops, are including the just-released game Sea of Thieves for free with an Xbox One purchase. These are just a few of the gaming deals available at eBay today. This coupon code can only be applied to one order, so make sure that you’ve put everything in your cart before hitting that checkout button. You can s

Pepe, the cartoon frog originally created by Matt Furie, may be the Overwatch League’s most controversial ban yet. A spokesperson for the Overwatch League has confirmed that the teams participating in the League are discouraged from using Pepe the Frog in promotional or social materials. “The Overwatch League discourages the use of symbols and imagery which are associated with or used by hate groups, including Pepe the Frog. We likewise ask the same of Overwatch League teams and players on their

This week on The History of Fun, Daniela Galarza, senior editor at Eater, joins to talk about the origins of the world’s most famous sandwich cookie. Meanwhile, Russ discovers that Oreos are one of the few things he should be able to eat without getting sick! Enjoying The History of Fun? New to The History of Fun? Every Monday, Russ Frushtick, Allegra Frank and Chris Plante explore the hidden backstories behind the things we love to do.

Depending on the size of your crew, you’ll be sailing on one of two ships in Sea of Thieves. SloopThe uppermost deck (upper left on the plan above) of the sloop holds the steering wheel (or ship’s wheel), the sail and the anchor . (or ship’s wheel), the and the . On the starboard side of the room, there’s an armoury and ammo chest where you can pick your weapons and reload. On the starboard side of the room, there’s an and where you can pick your weapons and reload.

Sea of Thieves garnered no small amount of hype over its development cycle and launched late last night on March 19. Many players trying to start their adventure are running into the “Cinnamonbeard” error, keeping players in their launch lobby. The official Sea of Thieves Twitter account is aware of the troubles plaguing the game’s launch, and the developers have been sending out updates over the past 24 hours:Ahoy Pirates for another update! — Sea of Thieves (@SeaOfThieves) March 20, 2018Server

Sea of Thieves garnered no small amount of hype over its development cycle and launched late last night on March 19. Many players trying to start their adventure are running into the “Cinnamonbeard” error, keeping players in their launch lobby. The official Sea of Thieves Twitter account is aware of the troubles plaguing the game’s launch, and the developers have been sending out updates over the past 24 hours:Ahoy Pirates for another update! — Sea of Thieves (@SeaOfThieves) March 20, 2018Server

Money is a big motivator in Sea of Thieves and the only surefire way to get it is to complete quests. You’ll be tasked with heading to a specific island and battling a bunch of skeletons wearing blue scarves. You’ll be tasked with heading to a specific island and battling a bunch of skeletons wearing blue scarves. MERCHANT ALLIANCE: These voyages involve delivering specific goods to a specific outpost. Earning reputationEvery time you complete a quest, you’ll increase in reputation with that fac

In Sea of Thieves, the key to being a good pirate is looking good. This guide will introduce you to the four places you’ll buy your shiny new gear. In front of the shop, you’ll find a clothing chest and a vanity chest where you can swap out your look. Equipment shopLook for the crossed shovel and spyglass logo to find the equipment shop. There’s an equipment chest out front where you can equip your purchases.

FLCL (pronounced “fooly cooly”) is coming back for two more new seasons — Progressive and Alternative, respectively — this year on Cartoon Network’s Toonami, and we finally have an official a trailer showing them off. A teaser announcing the new FLCL was revealed at Anime Expo 2017, though not much other information was released. The official trailer shows off another sleepy town with a new cast of characters joining Haruko on this adventure, like a girl with cat ear headphones and another weari

It’s difficult to talk about League of Legends without bringing up the game’s rampant toxicity problem afflicting players. Kimberly Voll, a senior technical designer at Riot who works on trying to curb disruptive player behavior, told Polygon that it’s an ongoing conversation. Streamers, like the infamous Tyler1, who received a permanent ban for more than 600 days before Riot Games lifted it, is one of the most notorious examples. League of Legends has more than 100 million players; that’s the s

Sea of Thieves developer Rare couldn’t be satisfied with only the release of the game on Xbox One and Windows PC, today. The company has also partnered with Titan Books on Tales from the Sea of Thieves, a book full of art and lore from the cooperative pirate game. Including sea shanties, illustrations and sketches by the pirates and their crew, and much more, the book will immerse you in the world of Sea of Thieves …… reads the official description from Titan Books. Courtesy of Titan, you ca

Sea of Thieves developer Rare couldn’t be satisfied with only the release of the game on Xbox One and Windows PC, today. The company has also partnered with Titan Books on Tales from the Sea of Thieves, a book full of art and lore from the cooperative pirate game. Including sea shanties, illustrations and sketches by the pirates and their crew, and much more, the book will immerse you in the world of Sea of Thieves …… reads the official description from Titan Books. Courtesy of Titan, you ca

Arma 3, the hardcore infantry warfare simulation from Bohemia Interactive, has donated more than $176,000 to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The narrative module was a special project that hoped to instill an understanding of international humanitarian law (IHL) in its players. His research, delivered as an aside during the 31st International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent in Geneva, Switzerland, led to an avalanche of bad press. Several media organizations wen

Arma 3, the hardcore infantry warfare simulation from Bohemia Interactive, has donated more than $176,000 to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The narrative module was a special project that hoped to instill an understanding of international humanitarian law (IHL) in its players. His research, delivered as an aside during the 31st International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent in Geneva, Switzerland, led to an avalanche of bad press. Several media organizations wen

Fortnite’s building systems are what set it apart from other battle royale games, and players are embracing the new Blitz mode due to how quickly it gives you materials for farming. The harvestable materials are doubled in this new mode, which makes it much easier to build more walls and structures in each round. “It makes the base game mode very stale,” another player said. The Blitz mode allows everyone to build like wild with much less farming, which leads to some exciting, surreal matches fi

Vivendi currently holds a 27.27 percent stake in Ubisoft, amounting to nearly 30.5 million shares, making it by far the largest stakeholder in Ubisoft. (Gameloft was founded by a Ubisoft co-founder, and the Guillemots left the mobile publisher “with regret” amid Vivendi’s takeover.) Ubisoft itself is buying back as much as 8.1 percent of its shares from Vivendi from 2019 through 2021. Ontario Teachers’ is acquiring 3.4 percent of Ubisoft’s shares, while Tencent is buying 5 percent of the company

Vivendi currently holds a 27.27 percent stake in Ubisoft, amounting to nearly 30.5 million shares, making it by far the largest stakeholder in Ubisoft. (Gameloft was founded by a Ubisoft co-founder, and the Guillemots left the mobile publisher “with regret” amid Vivendi’s takeover.) Ubisoft itself is buying back as much as 8.1 percent of its shares from Vivendi from 2019 through 2021. Ontario Teachers’ is acquiring 3.4 percent of Ubisoft’s shares, while Tencent is buying 5 percent of the company