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My favorite games of 2024 | The DeanBeat

So many games. So little time. Seems like I say that every year, as my pile of shame gets bigger. I was once again much more of a game industry business writer and event coordinator this year than I was…

How Do We Name the Stars?

Betelgeuse! Betelgeuse! Betelgeuse! Did it explode? No? Okay, then. But it seems fair to ask: Why “Betelgeuse”? It’s an odd-seeming name for a star. That’s because it’s a corrupted translation of the Arabic phrase yad al-jawzā’, which roughly translates to…