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Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

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“We stole your girl”: GameStop’s new ad spot features Best Buy Girl, to the internet’s amusement

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“Genuinely a good play”: Customers are dreaming up crazy ideas for GameStop’s “Trade Anything Day”

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“Cringe”: Halo fans are clowning the White House over its Trump-as-Master-Chief post

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GameStop customer tries to camp out for Nintendo Switch. Then a worker intervenes

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DOGE wants tips for waste at SEC, but is getting spam from crypto bros instead

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

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‘Sketchy’: Gamer says GameStop sold him a used PS5 as brand new. Here’s how he got a new one

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

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‘GameStop is a scam’: Man says he sent $375,000 of trading cards to GameStop to get graded. They ‘lost’ the package

Vladimir Supica is a Serbia-based freelance writer for the Daily Dot. He enjoys traveling through Europe, reading non-fiction books, and playing with his dog Max.

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‘We’ve changed the price like 18 times’: GameStop worker calls out deals at the store that ‘make absolutely no sense’

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‘What we buying?’: GameStop stock legend Keith Gill, also known as Roaring Kitty, resurfaces after 3 years

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‘No one comes in anymore’: GameStop manager shares what working at the store is like, says company has started layoffs

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‘The smell is just so nauseating’: GameStop employee says adult customer pooped in store on her first day

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Grace’s work has been seen by millions on the Daily Dot. Starting as a reporter covering trending internet culture stories, they have become a go-to resource on all things related to the creator economy.

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SXSW: ‘Diamond Hands: The Legend of WallStreetBets’ shatters Reddit bro stereotypes

Joseph Knoop is a gaming writer for Daily Dot, a native Chicagoan, and a slave to all things Overwatch. He co-founded the college geek culture outlet ByteBSU, then interned at Game Informer, and now writes for a bunch websites his parents have never heard of.

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Transgender woman confronts GameStop employee for misgendering her (updated)

Brittany Vincent has covered gaming, anime, tech, and entertainment for over a decade. When she’s not writing, she’s replaying Um Jammer Lammy or Day of the Tentacle for the hundredth time while pining for a Harvester sequel. Find her on Twitter @MolotovCupcake.

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