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Qhrqwhqhr? Cur-kwer-cur? Gigyas? Gigy-us? Which way is the right way to say it? Frustrating, right? Names like these run rampant throughout the world of video games. We chose a few of our favorite mispronounced names and decided to quiz ourselves on how they should be said. These are our poorly pronounced results.

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