Ethan Gach

“I am firm with each, the pangs are sharp yet unavoidable, One turns to me his appealing eyes—poor boy! I never knew you, Yet I think I could not refuse this moment to die for you, if that would save you.” The Wound-Dresser by Walt Whitman.

Final Fantasy XIV Really Doesn’t Want Me Trying It Again For Free

I’m finally ready to get into Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn by playing its free trial but the convoluted way the game handles its player accounts and various editions is making it that almost impossible. Square Enix announced last week that Final Fantasy XIV would be going free for a limited time on on…

Sony’s next State of Play livestream will be completely devoted to The Last of Us Part II and air Wednesday, May 27, at 4:00 p.m. ET. Director Neil Druckmann will host the 25-minute long episode walking players through the game’s world and gameplay, including some stuff that hasn’t been previously shown. 

Call of Duty: WWII Is One Of June’s PlayStation Plus Games

If you’ve had a hankering to play the Call of Duty from three years ago, PlayStation Plus has you covered next month. Although technically one of June’s PS Plus games, Call of Duty: WWII will actually be available to download starting May 26. Maybe it’s a day-after-Memorial-Day thing? Of course, good luck finding space for…

Modder Makes Resident Evil 3‘s Nemesis Even Scarier

Sometimes things are more than they appear. In this Resident Evil 3 mod that’s not the case. It replaces Nemesis with Shrek. That’s it. That’s the entire mod. We saw a ton of mods transforming Resident Evil 2’s Mister X into the likes of Thomas the Tank Engine and others when it came out last…

How’s It Going?: Memorial Day Edition

It’s Memorial Day, the unofficial start of the summer. But this year who even knows what that means. Welcome back to our daily open thread. Maybe you saw this video going around of a Memorial Day weekend pool party at the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri. You’d never know the covid-19 pandemic was still…

Minecraft Dungeons Is A Fun But Stripped-Down Dungeon Brawler

I’ve spent a few hours clicking through Minecraft Dungeons’ isometric world and, despite how shallow it feels, I’d be content to click through it for several more. Mojang’s attempt to spin its massively popular crafting game into a small Diablo-like is successful, limited only by the narrow ambitions underlying it. Minecraft Dungeons, out May 26…

Retro first-person shooter Project Warlock is coming to PS4 on June 9 and Xbox One and Switch on June 11. Released on PC back in 2018, it’s an ode to 90s shooters like Wolfenstein and Doom with modern tweaks like weapon and character upgrades. Who couldn’t use more demon-slaying in their life?

It looks like Dota 2‘s summer battle pass is coming sometime next week. Fans created a summoning thread over on the game’s subreddit which attracted the attention of Bruno Carlucci and a few others who confirmed the big annual event isn’t far away, despite this year’s International being postponed.

Naughty Dog’s Latest Tweet Is Troll-Proof Thanks To New Twitter Feature

Naughty Dog tweeted out some Last of Us II art with a reminder about the game’s release date today. Thanks to a new Twitter feature, it was one of the first tweets in recent weeks that’s replies weren’t filled with spoilers and vitriol. “Pick up where we left off on June 19,” the tweet read.…

An update fixing Destiny 2‘s Felwinter’s Lie quest is now live. The questline was previously broken for a number of players, warping them to the surface of the moon rather than into Rasputin’s bunker, and as a result making it impossible to obtain the legendary shotgun from Destiny 1.

These Button-Less Controllers Are An Affront To God

I was minding my own business last night, gaming real hard like I do, when I took a break from blasting away grubs in Gears Tactics to check Twitter. It didn’t take long before for the powers that be punished me for my poor choices by forcing me to look at an old PlayStation controller…

This Is The Raymond Amiibo Animal Crossing Fans Deserve

Animal Crossing: New Horizons has blown up since it launched in March, and Raymond, the most sought after villager in the game, has blown up alongside it. Now there’s a fan-made Amiibo honoring his ascendance. Created by Twitter user 5_pandasan, the Amiibo perfectly captures the cat’s refined charm and lowkey asshole-ness (thanks NintendoLife). Pandasan even…

Sting Entertainment’s role-playing roguelike Baroque is coming to the eShop in Japan later this year Originally released on the Sega Saturn only in Japan in 1998, the game was remade and ported to PS2 and Wii a decade later. It’s an incredibly interesting but obtuse game with a lovely soundtrack.

Doom Eternal Losing Controversial Anti-Cheat Software In Next Update

Doom Eternal has only had Denuvo anti-cheat software for a week, and already Id Software has agreed to take it out following the backlash from some PC players. “Despite our best intentions, feedback from players has made it clear that we must re-evaluate our approach to anti-cheat integration,” Marty Stratton, the game’s executive producer, wrote…

Automatic Weapons Are Taking The Fun Out Of Warzone’s Gulag

Call of Duty: Warzone’s Gulag is a special place: a small arena in the middle of a prison where two people fight so one of them can respawn. It helps set Warzone apart from every other battle royale out there. And now it’s being ruined by all manner of bullet hoses. Thanks to Warzone’s latest…

The number of PS Now subscribers doubled to over 2 million in the last six months, Sony announced yesterday. Sony has been pushing the service by offering better games, free trials, and discounted subscription rates. Meanwhile, Microsoft announced last month that Game Pass now has over 10 million subscribers.

Mafia Remake Is A ‘Complete Overhaul’ Of The Original Game

Following a long series of teases and leaks, 2K Games finally explained what’s going on with its recently announced Mafia: Trilogy. Mafia II is getting remastered, while the first game in the series is getting fully remade. “The beloved, critically acclaimed original is being completely remade from the ground up as Mafia: Definitive Edition,” 2K…

Phantasy Star Online 2 is coming to PC next week on May 27. The 2012 free-to-play MMORPG came to Xbox One earlier this year and the upcoming PC version will have cross-play with the console version. It’s extremely anime and has a space mall that’s perfect for online hangs. 

Hidden object puzzle game Hidden Folks is getting free DLC over three years later. Co-developer Adriaan de Jongh announced the “On Tour” update today on Twitter, saying six new music-themed levels would come to the game on June 4.