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Indie Game Gets Patch To Fix Typo That Nobody Noticed For Six Years
First-person retro roguelike Eldritch is inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft, whose horrific creations warp the very fabric of reality. That might explain why no one noticed the problem with the game’s compass icon in the six years since its release. Had Minor Key Games’ David Lindsey Pittman not pointed out the error on…
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New Plants Vs. Zombies Shooter Announced, Goes Live Today
Good news and better news for fans of Plants Vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare. Today EA officially announced Plants Vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville, a brand-new third-person shooter that expands the never-ending conflict with co-op units, explorable free-roam areas, interactive social hubs, and more. Even better, fans who purchase the Founder’s Edition can start playing it…
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League of Geeks’ Armello isn’t just for furry animals anymore. The Dragon Clan expansion adds four scaly playable heroes to the fantasy board/card game, along with a fresh story and new quests. The $10 expansion is out today for Steam, with the Switch, PS4, and Xbox One version coming with the game’s 2.0 update in 2020.
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CultureEuropean Guild Blazes Through WoW Classic’s First 2 Raids In 6 Days
After World of Warcraft first launched on November 23, 2004, it took players 69 days to defeat the endgame raid boss Onyxia. The ten bosses of the Molten Core raid weren’t completely conquered until April 25, 2005. It only took European guild APES six days to accomplish both feats in the newly-launched World of Warcraft…
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Announced today and coming in 2020 to iOS and Android, Lego Star Wars Battles is an action-strategy game that has players build decks of light or dark side characters and vehicles from across all nine movies in the Skywalker Saga, pitting them against other players in online battles. Why Lego? Why not?
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Tips & GuidesBreath Of The Wild Player Discovers A Ridiculously Easy New Way To Catch Fish
Want to gather a whole lot of delicious virtual fish in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild with very little effort? Redditor Charlieboy95 discovered that all you have to do to force fish ashore is purse your lips and blow. It’s like whistling while you work, only whistling is the work. In a…
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OpinionImpressionsWoW Classic Brings The Community Back To World Of Warcraft
World of Warcraft Classic is teeming with life. Traders shout out their wares, offering much-needed magical items and equipment at reasonable prices. Adventurers form parties for protection against dangerous low-level foes. Earlier today a stranger came up to my mage and asked if I could conjure him water. I can’t remember the last time a…
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ReviewsSwitchAstral Chain: The Kotaku Review
“Action game.” That’s what Astral Chain’s publisher Nintendo calls it. That’s what its developer Platinum Games calls it. That’s what we called it when we first reported on its existence. But Astral Chain is so much more than just an action game. I’d go as far as saying that “action game” is the least of…
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ReviewsControllersThe Scuf Prestige Is The Next Best Thing To The Xbox Elite Controller
In 2015, Atlanta-based Scuf Gaming licensed its patented controller technology to Microsoft, resulting in the creation of the outstanding Xbox Elite Wireless Controller. Scuf’s new Prestige controller for the Xbox One and PC incorporates a lot of the same technology, as well as the option for customization. It’s quickly become my second favorite Xbox One…
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CultureThe New Sonic The Hedgehog Monopoly Game Is About Going Fast And Battling Bosses
Debuting in 2017 with a Mario-themed set, Monopoly Gamer combines Hasbro’s classic real estate board game with iconic video game characters and unique game mechanics. Now it’s Sonic’s turn to race around the board, collecting rings, fighting for chaos emeralds, and investing in property, just like he does in his video games. Monopoly Gamer: Sonic…
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OpinionImpressionsNew Mobile Game Pokémon Masters Is More About People Than Pocket Monsters
In Pokémon Masters, out today for iOS and Android, players recruit famous Pokémon trainers from throughout the series’ 23-year history, creating teams of three and battling through an adventure that feels more like the cartoon than any game that’s come before. Pokémon games up to now have been mainly focused on the goal of becoming…
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CultureA Remaster Of Disney’s Classic Lion King And Aladdin Games Is Coming In Fall
Coming this fall to consoles and PC, Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King combines two of the best movie tie-in games ever in one HD upscaled bundle. The package includes Sega Genesis and Game Boy releases of both games, as well as the Super Nintendo version of The Lion King, along with special…
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OpinionImpressionsYu-Gi-Oh On Switch Is All The Yu-Gi-Oh I’ll Ever Need
Most of my experience with Yu-Gi-Oh, Konami’s long-running collectible card game/cartoon series, comes from video games. I’ve tapped more virtual cards than physical ones, and most of my matches have been against computer opponents. That’s how I like it, and Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution for the Nintendo Switch is all that and…
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OpinionImpressionsWorld Of Warcraft Classic’s Rocky Launch Is Kind Of Nostalgic, Sure
Overcrowded starting areas, login queues in the tens of thousands, rampant lag, server disconnects—oh yeah, I am feeling that old school MMO vibe in World of Warcraft Classic In the video below (mind the hot mic, it’s been a while) I take my first steps 15 years back in time. My gnome rogue, Gerbil, entered…
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Black Desert, the pretty online role-playing game with the ridiculous character creator, is now live on the PlayStation 4. As the Xbox One version, it launches with only a handful of character classes, with plans to add new adventuring professions and content at regular intervals. Oh, and Megan Fox is involved for some reason. Woo.
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CultureGaming Hardware Artist Turns Nintendo Famicom Into A Retro Computer
Swedish designer and craftsman Love Hultén transforms existing gaming hardware into dreamlike pieces of functional retrofuturist art. His latest work, the FC-PVM, combines a Japanese Famicom console with a Sony Trinitron monitor to create a self-contained retro gaming system with an old school terminal vibe. The FC-PVM is a Japanese NES in a box, with…
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ReviewsHardwareComputersLook At This Gosh-Darn Pretty Gaming PC
If I wanted to, I could put together a gaming PC with many of the same parts as this desktop by boutique system builder CLX, but I could never make it look as good. From the striking patterned pink outer shell to the gleefully glowing innards, CLX knows how to make a gaming rig look…
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CultureThe New Mario & Sonic Olympics Game Lets You Play As 2D Characters
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 is kicking it old school. The latest installment of the all-star mascot competition, due out November 5 for the Switch, adds ten sprite-based 2D events to its normal selection of 3D fare. Look at pixel Mario’s tiny legs go! I’ve not played any of the games…
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