Gita Jackson

Alliteration Algorithm Generates Genius Fortnite Frivolity

From recipes to paint color names to Hearthstone cards, everything is better when you make a bot do it. Check out how this machine-learning algorithm named locations on the Fortnite map. Fortnite only has one map, so the people over at Botnik Studios took it upon themselves to use their machine-learning tools to make an…

The Sims 4 Seasons Makes Your Sims Feel More Real

The Sims 4‘s latest expansion, Seasons, gives the game the rhythms of a passing year. While it might seem like a decorative change, after playing it, Seasons feel essential. Fans have clamored for Seasons since The Sims 4‘s release. Each game has gotten the expansion since The Sims 2, and getting to see spring, summer,…

Fallout Fans Continue To Struggle With The Company That Hosts Their Wiki

Last year Nukapedia, the fan-run Fallout wiki, fought against the for-profit wiki hosting company Fandom adding video ads to their pages and won. Now the videos are back, and these fans are considering leaving the platform entirely. When you hop over to the fan-run Stardew Valley wiki to check out what gifts your future spouse…

The Hottest New Doll Accessory Is A Tiny Xbox One S

You can now buy a teeny tiny Xbox One S for your American Girl doll. I might actually buy this. American Girl, an expensive brand of dolls aimed at young girls that want an eighteen inch plastic version of themselves they can take to school and eventually ruin by forgetting to brush their hair, said…

Stressful Games Help Me Relax 

Every day after E3, I loaded up my run of Stardew Valley on Switch. I optimized my crop layouts, looked up which plants were most profitable, and grinded in the dungeon until I could upgrade all my farming tools twice over. It was probably the most stressful way to play the game, but it was…

Last Night’s HQ Trivia Was Kind Of A Mess

John Mayer joined regular host Scott Rogowsky on HQ last night for a special Father’s Day game. Things got a little wild. Over one million players tuned in to Sunday’s HQ, a live trivia game show app, for a shot at the $25,000 prize and to see musician John Mayer just kind of shoot the…

The Best Video Game Fashion From E3 2018

This year’s E3 looks were all about one thing: cool jackets. The game offerings at E3 this year were kind of slim. While I saw a lot of things I was excited about, it seemed like too few games are actually going to be playable soon, and many of them are hypothetical at best. The…

E3 Presenters Faced A Well Known Challenge: Their Hands

Phil Spencer clearly does not know where his hands are supposed to go when he’s talking

Fortnite On Switch Has Built-In Voice Chat, No App Required

Fortnite on Switch will support voice chat through the headphone jack and not through some stupid phone app, just like a normal-ass game. It’s not currently available in the Switch version of Epic’s popular battle royale game that launched today, but will be on Thursday. Competitive games like Fortnite benefit greatly from players being able…

The Internet Reacts To Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is bringing back everyone—literally everyone—from every Smash game, and the internet is losing their damn minds over this. Since Smash was teased for the Switch, I’d been saying it was definitely just going to be a port. Oh past-Gita of little faith, how wrong you were. Not only is this a…

Fire Emblem Comes To Switch Next Year, Looks Very Different

Our first real look at Fire Emblem: Three Houses, which is coming to Switch next year, shows all the classic tactical combat, now with the graphical capabilities to give everyone feet. It is remarkable to see these sweeping battles on a screen bigger than your 3DS or your phone, and the darker tone of Three…

Overcooked 2 is real, and it’s coming to Switch on August 7th. Now that you can throw ingredients (thank god!) and play online, I’m sure I’m going to find whole new ways to frustrate my pals while trying to finish a dinner service.

Kojima’s Death Stranding Gets Weirder Every Damn Time We See It

The new Death Stranding trailer picks right back up where it left off with Norman Reedus’s fetus, but I still have so many questions. This new trailer for Death Stranding shows off some truly beautiful environments, is set to a melancholy indie song, and yes, Norman Reedus gets naked. We have learned one new piece…

We’re Liveblogging Ubisoft’s E3 Press Conference [Update: It’s Over!]

Can’t watch the Ubisoft conference live? No worries! Follow along with me and Riley MacLeod for all the announcements, trailers and surprises. Ubisoft’s big press conference starts at 4pm eastern, and you can watch live here. In case you’re stuck at work, Riley and I are here to let you know what’s going down. We’re…

Friday The 13th Game Loses DLC Because Of Legal Battle Over The Movies

The developers of the Friday the 13th video game say they’re canceling all future DLC because of an ongoing lawsuit regarding the franchise. Since 2016, Victor Miller, the screenwriter of the original Friday the 13th movie, has been engaged with a legal dispute regarding his work on the film, which has prevented any new movies…

The Internet Reacts To Bonkers Anime Crossover Game, Jump Force

Ever wanted to see Goku fight Naruto? Most of the internet does, and after seeing the Jump Force trailer, they can’t stop freaking out about it. The upcoming game Jump Force is a cross over fighting game featuring some of the most iconic characters from boy’s manga magazine Shonen Jump. In this announcement trailer, we…

The Division 2 Is Set In Washington, D.C.

The Division is getting a sequel, set in a new city, and in a new season. The new game is coming March 15th, 2019 for XBox One, Playstation 4 and PC. There will be more information at Ubisoft’s press conference tomorrow, but we got a look at an atmospheric trailer today during Microsoft’s briefing: We…

The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit is a new game set in the Life Is Strange universe, coming June 26th. It’s about a young boy pretending to be a super hero, and will probably make me cry.

The Sims 3 Sucks

One of the favorite pastimes of The Sims’ community is to talk about how good the older games are. While there are things about The Sims 4 that I don’t love, I’m not as nostalgic as other fans. Every time I think about The Sims 3, for instance, all I can remember is how much…

Anthony Bourdain Showed Me The World

Anthony Bourdain was a man who made me curious about the world and more empathetic to the people who inhabit it. My mother showed me Anthony Bourdain’s Food Network show A Cook’s Tour when I was a teenager. She had already latched onto the mythology of Bourdain as brash and talented chef, and had given…