Gita Jackson

Divinity: Original Sin 2, As Told By Steam Reviews

Divinity: Original Sin 2 is the kind of in-depth, detailed RPG where the developers had to nerf the chickens. Steam users are loving it. Do you like old-school RPGs like Baldur’s Gate, quality writing, and don’t have a social life? According to Steam users, Divinity 2 is for you! If these reviews are to be…

A Way Out Is A Must-Play

The co-op prison break game A Way Out drops tomorrow, and it’s a marvel we’d recommend to any two people who are up for playing a six-hour game together. We highly recommend you go into it blind, just knowing that it’s an adventure made for two players and does some smart, creative things. If you…

Runescape’s 13-Year Pirate Quest Is Coming To An End

With the recent release of “Pieces of Hate,” the long-running MMO Runescape finishes up a quest line that’s lasted for 13 years. In 2005, Runescape started the Pirates series of quests with “Rum Deal.” Pirates is the story of the villainous, tentacle-armed Rabid Jack laying siege to the pirate base of Mos Le’Harmless, whose rum…

I Fed A Neural Network 1200 Video Game Names

A lot of the time, video game names sound like they were generated by a machine. So, I decided to see if I could teach a neural network to name a game. Sometimes it’s hard not to groan at some video game names. There was a period of time when I kept confusing Absolver for…

A Weird Game About Raising A Baby

Mother Simulator is a PC game that lets you take care of a baby. You change their diaper, give them a bottle and a pacifier, and tend to their needs when they start crying. It seems simple, until you realize you’ve been clenching your jaw and you’ve got a cramp in your neck cause your…

New Tamagotchi Game Lets Me Relive My Childhood

Looking at the character art for My Tamagotchi Forever is like reaching back into my childhood. Unlike their pixelated forebears, these creatures look like they’re crafted out of clay, all rounded edges and big, bright shapes. They’re still adorable, and I still want to take care of them. Luckily, just like the original toy, that’s…

$25,000 HQ Trivia Game Contestant Booted From Game, Accused of Cheating

Popular live trivia app HQ Trivia usually pays out a cash prize after 12 questions, but last night, for the second time, they’ve tried a “winner takes all” approach. After 27 minutes of trivia, with $25,000 on the line, two players remained—then the game abruptly ended as one of them reportedly got kicked from the…

The Paul Brothers’ Attempt To Bandwagon Fortnite Turns Messy

Infamous YouTuber Logan Paul started a Twitch channel yesterday, and he reached 100,000 followers without streaming once. If you go to the channel right now, the chat alternates between spamming racial slurs and ascii penises. Following the Fortnite bandwagon has turned into a mess for the Paul brothers. The Paul brothers have a reputation for…

Bowser Is Only Four Feet Tall, Judging By Luigi’s Penis

Assuming it’s not a 1-up mushroom that he stashed away for later, that is presumably Luigi’s penis

The New Tomb Raider Movie Is Nothing Special

The new Tomb Raider movie is out today, and it certainly was a movie about raiding a tomb. Heather Alexandra and I sat down to chat about the good, the bad, but mostly the very bland. Gita Jackson: Hi Heather! Last night we saw Tomb Raider. That Lara sure raided a tomb, didn’t she? Heather…

Please take some time out of your day to listen to this Pokémon style remix of “Eleanor Rigby.” Almost as much of an earworm as the “dog in a trenchcoat” version.

Other Rapper-Streamer Combos I’d Love To See

Over 600,000 people tuned in last night to watch Drake play Fortnite with the streamer Ninja. Watching these two share their love for games was a treat, but it’s got me hungry for more. I have some suggestions for some great matches: Day9tv and Chance The Rapper playing Hearthstone All I want are for these…

Attack on Titan 2 Is As Brutal As The Show And A Bit More Personal

Attack on Titan is about the last remnants of humanity trying to defeat the mindless, man-eating giants that ravage their world. It’s not really the kind of show where you fantasize about living in that universe. Still, Attack on Titan 2 lets you live out your dreams of being buddies Eren Jaeger and his pals,…

Some Things In Games Should Be Gross

A lot of little moments in games make you feel good. Mario’s jump is predictable and weighty, and headshotting a Fallen in Destiny 2 and seeing their soul leave their body will always give me a tiny burst of pride. What really fascinates me, though, are the moments in games that make you feel incredibly…

I Love It When Games Don’t Tell Me Anything

Oxygen Not Included plays like trying to make a baking soda volcano in middle school. Instead of following any instructions, you dive in, make a mess, and hopefully learn something along the way. Don’t Starve developer Klei’s latest game is all about building a self sufficient base. Your workers, called duplicants, are stranded on an…

The Most Irritating Character In Dragon Age: Inquisition

When I first met Sera it was hate at first sight. She’s a member of the enigmatic Red Jennies, a group of subversive agents trying to undermine abusive nobles. She leaves you letters in various places around Val Royeaux and instructs you to meet her late at night for a rendevouz. There, you run into…

It’s Time To Stop Acting Like Nobody Watches Anime

Despite the genre’s overwhelming popularity, people act as if anime is still a niche interest. When celebrities like Kim Kardashian or Michael B. Jordan say that they’re fans, or Britney Spears posts pictures of her son’s Dragon Ball Z fanart on Instagram, fellow anime-enjoyers are shocked. Anime has actually been mainstream for a couple of…

Overwatch Ships Are All About Filling In The Blanks

Ever since Brigitte was introduced as a new hero for Overwatch, some fans have been excitedly shipping her with D.va, in a pairing called Mekamechanic. We don’t know a lot about Brigitte, but that’s part of what makes this pairing work: Fans can just make it up as they go along. While some ships are…

Upcoming Square-Enix roleplaying game Octopath Traveler has a release date: July 13th. The demo for this game was phenomenal, so I’m basically vibrating in my seat right now.

Lord of the Rings Fanfiction Did What the Books Couldn’t 

In 2001, when the first Lord of the Rings movie came out, no one anticipated how big a hit the cinematic adaptations of J. R. R. Tolkien’s books would be. These movies exploded. Some people loved the lore. Some were into Peter Jackson’s directing. And some simply thought that Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen and Orlando…