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No Man’s Sky Players Have A Space Government, Politics and All

A year prior to the release of No Man’s Sky, Jamie’s sister passed away. While he was able to take solace in the game as he processed the grief, he found conversations surrounding the game were pretty toxic. So, he started his own No Man’s Sky community that coalesced around the same portion of space.…

A Brief History of Rappers Who Dress Like JRPG Villains

Last week, rapper Gucci Mane married Keyisha Ka’oir in a lavish ceremony. As I scrolled through his Instagram, something struck me about the way the couple was dressed. Mr. and Mrs. Gucci Mane, like many rappers and their significant others before them, looked like the villains in a JRPG. What differentiates a JRPG villain from…

Doki Doki Literature Club‘s Horror Was Born From A Love-Hate Relationship With Anime

Doki Doki Literature Club snuck up on everyone and became a cult hit. Dan Salvato, its writer and lead developer, played on the anime tropes present in its pink and cheery exterior to trick players into experiencing an unsettling story. “People might go into Doki Doki Literature Club making fun of it as a tropey…

The New Sims Diwali Decorations Inspired Me To Finally Celebrate The Holiday

Despite the best efforts of my Indian mom, I never really celebrated Diwali growing up. When I saw that The Sims 4 was getting items for the holiday, I decided to finally try. Growing up, my mom tried really hard to teach my brother and me about our heritage. She was born in India, and…

Community Torn After Destiny 2‘s First Prestige Raid Is Cleared Using Glitches

Yesterday, Clan Redeem was the first team to finish the harder, “prestige” version of Destiny 2‘s Leviathan raid. But because they used a well-known glitch, some players are calling for their disqualification. Any time Destiny gets a new raid, elite clans race to see who can finish as “world’s first.” Destiny 2’s raid was released…

Boyfriend Dungeon is an upcoming game where you plunder dungeons while also dating your weapons. This trailer is delightful, and I can’t wait to figure out which sword I want to kiss the most.

Befriend A Bunch Of Celebrities In This Strange Bootleg Game

The somewhat janky dating sim Super Star is already pretty out there, and then you get to the hilarious celebrity cameos. The Chinese game Super Star is a stat-raising game akin to Princess Maker or Tokimeki Memorial Girl’s Side. You play as an agent at a talent company trying to turn a girl who fell…

Everyone Has A Crush On This Concept Art For Overwatch‘s Mercy

Overwatch fandom can’t stop talking about, and drawing, this radically different Mercy concept art. Over the weekend, at the Overwatch exhibit in Gallery Nucleus in Portland, Oregon, Blizzard had copies of their upcoming Overwatch artbook. An enterprising fan, twitter user Adulture, took a few pictures of the concept art for the game from the book.…

She Took Up His Sims Challenge, Now They’re Married

After playing The Sims 2 for months in 2004, Brian, more commonly known by his online handle Pinstar, realized that he’d exhausted most of the game. In order to keep things fresh, he created a challenge for himself. He’d play the game through ten generations, working his way up from rags to riches. These rules…

Only Two Of the Current Top 10 Most-Downloaded Games On Switch Were Made By Nintendo

Indie games are selling phenomenally on the Switch’s eShop—better even than Nintendo’s games. That Stardew Valley is the current best seller on the Switch eShop shouldn’t surprise anyone. Switch owners have been clamoring for the game since it was announced that it would launch on the platform last year. What is more interesting is that…

Doki Doki Literature Club Scared Me Shitless

Doki Doki Literature Club is a free visual novel that presents itself as a totally normal game, where you’ll meet some cute girls at an after school club. There’s more than meets the eye to this one, though. When I saw a few weeks ago that Doki Doki Literature Club was one of the most…

The Internet Reacts To Overwatch‘s Symmetra Halloween Skin

Overwatch’s Halloween event has been announced, along with new spooky skins. While there are a lot of great new skins on offer, the fandom has already been freaking out over Symmetra’s Halloween skin that depicts her as a Dragon. The fandom has been freaking out over Symmetra’s Dragon skin, which leaked over the weekend. There’s…

What We Liked (And Didn’t Like) About Blade Runner 2049

Last Friday, Blade Runner 2049, the sequel to the iconic cyberpunk film, hit theaters. Staff writers Gita Jackson and Heather Alexandra checked it out this weekend, and, as you might imagine, there’s a lot to digest in this nearly three hour film. Spoilers! Gita Jackson: Hello Heather! You and I watched Blade Runner 2049 over…

What We Love(d) About AOL Instant Messenger

On December 15th, AOL Instant Messenger will be officially dead. Gita Jackson asked Paul Tamayo and Tim Rogers from Kotaku’s video team to share their memories of the messaging service of their youth. (If you can’t read the post below, a text transcript can be found here.)

Don’t Sleep On Oxenfree, A Spooky Adventure Game Now On Switch

If you’re into indie games and have a Switch, you’re drowning in options right now. Even though Stardew Valley and Golf Story are begging to eat up all your free time, don’t forget Oxenfree, a charming adventure game about being a teen, and also ghosts. Oxenfree is billed as a horror game, but it’s mostly…

Tips For Playing Golf Story

Golf Story is a very charming golf themed RPG for the Switch, but it kinda throws you into the game without telling you a lot about how to play it. If you’ve had trouble sinking a hole-in-one, these tips will probably help you. Look At The Controls At any point you can hit – on…

This is an officially licensed song about the Pokémon Ditto, and it’s really adorable. It’s basically about how Dittos love to play pranks on each other and also are apparently pretty bad at keeping their shit together. I can definitely relate.

I Have Stardew Valley On The Switch, So You’ll Never See Me Again

Stardew Valley is an amazing game, and the Switch port has perfected the few small issues I had with it. Goodbye social life. Stardew Valley comes out on the Switch tomorrow, and playing it that way is is a no-brainer. The Harvest Moon and Rune Factory games, from which Stardew Valley is inspired, have long…

The Great British Bake Off Had Soccer Game-Themed Pies

Last night’s The Great British Bake Off had one baker celebrating his love of soccer video games with a series of meat pies. The Great British Bake Off is a delightful, stress-free baking competition show, and the eighth season is as pleasant as every other. Last night’s episode was all about pastry, and because this…

Archeologist Digs Into Remains of No Man’s Sky Abandoned Player Civilization

When No Man’s Sky launched last year, an archaeology PhD student led a team of 30 players on a survey intending to understand the algorithms that built the game’s worlds. This initial foray didn’t pan out, as the game was missing features he needed to properly excavate. But after the 1.3 update, which radically altered…