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No Man’s Sky has been patched yet again. Patch 1.34 attempts to address an issue some players have where “large numbers of portal visits would be added to save files, greatly increasing the save size and impeding the ability to save the game.” The patch notes say this issue hasn’t been universally solved, but they…

Alphabear, The Happiest Word Game Ever, Is Now On Steam

In bringing Alphabear to PC and Mac, developer Spry Fox made a lot of smart changes to make this mobile game feel at home on computers. Like the nerd I am, my favorite is the dictionary. Alphabear is a word game about making large bears. You add cute, animated bears to your field of play…

This Music Video Is Also An FMV Game

Ever wanted to be a tour manager for a punk band? In the unlikely case that your answer is yes, you can get a weird, not-entirely-accurate slice of that life in the band PUP’s new music video, which is also a choose-your-own-adventure game. PUP is a punk band from Canada who seem to be closet…

Yes, this is exactly what it looks like—Team Skull and Pikachus having a dance off. Watch ya boy, Guzma breakdance and the Pikachus kinda like, shuffle around a little, in a promotion for the new Pokémon trading card game expansion, Burning Shadows

No Man’s Sky Players Who Colonized A Galaxy Now Have To Find A New Home

No Man’s Sky’s vast universe was part of its initial appeal. You would go from planet to planet, completely alone, discovering and naming things along the way. For some players, that was too desolate, so they banded together to make the Galactic Hub, a portion of No Man’s Sky that acted as a home base.…

No Man’s Sky has been updated for the third time since Atlas Rises. The 1.33 patch fixes a lot of small issues, like missing mission markers and text truncation. It also makes it so the terrain editor isn’t built with a full charge—dammit.

Splatoon 2‘s Lobby Fills With LGBT Pride In Response To A Few Jerks

Posts in Splatoon 2‘s lobby go through trends just like the fashion world. Weeks ago it was Knack 2 jokes, and more recently it was drawings of furries. Right now, the Splatoon 2 lobbies are full of LGBT pride, and a few players that wish this trend was over. Splatoon 2‘s lobby is adorned with…

Sims 4 Finally Gets Pets

A new expansion pack for The Sims 4, Cats & Dogs, is coming November 10th. Yes, you will be able to pet the dogs. Sims 2 and 3 both had pets expansions, which were among the last expansions to come out. Sims fans have been clamouring for pets for The Sim 4, because I mean,…

Sims Players Are Trying To Spawn Cool Kids From Random Parents

The Sims is a virtual dollhouse, and that freedom should mean that coming up with new scenarios for your sims should be easy. In actuality, after you play a while, you find yourself making the same old sims over and over. Sims players have found a way to shake up their games. Sims players love…

Slime Rancher, As Told By Steam Reviews

Real world got you bummed out? Steam users recommend Slime Rancher. In Slime Rancher, you ranch slimes. According to these Steam reviews, it’s Mister Rogers levels of positive and affirming. It’s also really, really cute, and apparently there are cat slimes. Basically, it’s the game of the year. You can check out more reviews for…

Cities: Skylines Adds Music Festivals 

The worst part of games like Cities: Skylines is that you can make an awesome city you can’t actually live in. Cities: Skylines new Concerts add on won’t let you live in the city of your dreams, but it brings the game a little closer to the things that make cities fun to live in.…

No Man’s Sky Players Are Marveling At The Lush New Grass

Want to know how No Man’s Sky has changed since launch? The first thing you should do is check out the beautiful grass. The Atlas Update for No Man’s Sky said, “The variety and visual quality of planetary biomes has been improved,” but it didn’t detail how or what. While there’s a lot of cool…

Sonic Mania Has Some Cool Secrets And Cheats

Some might joke that the biggest surprise about Sonic Mania is that it was a good Sonic game. The game does have actual secrets, though, and they’re really fun. Sonic Mania looks like it stepped right out of my childhood, that it has cheat codes and secrets only ups the nostalgia factor. For example, if…

Here’s The Nintendo Switch Game Fans Are Warning People Not To Buy

For the past few days, a Nintendo Switch game has started to gain notoriety as the worst release on the platform. Any time people post about this game online, they warn others not to buy it. So I picked it up. Troll and I is a port of a game for Playstation 4, Xbox One…

Sonic Mania Has An Irritating Home Button Bug On Switch

Sonic Mania may just be the best Sonic game in years, but it also seems broken in a small but annoying way on the Nintendo Switch. If you’re playing Sonic Mania on the Switch you may have already noticed a weird flaw. According to multiple Switch owners, there’s a delay with hitting the Home button…

New Ocarina of Time Glitch Shakes Up Speedrunning Community

Ocarina of Time has been turned inside out by speedrunners who are still hungry to find new glitches that could improve their times. Yesterday, a new glitch was discovered that could make some major changes to speedrunning the game. Last year, a glitch blew Ocarina of Time open by letting players summon an empty bottle…

After Charlottesville, I Asked My Dad About Selma

Over the weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia, white supremacists held a rally that escalated into violence. An activist, a paralegal named Heather Heyer, was killed after a man drove his car into a crowd of protesters. I usually write about video games on this site, but today I need to talk about my dad, who marched…

Snapchat Now Has A Pikachu Filter

There’s a Pikachu-themed Snapchat filter, and it’s very cute. Snapchat filters have now become part of the internet lexicon. Wondering why you kept seeing videos of that weird dancing hotdog all over Twitter? That was a Snapchat filter. Today Snapchat has debuted another filter primed for maximum pop cultural saturation, featuring Pikachu. You know, the…

No Man’s Sky’s Story Overhaul Gives The Game Focus

As No Man’s Sky has developed, it’s struggled to balance the appeal of its mystery with the utility that makes it playable. With today’s update, Atlas Rising, it feels like the game has finally struck that balance. The 1.3 update for No Man’s Sky comes with a lot of changes, small and large. Most exciting…

At Long Last, No Man’s Sky Players Meet Up In-Game

A year ago, No Man’s Sky players were disappointed to find out that they could not see each other even if they were in the same location at once. Now, after the latest update, players are finally meeting each other in-game. It’s kind of magical. In the run-up to No Man’s Sky’s release, players wanted…