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CultureOdds and EndsThe Incredible Story Of A Trackmania Shortcut 13 Years In The Making
I know almost mothing about Trackmania, but this video about the quest for a particular shortcut is one of the most fascinating video game clips I have ever seen. Put together byTrackmania YouTuber Wirtual, it goes for 18 minutes. I, too, wondered, “What the hell could make this go for 18 minutes, I’ve got stuff…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 21, 2021 -
CultureBomberman Board Game Cancelled, Which Sucks
Of all the video games out there being turned into board games, few are as perfect a fit for the tabletop treatment as Bomberman. So it sucks to hear that, having originally been planned for a 2020 release, IDW and Konami’s Bomberman board game has been cancelled. Designed by Sean McDonald at Tower Games—the same…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 21, 2021 -
CultureAssassin’s Creed Valhalla’s Post-Launch Woes Continue
I loved Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. So much so that, had I been given more time with it during the calendar year, it would have made a serious run for my Game Of 2020. But boy, at the same time, I have not been happy with the support the game has got after launch. The game…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 21, 2021 -
CultureOh No, Townscaper Is Coming To Switch And Mobile
Townscaper, where you do nothing but paint yourself an idyllic little village, was one of my absolute favourite games of 2020. And that was when it was on the PC. Now that it’s coming to phones, meaning I can play it anywhere, I am in serious trouble. If you’ve never played it, it’s a city-builder…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 18, 2021 -
OpinionIt’s Nice Being Able To Play Console Exclusives On A PC
I was playing Forza Horizon 4 on my PC earlier this week and at one point after a race I put the controller down and just…smiled. Everything about what I was doing in that moment was lovely. Partly because of the game, which is great, but also just because of the fact I was able…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 18, 2021 -
CultureUh, GamesCom Thinks People Will Be Attending In 2021?
Like every other major event, GamesCom took 2020 off, swapping its enormous in-person show for a series of online presentations. Unlike other major events which are taking 2021 off as well, however, GamesCom organisersthink they’ll be able to get people in the door sometime in “late summer” That seems like…a bad idea? Organisers aren’t proposing…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 18, 2021 -
CultureReports: Nier: Automata’s New PC Version Is Better Than The Busted Original Release
A new PC version of Nier: Automata, part of the Become As Gods Edition, has just been released on the Microsoft Store and Game Pass. And early reports are that, unlike the version available on Steam, this one actually works The game’s original PC release on Steam back in 2017 was a notoriously poor port,…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 17, 2021 -
CultureA Modern Take On Masters Of The Universe
Artist Eddie Del Rio, who we last featured here with his contributions to Jordan Vogt-Roberts’ attempts to get a Metal Gear movie made, spent a bunch of time last year, like everyone else, stuck at home. Unlike most other folks, though, he decided to spend that time reimagining iconic 80s series Masters of the Universe…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 17, 2021 -
CultureWW2 Rebuilder Has You Fixing Cities Instead Of Blowing Them Up
WW2 Rebuilder is an upcoming PC game set after the Second World War where you’re tasked with visiting a number of devastated European cities and, with your bare hands (and some big tools), bring them back to their former glory. While the trailer focuses on London, the game’s website says you’ll also be visiting locations…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 17, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsPlease Enjoy Breath Of The Wild In 8K (If You Can)
A few years back I was marvelling at Breath of the Wild in 4K. Now we are all free to admire the game running in 8K, and with some (shaded) ray tracing to boot. That’s if you’ve got an 8K monitor. Since that’s almost nobody, the video here by Digital Dreams still looks incredible in…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 17, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsChess Champion Plays “Bongcloud Attack”, Which Is Very Funny
Norway’s Magnus Carlsen is a chess grandmaster, the current world champion, as well as world #1 in rapid and blitz chess as well. He is very good at chess, but in this match against fellow grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura, he opens by playing one of the worst possible sequences of moves in the entire game. The…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 16, 2021 -
CultureEA Trying New Technology To Fight FIFA 21‘s Racism Problem
While EA has issued over 25,000 warnings and suspensions, and banned over 9,000 accounts for “inappropriate or offensive content” since the launch of FIFA 21 last year, it may shock you to learn that the game still has a problem with racist white folks using certain systems and game modes to act like assholes. As…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 16, 2021 -
CultureThe Best Clone Wars Cartoon Is Coming Back
I have no problem with the big, shiny Clone Wars cartoon that ran from 2008-2020. But that series’ success came at the expense of an older Clone Wars show that, having been thrown into Disney’s Great Pit Of Cartoon, is finally going to get the comeback it has long deserved. On April 2 Disney is…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 16, 2021 -
CultureRockstar Pays Modder $10,000 For Fixing GTA Load Times
Remember how yesterday we told you about the modder who found a way to greatly improve GTA Online load times on the PC? That fix, identified and approved by Rockstar, has already gone live, and the modder responsible has been paid for their work. GTAV Title Update 1.53 is out now, and on PC it…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 16, 2021 -
CulturePlayStation Communities, A Service I Didn’t Even Know Existed, Is Going Away
This week marks the first and last time I have ever heard of PlayStation Communities, a service that apparently let users hang out in custom forums/group chats on the PS4 and talk about specific stuff. When passing the news around here, only a couple of colleagues had even been aware of its existence, let alone…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 15, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsSo Help Me, I Like The Fortnite Joy-Cons
Let’s get this out of the way: I don’t like Fortnite. But I am seriously considering these new Fortnite Joy-Cons, because good Lord, those colours are wonderful. Thats a lovely, rich shade of blue there on the left, but on the right, have mercy. Not even that stupid banana face can ruin it. Yellow—and I…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 15, 2021 -
CultureFan Fixes GTA Online Load Times, Rockstar Makes It Official
Earlier this month, GTA Online player t0st found a way to cut down the game’s load times by 70%. It must have been a clean, effective fix, because Rockstar themselves have taken a look, agreed with it, and will soon make it part of an official update. As PC Gamer report, Rockstar investigated t0st’s work,…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 15, 2021 -
CultureControversial Taiwanese Horror Game Devotion Is Back And Available For Sale
After disappearing from Steam in early 2019—after upsetting Chinese gamers with a Winnie The Pooh joke—and then returning before disappearing again last year, Taiwanese horror game Devotion is now finally on sale to basically anyone who wants a copy. After running into nothing but trouble on other people’s platforms, the game’s developers have decided to…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 15, 2021 -
CultureStreamers Suspended After Call Of Duty Actor & Community Catch Them Cheating
Streamer Alex Zedra—the face behind an actual character in Call of Duty—was hosting some Warzone the other day, when she and her community noticed some pretty suspect behaviour on display from the two people they were watching. People who’ve since had their Twitch channels suspended for cheating. As PC Gamer report, Zedra was hosting Sarah…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 14, 2021 -
Opinion“We Just Despise The Police”: Persona 5 Strikers Is OK
If you’ve played Persona 5 you’ll know that, aside from a few notable exceptions, Tokyo’s cops are kid-torturing assholes. So it’s little wonder that in the game’s kinda-sequel, the Phantom Thieves have no time for them. By virtue of the original game’s youthful, rebellious themes, the police are framed throughout Persona 5 as authoritative villains,…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 14, 2021
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