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Twitch Explains How Another Shooting Got Livestreamed On Its Site

Today, an armed gunman in Halle, Germany attacked people outside of a synagogue on Yom Kippur, one of the holiest days on the Jewish calendar, killing two and injuring at least two others in the process. He livestreamed his attack on Twitch, during which he referred to himself as “Anon” (likely referencing 4chan or 8chan)…

Popular Hearthstone Caster Quits In Protest Of Blizzard’s Hong Kong Punishment

Collectible card game legend Brian Kibler, who casts for Hearthstone, announced today that he will no longer be involved in the digital card game’s Grandmasters competition. In a post on Medium, he blamed Blizzard’s “incredibly harsh” punishment of Grandmasters competitor Chung “Blitzchung” Ng Wai. Yesterday, Blizzard announced it would suspend Chung for one year and…

Yeah Okay Sure

Google Stadia’s vice president of engineering Madj Bakar reportedly told Edge that the company’s upcoming cloud streaming game console will have “negative latency,” predicting player button presses to reduce lag. “Ultimately, we think in a year or two we’ll have games that are running faster and feel more responsive in the cloud than they do…

The Wonderful Feeling Of Clearing Three Destiny 2 Quests At The Same Time

The best feeling for me when I play Destiny 2 is not a perfectly landed shot, nor is it the widely acclaimed “gun-feel,” nor the rare moments when I understand what lunar mission giver Eris Morn is droning on about. No, it’s when I’m winding down a mission and manage to orchestrate a cascade of…

The Division 2‘s Next Free Expansion Sounds Like A Glass Half Something

What is enough for a free expansion? We’ll find out for The Division 2 this month, as the game’s second expansion, touted by Ubisoft as its “biggest,” starts rolling out this week. Promised for this addition to Ubisoft’s shooter about taking back a besieged Washington DC are two big new missions, one set in the…

Monster Hunter World‘s Latest Update Makes It Easier To Wear The Armor You Want

Monster Hunter World is fantastic, and the most recent expansion, Iceborne, makes it even better. But there have been a few snags, including some pretty ugly weapons and armor sets that lost their original look. An upcoming feature for creating cosmetic armor will make it easier for players to look however they want. In a…

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Our Favorite Cosplay From AnimeFest 2019

Running since 1992, AnimeFest is a convention held every Labor Day long weekend in Dallas. Mineralblu was there taking photos and video for us, both of which you can see below. As usual, you’ll find every cosplayer’s social media handle, the character they’re cosplaying as, and the series they’re from watermarked on the image.

College Hearthstone Players Hold Up ‘Free Hong Kong, Boycott Blizzard’ Sign On Stream

Blizzard’s acquiescence to the power of the Chinese government/market has seen the company eat a lot of shit over the last 24 hours. So it was, depending on how you look at it, either the worst or most perfect time imaginable to try and broadcast the American Collegiate Hearthstone Championship. During tonight’s stream of the…

Welcome To Space City

Robin Bouwmeester is an artist who has worked on games like Star Citizen You can see more of Robin’s stuff at his ArtStation page

Report: Burglar Stole $40,000 Worth Of Games, Accessories And Gabe Newell’s Minigun From Valve HQ

Last month, Bellevue Police charged 32 year-old Shawn Shaputis with a succession of burglaries in 2018, including repeatedly breaking into the headquarters of Valve and stealing a bunch of games, computers and accessories. Among them were 48 PS4 and Xbox One games. Which he sold to GameStop for $335. As Polygon reports, he was charged…

Jeopardy! Airs A Hilariously Incorrect Bit Of Tetris Trivia

I haven’t watched much Jeopardy! since my personal hero James Holzhauer left the show, but had I tuned in last night, I would probably have found myself wondering if I had taken leave of my senses, following this question about Tetris in the category “Video Game-Pourri.” “The seven rotatable blocks used in this video game…

The New Ditto-Mimikyu Pokémon Plush Is Breaking My Brain

Pokémon plushes are big business. One popular line of cuddly pocket monsters imagines what they might look like after being copied by Ditto, the shapeshifting series mainstay that can transform itself into any other Pokémon it comes across. This week, one of these cute toys has completely broken the brains of even the most knowledgeable…

Blizzard Subreddit Closes After Devs Suspend Hearthstone Player For Pro-Hong Kong Statements

Hearthstone player Chung “blitzchung” Ng Wai recently made waves when, during an official competition, he voiced support for Hong Kong amidst ongoing protests over Chinese rule. He’s since been suspended from competition by Hearthstone developer Blizzard and stripped of his tournament winnings, a move that has been widely criticized. During all this turmoil, the Blizzard…

Everyone Loves Shipping Apex Legends‘ Mirage

A lot of people like Apex Legends, but it hasn’t inspired the same kind of overwhelming fandom and lore excavation Overwatch did. Still, the fandom does exist, and with those people come shipping. After browsing through the fanfiction and fanart that this fandom has generated, I’ve noticed a very pleasing trend: You can just ship…

I Found A Family In A Mario Kart Tournament

I fell off my barstool for the second time that night. My vision went blurry, my legs buckled, and the floor spun. Arms reached out to help me back up, and I leaned against the bar, sobbing incoherently. I wasn’t wasted—I was playing Mario Kart 8 Deluxe I was comfortably in first place at my…

Trans Streamers Lead Fundraiser Ahead Of Landmark Supreme Court Hearing

Transgender nonprofit Trans Lifeline is running a streaming fundraiser this month. This week, in tandem with several events relevant to LGBTQ rights, the lineup will consist entirely of trans streamers. Trans Lifeline runs two programs: a crisis line serving and staffed by trans people and a program offering guidance and financial assistance for trans people…

Doom Eternal Delayed To March

Doom Eternal has been delayed to March 20, 2020. The news comes via a Twitter post from id Software saying that the game needs more time in order to “live up to our standards of speed and polish.” The message also notes that a few other changes related to Eternal’s release. Invasion Mode, which allowed…

The PlayStation 5 Will Launch In Late 2020, And Yes, It’s Called The PS5

Sony isn’t waiting for any more leaks. They revealed more details about the PlayStation 5—and, yes, it will be called the PS5—to Wired today as well as announcing more about the console on the company’s blog. Here’s the key info: It’ll be called the PS5 and be out for holiday 2020, as we’ve been reporting…