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Here Are The 172 Xbox Cloud Gaming Launch Games

Tomorrow is the official launch day for cloud streaming with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, and Microsoft has revealed the full list of 172 titles users will be able to stream to their Android phones and tablets, from A Plague Tale: Innocence to Yakuza Kiwami 2. It’s not the full Xbox Game Pass library, but a…

Microsoft is retiring the introductory price of Xbox Game Pass for PC. Starting September 17, it’ll jump from $5 a month to $10. If you’re already signed up, you’ll keep your old rate for one more billing cycle.

How’s It Going? End Of The Line Edition

Welcome to the final installment of our daily open thread. There is a new morning hangout, and it’s got music and everything. Our daily “How’s It Going?” posts started up many months ago as a means to help our community during the whole shelter-in-place thing, giving us a place to chill and hang. Now there…

Leaked Vids Reveal The Oculus Quest 2, A VR Headset That’s Gonna Get Dirty [Update]

Last year, Facebook untethered virtual reality fans from their computers with the standalone Oculus Quest, one of the best ways to experience VR. Earlier today a pair of videos originally uploaded to the Facebook Blueprint website revealed the Oculus Quest 2, a higher-resolution, more powerful standalone virtual reality headset with a white strap that’s sure…

Halo 3: ODST Comes To PC September 22

Halo 3: ODST comes to PC as part of the Master Chief Collection on September 22. PC players will finally get their chance to guide a group of orbital drop shock troopers through the streets of New Mombassa while listening to Nathan Fillion talk. Halo 3: ODST’s release means Halo PC fans are only waiting…

The Week In Games: Too Many Marios!

Not just one, not just two, but THREE classic Mario games are releasing this week for the Nintendo Switch. I know a lot of folks are excited about Super Mario 3D All-Stars, but I’ve never liked Sunshine, 64 was never my jam and I already played Galaxy recently via emulation. So I’m going to pass…

Super Mario Land Was A Bit Heavy On The Stereo

Mario’s first portable Game Boy adventure didn't skimp on the catchiness, either

This weekend, official Fist of the North Star single malt Scotch whisky was released in Japan. Bottles of Kenshiro-branded 20-year-old Teaninich-distilled single malt are 20,900 yen ($197), while Raoh-branded Glentauchers-distilled single malt are 24,200 yen ($228). Both are already sold out. 

Artist Makes 3D Digital Models Of Hayao Miyazaki’s Classic Nausicaä

Twitter user Granicoph, a 3D modeler based in Tokyo, has created impressive 3D models of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, allowing us to freely move around still images. The result is very cool. As Gigazine reports, the models were uploaded to Sketchfab, a platform where people can share 3D, VR, and AR content.…

Track: Mack The Knife (Live) | Artist: Ella Fitzgerald | Album: The Lost Berlin Tapes

Track: Mystify | Artist: INXS | Album: Kick

Uncharted 4 Contains Hidden Ghost Guns

The Uncharted games are action-packed adventures, filled with loveable characters and big setpieces. Also, apparently, ghost guns. Usually, the easiest way to do something is to just do it. For example, if you need an area in your game to have gunshots going off in the background you could just stick some guns in the…

‘Shop Contest: A Pirate’s Life For Me

Ahoy, there maties! Did you know that next Saturday is Talk Like A Pirate Day? Well, now you know! And to celebrate it, let’s walk the plank and other pirate things. Your challenge this week: Turn non-pirate game characters into pirates! You can add some eye patches, some peg legs, or a hat. Or maybe…