How The Hell Did We Ever Beat The Lion King As Kids? (We Didn’t)

Having access to a lot of classic games these days means a lot of impromptu trips down memory lane. The games I loved as a kid—and the games I’d forgotten I loved as a kid—are all at my fingertips, begging to be replayed for that jolt of nostalgia-flavored serotonin to the brain. So I’ve been…

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Epic Games Store Apparently Offers Partial Refunds If A Game You Bought Goes On Sale

Have you ever bought a game digitally only for it to go on sale just a few days later? Annoying, right? Epic Games Store is reportedly streamlining the process of returning and repurchasing a game—so the buyer can take advantage of a late-breaking discount—with a new automated system, which appears to have been rolled out…

Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ International Museum Day Event Is Short But Not Sweet

International Museum Day is a triumph… at least during normal years. That’s when museums across the globe put on seminars, exhibits, and other creative events in line with a theme decided by the venerable International Council of Museums. Last year more than 50,000 institutions participated (theme: “Museums as Cultural Hubs”). Of course, 2020 is no…

Mileena Joins Mortal Kombat 11, Still Isn’t Playable

Mortal Kombat 11 features an extensive cast of classic and modern characters, but fan favorite Mileena remains a glaring exception. And while she’s finally set to make a brief appearance in the upcoming Aftermath expansion, something tells me her vocal fanbase won’t be satisfied with this small concession. In addition to expanding the Mortal Kombat…

Disney Shuts Down Club Penguin Private Servers Due To Hate Speech, Sexual Content

Disney is going after unauthorized Club Penguin private servers, as a BBC investigation found one of the most popular fan-run versions of the kid-friendly social game was filled with racist, homophobic, anti-semetic, and sexual messages. From its launch in October of 2005 to its closure in March of 2017, Disney’s Club Penguin was an online…

The Many Things We’ve Learned About Assassin’s Creed Valhalla

From the moment it was announced, I had a lot of questions about Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. So when I recently spoke to the game’s creative director, Ashraf Ismail, I packed a lot in. I wanted to know about quests, controls, and colonization. I wanted to know about learning lessons from Assassin’s Creed Origins’ artificial intelligence…

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After Grinding All Weekend, Destiny 2 Players Find Quest-Breaking Bug [Update]

The latest turn in the ongoing saga around Destiny 2’s Felwinter’s Lie quest is a tragic one, as players encounter a progress-halting bug. Introduced in last week’s reset, “The Lie” is a multi-step quest, the first part of which required players to collectively grind through this season’s Seraph Tower public events on earth, IO, and…

The Binding of Isaac’s third and final DLC Repentance is still coming eventually. Revealed back in 2018, it was originally due out in the first half of 2019. The new release goal is this summer, but on Twitter yesterday creator Edmund McMillen said the ongoing pandemic could delay it further.

Kerbal Space Program is getting new DLC this summer that will have you journey to Mercury. Called “Shared Horizons,” it was made in conjunction with the European Space Agency to simulate past and future missions. It arrives July 1 on PC and later on consoles. Correction: an earlier version of this article said the DLC…

Minecraft Maker Mojang Is Now Mojang Studios

The studio that built Minecraft is now many studios around the world, working on multiple games and projects. So, on the occasion of the studio’s 11th birthday, Mojang is now officially named Mojang Studios, with a fancy new logo and everything. When video game developer Markus Persson released Minecraft on May 17, 2009, he used…

Track: Try | Artist: Neil Young | Album: Homegrown

A local ordinance in Kagawa Prefecture asks gaming to be limited to an hour a day during the week and 90 minutes on holidays. Even though these are just guidelines, a 17-year-old is already crowdfunding a lawsuit to challenge this. “I thought it is wrong that an administrative body intervenes in family life,” he said.