How To Open Up The Midnight Burrows In Ori And The Will Of The Wisps

There’s one area that’s totally optional, easily skippable, and, most importantly, extremely fun: the Midnight Burrows.

ESRB Ratings Will Now Tell You If A Game Has Loot Boxes

Today the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) announced a new ratings description specifically for games with loot boxes. Currently, games that have microtransactions in them come with an ESRB description that states “In-Game Purchases.” The ESRB is now going to add the follow-up description “Includes Random Items” if there are items players can buy in…

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How’s It Going?: Hanging Out Edition

It’s a very rainy Monday where I am, which seems appropriate for a Monday. Welcome back to our daily open thread. I had two virtual hangouts this weekend. I hung out with a friend and some of her friends on Zoom, and I (finally) watched Parasite with some folks over Discord. (That movie is crazy! I…

Cloud Can’t Close Doors

Final Fantasy VII Remake looks so damn good, and it’s full of tiny graphical flourishes. You can even see which color materia Cloud has equipped in his sword. That might be why it’s so much more noticeable to me that Cloud can’t close doors. I’m only eight hours into playing the game, so maybe Cloud…

Track: Take Five | Artist: The Dave Brubeck Quartet | Album: Time Out

$300 Controller For Hatsune Miku Project Diva On Nintendo Switch And PS4

Hatsune Miku is no stranger to big, expensive controllers. The latest Hatsune Miku games are no exception. Peripheral-maker Hori is rereleasing a dedicated controller for the Switch game Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Mega 39, as well as one for the PS4 game Hatsune Miku Project Diva Future Tone DX. The controller’s original run sold out,…

Spiritual Refreshment. Osaka, Japan. By Brian Ashcraft | Twitter JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line 

Track: Alright Alright (Here’s My Fist Where’s The Fight?) | Artist: Sahara Hotnights | Album: Jennie Bomb

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