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AnimeEvangelion: 3.0+1.0 Delayed Due To Covid-19
Originally slated for June 27, 2020, the eagerly anticipated Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 has been delayed due to concerns about the novel coronavirus pandemic. The movie’s official Twitter has posted a new poster with the release date changed to “Coming Soon.” Studio Khara, the animation company behind the upcoming Evangelion feature film, has not yet announced the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 17, 2020 -
CultureValorant Tournaments Will Have To Turn Off Blood
In a recent blog post detailing their plans for Valorant esports, Riot esports director Whalen “Magus” Rozelle provided a long list of guidelines community organizers will need to follow in their competitions. These include restrictions on event sponsors and a requirement to disable in-game blood. Valorant, despite its fantasy elements, is still very much a…
By Ian Walker Published April 16, 2020 -
UncategorizedTime For A Kinda Busted Australian Sports Game!
While we expect a certain level of polish and technical excellence from big, expensive games like FIFA and NBA 2K, let’s not forget that they’re not the only ways you can play a sports game on a modern console. There are other games, from places like Australia. Example: courtesy of Vooks, here’s some footage of…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 16, 2020 -
CultureSelena Gomez Suing Game For $10 Million For Stealing Her Likeness
Selena Gomez has filed a $10 million lawsuit against the companies responsible for Clothes Forever – Styling Game, a phone game that will, by its own account, “allow you to live out all your fantasies and become the fashionista you were born to be!” In reality, it’s a cheap dress-up game that, like most mobile…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 16, 2020 -
OpinionThe Definitely True Backstories Of Final Fantasy VII Remake‘s Background Characters
Final Fantasy VII Remake is one of the most luxurious video games I’ve ever played. Nearly 20 hours in, Cloud’s character model still causes me to audibly gasp every time I see him from a new angle. The friggin’ pipes in this game tell a story, with grimy textures that make me feel like I…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 16, 2020 -
UncategorizedThe indie studio behind OlliOlli has a new experimental game out called RUNME.EXE. In the words of its creators it’s “an esoteric turn based puzzle game with glitch graphics, weird sounds, and a bunch of strangeness.” Sounds perfect. Also it’s free. You can give it a try over on itch.io.
By Ethan Gach Published April 16, 2020 - Uncategorized
The A.V. Club R.I.P. veteran actor Brian Dennehy | Lifehacker What to Watch Tonight | Gizmodo 10 Shows I’m Too Lazy to Watch, and You’re Gonna Hate Me for It | The Takeout This video of a man eating an orange like an apple has piqued our rage and bafflement | Jalopnik I Asked A…
By G/O Media Published April 16, 2020 -
CultureFinal Fantasy VII Devs Wanted Sephiroth To Feel Like Jaws
Like many things in Final Fantasy VII, the main antagonist Sephiroth is an iconic part of gaming history. He’s a striking, menacing presence throughout the classic roleplaying game. Much of Sephiroth’s reputation has to do with the way the developers took cues from an entirely different piece of media: Steven Spielberg’s 1975 thriller, Jaws During…
By Ian Walker Published April 16, 2020 -
CultureFallout 76’s NPCs Don’t Care About Getting Nuked
This week’s Fallout 76 Wastelanders update added human non-player characters to the game for the first time. Naturally, one of the first things players tried to do was nuke them. Players have been finding all sorts of curious new details in the game thanks to its burgeoning populace, from the return of pizza rolls to…
By Ethan Gach Published April 16, 2020 -
Opinion7 Indie Gems You Finally Have Time To Play Under Lockdown
There are plenty of big name video games to play right now. You can relive old memories (or make new ones) with Final Fantasy VII Remake and embark on intense demon-slaying adventures in Nioh 2 or Doom Eternal. But the experience of social distancing doesn’t have to just be about playing the biggest games. Here’s…
By Heather Alexandra Published April 16, 2020 -
CultureDestiny 2 Is Getting Its Own Version Of The Olympics
Destiny 2 is getting a new limited-time event called Guardian Games next week. The event will have players try to out-compete one another for the honor of having their guardian class represented in the Tower for the rest of the year. The Guardian Games were teased in this season’s roadmap but didn’t have an exact…
By Ethan Gach Published April 16, 2020 -
ReviewsKeyboardsKaliber Gaming’s Opto-Mechanical Keyboard Looks Sharp, Literally
I don’t normally go for gaming keyboards with fancy shapes, but there’s something sleek and dangerous about Kaliber Gaming’s HVER Pro X optical-mechanical gaming keyboard. It’s probably the jagged sheet of aluminum screwed atop its otherwise unassuming plastic frame. The underside of the$90 HVER Pro X is the black plastic rectangle of a keyboard base.…
By Mike Fahey Published April 16, 2020 -
Tips & GuidesHow To Take Care Of Your Back When You’re Playing Video Games
As officials across the country implement shelter-in-place orders in response to covid-19, many Americans are spending a lot more time at home. I don’t know about you, but I’ve spent a lot of time on my couch, most of it with a video game controller in hand. But there’s a drawback to spending hours a…
By Ari Notis Published April 16, 2020 -
CultureGamescom 2020 Won’t Happen In Germany, Goes Digital
Gamescom, one of the biggest gaming conventions in the world, won’t be happening in Germany this year. Gamescom 2020 is canceled, its organizers announced today, but a digital version of the event is in the works. “It’s official: unfortunately, gamescom will under no circumstances take place on site in Cologne this year,” the German Games…
By Ethan Gach Published April 16, 2020
