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UncategorizedThe ‘Nintendo Play Station’ Will Sell For Over $400,000
Bidding on the so-called ‘Nintendo Play Station,’ a prototype of a doomed collaboration between Nintendo and Sony, has reached $350,000 as deep-pocketed collectors put up ever-increasing amounts of money in hopes of owning the rare device. The console, which is essentially a Super Nintendo Entertainment System paired with a CD-ROM drive and manufactured by Sony,…
By Chris Kohler Published February 14, 2020 -
CultureWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?
The weekend is for a three-day weekend, which should always be the length of weekends. I am going to do chores, and do nothing, and play some video games. I started tinkering around with The Swindle on my Switch last night. It’s a stealth robbery game I played a lot of when it came to…
By Riley MacLeod Published February 14, 2020 -
CultureWhy The Heck Is Mew Hanging Out With Professor Oak
It’s fitting that Pokémon Masters, DeNA’s mobile take on the ever-popular series, used Valentine’s Day to introduce some of my earliest loves: Professor Oak and Mew. The sync pair is currently free for every player who logs into the game until March 15 Pokémon Masters marks the first time Professor Oak himself has stepped into…
By Ian Walker Published February 14, 2020 -
CultureFinal Fantasy XIV‘s Wedding Attire Will No Longer Be Tied To Character Gender
There’s a saying among some Final Fantasy XIV players: “glamour is the true endgame.” While there are plenty of high tier raids and continuing story quests, fashion is a key component of the game, and today brings some good news for players who put fashion first. In the lead-up to the next round of fresh…
By Heather Alexandra Published February 14, 2020 -
CultureThe Final Fantasy VII Remake Opening Is A Little Longer And A Lot Prettier
The opening movie for Final Fantasy VII starts with a field of stars, fades into Aeris, pulls back to reveal the city of Midgar, and then follows Cloud and Barret’s train to its destination. The Final Fantasy VII Remake opening does that too, only prettier and with a lot more Midgar. As iconic as it…
By Mike Fahey Published February 14, 2020 -
UncategorizedUntitled Goose Game And Control Clean Up At The 2020 DICE Awards
A short but delightful game about a rambunctious waterfowl took home top honors at last night’s DICE Awards, joining games like Overwatch, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and Fallout 4 in the pantheon of Game of the Year award winners. Meanwhile, Remedy’s Control snagged four awards of its own. Untitled Goose Game…
By Mike Fahey Published February 14, 2020 -
OpinionImpressionsAzur Lane: Crosswave’s Warships Chat A Lot More Than They Fight
Azur Lane: Crosswave, out today for the PlayStation 4 and Steam, is a spin-off of mobile hit Azur Lane, known for side-scrolling shoot-em up action and its anthropomorphic anime warship women. Crosswave is indeed full of cool-looking boat people, but its short spurts of 3D combat leave a lot to be desired. Azur Lane: Crosswave’s…
By Mike Fahey Published February 14, 2020 -
CultureTrack: Merry-Go-Round | Artist: Joe Hisaishi | Album: Dream Songs
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 14, 2020 -
UncategorizedFinal Fantasy VII Remake‘s Chocobo Chick Looks So Dragon Ball
While it’s unclear what the hell happened to Carbuncle in Final Fantasy VII Remake, the Chocobo summon looks like it’s taking a page out of Dragon Ball. Chocobo appearance has varied over the years with different twists on the design, but the Final Fantasy VII Remake Chocobo looks like it has a Super Saiyan ’do:…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 14, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanSquare Enix Cafes Are Covered In Final Fantasy VII Remake
Square Enix has rolled out a handful of cafes to serve food, sling drinks and showcase its games. There are no better places to cover with Final Fantasy VII Remake decor It’s not only the Square Enix Cafe in Tokyo and Osaka but also the Artnia Square Enix restaurant in Shinjuku that is covered in FFVII.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 14, 2020 -
UncategorizedXbox x Air Jordan Collab Is A Tasteful Nod To A Classic
Because it’s All-Star Weekend in the NBA, and because that’s traditionally been a time for companies related to basketball to show off some cool stuff, Jordan and Xbox have decided to team up and make a console that nobody can actually buy. This kind of thing isn’t new, particularly for Microsoft, who seem 1,000 times more…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 13, 2020 -
UncategorizedCounter-Strike‘s Dust, Remade In Fortnite
It’s one of the most iconic maps in all of video games, and soon Counter-Strike’s famous Dust stage will be playable in Fortnite’s creative mode thanks to the work of some expert modders. Team Evolve have brought the map as faithfully as Fortnite’s tools will allow, and seeing as the map will also allow creative…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 13, 2020 -
OpinionImpressionsI Love The Garbage Children Of Fire Emblem‘s New DLC
I’m just going to be upfront here and say that I never really enjoyed many of the characters in Fire Emblem: Three Houses. As such, my hopes for the secret fourth house introduced in the game’s first major expansion, Cindered Shadows, weren’t very high. But after taking a few hours to complete its isolated storyline,…
By Ian Walker Published February 13, 2020 -
UncategorizedSteam Can Now Tell You What To Play Next
If you’ve ever been stuck scrolling through a games library that includes dozens/hundreds of PC titles, and you just can’t work out what to play next, Steam is going to try and help with a new feature called Play Next. Unlike Steam’s store recommendations, which tell you what you should buy next, this is going…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 13, 2020 -
OpinionImpressionsPlayStation Inspired ‘Haunted Demo Disc’ Is A Glorious Throwback to Old-School Horror Games
We live in an age where pretty much any game you want is right at your fingertips, so long as you have an internet connection. That wasn’t always the case. If you wanted to try out games in the 1990s and 2002s, you played a demo disc. The Haunted PS1 Demo Disc, which came out…
By Heather Alexandra Published February 13, 2020 -
ReviewsHardwareComputersThe New Razer Blade Stealth Is The Tiny Gaming Laptop I Always Wanted
When Razerintroduced its 13-inch Stealth laptop in 2016, I didn’t do a review. I was told it wasn’t a gaming machine, strictly a productivity device. The latest Razer Blade Stealth, outfitted with Nvidia’s Geforce GTX 1650 mobile graphics, can play PC games capably without taking up too much space. It’s exactly the tiny gaming system…
By Mike Fahey Published February 13, 2020 -
EsportsOverwatch‘s YouTube Deal Makes A New Brigitte Skin Costly For Most Players
Until February 19, Blizzard is offering Overwatch players a skin nobody asked for, but that is, admittedly, pretty funny: “Goat Brigitte,” a horned, blue-and-purple number meant to commemorate the notoriously unpopular “GOATS” meta that dominated OWL season two last year. There’s just one problem: It’s currently impossible to earn the in-game currency players need to…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 13, 2020