A Game Where You Try To Prevent A Shakespearean Murder In Real Time

Aside from the Bible and other great religious works, it seems fair to say that William Shakespeare’s plays are among the most far-read stories in the world. Of those, Hamlet might be the most well-known. A murdered king, a brother who marries the widowed queen, a woe-stricken son who plots revenge and everyone dies. Or…

Having Someone To Pass The Controller To Makes Single-Player Games Better

I don’t play a ton of shooters, but after getting super obsessed with Apex Legends, I wanted to try Titanfall 2. I also wanted my boyfriend to try Titanfall 2, but I’d always rather play with someone sitting on the couch than online. Me and my boyfriend live about 10 minutes from each other—it would…

The Mother Series 30th Anniversary Event In Smash Bros. Ultimate Is Too Cruel

July 27 will mark 30 years since the original Mother came out in Japan on NES. To celebrate, Nintendo is running a Mother-themed Spirit Board event in Smash Bros. Ultimate, torturing fans who have been desperate to see the rest of the series localized in the West. Smash Ultimate’s Spirit Board is a single-player affair…

Modder Recreates Skyward Sword Dungeon In Breath Of The Wild

For players who may have been disappointed with the lack of traditional dungeons in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, a new set of modding tools is helping players add dungeons inspired by previous games. As spotted by PC Gamer, Earth Temple is a mod that adds the dungeon of the same name…

74% Of Adults Have Been Harassed While Gaming Online, Study Says

74 percent of adults who play games online have experienced some form of harassment, according to a new report released today. The report, published Thursday by the century-old civil rights nonprofit organization Anti-Defamation League, offers some staggering statistics on the prevalence of trolling, threats, discrimination, and just plain rude name-calling in online gaming. Alongside a…

Japan’s Getting A Disney-Themed Nintendo Switch

On October 10, Nintendo will be releasing this very Japan-only Nintendo Switch model, which is covered in images and logos from Disney’s Tsum Tsum line. There’s a game (Tsum Tsum Festival) that this whole thing is centred around, and the bundle includes this software, along with some DLC for the game But more interesting is…

The Three Amigos

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Sigma Is Tearing Up The Overwatch Playbook

Sigma, Overwatch’s newest hero, has descended onto the PC public test server, and already, he’s making a craterous impact. The gravity-manipulating tank has an ult of otherworldly power, but ultimately, it hinges on a simple principle: What goes up must come down. Players are using it to pull off some absolutely devious plays. When people…

GTA Online’s New Casino Won’t Let Players In Some Countries Gamble

The most recent Grand Theft Auto Online update added a large new casino into the game, allowing players to buy chips, gamble and win big or lose everything. This casino has been teased in GTA Online for years, and many players were excited to jump online and finally play some blackjack with all the GTA…

Destiny 2‘s Solstice Of Heroes Rewards Will Get Upgraded When September’s Expansion Hits

The annual Solstice of Heroes event returns on July 30 to wind down year two of Destiny 2 ahead of September’s big Shadowkeep update. In preparation for that expansion, players who complete Solstice activities will receive new armor sets that will automatically get updated with the armor overhaul coming to the game in September. The…

Microsoft is tweaking the look of the Xbox One’s home menu again, with more space given to recent games played and separate clickable spots for accessing important pages like the store and Game Pass (they really want you to subscribe!). The change will go live for all Xbox One users this fall, according to an…

New Breath Of The Wild Glitch Lets You Harvest Infinite Korok Seeds

A new glitch has been discovered that makes it possible to keep collecting the same Korok Seed over and over again in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. It’s not the easiest trick to pull off, but it’s nothing compared to trying to locate and retrieve each Korok Seed in the game individually.…

Excellent Mod Gives Super Smash Bros. Melee A Nintendo 64 Makeover

After teasing the project a month ago, independent filmmaker and video producer Connor Rentz has provided the first official version of his Super Smash Bros. Melee 64 mod. As the name suggests, this project transforms the GameCube’s Super Smash Bros. Melee into the classic style of its Nintendo 64 predecessor, complete with old-school textures, music,…

Speedrunner Beats His Punch-Out!! World Record With New King Hippo Trick

Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! for the NES hasn’t had a new speedrunning world record in over a year. The last one recorded was set in April 2018 by Summoningsalt with a time of 15 minutes and 10.5 seconds. But over the weekend, Summoningsalt returned, shaving a fraction of a second off his previous record. He was…