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UncategorizedRed Dead Online’s New Mooonshiner Role Is The Best Yet
Red Dead Online’s latest update is focused on moonshine, illegal booze crafted by folks in hidden stills deep in the woods. In this new update, players make and sell moonshine, take out the competition and even get revenge on the government goons trying to stop them. The slightly high price of entry might make it…
By Zack Zwiezen Published December 13, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsControl’s New Combat-Focused Update Is Fun Even When It’s Destroying Me
When I first heard about Control’s new Expeditions mode, timed events based around combat that went live last night during the Game Awards, I was skeptical. Control is an atmospheric thriller, and while I think it handles third-person action combat well, it’s not the reason I’d recommend the game (which I definitely would). But here…
By Ethan Gach Published December 13, 2019 -
CultureGame AwardsDeveloper On Pranking Game Awards With Golf Balls: ‘It’s A Boring Show’
Some would tell you that The Game Awards are gaming’s Academy Awards. Those people are hilariously wrong, given that the show largely serves as a vehicle for commercials announcing upcoming games, with the awards themselves coming off as a distant second priority-wise. Still, the event has become increasingly glitzy, glamorous, and long over the years.…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 13, 2019 -
CultureModern Warfare Will Show You Your Kill-Death Ratio For $20
Modern Warfare finally offers players the ability to see their death count during matches, but what was once a staple Call of Duty feature now comes at a price. In past Call of Duty games, the in-game scoreboard for a standard multiplayer mode like Team Deathmatch would show each player’s kills, deaths, and assists. At…
By S.E. Doster Published December 13, 2019 -
CultureThe Seven-Year Saga Of Shovel Knight Is Finally Over
When I first met the co-founders of Yacht Club Games in October of 2016, at their sleek, ocean-adjacent offices in Marina del Rey, California, they told me they were shocked to still be working on Shovel Knight. After all, it had been three and a half years since they’d quit their day jobs to make…
By Jason Schreier Published December 13, 2019 -
UncategorizedOuter Worlds Developer Finds Bug That Caused Companions To Climb Infinite Ladders Until They Died
Obsidian Entertainment’s games can tend to be glitchy. The Outer Worlds mostly bucks that trend, but at least one bug proved to be incredibly frustrating: a strange glitch stating that your companions were dead when they were, in actual fact, alive. This could lock players out of completing quests. Figuring out what was causing the…
By Heather Alexandra Published December 13, 2019 -
CultureMortal Kombat 11‘s Joker Gets A Much-Needed Makeover
In August, when Netherrealm Studios revealed the full roster of downloadable fighters for Mortal Kombat 11’s first Kombat Pass, many fans were put off by the buff, well-groomed version of DC Comics villain Joker. Apparently Netherrealm took those concerns to heart, as last night’s video announcing a January 28 release for the character stars a…
By Mike Fahey Published December 13, 2019 -
CultureWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?
The weekend is for not being sick anymore, which means addressing the grungy animal den my apartment has turned into as I moped around being sick. It’s also for feeling well enough to sit up and play some video games. The Long Dark got a new region this week, which I’m super excited to go…
By Riley MacLeod Published December 13, 2019 -
CultureTrack: Bright Eyes | Artist: Anoushka Shankar | Album: Bright Eyes (single)
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 13, 2019 -
CultureThe Xbox Series X Has Nicknames Like “Sex” And “Butt X”
That didn’t take long! The next-generation Xbox was announced last night, and people online already have nicknames for it. In the English-speaking world, it’s either being called “Xbox Sex” or simply “Sex,” a shortening of “Series X.” In Japan, it’s also being called “Xbox Sex” as well as another nickname, Shiri X (尻X) or “Butt…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 13, 2019 -
UncategorizedPokémon Sword and Shield Inspiring Short-Form Anime Adaptation
A short-form anime take on Pokémon Sword and Shield has been announced. Called Hakumei no Tsubasa (Twilight Wings), it is set in the Galar region of Sword and Shield The animation is being done by Studio Colorido, which is best known for feature films like Penguin Highway and Typhoon Noruda. According to 4Gamer, each episode…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 13, 2019 -
CultureGame AwardsAll The Big Announcements At The 2019 Game Awards
The new Xbox was shown off at the fifth annual Game Awards, during a show that also saw a slew of new game announcements, release date reveals, and trailers. Microsoft unveiled the name of the next Xbox It’s called Xbox: Series X. How will people abbreviate that? Xbox SX? And it looks like a computer…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 12, 2019 -
CultureGame AwardsSekiro Wins Game Of The Year At The 2019 Game Awards
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is the 2019 Game Awards’ Game of the Year, winning over games like Death Stranding and Resident Evil 2. It’s a surprise award that snuck ninja-like over the finish. It also won best Action/Adventure game. The Game Awards dazzled audience members and viewers worldwide with a variety of trailers and announcements…
By Heather Alexandra Published December 12, 2019 -
UncategorizedThe Elder Scrolls Online is getting more Skyrim “Explore the dark heart of Skyrim”, reads the teaser text at the end of the Video Game Awards debut of the latest cinematic trailer for the game’s Season of the Dragon event. We’ll find out more during a global reveal event on January 16.
By Mike Fahey Published December 12, 2019 -
CultureGame AwardsDisco Elysium Developers Shout Out Marx And Engels In Game Awards Victory Speech
During the speech for their second win of the night, ZA/UM, the team behind Disco Elysium, gave a special thanks to Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, the authors of The Communist Manifesto In this acceptance speech for the Fresh Indie Game Award, Helen Hendepere said that the team would like to thank “some of the…
By Gita Jackson Published December 12, 2019 -
CultureGame AwardsApex Legends Is Getting A Mirage-Themed Holiday Event
Tonight, my boyfriend Mirage from Apex Legends announced a new limited-time holiday event, Mirage’s Holo-Day Bash. This event comes with extremely adorable new skins. Everyone looks like they’re in The Nutcracker! Once again, I want to thank Respawn for marketing Apex Legends directly to me. This event apparently starts now, so as soon as Geoff…
By Gita Jackson Published December 12, 2019 -
CultureGame AwardsBaldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance Is Coming Back With A Brand New Game
A spiritual successor to 2001’s Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance is coming next year, Wizards of the Coast announced tonight at the Game Awards. Called Dark Alliance, the action role-playing game is based on Dungeons & Dragons’ Forgotten Realms campaign and will follow the exploits of the dark elf Drizzt Do’Urden, created by fantasy writer R.…
By Ethan Gach Published December 12, 2019
