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CultureBaby Yoda Has Opened A Pandora’s Box
Awwww, yes, he’s so adorable with his little robe and big black eyes, but have you ever considered the precedent that’s been set with the introduction of Baby Yoda? Now every artist from here to Coruscant is going to be doing mockups of other Star Wars species as infants, and it’s going to go for…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 27, 2019 -
UncategorizedFormer Fire Emblem ROM Hack Becomes Brand New Video Game
Once upon a time, there was a ROM hack for Fire Emblem called Midnight Sun. It was cancelled in 2017, but is now back, having spent the intervening years transforming itself into a standalone, original video game. No longer based on Nintendo’s classic series, it’s now called Path of the Midnight Sun, and is more…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 27, 2019 -
UncategorizedWork It, Batman, Work It
If you’ve ever wondered just how important animation is to a game’s ability to convey character, please examine this video in which Batman and Catwoman’s models are swapped over. Taken from Arkham Knight (you can see the original here), it literally does nothing else but swap the characters. And in doing so shows that Batman’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 27, 2019 -
Tips & GuidesHow To Talk To Your Parents About Dexit
Thanksgiving is nearly upon us, which means we have officially entered the swirling vortex of vacation days, feast-engorged couch naps, and family gatherings that is The Holiday Zone. For many of us, this means a potentially uncomfortable amount of time around relatives who might not share our views on a laundry list of important topics:…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 27, 2019 -
UncategorizedEVE Online Rescinds Longtime Rule That The Game’s Developers Have To Be Anonymous
For years, developers at CCP have been restricted in the ways that they can play EVE Online by internal company policies that force complete anonymity for their characters. If a developer’s character name was ever found out by a regular player, they were forced to report themselves to Internal Affairs and undergo a ‘Witness Relocation’…
By Lee Yancy Published November 27, 2019 -
CultureModern Warfare Is Denying Players The Time-Honored Tradition Of Stomping Noobs
Some Call of Duty players are deliberately tanking their stats to try and place themselves in better lobbies, testing for any exploits they can find in Modern Warfare’s strict matchmaking. One of the Call of Duty community’s greatest debates since the launch of Modern Warfare in October is about its skill-based matchmaking. The game looks…
By S.E. Doster Published November 27, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsLife Is Strange 2 Is A Heartbreakingly Accurate Brotherhood Simulator
I’ve been playing a lot of Life Is Strange 2 lately. While I’m mostly doing this to catch up for the final episode dropping on December 3, I also find that it’s a very good game to play around this time of year—a slow, soothing contrast to the harried pace of the holiday season. It’s…
By Joshua Rivera Published November 27, 2019 -
Tips & GuidesBuyer Beware: Nintendo’s Black Friday Switch Bundle Is The Old, Low-Battery Model
Some Black Friday Switch Bundles Include Older Versions Of The Console With Worse Battery Life There’s a $300 Switch bundle that includes a digital version of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on sale this Black Friday at a lot of stores. It would be a solid deal, but there’s a catch: The bundle includes the original…
By Ethan Gach Published November 27, 2019 -
CultureIf You Didn’t Vote For The Sims Arts And Crafts Pack Then I Swear To God
The Sims 4 just had its first survey for another community-voted Stuff Pack, with features voted on by players who partake. If you all didn’t vote for Arts and Crafts I will be so fucking mad. There are three tiers of Sims 4 expansions, and Stuff Packs are the lowest tier. They’re cheap and come…
By Gita Jackson Published November 27, 2019 -
UncategorizedSome People Made An Entire Sci-Fi Game Inside Of Fortnite
Fortnite’s creative mode is home to a lot of clever player-made maps, challenges, and obstacle courses. Yesterday, a team of creators released a full-blown Creative campaign called The Fourth Dimension, which features a storyline, multiple maps, and lots of mysteries to uncover. YouTuber Mustard Plays, who showcases Creative maps on his channel (and is also…
By Riley MacLeod Published November 27, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryGrid On Stadia Runs Well And Reminds Me What I Love About Racing Games
I’ve been flirting with the idea of playing a racing simulation again, so when Stadia finally launched with Grid, I figured I’d kill two birds with one stone: test out how smooth the game runs on Google’s new streaming platform and satisfy my motorsport craving. Turns out both are super effective. I remember fondly the…
By Paul Tamayo Published November 27, 2019 -
UncategorizedTitanfall 2 and Monster Energy Supercross Are December’s PS Plus Games
If you haven’t played Titanfall 2 yet, I only played it recently, but that means I can now be appalled at you for not playing it. Lucky for us all, it’s one of December’s PlayStation Plus games. Alongside Titanfall 2, PlayStation Plus members can get Monster Energy Supercross—The Official Videogame, which appears to be about…
By Riley MacLeod Published November 27, 2019 -
CultureGoogle Says It’ll Give Refunds To Anyone Who Bought Stadia’s Free December Games
The Stadia launch games Tomb Raider and Farming Simulator 19 will be free to Pro subscribers of Google’s streaming platform in December, the company said yesterday. This would have been a raw deal for anyone who has purchased either game since Stadia went live, on November 19, but Google added last night that it will…
By Ethan Gach Published November 27, 2019 -
UncategorizedHere’s December 2019’s Xbox Live Games With Gold Lineup
December’s Xbox Live Games with Gold are a good mix, especially if you like movie tie-ins. As always, these games are only “free” if you have an active Xbox Live Gold subscription. December’s Games with Gold are: Xbox One Insane Robots (December 1-31) Jurassic World Evolution (December 16-January 15) Xbox 360 (compatible with Xbox One)…
By Riley MacLeod Published November 27, 2019 - Uncategorized
The developers of Death Stranding say they’re releasing an update in mid-December that adds, among other things, an option to increase your text size. This is welcome news, given that it’s currently tough to play Death Stranding without squinting so hard that your eyes start tearing up like you’re in Death Stranding
By Jason Schreier Published November 27, 2019 -
CultureInside The Long Dark
“I never feel like The Long Dark is done,” Hinterland Studio founder Raphael van Lierop told me of the Canadian studio’s long-in-development wilderness survival game. The Long Dark first appeared as a Kickstarter campaign in 2013, with the earliest gameplay video showing just a small clearing, basic survival mechanics, and a wolf. Since then, the…
By Riley MacLeod Published November 27, 2019 -
UncategorizedSure, Let Cows Use VR
Half Life: Alyx is on the way, and it’s maybe time to accept that virtual reality will be a part of how we approach games going forward. But VR isn’t just useful for fighting Combine soldiers; it can be very relaxing. Which is exactly why a Russian farm strapped VR headsets to its cows. According…
By Heather Alexandra Published November 27, 2019 -
CultureNew No Man’s Sky Update Lets You Upgrade Your Ship
Tomorrow, No Man’s Sky will get a new update, called Synthesis, which incorporates long-asked for features and almost 300 bug fixes. It’s not as huge as the last update, but it will make changes to ships, the terrain manipulator, and building. The last No Man’s Sky update, Beyond, overhauled the game, especially multiplayer. “Beyond was…
By Gita Jackson Published November 27, 2019 -
CultureTrack: Ride Me Back Home | Artist: Willie Nelson | Album: Ride Me Back Home
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 27, 2019
