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CultureCosplayGalleryOur Favorite Cosplay From AnimeFest 2019
Running since 1992, AnimeFest is a convention held every Labor Day long weekend in Dallas. Mineralblu was there taking photos and video for us, both of which you can see below. As usual, you’ll find every cosplayer’s social media handle, the character they’re cosplaying as, and the series they’re from watermarked on the image.
By Luke Plunkett Published October 9, 2019 -
CultureCollege Hearthstone Players Hold Up ‘Free Hong Kong, Boycott Blizzard’ Sign On Stream
Blizzard’s acquiescence to the power of the Chinese government/market has seen the company eat a lot of shit over the last 24 hours. So it was, depending on how you look at it, either the worst or most perfect time imaginable to try and broadcast the American Collegiate Hearthstone Championship. During tonight’s stream of the…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 9, 2019 -
UncategorizedUntitled Goose Game Player Steals Every Last Thing, Drops It All Down A Hole
It’s the goose’s world. We just live in it. And what the goose wants? The goose gets. As one player recently demonstrated, it’s just a matter of time. YouTuber TerakJK decided to embark on a quest to collect every item in Untitled Goose Game, and it took seven hours for them to mostly succeed. They…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 8, 2019 -
UncategorizedBlizzard’s Company Values Don’t Mean Much Today
Blizzard has a set of core values literally enshrined on the ground of their corporate HQ. Today, two of those—“Think Globally” and “Every Voice Matters”—were covered up by employees in the wake of Blizzard’s contentious decision to suspend a Hearthstone pro over his views on Hong Kong While the values are listed on Blizzard’s website,…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 8, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsWarsaw Is A Tedious Take On Darkest Dungeon
Warsaw, released on Steam last week by Polish developers Pixelated Milk, is a difficult, turn-based dungeon-crawler set in the eponymous capital city at the tail end of World War II. My first few hours with it were spent vacillating between admiration for its unique setting and frustration with its combat and squad-building mechanics. The irritants…
By Ian Walker Published October 8, 2019 -
CultureReport: Burglar Stole $40,000 Worth Of Games, Accessories And Gabe Newell’s Minigun From Valve HQ
Last month, Bellevue Police charged 32 year-old Shawn Shaputis with a succession of burglaries in 2018, including repeatedly breaking into the headquarters of Valve and stealing a bunch of games, computers and accessories. Among them were 48 PS4 and Xbox One games. Which he sold to GameStop for $335. As Polygon reports, he was charged…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 8, 2019 -
CultureJeopardy! Airs A Hilariously Incorrect Bit Of Tetris Trivia
I haven’t watched much Jeopardy! since my personal hero James Holzhauer left the show, but had I tuned in last night, I would probably have found myself wondering if I had taken leave of my senses, following this question about Tetris in the category “Video Game-Pourri.” “The seven rotatable blocks used in this video game…
By Chris Kohler Published October 8, 2019 -
UncategorizedDestiny 2, As Told By Steam Reviews
It’s not every day that a series with as much legacy and history as Destiny suddenly orbital-drops onto Steam. This has resulted in a horde of Desti-neophytes rushing to see what all the fuss is about. Are they enjoying diving into the deep end of Bungie’s loot ocean of a game, though? Yes and no.…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 8, 2019 -
ReviewsMultiplatformGhost Recon Breakpoint Is An Infuriating Mess
I have never played a game as inconsistent as Ghost Recon Breakpoint. In its finest moments, when the stars align, it delivers stealth action on par with the best in the genre. When it falls apart, as it usually does, a tangled weave of glitches and half-baked systems reveal a game compromised by bland AAA…
By Heather Alexandra Published October 8, 2019 -
CultureThe New Ditto-Mimikyu Pokémon Plush Is Breaking My Brain
Pokémon plushes are big business. One popular line of cuddly pocket monsters imagines what they might look like after being copied by Ditto, the shapeshifting series mainstay that can transform itself into any other Pokémon it comes across. This week, one of these cute toys has completely broken the brains of even the most knowledgeable…
By Ian Walker Published October 8, 2019 -
UncategorizedI (Tim Rogers) am going to play John Wick Hex with its designer-director Mike Bithell on our Twitch channel starting at 3pm (Eastern). I’ll be asking him increasingly idiotic questions while he plays the game on its hardest possible setting. Heckle him in the chat. The game is out today, by the way. (If you haven’t…
By Tim Rogers Published October 8, 2019 -
UncategorizedThe New Yooka-Laylee Feels Like A Remake Of A Classic Game
The original Yooka-Laylee attempted to capture the magic of 3D platformers like Banjo-Kazooie and Donkey Kong 64, but instead it felt more like a pale imitation of those great games. Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair, Playtonic’s 2.5D platformer follow-up, is much more successful at capturing the spirit of its old school inspirations, feeling like a…
By Mike Fahey Published October 8, 2019 -
CultureBlizzard Subreddit Closes After Devs Suspend Hearthstone Player For Pro-Hong Kong Statements
Hearthstone player Chung “blitzchung” Ng Wai recently made waves when, during an official competition, he voiced support for Hong Kong amidst ongoing protests over Chinese rule. He’s since been suspended from competition by Hearthstone developer Blizzard and stripped of his tournament winnings, a move that has been widely criticized. During all this turmoil, the Blizzard…
By Ian Walker Published October 8, 2019 -
Tips & GuidesIn Borderlands 3, The Faster You Leave The Starting Area The Better
The first few hours of every Borderlands game tend to feel like an uphill grind until you finally unlock better skills and find cooler weapons. Borderlands 3 is no different. But it gets a lot better once you leave Pandora, especially if you want to find a gun that isn’t an underpowered pistol or a…
By Maddy Myers Published October 8, 2019 -
CultureEveryone Loves Shipping Apex Legends‘ Mirage
A lot of people like Apex Legends, but it hasn’t inspired the same kind of overwhelming fandom and lore excavation Overwatch did. Still, the fandom does exist, and with those people come shipping. After browsing through the fanfiction and fanart that this fandom has generated, I’ve noticed a very pleasing trend: You can just ship…
By Gita Jackson Published October 8, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryI Found A Family In A Mario Kart Tournament
I fell off my barstool for the second time that night. My vision went blurry, my legs buckled, and the floor spun. Arms reached out to help me back up, and I leaned against the bar, sobbing incoherently. I wasn’t wasted—I was playing Mario Kart 8 Deluxe I was comfortably in first place at my…
By Seung Park Published October 8, 2019 -
CultureTwitchTrans Streamers Lead Fundraiser Ahead Of Landmark Supreme Court Hearing
Transgender nonprofit Trans Lifeline is running a streaming fundraiser this month. This week, in tandem with several events relevant to LGBTQ rights, the lineup will consist entirely of trans streamers. Trans Lifeline runs two programs: a crisis line serving and staffed by trans people and a program offering guidance and financial assistance for trans people…
By Riley MacLeod Published October 8, 2019 -
CultureDoom Eternal Delayed To March
Doom Eternal has been delayed to March 20, 2020. The news comes via a Twitter post from id Software saying that the game needs more time in order to “live up to our standards of speed and polish.” The message also notes that a few other changes related to Eternal’s release. Invasion Mode, which allowed…
By Joshua Rivera Published October 8, 2019
