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UncategorizedAn Easter Egg In Half-Life: Decay Can Only Be Found After Hitting A Corpse 600 Times
Some secrets in video games are found after hitting a hidden button or jumping out of a certain area. Sometimes you can find a secret by just doing nothing, which is the case in Far Cry 4. But in Half-Life: Decay, to find a small Easter egg you will need to do a lot. Like…
By Zack Zwiezen Published July 5, 2019 -
CultureWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?
The weekend is for finally pulling my stock bags out of the freezer and making soup stock, even though it’s a zillion degrees outside. That’s a long, hands-off process, though, so there’s plenty of time to play video games. I’m excited to check out Sea of Solitude, which came out today. Look out for my…
By Riley MacLeod Published July 5, 2019 -
UncategorizedMario Maker Contest: Summer Time Fun
Summer is here. The sun is out and hot, shirts are drenched in sweat, ice cream is back on the menu and ACs are turned down to their lowest temperature. So, instead of going outside, into the heat and sun, let’s stay inside and make some Mario Maker levels! Your challenge this week: Make some…
By Zack Zwiezen Published July 5, 2019 -
UncategorizedArmored Mewtwo Is Coming To Pokemon GO On July 10th
Mewtwo is coming back to Pokemon GO raids but will be sporting a new look. This armored version is based on Mewtwo’s appearance from the upcoming Pokemon anime film Mewtwo Strikes Back: Evolution. Niantic and The Pokemon Company released a teaser video showing off the new Mewtwo in action. The return of this more potentially…
By Zack Zwiezen Published July 5, 2019 -
UncategorizedKonami Says Sony Made The Last Minute Decision To Change PS Plus Game
Last week, Sony announced two new PlayStation Plus free game for PS4. The titles were Horizon Chase Turbo and Pro Evolution Soccer 2019. However, a few days later, on July 2nd, Sony announced that PES 2019 was being pulled and replaced with Detroit: Become Human. Konami, the publisher behind PES 2019, now says this last…
By Zack Zwiezen Published July 5, 2019 -
UncategorizedPlaying VR Alone Is Terrifying
I recently bought Beat Saber for PSVR and have been playing it with my girlfriend. It’s fun and is a great way to get up and move around more. But when she is out of the house, I still sometimes want to play VR. But I’ve tried playing Beat Saber and other VR games alone…
By Zack Zwiezen Published July 5, 2019 -
Kotaku EastJapanHideo Kojima Explains How Spider-Man Is Similar To Japanese Superheroes
Out of all American superheroes, there is one that many in Japan seem to like best: Spider-Man. But why? In a recent interview, Hideo Kojima explains how Spider-Man is like Japanese heroes, which might explain the character’s appeal to local audiences. How better to explain this than a man whose Twitter profile says his body…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 5, 2019 -
AnimeNew Akira Anime Project And Brand New Anime Film Keep Katsuhiro Otomo Busy
This is Orbital Era. It’s a new anime feature film from Akira creator Katsuhiro Otomo and Sunrise, the folks behind Gundam. This isn’t the only thing that he has been working on. Otomo has also announced a new Akira anime project as well as a 4K remaster of the original 1988 film. Below is the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 5, 2019 -
CultureGwent Is Still The Best-Looking Card Game Out There
Daniel Valaisis is an artist at CD Projekt Red, the developers of The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077 The pieces you’re seeing here were all done for the latest Gwent expansion Novigrad, which has only recently gone live. You can see more of Daniel’s work at his ArtStation page
By Luke Plunkett Published July 4, 2019 -
UncategorizedCapcom’s New Card Game Has Chun-Li, Dante And Mega Man
From out of nowhere, Capcom and GungHo just released a card-battling game featuring characters from throughout the company’s history, from Street Fighter to Monster Hunter to Devil May Cry It’s called Teppen, and its hook (beyond the licensing) is that the card battles take place “in real time, featuring dynamic action with over-the-top attacks blowing…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 4, 2019 -
UncategorizedWait, There’s A Wind Waker Village In Breath Of The Wild?
Somehow, despite the game being out for over two years now, it’s taken until July 2019 for us to find out that there’s an entire village from Wind Waker that has been replicated at the edge of Breath of the Wild’s map. While playing, John from GameXplain was walking around Lurelin Village when he noticed that…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 4, 2019 -
UncategorizedApex Legends Players Are Learning A Lot About Leviathans
Apex Legends Season Two brought some changes to the game’s map. Leviathans, those dinosaur-like monsters that used to stand in the water off King’s Canyon, are now stationed across the landscape. In the two days since the season launched, players have been discovering what you can do with them. In my impressions of Season Two,…
By Riley MacLeod Published July 4, 2019 -
UncategorizedThe Most Relatable Part Of Legion Is Everyone Saying The Main Character’s Name
Recently I’ve been binge-watching FX’s Marvel universe show Legion. I don’t really care for superhero stuff, but the show’s portrayal of mental illness has its hooks in me, in particular how everyone says the main character’s name so much. (Some spoilers for season one and two of Legion follow, as well as discussion of mental…
By Riley MacLeod Published July 4, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryI Will Never Make A Mario
Super Mario Maker 2 gives players a chance to flex their creative muscles and craft their own levels. These can be difficult, trap-laden hell worlds, oddball narratives, or classic platforming romps. As I’ve started playing, I’ve realized that I’m never making a Mario. And while that means missing out on a large part of the…
By Heather Alexandra Published July 4, 2019 -
UncategorizedUpcoming Hearthstone Expansion Will Bring Fresh Mechanics And Resurrect Some Classics
New expansion season has rolled around yet again for Hearthstone. With the “Saviors of Uldum” set, coming August 6, Blizzard’s digital card game is bringing game-changing area-of-effect spells, minions that resummon after dying, and powerful Quest cards that offer a new Hero Power once certain requirements are met. The “Saviors of Uldum” set calls back…
By Joshua Calixto Published July 4, 2019 -
UncategorizedHarvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town is being remade for the Nintendo Switch. The game was originally released on the Game Boy Advance in 2003. It will be released in Japan on October 17. No word yet on an international release. Marvelous Entertainment’s Harvest Moon games are now localized as Story of Seasons. [Update: XSeed…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 4, 2019
