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UncategorizedDear Overwatch, Let Me Ride The Motorcycle
Earlier this week, when Blizzard introduced Overwatch’s latest co-op mission, Storm Rising, the teaser trailer featured Tracer on a motorcycle. It was accompanied by the tagline “Chase the truth.” When I logged in to try out the mission today, I was immediately greeted by a screen of Tracer on a motorcycle. I started the mission.…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 17, 2019 -
UncategorizedWe Talked To The Only Two People With Every Final Fantasy Trophy
Talan Kirk has spent the last 10 years in pursuit of a highly specific and extremely time-consuming goal: earning every Final Fantasy series trophy available on the North American Playstation Network. Last week, he did it—joining only one other person online to have scaled this imposing gaming mountain. A software engineer from Idaho, Kirk explains…
By Joshua Rivera Published April 17, 2019 -
UncategorizedNintendo Adds A Zoom Feature To The Switch
The Nintendo Switch screen is pretty big, but if you’ve ever had trouble reading text or seeing details, the latest system update adds a nifty zoom feature. You can zoom in close and even lock the zoom in place. It’s a small but welcome feature that makes the Switch a little more accessible. System update…
By Heather Alexandra Published April 17, 2019 -
UncategorizedToday’s Anthem live stream with the developers has been delayed until April 23. According to a tweet by global community manager Jesse Anderson, someone cut the fiber line outside the BioWare office. Today’s live stream, the first since March 20, was set to show off a new Stronghold mission
By Ethan Gach Published April 17, 2019 -
UncategorizedNo Man’s Sky Players Are Documenting Thousands Of Black Holes
The No Man’s Sky community is a vast frontier of unexplored space, with pockets of densely populated player-created communities. When you first load into the game, you might end up right on top of one of those communities or fending for yourself galaxies away. Up until three months ago, the least resource-intensive way to get…
By Gita Jackson Published April 17, 2019 -
UncategorizedFallout 76 Players Won’t Find What They’re Looking For In Its Newest Dungeon
Fallout 76 received its first new dungeon yesterday: the Burrows. It takes players into a maze of underground sewers, but unlike Bethesda’s other recent additions to the game, it’s short-lived and underwhelming. The dungeon is part of the ongoing Wild Appalachia expansion, whose updates began trickling out in March. While Bethesda has added new items,…
By Ethan Gach Published April 17, 2019 -
UncategorizedFinal Fantasy XIV’s New Crossover Event Is All About Chilling With Prince Noctis
Final Fantasy XV’s protagonist prince Noctis spends roughly 80 percent of his life in crossover events, from Cup Noodle sponsored quests or battling in Tekken to geeking out about Assassin’s Creed. His latest destination is Final Fantasy XIV, where he stars in a quest that’s all about slaying monsters and hanging with your bro, bro.…
By Heather Alexandra Published April 17, 2019 -
UncategorizedFortnite‘s New Air Royale Mode Is Chaotic Fun
While I played Fortnite’s new limited-time mode, Air Royale, my colleague Cecilia looked over my shoulder and said, “This isn’t the game I used to play.” Air Royale barely feels like Fortnite, but it’s a lot of fun. The new LTM showed up in today’s 8.40 patch. In it, 12 duos are put in Stormwing…
By Riley MacLeod Published April 17, 2019 -
UncategorizedThe Sims Freelancer Career Sucks And Also Owns, Just Like Real Life
The only unrealistic aspect of The Sims 4‘s new freelance careers is that Sims get paid on time. I remember being a freelancer all too well. I remember the late nights, the lack of socialization, the 2am meals, and the desperate chasing after paychecks. The Sims 4 manages to replicate most of that with startling…
By Gita Jackson Published April 17, 2019 -
UncategorizedI’m checking out the new crafting and base building game Forager with Heather. Join me in the chat!
Paul Tamayo & Heather Alexandra Published April 17, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryA Teen Dirtbag Beat-Em-Up With Phenomenal Writing
The Friends of Ringo Ishikawa, an independent game for the Nintendo Switch, shocked me with its greatness. I streamed it yesterday. You can watch the above video archive if you want to see me, sincerely and in real time, react to the game’s blowing of my mind. Before I downloaded it, the game had already…
By Tim Rogers Published April 17, 2019 - Uncategorized
The Division 2‘s first raid is being delayed from April 25 to some time in May as Ubisoft is embarking on major rebalancing of the game (following a lot of grumbling on forums about issues with builds, exotic weapons and more). A Public Test Server goes live today for anyone who has the game via…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 17, 2019 -
UncategorizedUbisoft Pledges More Than $500,000 To The Notre-Dame Cathedral Restoration Effort
Video game publisher Ubisoft announced it will be donating €500,000, or about $564,775, to help with rebuilding the Notre-Dame Cathedral following a fire that ravaged the historic monument earlier this week. In addition, the company said Assassin’s Creed Unity, which features a recreation of the Cathedral, will be free to download on PC for the…
By Ethan Gach Published April 17, 2019 -
UncategorizedLeft Alive, the fascinating but super janky mech-intrigue game, is getting an easier difficulty mode. A new “Casual Mode” will hopefully make the experience more tolerable and give me an excuse to go back and enjoy some Front Mission mech battles.
By Heather Alexandra Published April 17, 2019 -
UncategorizedHow To Make Pokémon Cards Even Better: Paint Them
That is, paint them awesomely. You know, like Lunumbra does. For the past few years, Lunumbra has been creating one-of-a-kind Pokémon paint jobs that sometimes, but not always, cover the text so you can appreciate the card’s beautiful main art. This what makes these cards so great. The customization doesn’t detract from the original art’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 17, 2019 -
AnimeYour Spring 2019 Anime Guide [Updated]
Spring is in the air. But that’s not all. Anime is, too! Which new shows are you watching? Below are the shows for the latest spring season’s anime. Let us know in the comments which ones interest you. Updated: April 16 – 6:30 am: More simulcasts added. Ace of Diamond: Act II Studio: Madhouse Genre:…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 17, 2019 -
Kotaku EastJapanThe Creator of Lupin The Third Has Died
Manga artist Kazuhiko Kato, better known by his pen name Monkey Punch, has passed away. According to Mantan Web, Kato died from pneumonia on April 11. He was 81 years old. Kato took the name Monkey Punch at a manga editor’s recommendation during the mid-1960s. In 1967, when Lupin III debuted, the moniker stuck. Lupin…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 17, 2019