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OpinionImpressionsThe PS4 Exclusive Iron Man VR Makes A Surprisingly Good First Impression
“We’re not making a rail-shooter. We’re not making an amusement park game. We’re not making a short demo or an experimental Iron Man ‘experience,’” game developer Ryan Payton told me last week in New York City after I had finished a demo of his studio’s forthcoming game, Iron Man VR “We’re making a full game…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 2, 2019 -
CultureCosplayThat Is A Lot Of Shy Guy Cosplay
For the last few years, an ever-growing group of cosplayers have been using April Fool’s day as an excuse to team up all over the internet, pulling off massive showcases of characters like Nurse Joy and Misty. This year, the focus was on Shy Guy. Here’s Nurse Joy, for example: And Misty: The group has…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 1, 2019 -
CultureTotally Accurate Battle Simulator Is Finally On Steam, And It’s Great
You might think that four gangly muppets pushing wheelbarrows have no place on the same battlefield as a battalion of catapults, but if there’s one thing I’ve learned from my time with Totally Accurate Battle Simulator, it’s that strategy requires an open mind. It also requires that you accept a fundamental truth of the universe:…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 1, 2019 -
UncategorizedThe Game Of Thrones Board Game Is Now Bigger And Better
Game of Thrones was already one of the best board games around, but the release of the game’s third expansion—Mother of Dragons—changes everything. It’s enormous, and adds so much cool and interesting stuff to the experience that it almost feels like an all-new (or at least third edition) of the classic. In case you’re new…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 1, 2019 -
Uncategorized2019 Game Is A Tribute To PS2 Horror
The Glass Staircase is a new release that’s inspired by two things: PS2-era horror games and Italian zombie movies. Specifically, stuff like Silent Hill and Clock Tower from the former, and Burial Grounds: Nights of Terror and House by the Cemetery from the latter. Despite those influences, I’m also getting a strong Alone in the…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 1, 2019 -
OpinionImpressions15 Games That Grabbed My Attention At PAX East
I spent the weekend at PAX East, and while I didn’t play nearly all of the games I wanted to, I got to play quite a lot and even discovered a few I’d never heard of that I’m now extremely excited about. Here’s a brief rundown of some of them, which is still only a…
By Ethan Gach Published April 1, 2019 -
UncategorizedThe Truth About Kirby’s Feet Is ‘Top Secret,’ Developer Says
I recently contacted Nintendo to see if I could get an interview with the Kirby development team. To my surprise, they replied by offering three interviews. During one of them, I asked what Kirby’s feet look like and the reply was another swerve. “It’s definitely a unique question,” Shinya Kumazaki, chief creator at Kirby studio…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 1, 2019 -
UncategorizedMelee Player Quits Match Over Opponent’s Jigglypuff Stalling
Over the weekend, an entire venue of Super Smash Bros. competitors and spectators lost their collective minds over the actions of one Jigglypuff player. Did he cheat in some way? Go overboard after a win? Destroy a CRT? Yell obscenities at the audience? No, he simply played to the Pokémon’s strengths in a favorable matchup,…
By Ian Walker Published April 1, 2019 -
EsportsNot Everyone Loved The Smash Balls In Nintendo’s Latest Smash Ultimate Tournament
Hundreds of PAX East attendees crowded around a small stage in the expo hall last Saturday afternoon to see if Seth, one of the top-ranked Smash players in Chicago, could keep his team alive in Nintendo’s North America Open against his opponent Poltergust. As both players deployed deadly items and Final Smash attacks, the hall…
By Ethan Gach Published April 1, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsRisk Of Rain 2 Brings An Excellent Roguelike To 3D
Risk of Rain 2 surprise launched in early access last week. The game is a followup to Hopoo Games’ 2013 Risk of Rain, a 2D roguelike platformer. Though it makes some changes to the original formula, Risk of Rain 2 is less a sequel and more the original game remade in 3D. This is great.…
By Riley MacLeod Published April 1, 2019 -
CultureSekiro Speedrunners Discover Wild Techniques To Beat The Game In 40 Minutes
Since Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice came out, speedrunners have been attacking the game at full force, ripping through the game’s early routes and finding ways to go fast in a game full of difficulty walls. Last week, speedrunner Danflesh managed to knock out the game’s shortest route in 50 minutes. Since then, the record for…
By Natalie Degraffinried Published April 1, 2019 -
UncategorizedThe Best (And Worst) April Fools’ Day Jokes For 2019
It’s April 1 again, the day when everyone and every brand’s got jokes. Some of them are good. Most of them are bad. Many of the game-related ones will show up here. It’s a whole thing. Square Kirby Hal Laboratory transformed one of the world’s most famous spheres into a cube. Square Kirby’sgot his own…
By Mike Fahey Published April 1, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryDwarf Fortress Has Destroyed My Perception Of Time
This weekend I played Dwarf Fortress until the sun came up. Again. I don’t know why this keeps happening when I play Dwarf Fortress. On Saturday evening, after I got back from my boyfriend’s place and had thrown my laundry in the washing machine, I was alone in my apartment and not in the mood…
By Gita Jackson Published April 1, 2019 -
UncategorizedVideo Game News Subreddit Closes For 24 Hours To Protest Bigotry [Updated]
Last night, /r/Games, a subreddit with 1.7 million subscribers, announced it would be closing on April Fool’s Day to shed light on the bigotry in the online gaming community. “Not April Fool’s,” the post begins. It continues: “This April Fool’s, we decided to take things a little more seriously and shed some light on a…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published April 1, 2019 -
CultureThe Week In Games: Darkside Of The Switch
After a busy last week, this week is much quieter. No huge games, but for Switch owners looking for some demon killing, Darksiders Warmastered Edition hits the portable system this week. I just started playing the first Darksiders game. I needed something to play as I take some time away from The Division 2. I…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 1, 2019
