Stupidity Escalates Exquisitely In Earth Defense Force 5

Just in time to help us mindlessly while away the winter holidays, Earth Defense Force 5 for the PS4 brings players back to the stupidest version of our planet possible. The giant insects no one calls insects are back, and this time they’ve brought 20 foot tall frogs that look “just like us.” I’m face-palming, but…

The State Of Xbox One In 2018

In sports they call it a rebuilding year. Xbox One has had a few of those recently, but it’s an especially appropriate description of the console’s 2018. This wasn’t a year for new hardware nor a major blockbuster exclusive game. The most exciting announcement to come out of Microsoft was the news that it is…

Counter-Strike‘s Battle Royale Is Small, Fast, And Confusing

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has gone free-to-play, bringing a slew of hapless new players, probably a massive wave of hackers, and a battle royale mode. The mode, Danger Zone, feels less of a full-blown battle royale and more of a well-made mod. Even if Counter-Strike’s gunplay is second to none, Danger Zone isn’t going to stand…

Japan’s Most Delicious Convenience Store Chicken Nuggets Get A Robot

Japanese convenience store chain Lawson makes some truly yummy chicken nuggets it calls “Kara-age Kun.” Now store staff has a helper to make the fried food. Meet Kara-age Kun Robo Currently in trials in Tokyo, the robot has turned the Kara-age Kun cooking from six minutes to one. According to IT Media, the robot can…

Netflix Remakes Saint Seiya And So Far, The Fan Reaction Is Not Good

Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac is Netflix’s updated take on the classic anime. Andromeda Shun, originally a male character, has been reworked as a female character. The trailer (below) is racking up dislikes on YouTube. Eugene Son, the remake’s producer, took to Twitter to explain the decision. Via Japanese site Hachima, here are his…

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Portal Easter Egg In Counter-Strike Isn’t Teasing A New Game, Valve Says

Christmas came early for Counter-Strike players in the form of a new battle royale mode with its own fun (albeit compact) map. Thanks to an Easter egg on that map, Portal fans think their Christmas might be coming, too. To this, Valve responded that no, there is no Santa Claus. One room in a compound…

Epic’s Game Store Is Already Locking Down Exclusives

Epic Games’ new store is not only taking the fight to Steam by giving developers a bigger cut of their games’ earnings—it’s locking down exclusive games, too. So far, six developers have said their games will be exclusive to the Epic store for a while, in some cases up to a year. These include interesting…

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“HD” Doom Is Looking Very Nice

Digitally-upscaled remakes of classic pixel art games are usually a crime against eyeballs, but these incredible Doom sprites—generated with the help of neural networks—are proof that maybe that won’t be the case forever. Hidfan over at the Doomworld forumshas run original Doom textures through two different neural networks specifically designed for image upscaling: letsenhance.io and…

Red Dead Online Players Are Split Over Griefing

Red Dead Online is a slower and more relaxed game than GTA Online, but that doesn’t mean griefers and trolls haven’t found ways to ruin players’ days. How bad trolling is in Red Dead Online’s free roam is hard to say, with many different opinions and stories being currently shared in the community. Whether or…

Super Smash Bros. Still Can’t Get Online Right [UPDATE]

Ten years after Nintendo released its first online Smash game, it still hasn’t gotten the online experience right. Marketed as the most complete Smash experience, with the most fighters, the best graphics, and the greatest quality-of-life updates, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for Switch appears at face to be a no-holds-barred improvement on the series as…

John Romero Celebrates Doom‘s 25th Anniversary With Nine New Levels

The original Doom first came out 25 years ago, on December 10, 1993. To commemorate the cruel, unceasing passage of time, designer John Romero is revisiting his beloved demonspawn baby. Today, Romero announced Sigil, a Doom “megawad” containing nine new single and multiplayer levels. It’s basically a big mod, but from one of the original…