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UncategorizedMassively multiplayer online fantasy role-playing game EverQuest turned 20 years old over the weekend, and it’s still going strong. Daybreak Games celebrates the milestone with a pair of new progression servers, special in-game events and a 50 percent experience point bonus through March. Ding!
By Mike Fahey Published March 18, 2019 - Uncategorized
Here’s a fun thing to do at GDC: You can play an interactive detective story, presented as a radio drama, by clicking the dial of an old-timey radio. You can also play a beta of The Klaxo Radio Hour on your PC. It should eventually come to iOS and Android.
By Chris Kohler Published March 18, 2019 - CultureTwitch
Grand Theft Auto V Role-Playing Has Taken Over Twitch
For the past five days, I’ve been glued to Twitch, unable to look away from the virtual car crash that is popular streamer Sodapoppin playing on a modded Grand Theft Auto V role-playing server. Since the middle of last week, popular Twitch streamers have been flocking to a Grand Theft Auto V role-playing server called…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 18, 2019 -
UncategorizedStarTropics On Switch Is Missing The Clue You Need To Beat The Game
Last week, Nintendo added the cult-classic 1990 NES game StarTropics to the Switch Online library. There’s just one problem: it doesn’t contain the secret clue necessary to actually beat the game. StarTropics follows a young boy named Mike Jones as he searches a mysterious island for his researcher uncle who’s gone missing. In the process…
By Ethan Gach Published March 18, 2019 - Uncategorized
At his GDC panel on God of War’s animation, Sony Santa Monica Animation Director Bruno Velasquez revealed one scene in God of War where the mo-cap was handled by the animation team: when Kratos beats up that freaky monkey-ogre. Looks at those happy animators!
By Heather Alexandra Published March 18, 2019 - Uncategorized
Free to play battle royale The Culling will take its servers offline on May 15, the developers announced today. They wrote that “The Culling’s offline modes will remain available after that date, online play and associated features will not. To that end, the game’s store pages and in-app purchases will be disabled as soon as…
By Riley MacLeod Published March 18, 2019 - Uncategorized
Halo: The Master Chief Collection Won’t Be Part Of Xbox Play Anywhere
343 Industries studio head Bonnie Ross confirmed yesterday during the Halo Championship Series Invitational at South By Southwest that Halo: The Master Chief Collection will not be part of the Xbox Play Anywhere program which makes Xbox One games cross-buy and cross-play on PC. Those who already own it on console will have to buy…
By Ethan Gach Published March 18, 2019 - Uncategorized
Apex Legends’ first season, “Wild Frontier,” launches tomorrow at 1pm Eastern. The Battle Pass will cost 950 Apex Coins, or 2800 coins to unlock the first 25 levels. Rewards include character and weapon skins, trackers, quips, and Apex packs. There’s also a new Legend, Octane, and free rewards for those who choose not to purchase…
By Riley MacLeod Published March 18, 2019 -
UncategorizedNo One Won Last Night’s HQ Trivia, But You Might Have Had A Shot
Last night’s winner-takes-all HQ Trivia game ended without someone taking home the $10,000 prize, because a Nintendo question stumped everyone. HQ Trivia is basically a bar trivia app you play on your phone. Twice daily there will be trivia games live broadcast through the app, with a cash prize for whoever wins. Usually, games of…
By Gita Jackson Published March 18, 2019 - Uncategorized
With Sony skipping E3, maybe it’s news when a company isn’t? Bethesda just announced it’ll be holding its E3 press conference at 5:30pm PT / 8:30pm ET on Sunday, June 9. They probably won’t invite us again, but we’ll all be able to watch the event’s livestream. What do you hope they’ll show?
By Stephen Totilo Published March 18, 2019 - CultureKotaku Game Diary
I’m Trying Not To Panic About A Bug In The Division 2 [Update 3: Fixed?]
The Division 2 is mostly very good, but a bug that the developers acknowledged on Saturday has me scrambling through my checklist of what to do when a game isn’t working right. The bug involves in-game skills, which are special attacks tied to gadgets such as drones and seeker mines that players use throughout the…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 18, 2019 - Uncategorized
Dwarf Fortress Creator’s Favorite Bug Questions The Nature Of God
As wonderful a game as Dwarf Fortress is, it’s a shoestring operation—the game is held together with chewing gum and a dream. If you head over to the Dwarf Fortress bug tracker, you’ll see all sort of weird things Dwarf Fortress does to players unintentionally. Due to the nature of the game, which requires a…
By Gita Jackson Published March 18, 2019 -
UncategorizedLego’s Steamboat Willie Tribute Is Black And White And Perfect
Celebrating the Walt Disney animated short that introduced the world to Mickey and Minnie Mouse back in 1928, Lego Ideas Steamboat Willie set captures the cartoon perfectly in black, white and gray bricks. Sorting through the brick bags included in the set once it drops on April 1 is going to be a little tricky,…
By Mike Fahey Published March 18, 2019 -
UncategorizedPathway is an upcoming game that mixes role-playing strategy with archaeological exploration and it looks excellent. It’s kind of like if Indiana Jones was turned into an Advance Wars game, but with some D&D thrown in. The game’s currently slated to come to Steam sometime later this year.
By Ethan Gach Published March 18, 2019 -
UncategorizedWhy Are Video Games Obsessed With The Post-Apocalypse?
Between the recent releases of Far Cry New Dawn and The Division 2, I took a step back and took stock of how many post-apocalyptic games I’ve played and the future releases on the calendar that I plan on digging into, and it got me thinking: Why are there so many games that deal with…
By Paul Tamayo Published March 18, 2019 - Culture
The Week In Games: Go, Ninja, Go, Ninja, GO!
It’s time to become a deadly ninja! Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice releases this week and it looks great. I’ve never been a big fan of From Software games like Dark Souls, but something about Sekiro is calling to me. I too want to be a cool ninja. I really can’t believe this game is being…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 18, 2019 - Kotaku EastJapan
The Price Of PS4 Exclusive Judgment Is Going Up in Japan
Last week, Sega halted sales of PS4 exclusive Judgment after actor Pierre Taki was arrested on alleged drug charges. Taki is being replaced in various roles, and suddenly, the original release of Judgment looks like a collector’s item. Pierre Taki is being replaced in TV shows and as the official Japanese language voice of Olaf…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 18, 2019
