An Ode To Nick Valentine, Fallout 4‘s Best Companion

I was sick this week and decided to play Fallout 4 to relax. I’m not 100% on board with Fallout 4—I find its emphasis on action over roleplaying frustrating—but it’s full of fun characters. One of them, the robotic detective Nick Valentine, isn’t just one of the best character in the game. He’s one of…

Japan’s Anime Girl Virtual Assistant Enters Mass Production

Back in 2016, crowdfunded pre-orders commenced for the Gatebox virtual assistant. Now in 2018, the product is going into mass production at around half its original asking price. Below is the original concept movie, showing what the virtual character Azuma Hikari can do (text, chat, turn lights on and off and more) The original Gatebox…

Cardboard Spray For Nintendo Labo

This has to be one of the most unusual third-party items ever released for a Nintendo product. Makes sense because Nintendo Labo is hardly typical. As Bakulog points out, this is Cardboard Coating Spray, which coats cardboard from hand sweat, oil and grime. Priced at 1,706 yen ($15.30), there is apparently enough spray for ten…

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Shame We Never Got An Overwatch x Disney Infinity Crossover

I realise this is an art fetish that may only appeal to me, but this is my feature, so fuck it, here we are. Marko Stanojevic is an artist from Serbia who has taken some of Overwatch’s most popular characters and imagined them as figures for Disney’s sorely-missed Infinity project. You can see more of…

The Dog Behind One Of Twitch’s Oldest Emotes Has Died

FrankerZ is a Twitch emote dating back to 2012 that connotes playful sarcasm. But he was inspired by a real dog, Frankie, whose owners confirmed earlier today had died. He was eight years old. Twitch as a platform also tweeted out the news later in the day. “We are saddened to hear about the passing…

Sea of Thieves‘ New Update Finally Makes Things Feel Dangerous

Sea of Thieves is full of jerk playersand giant sharks, but the game has never felt all that dangerous. The latest update, Cursed Sails, mostly corrects that. The addition of terrifying skeleton threats, battles packed with cursed cannonballs, and a brand new player ship brings a welcome sense of urgency to a game that often…

Top PUBG Streamer Stops Playing With Hackers And Starts Sniping Them Instead

Earlier this month, one of Twitch’s most popular streamers, Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek, landed himself in hot water by taking a ride with a hacker who had figured out how to Mary Poppins entire cars into the sky. Shroud has since changed his ways. During a stream yesterday, Shroud encountered a notorious car hacker; people claim…

South Park‘s Newest DLC Is Dull And Dreary

The second of South Park: The Fractured But Whole’s two big expansions launched today, and just like the first one, it adds a new area, class, and buddy to the show’s perverse version of Colorado. Bring the Crunch is a bit longer than March’s From Dusk Till Casa Bonita, although it’s not nearly as fun…

Sims Disturb Their Bees Less Frequently, And Other Patch Notes

The latest Sims 4 update brought changes to the Gallery, the in-game storefront where you can find all your fellow simmers’ creations. It’s also brought some funny patch notes. The Gallery update is the star of the show when it comes to this patch, as the The Sims’ team has completely rearranged how it works…

Valve Adds Warnings To Steam To Protect Users From Scam Items

Yesterday, an issue that’s been simmering below the surface of Steam for a few weeks came to a head: Unscrupulous developers were releasing games that contained dummy items masquerading as Team Fortress 2 and DoTA 2 rarities that sell for hundreds of dollars. Now Valve has addressed the issue. Yesterday, Valve removed two different games…

Blind Call Of Duty: WWII Player Has Racked Up 7,600 Kills

A YouTuber by the name of “tj the blind gamer” recently posted his accomplishments on the Call of Duty: WWII Reddit, happily reporting that he’d reached over 7,600 kills in WWII—without being able to see the game. A visually impaired gamer, TJ further explained in the Reddit thread that he uses in-game sound cues to play…

Possible Reasons Why A Hedge Fund Manager Is Betting $400 Million Against Nintendo

Earlier today, Nintendo’s quarterly earnings report showed mixed signals; operating profits were up, but Switch sales and software attach rates were down. That all must have meant something to the Wall Street investor who gambled hundreds of millions on the assumption that the video game giant is about to hit a major snag in the…