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‘Shop Contest: Make Hope County Weirder, Winners!
Hope County has zombies and apocalyptic cults, but I wanted it to be weirder, and you definitely didn’t disappoint when I asked you to add odder things to Far Cry 5 If the Far Cry universe can extend to any zone, then I think that we should see a wider variety of creatures, places, and…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published September 15, 2018 - Culture
This Week In The Business: Is Selling 50,000 Copies Enough?
QUOTE | “Our hope is to find a balance between games that sell a shitload of copies and are good, and games that may only sell 50,000 copies, but are also good. We think it’s important to do those type of games. We do all the spectrum. We’re not saying no to games because we…
Brendan Sinclair Published September 15, 2018 -
UncategorizedIn Japan, The Nintendo Switch Is Streaming Games That It’s Not Powerful Enough To Run
The oddest announcement from Nintendo yesterday wasn’t on the Nintendo Direct that aired in the West. It happened on on the Japanese Nintendo Direct stream when the company revealed that. Assassin’s Creed Odyssey will be playable on the console when it releases October 5—thanks to streaming. This cloud-based version of the game will only be…
By Ethan Gach Published September 14, 2018 - Uncategorized
Splatoon 2 Gets Tweaked Before Becoming A Paid Online Game
Splatoon 2 is still kicking thanks to a community of dedicated fans. The new 4.0 update rewards that dedication with big changes to how Splatfests work and a cache of stylish weapons. Splatfests have always felt equally exciting and frustrating in Splatoon 2. These timed events run about every month, asking players to choose a…
By Heather Alexandra Published September 14, 2018 - Culture
‘100 Percent Uncensored’ Sex Game Now Out On Steam, But Only In Certain Regions
If you were hoping to spend your weekend not with Spider-Man or Lara Croft, but instead with the outerwear-despising anime girls of the long-awaited “100 percent uncensored” Steam visual novel Negligee: Love Stories, I’m not gonna judge. But I am gonna tell you that even though it’s now out on Steam, you still might not…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 14, 2018 - Uncategorized
State of Decay 2‘s Daybreak DLC Is Fun But Fleeting
In State of Decay 2, players manage a ragtag group of survivors as they gather resources, use resources, and waste resources, as well as complain and fight off zombies. In the game’s DLC Daybreak, out this week, base-building and citizen micromanagement are put aside in favor of pure zed-killing action. Daybreak is an independent co-op…
By Stacie Ponder Published September 14, 2018 - Culture
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
The weekend is for binge-watching BoJack Horseman, but since I have a Switch, I can play games while I do it! I’ve been playing Bastion on Switch, and I’d forgotten how great that game is. Its colorful world feels even more special on the small screen of my Switch. I’m also excited to check out…
By Riley MacLeod Published September 14, 2018 - Uncategorized
Twitter’s Emerging Competitor Doesn’t Want To Be Twitter
Twitter is a hellhole. Mastodon isn’t trying to replace the trashcan fire that is Twitter, but it is offering its users something different. Mastodon, a social network released in October 2016, could be described as a Twitter competitor, but the more you dig into it, the less true that feels. On the surface, it’s pretty…
By Gita Jackson Published September 14, 2018 -
UncategorizedOld School Musical Is A Rhythm Adventure Through Video Game History
Old School Musical is an incredibly charming rhythm adventure game that pairs a dope pixelated art style with chiptune tracks. The game is out today for Switch and PC. The gameplay itself has standard rhythm game mechanics, as colorful icons move to the center of the screen and a small reticle tells you when to…
By Paul Tamayo Published September 14, 2018 -
UncategorizedShenmue Has Aged Poorly, But It Is Still Special To Me
This year I bought Shenmue for the third time. I bought it despite knowing, having played it and its sequel three times, that in many ways it is a trial to play. But it’s special to me anyway, as it is to probably millions of others. It’s a relatively new phenomenon, games following you through…
By Keza MacDonald Published September 14, 2018 - Uncategorized
Diapers, Divorces, And Unstable Pay: Parents On Twitch Struggle To Strike A Balance
In February, aspiring streamer Mystic hit a breaking point. When her kids started going to school, she had decided to try and turn streaming on Twitch from a hobby into a career. At first, she only streamed during the day while they were away, but as time went on, she became obsessed with keeping her…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 14, 2018 -
UncategorizedLucas Pope, the developer behind Papers, Please, says his new game, Return of the Obra Dinn, should be completed this fall. It takes place in the early 1800s and revolves around managing insurance and solving murder mysteries. There’s a brief new trailer as well. Currently, it’s being developed for PC and Mac.
By Ethan Gach Published September 14, 2018 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy VIII Is MIA
Last night, Nintendo and Square Enix delighted Final Fantasy fans by announcing a whole bunch of new Switch ports. There’s Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy IX, Final Fantasy X/X-2, Final Fantasy XII, and even the adorable pocket edition of Final Fantasy XV. But where’s Final Fantasy VIII? It’s not clear why the adventures of Squall…
By Jason Schreier Published September 14, 2018 - Uncategorized
But Seriously Who Is Peachette
Nintendo dropped a bombshell during its Direct yesterday that has added a fascinating and perplexing new layer to our collective understanding of the expanded Mario universe: By placing a gold crown on her head, Toadette can become Peach. Or, more specifically, Peachette. Does this mean Peach has really been a Toad all this time? And…
By Ethan Gach Published September 14, 2018 - Uncategorized
Fortnite‘s Creators Initially Thought Rocket-Riding Was A Bug
When Fortnite developers released the game’s notorious rocket launcher, surely they knew they had designed a fatal long-range weapon. Always crafty, Fortnite players quickly discovered something else about these rockets: They’re nifty ways to get around the map. As it turns out, they’d stumbled upon something Fortnite’s developers hadn’t planned for. Today, Apple published an…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published September 14, 2018 -
UncategorizedA Tactics Game That Lets You Run Your Own Cyberpunk Company
I’m a sucker for tactics games and cyberpunk settings. Frozen Synapse 2 combines both into a cerebral, moody management game full of corporate politicking and high tech squad battles. While the game can be glitchy and has rough edges, the core experience nails everything I want in a cyberpunk game. Frozen Synapse 2 is a…
By Heather Alexandra Published September 14, 2018 -
CultureThe Internet Reacts To Animal Crossing‘s Isabelle In Smash
Isabelle, the beloved assistant to the mayor from Animal Crossing: New Leaf, is coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The internet, myself included, has lost their collective mind. Let me set the scene: I’m 13 years old. For Christmas, I get the first game console that’s truly mine and not my older brother’s. It’s a…
By Gita Jackson Published September 14, 2018 -
UncategorizedWhat started out as a typical Weather Channel hurricane report took a turn when the broadcaster submerged himself in nine feet of digital flood water. The hyper-realistic visualization was created with Unreal Engine, which powers video games like Fortnite, Ark: Survival Evolved and Street Fighter V. Yikes, though!
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published September 14, 2018 -
ReviewsMultiplatformShadow of the Tomb Raider: The Kotaku Review
The new Tomb Raider’s freshest idea is the floating of a question: What if all this tomb raiding that Lara Croft does indicates that she is a treasure-plundering jerk who wrecks other people’s cultures and, worse, their lives? This piece originally appeared 9/10/18. We’re bumping it today for the game’s release. Despite the navel-gazing self-reflection…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 14, 2018
