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An Augmented Future

Claudio Pilia is a freelance concept artist from Germany who has worked on stuff like Game of Thrones and Justice League You can see more of Claudio’s work at his ArtStation page Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video game artists, showcasing the best of both their professional and personal portfolios. If…

Skyrim Mod Lets You Clone, Marry Yourself

If you want something done properly, you’ve got to do it yourself. Via PC Gamer, the Doppleganger Follower is a Skyrim mod created by PsykotikKrymes that takes you, recreates you as a follower then drops you/them at the Sleeping Giant Inn for recruitment. They’re you in pretty much every sense. They’ve got the same name,…

Donut County, A Game About Being A Bottomless Hole, Is Fun But Somehow Shallow

If you followed the indie game scene back before we hit saturation level omega infinity a couple years ago, you’ve probably heard of Donut County, aka that game where you play as a hole. Developer Ben Esposito has been working on it for more than five years. Now it’s finally out. So how is it?…

Kids Are Getting Fortnite Dancing Lessons

Look at ‘em go. Count this as your daily reminder that this game, launched to crickets and the sound of a gentle breeze before it released a spinoff Battle Royale mode at just the right time, is now more than a video game in a way that only maybe Minecraft and Pokemon Go have managed…

Destiny 2’s Weapon System Is Now Drastically Different

Bungie has changed a lot of things about Destiny over the last four years, but only rarely have there been changes as sweeping as today’s 2.0 patch. Destiny 2 now plays significantly differently than it did yesterday. Today’s 2.0 patch paves the way for next week’s Forsaken expansion, which the optimistic among us hope will…

Happy 40th Birthday, Lego Minifigure

Lego’s been making building sets since the 1950s, but it wasn’t until 1978 that the company came up with the perfect plastic people to play in them. The Lego Minifigure was born in 1978 with a handful of designs. Forty years later, there are more than 8,000, most of them hiding in my office drawers.…

Players Finally Let Loose At Overwatch League’s All-Star Weekend

This past weekend, during one of the Overwatch League All-Star games, NYXL DPS Jong-ryeol “Saebyeolbe” Park—a master of split-second timing and precision—rolled right off a ledge into the infernal fires beneath King’s Row. When asked what happened, he quipped, “That’s my plan. It’s fan service.” The whole weekend felt like fan service, a victory lap…

Ubisoft Is Walking A Tightrope With The Division 2‘s Paid Extras

A couple of recent Division 2 community flare-ups have illustrated the challenges of modern video game publishing (and purchasing), as Ubisoft slices and dices its upcoming game into numerous special editions and expansions while still trying to make players feel like they’re getting a great deal. Last Tuesday, Ubisoft announced that their March 2019 cover…

Now That Amazon’s Pre-Order Discount Is Gone, Games Are Coming Back

One of the most common questions we’ve received over the past few months is some variation on this: “Why isn’t [game I want to pre-order] available on Amazon?” Now that Amazon has ended its 20% pre-order discount policy, that question may no longer be relevant. This afternoon, developer Insomniac Games announced that the upcoming Spider-Man…

Tips For Playing Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate

Whether you’ve never played a Monster Hunter game or if you’re migrating over from Monster Hunter: World, there’s a lot of important things to know about Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate, out today on Nintendo Switch. The original version released in 2015 and was a little clunky. Figuring out how to conquer the game’s rough edges…

Bungie has posted patch notes for Destiny 2‘s big 2.0 update, which is being applied today. There’s too much for me to summarize here, but, hooray one-shot shoulder charge. The developers have also gone into further detail about the year to come, and published a hefty new roadmap.

Five God Of War Moves I Never Used Before New Game+

God of War has a complex and entertaining combat system, but you wouldn’t know it from my first playthrough of the game. Sure, I knew about all the moves and combos that were available to me, but I spent most of my time relying on the same handful of attacks. I’ve been playing the recently…

Fortnite Streamers Make A Ninja Warrior Course

Fortnite not challenging enough for you? Some players upped the difficulty by adding a Ninja Warrior-esque obstacle course to the game. Ninja Warrior is a popular game show that originated in Japan before being adapted into a show in the US. It consists of a series of grueling obstacle courses that are vaguely ninja-themed. Contestants…

A Ton Of New Indie Games Are Heading To Switch Soon

Bastion, Superbrothers, and Towerfall are all coming to Switch in the next few months, and the phenomenal strategy game Into the Breach is—wait for it—out today. Those are just a few of the games Nintendo showed off during a brief indie showcase this morning. Here’s the full list of release dates and announcements: Hyperlight Drifter…

After Jacksonville Shooting, Gaming Event Organizers Pledge Better Security

Citing a need to review security plans, Electronic Arts is canceling the three remaining qualifying events for its Madden NFL 19 tournament after two players were killed at one in Jacksonville, Florida on Sunday. Other esports organizations are also talking more about security for their events. “We will work with our partners and our internal…

Here’s September 2018’s Xbox Live Games With Gold Lineup

My editor-in-chief cheered “LEGO Stars Wars III!” at this month’s Xbox Live Games with Gold lineup, and his excitement made me excited, so maybe this is a good month for Xbox games. You also get some classic Sega action RPGs and the grim management sim Prison Architect. As always, these games are only “free” if you have…