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UncategorizedWe’re playing Planet Alpha live on Twitch. Join us in chat!
By Paul Tamayo Published September 5, 2018 -
UncategorizedMetal Gear Retrospective: Snake’s Punishment Begins
Metal Gear wants the player to fail. The game’s rough edges are part of the growing pains of an early genre, but taken in the context of the entire Metal Gear series, these challenges also feel like horrifying defense mechanisms. As Solid Snake infiltrates Outer Heaven, the player intrudes upon the game’s world. Neither are…
By Heather Alexandra Published September 5, 2018 -
UncategorizedIt’s Nice To Have Destiny Back
I, like many other hardcore Destiny players, have been lapsed for the past year but returned to the game yesterday for the launch of Forsaken. It’s a weird, wild, and comforting feeling, like slipping into a familiar pair of shoes. Or, more accurately, like getting on a familiar treadmill. Some background: Between September 2014 and…
By Jason Schreier Published September 5, 2018 - Uncategorized
Days after Fortnite publisher Epic Games started rewarding players for enabling two-factor authentication, Ubisoft began doing the same with tactical shooter Rainbow Six Siege. Ubisoft account-holders can snag a Siege skin after adding that extra layer of security with the game’s big update, Operation Grim Sky.
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published September 5, 2018 - Uncategorized
Random Child In Pokémon Looks Insanely Strong
The above image is from the recently released Pokémon the Movie: Everyone’s Story. Can you see why it would cause a debate? Look closely and you’ll see a young boy holding Larvitar, a Rock/Ground Pocket Monster that weighs 158.7 pounds. As evident on Pokemon Matome, fans have been trying to figure out whether or not…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 5, 2018 - Uncategorized
Famitsu released Switch Japanese retail sales numbers from its March 3, 2017 launch to Sept. 2, 2018. So far, a total of 5,007,368 Switch consoles have been sold at retail in Japan. The top three selling games at Japanese retail are Splatoon 2 (2,621,928 copies), Super Mario Odyssey (1,788,228) and Mario Kart 8 DX (1,738,502).
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 5, 2018 - Uncategorized
Meet The Modern-Day Samurai Bringing Ghost of Tsushima To Life
To help bring upcoming action game Ghost of Tsushima to life, game developer Sucker Punch brought in some modern-day samurai. Of course, actual samurai have not existed in Japan since the 19th century, but Ryusetsu Ide and Masakumo Kuwami are among the closest folks we’ll get to them Have a look at both in action:…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 5, 2018 - Culture
Artifact Seems Like A Very Valve Card Game
There are two things in this world that Valve evidently loves more than anything: hands-off approaches and the invisible hand of the market. And wouldn’t you know it: DOTA 2 card game Artifact is gonna have plenty of both. Artifact, a collaboration between Valve and Magic: The Gathering creator Richard Garfield, is coming out in…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 4, 2018 - Culture
Aya & Bayek Forever
Jeff Simpson is an artist at Ubisoft Montreal, where he’s got to work on stuff like Assassin’s Creed. You can see more of Jeff’s work at his Behanceand ArtStationpages. Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video game artists, showcasing the best of both their professional and personal portfolios. If you’re in the…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 4, 2018 -
UncategorizedEminem’s New Album Samples Kingdom Hearts [Update: No It Doesn’t]
Eminem’s surprise album drop over the weekend contains an even bigger surprise for JRPG fans: one of the tracks samples Square’s Kingdom Hearts throughout. UPDATE: Actually, it doesn’t. UPDATE 7pm, Sep 4: The album’s producer Illaproducer originally told Rolling Stone that the track sampled was Simple & Clean by Utada Hikaru, the intro song to…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 4, 2018 - Esports
Overwatch League Fans Are Mourning The First Off-Season Roster Shakeups
Even in a league full of streamers and burgeoning personalities, teams are only as good as their players. Now that Overwatch League’s first season is over, some players have got to go. OWL is now in off-season, and that means team owners and players are weighing their options and preparing for the upcoming signing window…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 4, 2018 - Uncategorized
Zone Of The Enders In VR Is Some Good Mech Action
Zone of the Enders: The Second Runner is one of my favorite mech games. It has downright horrible localization with the voice acting to match, but the combat is fast. A new remaster for the Playstation 4 adds a VR mode that finally gives me the definite mech-nerd experience. Zone of the Enders: The Second…
By Heather Alexandra Published September 4, 2018 - Uncategorized
EVE Online‘s Tiny Stealth Bombers Can Take Down An Army
In EVE Online, size matters. Players covet its massive capital ships, which can cost the equivalent of hundreds or thousands of dollars. The MMO is known for massive battles, with fleets of hundreds of individual players all duking it out in space. But there’s one tiny ship that really punches above its weight class, and…
By Lee Yancy Published September 4, 2018 -
CultureThe Internet Reacts To Henry Cavill Playing Geralt In Netflix’s The Witcher
Henry Cavill, the DC movie universe’s Superman, will be playing Geralt of Rivia in the upcoming Witcher television series, Netflix said today. Fan reactions have been mixed to horny. The Witcher has a devoted fanbase both in author Andrzej Sapkowski’s native Poland and abroad, so the series’ showrunners had a lot on the line with…
By Gita Jackson Published September 4, 2018 - Uncategorized
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4‘s new battle royale mode, Blackout, will feature 80 players per match during the beta, Treyarch told Game Informer after months of refusing to say. That’s 20 people less than PUBG and Fortnite, though the studio says the number could go higher for the full game later on.
By Ethan Gach Published September 4, 2018 - Uncategorized
Here we go—Destiny 2‘s Forsaken is now live, and I’m returning to the game for the first time in nearly a year. Or, as the kids like to call it, I’m “back on my bullshit.” We’ll have plenty of coverage on all the new stuff in the coming days.
By Jason Schreier Published September 4, 2018