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André Lima Araújo is a comics artist from Portugal who has worked on series like Black Panther and Generation Gone, which he co-created. You can see more of Araújo’s work at his personal site Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video game artists, showcasing the best of both their professional and personal…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 17, 2018 - Uncategorized
You Can Now Play Most Of World Of Warcraft Just By Subscribing
World of Warcraft has finally gotten with the times. You can now play the game and all but one of its expansion packs just by paying the monthly $15 fee. As of today, you can play World of Warcraft and every expansion except the most current one—in this case Battle For Azeroth, which isn’t out…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 17, 2018 -
UncategorizedFTL Fans, Crying Suns Is Here For You
Ever since FTL first came out, I’ve been wanting a game just like it, only with more stuff to do. Crying Suns is out here trying to do just that. An upcoming game from a team of French indies, it’s very similar to FTL in that it’s a sci-fi roguelike game where you’re in command…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 17, 2018 - Uncategorized
Looks Like Fortnite Is Getting Kart Cosmetics
Some data mining of Fortnite’s code has discovered that Epic is testing the idea of customising the appearance of the game’s golf karts. Here’s the code in question: Who knows how something like this would work, since the karts are shared on the map instead of dropping alongside you. Maybe they’ll just spawn now with random…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 17, 2018 - Uncategorized
Every Game Should Copy Rainbow Six‘s New Chat Moderation
Earlier this year, Ubisoft said it would be implementing stricter moderation in Rainbow Six Siege to find and sanction players using hate speech. Recently, players have started noticing an uptick in bans being issued and have been discussing it on the game’s subreddit. A few even took to Twitter to complain. “fuck you guys i…
By Ethan Gach Published July 17, 2018 - Culture
What We Loved (And Really Loved) About Sorry To Bother You
Tim Rogers and Gita Jackson had a chance to see Sorry To Bother You, a movie so creative and wild watching feels like being transported briefly to new but familiar universe. We sat down to dissect every bit of this potent and hilarious movie. Spoilers abound. Gita Jackson: So, Tim, we both saw Sorry To…
Gita Jackson & Tim Rogers Published July 17, 2018 - Uncategorized
Merciless martial arts brawler Absolver is getting a free expansion in September. The game’s developers announced today that it’ll include a new mode called Downfall, an additional combat style Faejin, more equipment, and a meta competition between players online whereby they can win prestige for their particular schools of fighting.
By Ethan Gach Published July 17, 2018 - Uncategorized
Star Citizen Backer Sues To Get $4,500 Back, Loses
Ken Lord used to be a Star Citizen super fan. Once upon a time, he helped fund Roberts Space Industries’ endless maiden voyage with $4,500 of his own money. Now, after years of delays and changes, he wants out. RSI didn’t get back to him, and he sued. It didn’t go his way. Lord first…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 17, 2018 - Uncategorized
Far Cry 5‘s Lost On Mars Is Another Disappointing Expansion
Is there life on Mars? On the surface Far Cry 5’s second DLC seems to answer in the affirmative. The red rock is bursting with armies of alien insects. Some are small. Some are big. Some fly around like Pterodactyls and harass you by spraying firey chemicals at you. As these encounters stack up, however,…
By Ethan Gach Published July 17, 2018 - Uncategorized
Shadow of War Is Now Microtransaction-Free
Middle-earth: Shadow of War came out on October 10, 2017. Two hundred eighty days later, it is now free of all microtransactions. It’s a drastic change and yet another sign that 2017 was a turning point for the video game industry’s brief obsession with loot boxes. Today, Warner Bros. patched Shadow of War to remove…
By Jason Schreier Published July 17, 2018 - Uncategorized
This Adorable Papercraft Game Is All About Sex And Drugs
Don’t let the cutesy papercraft look of The Spiral Scouts fool you. This puzzle adventure game is not for kids. The Spiral Scouts, which was released on Steam last week, follows Remae, a spunky young Spiral Scout who lost her memories, as she goes on a quest to collect Scout Badges from all three wacky…
By Keoni Nguyen Published July 17, 2018 - Uncategorized
The Five Worst Enemies In Hollow Knight
There are more than 150 different enemies in thefantastic Hollow Knight. While each one is entertainingly awful, some are more awful than others. A few notes up front: I’m talking about regular enemies in this article, not bosses. Also, while I’ve reached 101% completion (out of 107% made possible by DLC), there are still four…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 17, 2018 -
UncategorizedSonic Mania‘s Encore Mode Is The Perfect Excuse To Play Again
Sonic Mania’s blend of classic stages and ROM-hack inspired originals createda mix tape of everything awesome, fast, and blue. The Encore DLC, released today as part of Sonic Mania Plus, embraces the mixing and matching that made the base game great. Sonic Mania Plus is an expanded version of the original game that has new…
By Heather Alexandra Published July 17, 2018 - Uncategorized
Fortnite Rescue Attempt Goes Horribly Wrong
A Fortnite streamer pulled off an impossible rescue mission… almost. A streamer called Muselk happened upon a strange scenario in his Fortnite game. He saw a golf cart on the edge of a cliff, and after killing the player trying to drive it, he looked down and saw another player trapped at the edge of…
By Gita Jackson Published July 17, 2018 -
UncategorizedUbisoft’s Clever Division 2 Promotion Has Me Playing More Of The First Division
The makers of The Division at Ubisoft are doing some unusual things to tie their first game into its upcoming sequel. So far, I’m into it. The original Division—a third-person, cover-based, sometimes-multiplayer shooter set in a wrecked, wintery New York City—came out back in early 2016 and was heavily patched and expanded consistently until late…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 17, 2018 -
UncategorizedHollow Knight’s final free DLC expansion, Gods and Glory, will be out on August 23. Described as the “final chapter” for the Knight, it’ll add new bosses, NPCs, music, and quests to the already enormous game. Check out the Team Cherry blog for more
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 17, 2018 -
UncategorizedSea of Thieves’ “Cursed Sails” update arrives on July 31st. The free content update adds dangerous skeleton crews to liven up the seas, as well as the three person brigantine ship. Which means you can finally sail a big ship without having to invite Jim. “Oh, sorry Jim. There’s no more room.”
By Heather Alexandra Published July 17, 2018 -
UncategorizedHello Games just dropped a new trailer for the big No Man’s Sky update coming next week, showing off multiplayer for the first time. The game looks a lot closer to how people pictured it at launch—and the update will also feature unlimited base building, potentially solving an ongoing problem in the community
By Gita Jackson Published July 17, 2018