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CultureE3Watch The EA E3 Press Conference Here, Live [Update: Over]
E3 2018 kicks off today with Electronic Arts’ presentation at 11am PT/2pm ET. What’s the latest with Anthem, Battlefield V, and Madden? Let’s find out! You can watch the livestream on YouTube below. Here’s a Twitch link too.
By Riley MacLeod Published June 9, 2018 - Esports
Lord Yamcha Proves Himself In Dragon Ball FighterZ Comeback
Yamcha has not had the best luck in Dragon Ball. He was once a lord and a threat, but by Super his lagging power level became a gag. You wouldn’t know it watching Ryota “Kazunoko” Inoue play him in Dragon Ball FighterZ, though. During a match at this weekend’s Summit of Power, Kazunoko was reduced…
By Eric Van Allen Published June 9, 2018 - CultureShop Contest
‘Shop Contest: Assassins Vs Templars Forever, Winners!
We know that the lovable Assassins are going to go on an odyssey, so I asked all of you excellent image editors to show me where this game series should go next. The pitch of the Assassin’s Creed series is that Assassins and Templars can be anywhere. As long as someone wants to control someone…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published June 9, 2018 - Esports
The Weekend In Esports: Rev Your Engines
Yes, it may be E3 weekend, but there are still some video game competitions going down. Esports rests for no press conferences! In London, the world championship for Rocket League is underway. Over in Los Angeles at the Beyond the Summit house, the best in the world at Dragon Ball FighterZ are competing in the…
By Eric Van Allen Published June 9, 2018 - Culture
This Week In The Business: Valve Opens The Flood Gates
QUOTE | “I’ve talked to one Valve rep, and I’m like, ‘I want to put this kind of content on Steam,’ and the Valve rep responded, ‘Yeah, that seems okay, I’ll let you know if we change our mind.’ Which doesn’t provide any certainty. It puts developers in a weird position because we have to…
Brendan Sinclair Published June 9, 2018 -
UncategorizedCollection Of Rare Japanese Games Leaks Online Without Owner’s Permission
Earlier this week, a group of game archivists revealed that a trove of over 70 lost Japanese video games has surfaced, including the third game in the obscure Horror Tour trilogy of point-and-click horror games. The release of these games, from the personal stash of a Japanese collector, has touched off a debate about how…
By Ethan Gach Published June 8, 2018 - Uncategorized
The Sims 3 Sucks
One of the favorite pastimes of The Sims’ community is to talk about how good the older games are. While there are things about The Sims 4 that I don’t love, I’m not as nostalgic as other fans. Every time I think about The Sims 3, for instance, all I can remember is how much…
By Gita Jackson Published June 8, 2018 - Uncategorized
Nintendo’s New Sushi Game Is Wonderful, If You Don’t Mind The Controls
Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido, a new Nintendo puzzle game, is an excellent, challenging adventure set in a silly anime world where sushi is illegal. But it’s a shame that players who are intrigued by that will have to decide between a 3DS version that controls better or a Switch version that looks better.…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 8, 2018 -
UncategorizedHitman‘s Sniper Assassin Mode is a Deadly Puzzlebox
Hitman 2 is coming in November, but eager assassins can test their skills on an entirely new level. A mode called Sniper Assassin is available to people who pre-orders the game, offering a little puzzle box of trick shots and stealth. Just like anything in Hitman, it’s often at its best when things go wrong.…
By Heather Alexandra Published June 8, 2018 - Culture
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
The weekend is for press conferences about video games. But it’s also time to play some games too. I’m determined to finish Vampyr, despite having trouble with the combat. In addition to the fights I’ve been putting off, I’m dreading hearing Jonathan Reid say “It’s locked all right.” Why are all the doors in this…
By Riley MacLeod Published June 8, 2018 -
UncategorizedThere Are Finally New PixelJunk Games, And They’re Both Terrific
For a lovely few years during the heyday of the Playstation 3 we got a steady drip of new PixelJunk games. They were usually really good. Now, after a seven-year (mostly) dry spell, we’ve got two more. In the last couple of weeks, the Kyoto-based Q-Games has released PixelJunk Eden Obscura for cell phones and…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 8, 2018 -
UncategorizedI Hope They Don’t Bring Back Smash 4‘s Stupidest Mode
On the eve of a new Super Smash Bros. game, it’s time to reflect on the sins of past Smashes. We can quibble over whether Bayonetta should have been in Smash 4. We can beef about Super Smash Bros. Brawl’s infuriating tripping mechanic. Or we could explore some less-trod Smash territory, something so idiosyncratic and…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published June 8, 2018 - Culture
Conan Exiles Struggles With Unmoderated Griefing, Racism
Conan Exiles officially launched last month, and was playable in early access for more than a year before that. Unfortunately, the game still contains no means of reporting other players for griefing, abuse, or racism. It’s a common question asked on Conan Exiles’ forums, Steam discussion page, and subreddit: “how do you report a player…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 8, 2018 - Esports
New Jersey Added A Last-Minute Esports Betting Ban And No One Knows Why
On May 14, 2018, when the Supreme Court overturned the ban on sports betting, New Jersey legislators hurried to update the state’s 2014 sports betting law. Back in 2014, Jersey lawmakers had passed a law permitting sports betting at casinos and racetracks, but the law couldn’t go into effect until the Supreme Court overturned the…
By Maddy Myers Published June 8, 2018 - Uncategorized
Anthony Bourdain Showed Me The World
Anthony Bourdain was a man who made me curious about the world and more empathetic to the people who inhabit it. My mother showed me Anthony Bourdain’s Food Network show A Cook’s Tour when I was a teenager. She had already latched onto the mythology of Bourdain as brash and talented chef, and had given…
By Gita Jackson Published June 8, 2018 -
OpinionA Game About Stopping Corporate Demon Takeovers
Settling a bet with Rock, Paper, Scissors is nice but it’s even better when you can read the future. In Fortune 499, you use fortune-telling cards to predict your opponent’s move and win battles against the demons attacking the human resources department. Fun combat and a unique twist on magical bureaucracy make it a perfect…
By Heather Alexandra Published June 8, 2018 -
UncategorizedFinal Fantasy XV Finally Gets Mod Support On PC
Final Fantasy XV got a new patch on PC yesterday that brought with it official mod tools. Less than a day later, the Steam Workshop is already rife with, among other things, keyblades. Who would have guessed. Called Mod Organizer, the new set of tools is Square Enix’s way of adding official support for mods.…
By Ethan Gach Published June 8, 2018 -
UncategorizedPlaying Overcooked Can Tear People Apart And, Thankfully, Bring Them Together
Overcooked is a co-op game that brings together up to four friends, family members, and/or foes to cook, prep, and serve a myriad of delicious meals against the clock. When I bought it, I did not fathom that it could potentially ruin all of my relationships by forcing us to work together. And so I…
By Keoni Nguyen Published June 8, 2018 - Uncategorized
Fantasy Flight Games Announces Android: Netrunner Is Ending
After six years, publisher Fantasy Flight Games announced today that Android: Netrunner, one of the all-time best card games, is ending. In a blog post today, Fantasy Flight Games wrote that as of October 22 2018, they will stop selling all Android: Netrunner products and hosting organized play events. To explain why Android: Netrunner is…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published June 8, 2018