Destiny 2‘s Coolest New Mode Is Hobbled By Team Size Limits

Destiny 2’s new Warmind expansion is equal parts promising and frustrating, a step in the right direction that has also served to underline some of the game’s biggest problems. Case in point: Escalation Protocol, a new mode that’s frustrating players not because it isn’t fun, but because it’s almost impossible to properly play it. Anyone…

Paladins Developer Says It’s Fired Contractor For Using Overwatch Art In Ad

Free-to-play hero shooter Paladins has always invited comparisons to Overwatch. There’s a tanky knight character with a deployable shield and a bearded dwarf who builds turrets. While developer Hi-Rez Studios has always denied cloning Blizzard’s game, a mobile port of Paladins lifted artwork from the game, a foul the studio is blaming on a contractor.…

The Umeshoryu Is The Gutsiest Move In Fighting Games

Daigo Umehara has built a legacy on fearless calls, and he added one more to his story at Stunfest in Rennes, France last weekend. Down on life and with his back against the wall, the fighting game legend shot off a clutch Flash Kick to catch his opponent off guard and steal a victory with…

The upcoming Donkey Kong DLC for Mario + Rabbids looks like a ton of fun. DK has some cool abilities, like throwing cover. Looks meaty, too: the DLC will add an entire island. No release date yet.

The Gudetama Game Is As Cute (And Simple) As Gudetama

Gudetama Tap is a very cute waste of time. As a Gudetama enthusiast, I can appreciate that. Gudetama is a Sanrio character that is a sleepy, lazy egg, and I find him extremely relatable. Gudetama Tap is a new mobile game centered around the character, where you cook eggs on a stovetop to collect different…

Here Are Overwatch‘s New Anniversary Skins

Overwatch’s two-year anniversary event is now live, and Doomfist is actually lookin’ pretty good right about now. Some of the best skins yet came out today—namely Orisa’s, Brigitte’s and, as previously discussed, Symmetra’s. Today also brought what is, in my opinion, a pretty bad skin, too. And, welp, they gave Junkrat dreads: Along with the…

Shadow Of War‘s New Expansion Should Be Its Own Game

When the video game Shadow of Mordor was released in late 2014, its most marvelous trait was its Nemesis System. This superb chunk of design and programming ensured that any evil grunt that killed the player would be elevated in the game’s bad guy hierarchy and would stalk the revived player, perhaps becoming the game’s…

Fortnite Players Find New Jetpack, Eat Shit

Right now, everyone in Fortnite is learning how to use the jetpack the hard way. Turns out, you can’t just fly forever. Eventually, the jetpack overheats and you will fall to your doom. Many Fortnite players are excitedly sharing their first experiences with the new gear, and while some players are able to pull off…

Games That Aren’t Easy To Recommend

There are some games that hit all my personal sweet spots, games that make me want to scream how good they are from the top of the Brooklyn Bridge. But sometimes there are games that come with huge caveats. Maybe it takes a while to get to the good stuff, or they could be jam…

Visual Novel Publisher Expands To GOG, Says Steam Is ‘Threatening Livelihoods’

After running into issues with Steam, video game publisher MangaGamer is teaming up with the digital store’s biggest rival, GOG, to sell visual novels. Last week, several developers of visual novels with varying degrees of sexual content received emails from Valve saying that their games were in danger of being removed by the end of…

Fortnite’s Jetpacks Are Live, Here’s How They Work

The wait is over: the much-anticipated jetpack has finally arrived in the 4.2 Fortnite update. It is an item unlike any other in the game, with Epic creating an entirely new gear type called “backpacks.” Not to be confused with the already existing back bling—which are purely cosmetic—backpacks will take up an inventory slot, just…

Hunter X Hunter‘s Ridiculous Hair Turned Into Ridiculous Earrings

Silly, yet brilliant. If you were going to pick one image from Hunter X Hunter to make into earrings, it would be this. The image is of character Gon after he transformed into an older version of himself. Previously, Bandai turned it into a figure and now it’s done that with silver earrings. Pre-orders start…

Yakuza 3, 4 and 5 Remastered For The PlayStation 4

Now considered PlayStation 3 classics, Yakuza 3, 4 and 5 are getting remastered for the PlayStation 4 in full HD. Famitsu reports that the games will basically be the same as the originals, but run at a crisp 60 frames per second and look kickass at 1080p! The first of the three, Yakuza 3, will…