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A Classic Counter-Strike Map Is Back In Competitive Rotation
Every competitive game has its more memorable maps. Blood Gulch, Facing Worlds, 2Fort, and also, de_dust2. More well-known as simply Dust II, the map has been around for most of Counter-Strike’s life and is considered one of the best, most balanced maps in the game. Now, it’s back in active duty. Yesterday’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 21, 2018 - CultureShop Contest
‘Shop Contest: Celebrating Our Favorite Witcher, Winners!
Geralt of Rivia deserves to do whatever he wants, so I asked you to help me achieve his dreams. I asked that Geralt be put into lots of games, and you delivered things beyond my wildest imagination. I requested Geralts, and you gave me Geralts. Most of you stuck with his skills as a hunter…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published April 21, 2018 - Uncategorized
PUBG‘s Best Helmets Are Going To Get Harder To Find
In a dev blog posted on their official Steam page, the PUBG developers have announced some sweeping changes to weapon damage, the attachment system, and the loot table arriving in an upcoming patch. In the short post, the team explained that there is currently an imbalance of weapon use in the game. Players are often…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published April 21, 2018 - Esports
The Weekend In Esports: Rocket-Powered Soccer
Regional championships for the high-octane Rocket League kick off in earnest this weekend. This marks the fifth season for the Rocket League championship series, as teams battle it out to be one of four from their respective region to compete in the season five world championships. Hopefully we see some more incredible goals like the…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 21, 2018 - Uncategorized
How To Get The Final Ending In God of War
It’s not 100% clear how to get to the final credits in the excellent new PS4 game God of War, and you may think that you’ll have to finish all of the side missions first, but that is in fact not the case. Here’s a spoiler-free explanation. Once you’ve completed the game’s story, you’ll be…
By Jason Schreier Published April 21, 2018 - Culture
This Week in the Business: How Can We Make It Up To You?
QUOTE | “Again, sorry for this as we kindly ask for your further patience and hopefully it won’t be a deal breaker for any of you. In return, we promise we’ll push this extra three weeks in 90+ hours per week so it’ll be very-very useful for Martyr.” – NeoCoreGames producer Zoltán Pozsonyim in an…
Brendan Sinclair Published April 21, 2018 -
UncategorizedMonster Hunter: World’s Big New Dragon Battle Is The Best Yet
Monster Hunter: World’s latest event adds a golden dragon for players that players really should make the necessary preparations to hunt. Dealing with the Kulve Taroth is a massive undertaking where up to 16 players can cooperate in order to get some of the most stylish and powerful loot around. The event ends in a…
By Heather Alexandra Published April 20, 2018 - Uncategorized
Overwatch‘s New Map Is A Beautiful But Imbalanced Deathtrap
Among Overwatch fans, King’s Row is generally regarded as the game’s best map. It doesn’t do any one thing perfectly, but each of its points emphasizes different heroes’ strengths and strategies. The game’s new map, Rialto, seems to want to be a balmier King’s Row, but I don’t feel like it’s quite there yet. Rialto,…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 20, 2018 - Culture
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
The weekend is for laundry (boo) but also sleeping in (yay). Also, video games. I did not finish Far Cry 5, alas, because I am chronically distracted and then find myself in a completely different part of the map than I meant to go. Maybe this weekend? We’ll see. I did get to see this…
By Riley MacLeod Published April 20, 2018 - Uncategorized
Wintry battle royale The Darwin Project is now free-to-play on Steam. For people who already bought the game, the developers say “you’ll receive the Founder’s Pack containing 2 Legendary sets, 3 Legendary Axes, 3 Legendary Bows, a full jumpsuit collection, and 5 Fan Gifts” on April 24.
By Riley MacLeod Published April 20, 2018 -
UncategorizedCall Of Duty: WWII’s Hub Area Is Now An Awkward, Official Multiplayer Map
Call of Duty: WWII’s Headquarters, created as the game’s mostly non-violent social space, has now been repurposed as a multiplayer game map. It’s definitely a different vibe, but it works for some modes better than it does with others. WWII’s November launch definitely left much to be desired for map count and quality, but the…
By S.E. Doster Published April 20, 2018 -
UncategorizedShudderwock Is Busted, And That’s Part Of The Fun
When Hearthstone glitches out, you can see it. Cards fall into crevices of the board they should never go. Graphical effects linger perversely. Turn timers run on with no apparent end. Usually, to break Hearthstone this way, you need to pull off some strange once-in-a-blue-moon interaction with obscure cards and janky animation mechanics that are…
By Joshua Calixto Published April 20, 2018 - Uncategorized
Game Studio’s ‘Joke’ About 90-Hour Work Weeks Did Not Go Over Well
Crunch is one of the gaming industry’s biggest issues. Devs work countless extra hours to get games out the door, wringing themselves dry of blood, sweat, and tears for weeks or months at a time. It destroys people. Development studio Neocore was reminded of this when it announced earlier this week what it planned to…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 20, 2018 -
UncategorizedFans Are Freaking Out Over Persona 5 Hero’s Newest Look
Persona 5 fans are very excited about a DLC costume that depicts the main character as a sexy lady cop, and I cannot say that I blame them. The upcoming Persona 5: Dancing Star Night is a Persona 5-themed rhythm game where the Phantom Thieves of Hearts dance their way through some fun remixes from…
By Gita Jackson Published April 20, 2018 - Esports
Hearthstone‘s Beloved Game Director Quits
Hearthstone director Ben Brode announced today that he would be departing his job at Blizzard and plans “to help start a new company.” Brode’s departure comes as a shock to Hearthstone fans; the game designer has worked for Blizzard since 2002, starting out as an entry-level game tester and moving up the ranks and becoming…
By Maddy Myers Published April 20, 2018 - Uncategorized
Destiny Error Code Names, Ranked
Whenever Destiny or its sequel crashes or has a connection failure, you get a distinct error code. Usually those codes correspond to an animal, fruit, or musical instrument. Some are better than others. Here, with reference from the Bungie Help Twitter account and forums, is a ranking of Destiny and Destiny 2 error code names…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 20, 2018 - Uncategorized
Sea of Thieves, One Month Later
Sea of Thieves released one month ago, offering a massive ocean playground for cool player stories along with a frustrating lack of activities and grindy progression. Developer Rare has outlined new content plans for the future, but even without fancy new ships or expansions, the story of Sea of Thieves has as many ups and…
By Heather Alexandra Published April 20, 2018 - ReviewsPC
Spy Party: The Kotaku Early Access Review
Someone is a spy and you need to take them out. There’s only thirty seconds left for them to bug the ambassador and complete their mission. You see movement out of the corner of your eye? Is that balding man reaching towards the ambassador’s pocket? You take the shot and the party goers scream. Over…
Gita Jackson & Heather Alexandra Published April 20, 2018 -
UncategorizedTips For Playing God Of War
There’s a new God of War game out, andas you may have heard, it owns. It’s also a pretty involved game with lots of stats, upgrades, and optional stuff that’s easy to miss. I’m here to help. I spent around 60 hours on my first playthrough of God of War, which included the story missions…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 20, 2018