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WarCraft III Is Still Getting Patches
Warcraft III was released over fifteen years ago, but yesterday it got an enormous patch, with a lengthy list of small changes. Warcraft III is the third Warcraft game, a fantasy-flavored real-time strategy game that predates the incredibly popular MMO set in the same world. You’d think that Blizzard was long done tweaking the game,…
By Gita Jackson Published April 11, 2018 - Uncategorized
Shovel Knight Sold Fewer Copies In 2017 Than Its Best Year But Made More Money
A new blog post from the makers of the excellent 2D platformer Shovel Knight breaks down the game’s sales in surprising detail. Shovel Knight was released in 2014 on PC, Wii U and 3DS, the year after it was Kickstarted. It was eventually ported to every other console. Of its two million sales to date,…
By Ethan Gach Published April 11, 2018 - Esports
How Two Underage Girls Say An Overwatch Pro Took Advantage Of Them
When Overwatch pro Jonathan “DreamKazper” Sanchez followed Anna* back on Twitter, she was in shock. A 16-year-old high school junior, Anna had only just purchased Overwatch for her Xbox One but was sold on the league of charismatic pros championing the blockbuster first-person shooter. The first game she tuned in for was New York versus…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published April 11, 2018 - Culture
Game Developers Mourn (And Celebrate) The End Of Steam Spy
In the wake of changes to Steam’s default privacy settings yesterday, unofficial data and sales tracking kingpin Steam Spy is doomed. Many developers who relied on it are mourning its passing, but some are saying good riddance. The service scraped publicly viewable Steam profiles to estimate game sales along with troves of other data. Some…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 11, 2018 -
OpinionFree Game Is WarioWare With Ducks
Duck Jam mixes WarioWare style mini-games with a touch of absurdist comedy to tell the story of a bunch of ducks trying to make money. Bills, you could say. The fast-paced change from one game mode to another means you need to always be on your toes if you want to avoid begging for bread…
By Heather Alexandra Published April 11, 2018 -
UncategorizedHow Do You Know If a Game Is Worth Finishing?
With many games asking players to spend dozens of hours in them to see their endings, it can be a game in itself deciding which ones are worth finishing. Movies use a more traditional structure to introduce characters and then present a conflict that keeps viewers engaged through the end to see it resolved. But…
Paul Tamayo & Tim Rogers & Ethan Gach Published April 11, 2018 - Uncategorized
Twitch’s Roasting of Mark Zuckerberg Is The Most 2018 Thing
Over ten thousand people watched the second day of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifying in front of Congress today on The Washington Post’s Twitch channel. The spammy, fast-moving Twitch chat for this hearing was like seeing the entirety of 2018 collapse into a self-referential black hole. Following the Cambridge Analytica scandal, where it was discovered…
By Gita Jackson Published April 11, 2018 -
EsportsDota Pro Has A Very Racist Reason For Hating His Own Name [UPDATE]
Professional Dota player Daryl Koh “iceiceice” Pei Xiang was streaming today when he felt compelled to explain why he doesn’t like his own first name. “I don’t even like the name Daryl,” said iceiceice. “Daryl is like a nigger’s name. It’s not an… okay, it’s a black person’s name. I’m not a big fan of…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 11, 2018 - Uncategorized
Overwatch‘s New PvE Event Is Its Best Yet
Overwatch got its spring event yesterday, which includes a new player-versus-environment mode where players can take down swarms of killer soldiers in a picturesque, futuristic Venice. Retribution, the new PvE mode, is absolutely the best of its kind yet. It might have players asking why Overwatch can’t get its own story mode already. Retribution is…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published April 11, 2018 - Uncategorized
Creepy Radio Static Has Far Cry 5 Players Chasing A New Mystery
Drive around long enough in Far Cry 5 and you might stumble into an area where strange static comes out of your radio. Stop and listen for a bit and you might even be able to make out voices on the other end. It’s weird and creepy, and has a few players wondering if it…
By Ethan Gach Published April 11, 2018 - Uncategorized
Hacker Says It Took Him Two Weeks To Add Save Back-Ups To Switch
One of the biggest flaws in Nintendo’s portable console is that you can’t back up your data: if you lose your system, or somehow get your data corrupted or wiped, that’s it. It’s gone. But thanks to a burgeoning hacking scene, Switch fans are now adding features that the Switch desperately needs. Bernardo Giordano, a…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 11, 2018 - Uncategorized
My Favorite Moment In Nier: Automata Is A Musical Cue
Nier: Automata’s existential story about an endless war between androids and machines has a ton of great moments. My favorite moment of all doesn’t come from an epic sword duel on top of a tower or a difficult, fourth wall-breaking decision, but instead from a perfect musical cue. Early in the game, protagonists 2B and…
By Heather Alexandra Published April 11, 2018 - Uncategorized
I Have More And More Sympathy For My Assassin’s Creed Enemies
I’ve killed many Egyptians and Romans in Assassin’s Creed Origins, a game I’m 96 assassinating hours into. I’m not sure all of them deserved it. I’m feeling particularly bad about this captain I just killed. I’ve figured some of the soldiers standing near treasures could have been nice people, but they must have known what…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 11, 2018 - Uncategorized
Slinky boxing game Arms got a sleek user interface makeover. Its new dashboard makes it easy to find players’ worldwide, regional and Party Crash rankings. Tips, tutorials and tournament clips also feature on the dashboard, so it’ll be handier for Arms players to get a grip.
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published April 11, 2018 - Uncategorized
Drake Says He’ll Rap About Fortnite If Epic Makes A Hotline Bling Emote
Last night, October’s very own hopped back onto Twitch with Fortnite star Tyler “Ninja” Blevins. While the pair didn’t break any records this time around, the subject of Drake’s upcoming album did come up. Apparently, there’s a chance Drake might spit some Fortnite-related fire soon. A clip of the conversation is circulating on social media…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 11, 2018 - Uncategorized
Chrono Trigger PC Looks Way Better Now
Are you ready for the feel-good story of the year? Square Enix did a thing, fans didn’t like the thing, and then Square Enix actually addressed and fixed the thing in a way that will make everybody happy. Here’s what happened. In February, Square released a surprise version of Chrono Trigger on Steam, which briefly…
By Jason Schreier Published April 11, 2018 - Uncategorized
Cosplay Isn’t Only About Clothes, But Also About Facial Expressions
Cosplayer Mosuke has recently uploaded a comparison in which she’s attempted to recreate the facial expressions of Golden Kamuy’s Asirpa. This proves an important point, I think. Cosplay isn’t about clothes. It’s also about facial expressions. Attitude, even. You need more than accurate threads to bring a character to life, and bravo to Mosuke for…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 11, 2018 - Kotaku East
Japan’s School Bags Are Expensive and Fashionable
Grade schoolers across Japan carry leather backpacks called “randoseru” (ランドセル). Traditionally, kids have carried one of two colors: black for boys, and red for girls. In recent years, however, that’s changed. This article was originally published on September 3, 2014. Randoseru, which comes from the Dutch word “ransel,” or “backpack,” vary in price. It’s possible…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 11, 2018
