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Hyper Light Drifter Keycap Set Shouldn’t Be Too Hard To Type On
Players who figured out the blocky glyph language of Hyper Light Drifter should have no problem typing on this officially-licensed set of keycaps. Don’t worry, they come with actual letters as well. Designed by Redditor Atakoshi and licensed by developer Heart Machine, DSA Drifter is a special set of low-profile keyboard keycaps based around the…
By Mike Fahey Published December 14, 2017 -
UncategorizedMods Turn Zelda’s Dirt Bike Into Sonic, GTA
Remember: people playing Breath of the Wild on Wii U and PC (via emulation) can play the game with mods. Like ones that modify the game’s new dirtbike. Here’s one that will make you thankful Zelda doesn’t have a giant train: And here’s a slightly terrifying take on Road Runner: These are all courtesy of…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 13, 2017 -
UncategorizedBattlefield 1’s New DLC Blends Conquest and Assault, And It’s Great
With all of the games that 2017 has offered up so far, 2016’s Battlefield 1 continues to give me new stuff to play. The third DLC pack, titled “Turning Tides,” is being split into two releases. The second half is slated for a January 2018 release window, but the first half came out this week…
By Paul Tamayo Published December 13, 2017 - Uncategorized
When A Classroom Learns About Pokémon
My daughter is seven, and a few weeks ago her class spent the week choosing a subject to “investigate” (basically write reports on). The teacher might have been hoping they chose something like “nature”, or “factories”, or “history”, but the room of seven-year-old kids did the seven-year-old thing and chose “Pokémon”. Each kid was tasked…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 13, 2017 - Uncategorized
New Clam Blitz Mode Highlights The Best and Worst of Splatoon 2
While Clam Blitz is very fun, it’s hampered by Splatoon 2‘s glaring flaws. Clam Blitz, which was added to Splatoon 2 today, isn’t complicated to play, but is confusing to explain. In this game mode, you have to pick up golden clams that are scattered across the map and put them in the enemy’s basket.…
By Gita Jackson Published December 13, 2017 - Uncategorized
The Alliance Alive is coming to the 3DS on March 27. If you haven’t heard it’s the spiritual successor to Legend of Legacy, a 2015 JRPG by former Square Enix designers many of us wished we had liked more. The Alliance Alive will hopefully fix many of that game’s flaws.
By Ethan Gach Published December 13, 2017 - Uncategorized
Battlefront II DLC Tries To Close Story Cliffhanger, Disappoints
Star Wars Battlefront II’s latest DLC features an expanded story and new worlds from The Last Jedi. It does its best to reinvigorate the game, but it ultimately falls short. Spoilers Ahead Battlefront II’s latest collection of DLC continues the story of stormtrooper Iden Versio in an additional campaign called Resurrection. At the end of Battlefront…
By Heather Alexandra Published December 13, 2017 - Uncategorized
The Division’s latest global event changes the rules yet again for Ubisoft’s shooter. In Strike, which runs for five more days, a downed enemy drops an exploding grenade that hurts nearby enemies. A more advanced Strike setting applies similar detonation chain reactions to players who take lots of damage. A fun tweak!
By Stephen Totilo Published December 13, 2017 - Uncategorized
Crytek Sues Star Citizen Makers For Breaching Contract
German game publisher Crytek is suing Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium Games (CIG) for breaching contract and infringing its copyright, asking for a jury trial to determine the value of damages. The two companies had originally partnered on Star Citizen, which still has no release date but has raised nearly $200 million in crowdfunding since…
By Jason Schreier Published December 13, 2017 -
UncategorizedTop Symmetra Player’s Overwatch Bans Won’t Stop Him From Picking His Favorite Hero
“Report him,” an Overwatch playersaid over team chat last week, referencing a Twitch streamer who goes by Stevooo. It was right after Stevooo hastily locked down the hero Symmetra. In text, the player then politely asked all 12 of the match’s players to report Stevooo “for poor teamwork.” Another player responded: “I did 5 times…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published December 13, 2017 -
CultureGang Beasts, the slapstick fighting game I once watched take over an entire festival, is out of Early Access. In it, you and three friends play as floppy, grabby little dudes made of jello and fury. Every encounter is a physical comedy sketch waiting to happen. Play it so you can challenge me, the Kotaku…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 13, 2017 -
UncategorizedGhost Recon Wildlands Is Getting The Predator For A Few Weeks
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands is getting invaded by Hollywood’s decades-old slayer of Aliens, Predator, starting tomorrow, December 14, and running through the beginning of January. And you thought the politics of the game were complicated already. The alien hunter will be part of a special challenge where players, either alone or as groups of…
By Ethan Gach Published December 13, 2017 - Uncategorized
Zelda Breath Of The Wild’s Newest DLC, According To Nintendo Switch Players
Switch owners are sharing all sorts of hilarious clips of the new Champions’ Ballad DLC on social media through the built-in video capture feature. As always, there are some kick ass Breath of the Wild moments, alternative shrine solutions, and a bevy of Hyrule hijinks. Here are some of our favorite clips and GIFs. Bike…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 13, 2017 - Uncategorized
Switch Accessory Turns Your Joy-Cons Into A Very Good Dog
When the Nintendo Switch was revealed last year, one of the most significant observations was how much the Charging Grip with a pair of Joy-Cons attached looked like a robot dog. Hyperkin’s Pupper Switch controller attachment follows that line of thinking to its adorable conclusion. Pupper is a charging controller grip, so players can slide…
By Mike Fahey Published December 13, 2017 - Uncategorized
Battlegrounds, Please Fix This Awful Bra
Battlegrounds recently changed their female underwear texture to remove visible labia, and that’s great. I still have one gripe though. The bra texture in Battlegrounds is just egregiously, obviously bad. If you play Battlegrounds, you will see the underwear textures at least once. You start off in your underwear by default, but most players equip…
By Gita Jackson Published December 13, 2017 - Uncategorized
Top World Of Warcraft Guild Beats Legion Expansion’s Final Boss After 320 Tries
World of Warcraft: Legion’s final boss, the mythic difficulty version of Argus The Unmaker, took players by surprise when he (un) made his first appearance in the game last week. Top guilds expected a cakewalk. Instead, they got thrashings. Hundreds of them. Finally, though, Argus has fallen. Method, a guild recognized by many as the…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 13, 2017 - Uncategorized
Mario And Bowser Get Along Much Better As Build-A-Bears
Look at those smiling faces. They’ve had their difference in the past, but now they’ve bonded over the shared trauma of being stuffed and sold to children at the mall. Bowser and Mario join Yoshi, Toad, Luigi and Peach in Build-A-Bear’s new Super Mario collection this weekend. If you’d rather order online, you can get…
By Mike Fahey Published December 13, 2017 -
UncategorizedLineage 2: Revolution‘s First Major Update Adds 60 Player PVP Battles
Lineage 2: Revolution, the mobile MMO that almost plays itself, has picked up a substantial number of players since its worldwide release last month. More than enough to participate in the regular 30-vs-30 Open Siege battles starting today as part of the game’s first big update. While much of the game runs just fine on…
By Mike Fahey Published December 13, 2017 - Uncategorized
Assassin’s Creed Origins Patch Changes Hideous Blue Box Into Lovely Gold Box
Assassin’s Creed Origins got a horde mode this week, along with a really good improvement to its difficulty system. Who cares! The headline here is that they changed a blue box into a gold one. Origins’ Tuesday patch re-colored the “tools” slot of the game’s inventory page in a move aimed at pleasing one of…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 13, 2017