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Watch This Warframe Space Dog Go
Before there was Destiny there was Warframe. The two games share a lot of the same elements—lots of loot, ornate costumes, and sci-fi stories that make no sense—but Warframe has something Destiny doesn’t: amazing pets. Kubrows are like dogs except they come in eggs. You have to hatch them, a grindy endeavor just like everything…
By Ethan Gach Published November 1, 2017 - Uncategorized
Third-Party Nintendo Switch Games Are So Damn Big
Just before the Nintendo Switch launched, we wrote about a game that required more space than the system’s 24GB of usable onboard memory . In March it was an exception, but by the end of the year it’s already becoming the norm for third-party releases on the platform. Nintendo’s own releases on the Switch keep…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 1, 2017 - Uncategorized
The UFC’s Best Fighter Tries To Keep MMA Out Of His Twitch Streams
Many Twitch streamers enjoy sharing details about their personal lives as they game. But even though his username is mightymouseufc125, Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson would rather not chat on stream about his career as the flyweight champion of the UFC. “I think a lot of the fans get mad at me [for not talking about…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 1, 2017 - Uncategorized
Gwent Has Spent The Whole Last Year Getting Good
The studio behind The Witcher series announced its spin-off card game Gwent back at E3 2016. Over a year later the game still isn’t officially out yet, though CD Projekt Red clams it will launch before the end of 2017. During that time it’s grown into something special, so I’m here to say, if you…
By Ethan Gach Published November 1, 2017 -
UncategorizedHow Dare They Bring Bubsy Back
I have never liked Bubsy the Bobcat. I still don’t. They made a new game starring Bubsy here in 2017. The whole enterprise feels like a precision-engineered insult sponge. I don’t know why I played it. Oh, I know why I played it: to make a video about it. You can watch me assess the…
By Tim Rogers Published November 1, 2017 - Uncategorized
Razer’s Making Gaming Phones Now
Now that it’s done Razer-ing the hell out of PC and console gaming, Razer is turning its attention to mobile. Launching on November 17, the $700 Razer Phone features a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chip, 8 gigabytes of RAM and the world’s first 120 Hz “UltraMotion” display. Candy Crush is going to run so well on…
By Mike Fahey Published November 1, 2017 - Uncategorized
Super Mario Odyssey‘s Best Easter Egg Is An Unexpected Throwback
Super Mario Odyssey is one giant celebration of everything coin and plumber related. A callback in the later portion of the game is a wonderful blast from the past. Spoiler Warning: This post talks about a rad secret found in Super Mario Odyssey’s late game. Following the conclusion of Super Mario Odyssey, Mario ends up…
By Heather Alexandra Published November 1, 2017 - Uncategorized
My Favorite Anime This Fall Is About An MMORPG-Obsessed Woman
I was not expecting my favorite anime so far this season to be about an unemployed, 30-year-old MMORPG addict with an unhealthy drinking habit, but here we are. Recovery of an MMO Junkie, which is simulcasting on Crunchyroll, is a silly, playful anime about a woman who quits her demanding office job to become a…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published November 1, 2017 -
UncategorizedIt Takes Six Minutes For Monopoly To Load On Switch Until You Reboot The System [Update]
Monopoly for Nintendo Switch came out yesterday (for the Nintendo Switch). That’s the good news if, like me, your dreams of playing vast, deep, games of chance and capitalism have for all these years been thwarted by small technicalities like the fact that everyone you know refuses to play Monopoly with you. The bad news?…
By Ethan Gach Published November 1, 2017 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Is Still Tight-Lipped About The Switch’s Tribute To Satoru Iwata
One of the most heart-warming stories in video games this year was the discovery in September that the Nintendo Switch console contained a secret tribute to the beloved Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata, who died in 2015 at the age of 55. But Nintendo doesn’t want to talk about it, and it’s not clear why. This…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 1, 2017 - Uncategorized
Should Forum Moderators Be Paid? Some Don’t Even Want To Be
Forum moderators are the unsung heroes of the internet, but a lot of the time, they’re treated more like high school hall monitors than skilled workers. For no money and little thanks, moderators sift out the festering, useless gunk of online culture from the amazing shit that got us hooked on the internet in the…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published November 1, 2017 -
UncategorizedHere’s November’s PlayStation Plus Lineup
I managed to miss Bound when it came out last year, so I’m excited to see it make its way to November’s PlayStation Plus lineup. As always, the following games are only “free” if you have an active PlayStation Plus membership. November’s PS Plus lineup is: PlayStation 4 Worms Battlegrounds Bound PlayStation 3 R-Type Dimensions…
By Riley MacLeod Published November 1, 2017 -
UncategorizedAcclaimed PS4 Developer Housemarque Changes Course, Saying Arcade Games Are ‘Dead’
Housemarque, the veteran Finnish development studio behind Resogun and Nex Machina, announced in a blog post today that they will abandon arcade style games after a lack of financial success. In a post titled Arcade is Dead, Housemarque CEO Ilari Kuittinen said that the studio will move away from their arcade sensibilities to focus on “something…
By Heather Alexandra Published November 1, 2017 -
UncategorizedFinal Fantasy Dimensions II Is Nothing Like The First
The first Final Fantasy Dimensions was a delightful old-school adventure reminiscent of the earliest entries in the storied series. Final Fantasy Dimensions II is an incredibly basic free-to-play mobile game that’s been stripped of its microtransactions and granted a premium price tag. The latest mobile RPG from Square Enix, released this week on Google Play…
By Mike Fahey Published November 1, 2017 - Uncategorized
Halo 5‘s Overtime update arrives tomorrow, adding Oddball multiplayer mode and 4K textures. Starting around 4:00pm you’ll finally be able to run around with a human skull in your hands for a few seconds before getting lit up. The update will also add more commendations and re-balance some weapons.
By Ethan Gach Published November 1, 2017 - Uncategorized
The Making Of A Switch Sleeper Hit
The first SteamWorld Dig was a sleeper hit on the 3DS for development studio Image & Form, selling over a million copies across all platforms, according to Image & Form CEO Brjann Sigurgeirsson. Even with those numbers, its launch was “nowhere near that of SteamWorld Dig 2,” which has also been a success for the…
By Gita Jackson Published November 1, 2017 - Uncategorized
Assassin’s Creed Origins Metacritic Flooded With Fake Positive User Reviews
A barrage of fake user reviews has hit the Metacritic page for Assassin’s Creed Origins, all of them positive, and all of them gibberish. “Ways better than assassins creed unity and assassins creed syndicate,” reads a review that appears roughly a dozen times, each from a different username. “it is more mature and bayek is…
By Jason Schreier Published November 1, 2017
