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UncategorizedFan Video Recreates Old Character Intros In Street Fighter V
Capcom abandoned most of the Street Fighter series’ iconic character intros over time, so one fan decided to recreate them using the latest game. SigmaG19 makes a lot of Street Fighter V videos, including this one critiquing a lot of the Capcom’s choices with the game. The latest tries to recreate some of the series’…
By Ethan Gach Published August 12, 2017 -
EsportsTeam Liquid Wins Over $10 Million At International Dota 2 Tournament
Team Liquid are the victors of The International 7, a Dota 2 tournament with over $24 million in prize pool. The European squad will take home the lion’s share at $10,806,301 after an historic 3-0 sweep of team Newbee. Coming up through the loser’s bracket, the five players of Liquid are both the first team…
By Eric Van Allen Published August 12, 2017 - Esports
Dota 2‘s Furion Will Wreck You
He’s the most bad-ass tree in video games and today’s lower bracket finals at this year’s International showed-off everything that makes the hero one of Dota’s best. Team Liquid has never made it to the top four at the game’s biggest annual tournament before, but today they made it all the way to the grand…
By Ethan Gach Published August 12, 2017 -
UncategorizedCanceled PS4 Game Would Have Let You Play Team Deathmatch As Gnomes
Did you know a game about gnomes killing each other almost made it to the PS4? In the latest Unseen64 video, Liam Robertson reports that a shooter with the working title “Gnomageddon” was in development at Sony San Diego up until late last year. Originally rumored to be a new game from Sucker Punch, the…
By Ethan Gach Published August 12, 2017 -
EsportsAn AI Is Beating Some Of The Best Dota Players In The World
OpenAI used the action at this year’s Dota 2 championships as an opportunity to show off its work by having top players lose repeatedly to its in-game bot. Dota’s normally a team game with a heavy emphasis on coordination and communication, but for players interested in beefing up their pure, technical ability, the game also…
By Ethan Gach Published August 12, 2017 - Esports
The Weekend In Esports: TI7 Grand Finals, Call Of Duty Championship, And More
A year of practice and a week of stiff competition in the main event all comes down to this as Dota 2‘s TI7 closes in on a winner later today. While home soil favorites EG were tossed out of the proceedings earlier on, a resurgent Team Liquid who has managed an inspiring run through the…
By Ethan Gach Published August 12, 2017 - Culture
This Week In The Business: The Long Dark Road Out Of Early Access
QUOTE | “We should be out there, and we want to be out there. But I’ll draw the line, also beyond a certain point, I don’t think I owe people to be a punching bag for them when they’re feeling upset.” – Hinterland Studio’s Raphael van Lierop talks about dealing with the toxic atmosphere on…
Matthew Handrahan Published August 12, 2017 -
UncategorizedDoom Mod Replaces Every Enemy With Shrieking Crash Bandicoot
Watching this video of an army of Crash Bandicoots leaping at a man who has a gun but is unable to escape the screams—oh god, the screams—it strikes me that what’s considered scary in the year 2017 is very different from what frightened us back in ‘90s, when the original Doom first came out. The…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 11, 2017 -
UncategorizedMissing The Days of Friending Strangers On Xbox Live
When I was younger, I used to play online games with strangers. By the end of the match, I’d add them to my friends list, and we’d become close friends—even if they were absolute jerks to me. That almost never happens anymore. Why is that? Today I am happy to announce a project helmed by…
By Patricia Hernandez Published August 11, 2017 - Uncategorized
Pyre Developer Explains Why There’s No ‘Best’ Ending
There’s no such thing as a happy ending—at least, not for everybody. Warning: this article contains Pyre spoilers. Go to any story-driven game’s forum, and you’ll come across multiple threads asking the same thing: “How do I get the best ending?” Who, they ponder, should they rescue, backstab, and/or have sex with to avoid producing…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 11, 2017 - Culture
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
The weekend is for cleaning the house. No, really. Really this time. Also, video games. I’ve got some games to check out for next week, but I’ll also be playing more The Long Dark, because there are a lot of places in the new map where I haven’t died yet. I’m also pretty keen on…
By Riley MacLeod Published August 11, 2017 - Uncategorized
No Man’s Sky’s Story Overhaul Gives The Game Focus
As No Man’s Sky has developed, it’s struggled to balance the appeal of its mystery with the utility that makes it playable. With today’s update, Atlas Rising, it feels like the game has finally struck that balance. The 1.3 update for No Man’s Sky comes with a lot of changes, small and large. Most exciting…
By Gita Jackson Published August 11, 2017 -
CultureZelda Speedrunners Are Mastering Breath Of The Wild’s New Difficulty
Breath of the Wild’s difficult Master Mode makes monsters tougher and the world much more dangerous than before. For speedrunners attempting to complete the game quickly, this provides new challenges and opportunities. Different speedrunning routes try to complete various challenges. Two popular categories in Breath of the Wild are Any%, which seeks to beat the…
By Heather Alexandra Published August 11, 2017 - Uncategorized
At Long Last, No Man’s Sky Players Meet Up In-Game
A year ago, No Man’s Sky players were disappointed to find out that they could not see each other even if they were in the same location at once. Now, after the latest update, players are finally meeting each other in-game. It’s kind of magical. In the run-up to No Man’s Sky’s release, players wanted…
By Gita Jackson Published August 11, 2017 - Esports
League of Legends Pro Attributes Poor Performance To Indulging ‘Sensual Pleasures’
Some players blame repetitive stress and high expectations for poor performance. One League of Legends player has a different reason: A little too much lovin’. Newbee’s Li “Vasilii” Wei Jun posted to Chinese social media site Weibo about him being moved to the bench in week six of the LPL season. The pro says he…
By Eric Van Allen Published August 11, 2017 - Reviews
Azio Retro Classic Keyboard Review: The New Vintage
Inspired by the old-fashioned typewriter and designed with luxury in mind, the Azio Retro Classic is a mechanical keyboard sporting rounded backlit keycaps, a zinc aluminum alloy frame and a genuine leather base. The nameplate says “Elegantly Fierce.” It’s not wrong. Last year Aziointroduced the MK Retro, a lovely little typewriter-inspired keyboard. You may have…
By Mike Fahey Published August 11, 2017 - Uncategorized
Teenager’s Charity Brings VR To Sick Kids And The Elderly
If you’re reading this article on this site, you’re probably interested in video games, which means you’re probably a gamer. And you’re probably into video games because gaming brings you joy. Well, one Sacramento-based nonprofit organization, Gamer’s Gift, is working to bring the joy of VR games to people who might not have access to…
By Chloe Spencer Published August 11, 2017
