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CultureThe Final Steam Greenlight Game Actually Looks Pretty Cool
Valve officially turned out the lights on Steam’s user-driven Greenlight service today, ending an era defined by inconsistency—both in regards to game quality and Valve’s policies. The final game to be submitted, though? It looks pretty neat. The Underground King, which is not finished yet, bills itself as a narrative/racing/manager RPG where “you recruit the…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 6, 2017 - Uncategorized
When You Build A Civilization VI Wonder Inside The Actual Building
Here’s Seamang64 playing Civ VI on his laptop, able to claim that he “built Oxford University in Oxford in Oxford University in Oxford”. It’s not the first time this has been done—remember the guy who built Petra at Petra?—but this one sounds a lot cooler when you say it out loud like that. I think…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2017 - Uncategorized
Fallout Controller Looks Like It Survived The Apocalypse
Devin Smith runs End of Line Design, a lil’ company that makes very custom, very fancy video game controllers. His latest work is this Fallout-inspired piece that goes way beyond just changing the paint scheme Despite the heavy modifications, including new surfaces and an elaborate flipping Pip-Boy cover the whole Dualshock 4 still works as…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2017 -
UncategorizedThe Omega Collection Makes Three Good Wipeout Games Even Better
The Wipeout Omega Collection launches on PlayStation 4 today, combining all the content from Wipeout HD, Wipeout HD Fury and Wipeout 2048 into one gorgeously remastered package. It’s a ridiculous amount of futuristic hover racing for $40. Let’s hit some walls at incredibly high speeds! I’ve played all the Wipeout there is to play, so…
By Mike Fahey Published June 6, 2017 -
UncategorizedJoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Movie Trailer Finally Shows Off Stands
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure’s first live action adaptation, directed by Takashi Miike, is set to open in Japan in August. Now, thanks to the film’s newest trailer, fans can see one of the things that makes this series truly unique: Stands. Stands are a staple of JoJo from the third part of the manga and anime…
By Gita Jackson Published June 6, 2017 - Uncategorized
Fable Card Game That Survived Death Of Lionhead Coming Out In July
Last year, to the surprise of many, Microsoft closed down renowned British studio Lionhead. Fable Legends, a multiplayer entry in the fantasy RPG series, went down with the ship. Fable is not, however, entirely done. Fable Fortune, a card game spin-off developed by ex-Lionhead employees, is coming out next month. Fable Fortune is coming to…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 6, 2017 - Uncategorized
That Time Miyamoto Played Mario On My Hacked PSP
While we’re prepping for E3 this week and reminiscing about the great moments from expos past, let me regale you of a tale of the weirdest thing that ever happened to me there. I told this story to people immediately after it happened at the 2005 E3, and then it ended up getting passed around…
By Chris Kohler Published June 6, 2017 - Uncategorized
The Next Mass Effect Andromeda Patch Will Let Male Characters Romance Jaal
Mass Effect Andromeda’s next patch has the sort of improvements you might expect, like expanded character creation options. It also has something very unusual for a video game patch: it adds another gay romance route for lovesick space adventurers. As we reported earlier this year, there was much controversy within the LGBT Mass Effect fan…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 6, 2017 - Uncategorized
What You Need To Know About Games Vanishing From the iOS App Store
Apple is ending support for 32-bit games with its upcoming iOS 11, launching this Fall. That means developers are rushing to update their games with 64-bit infrastructure and, sadly, several unlucky games will vanish from the iOS App Store. iOS 11 is currently in beta, but even now, some 32-bit games aren’t showing up in…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published June 6, 2017 -
CultureSteam Greenlight is officially retired. Today, Valve shut down the portion of their service that allowed users to upvote prospective Steam games. It will be replaced with a more straightforward game submission process called Steam Direct on June 13. Valve is hoping a $100 fee, upgrades to their algorithm, and changes to trading cards will…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 6, 2017 -
UncategorizedBreath Of The Wild Cheat Gives Link Deadly Super Speed
When Link’s gotta go fast, Hyrule pays the hilarious price. In the video below, Zelda fan DeliciousTea Gaming uses a modded version of Breath of the Wild to make Link run at mach speed on the Wii U. Thing is, Link’s speeding body triggers BOTW’s physics, meaning he can damage enemies just by slamming into…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 6, 2017 -
UncategorizedThe Elder Scrolls Online Morrowind Expansion Feels Like Coming Home
Following a brand new tutorial, The Elder Scrolls Online’s Morrowind expansion brings us right back to the docks of Seyda Neen on the island of Vvardenfell. It’s like we never left. This post originally appeared 5/23/17. We’ve bumped it up today because Morrowind is out of early access. The biggest question leading into the new…
By Mike Fahey Published June 6, 2017 -
UncategorizedChill Soundtrack Makes Tricky Puzzle Game Slightly Less Stressful
The surprisingly complex Yankai’s Peak has some intense puzzles, but it’s pretty relaxing to play. Well, mostly. Yankai’s Peak is another horrifying puzzle game from Kenny Sun. Like Yankai’s Triangles, it takes a simple shape—here, pyramids—and creates a compelling series of puzzles out of manipulating them. The goal of Yankai’s Peak is to push a…
By Gita Jackson Published June 6, 2017 - Uncategorized
Arms Lets You Fight In A Hoverboard Skate Park, And It Is Dope
The Nintendo Switch’s upcoming fighting game Arms offers much more than battle slinkies. Its wild maps might be its best asset. Right now, I’m obsessed with Arms’ Snake Park map, where you can glide on hoverboards and punch people in the face. It’s the Arms character Kid Cobra’s map (ha ha—get it?). He’s a skateboarder…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published June 6, 2017 -
UncategorizedBattleborn‘s Competitive Multiplayer Is Now Free-To-Play
Starting today, anyone with an Xbox One, PlayStation 4 or PC can download the free trial of Gearbox Software’s hero shooter Battleborn, gaining instant access to all of the game’s competitive multiplayer content. It’s like it’s gone half free-to-play. Last fall we reported that Battleborn would be going partially free-to-play, with unlimited multiplayer with the…
By Mike Fahey Published June 6, 2017 - Uncategorized
In 2015 Vanillaware revealed 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, the latest very pretty game from Dragon’s Crown and Odin Sphere director George Kamitani. Today Atlus announced it will be localizing and releasing the PS4/Vita game in the West. The game’s Japanese release date is still TBA, so expect it sometime after that.
By Mike Fahey Published June 6, 2017 -
UncategorizedPokémon Ultra Sun and Moon Only Announced For 3DS Later This Year [Update]
Despite rumors that a mainline Pokémon game would appear on the Nintendo Switch, developers Game Freak only announced that souped-up versions of the latest games will be releasing on 3DS hardware. For many, this news will be disappointing, but it’s not without precedent. In the past, Game Freak has stated that they “believe that Pokémon…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 6, 2017