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By Chris Person Published May 24, 2017 -
UncategorizedOh Hey, There’s A New Micro Machines Game Coming Out Next Month
Speaking of small worlds, June 23 marks the return of the tiniest toy cars in Micro Machines World Series. It’s miniature racing with an incredibly healthy heaping of Hasbro product placement. How much can you spot in the latest trailer? Has it really been nearly 11 years since the last Micro Machines video game? Codemasters…
By Mike Fahey Published May 24, 2017 - Uncategorized
Sam Fisher Would Not Approve Of Ghost Recon’s Night Vision Goggles
Last night I decided to purchase a custom Splinter Cell outfit for Ghost Recon: Wildlands. I mostly bought it because of the cool night vision goggles. As you make your way through Wildlands’ Bolivian countryside, you can choose to switch on night vision. Of course you can; it’s a Tom Clancy game. With the press…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 24, 2017 -
UncategorizedOverwatch Players Are Throwing In-Game Dance Parties
Overwatch’s new anniversary event, which kicked off yesterday, is a pinata explosion of celebration and glee. But who actually cares about that? The only thing that matters is dance emotes. Now Overwatch has turned into a giant dance floor. Overwatch players have started using the game’s custom match tools to host dance parties. A lot…
By Nathan Grayson Published May 24, 2017 - Uncategorized
CW’s Riverdale: Gossip Girl by way of Twin Peaks. Half as good as you think it might be and twice as watchable. What it is: A sexed-up reimagining of Archie. Yeah, that Archie. What I’ve watched: The first five episodes. I’m doing my best to take my time. Is it good? I would never do…
By Gita Jackson Published May 24, 2017 - Esports
Burnt-Out Smash Pros Are Talking About Unionizing
Earlier this week, Smash 4’s top player admitted he was overwhelmed: “We really need an off season,” Gonzalo “Zero” Barrios wrote on Twitter. “Committed players are traveling the whole year [with] no breaks.” The conversation snowballed. Fans, tournament organizers and fellow players noted that, to organize an off season, the anarchic Smash 4 community would…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published May 24, 2017 -
UncategorizedIn Praise Of Games That Make Us Small
Video games can make us feel large and powerful, but they also have the ability to make us very small, granting us a unique perspective on everyday life. Here’s to the games and multiplayer maps that turn us into tiny people in a big, big world. Humanity yearns to explore the dark reaches of space…
By Mike Fahey Published May 24, 2017 - Opinion
An Arcade Shooter That’s Anime As Hell
Meka On is a “run-and-gun-and-sword-and-weeb-and-zoom-boom-fwoosh mecha brawler” available on PC, Mac, and Linux. Players guide a giant robot through endless waves of enemies. It’s a delicious slice of arcade fun, full of explosions and laser swords. Anime as all hell, it’s a perfect Indie Pick. I have a special place in my heart for giant…
By Heather Alexandra Published May 24, 2017 -
UncategorizedLet’s Talk About Lucio’s New Overwatch Skin, Which Is Bad
Lucio’s new legendary skin for the Overwatch one year anniversary is causing me physical pain. Lucio, unfortunately, has a history of questionable skins. If you’re a Lucio player, you have the exciting potential of being a soccer player, a hockey player, a DJ in a frog mask, or a DJ in a golden frog mask.…
By Gita Jackson Published May 24, 2017 -
CultureWatch People Break Classic RPGs
Last week in Utah, a group called RPG Limit Break got together to break a bunch of role-playing games, raising $111,000 in the process. RPG Limit Break, an annual RPG speedrunning marathon that raises money for mental health, is full of entertaining runs of classic games. You can find them all here, or watch a…
By Jason Schreier Published May 24, 2017 -
UncategorizedEveryone Can Now Play Gwent
The open beta for Gwent, CD Projekt Red’s standalone version of The Witcher 3‘s card game, starts today for PC, PS4, and Xbox One. In my time with the closed beta I found the game to move a little too fast sometimes, but overall it’s a richer, deeper take on the minigame my Geralt lost all…
By Riley MacLeod Published May 24, 2017 - Uncategorized
Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft’s $10 monthly gaming subscription program, will go live on June 1, the company said today. Unlike Sony’s streaming service, PlayStation Now, Xbox Game Pass will let you download its games. It’ll be fascinating to see whether Microsoft can amass a library big enough to create gaming’s version of Netflix.
By Jason Schreier Published May 24, 2017 -
UncategorizedIf You Like Rhythm Games, You Should Play Neon FM
Neon FM is an EDM-packed arcade rhythm game that’s so good Konami made its own version, but finding an arcade to play it in can be kind of tricky. Fortunately it’s now also a free-to-play mobile game for iOS and Android, which sure beats spending $8,000 on an arcade cabinet. In many ways the Neon…
By Mike Fahey Published May 24, 2017 - Culture
Take A Closer Look At The Backgrounds In Star Wars
Nick Hiatt is a concept artist and matte painter who has got to work on some of the biggest and best stuff of the last few years, from Force Awakens to Destiny (and Destiny 2) to Game of Thrones to Doom That’s why there are a lot of screencaps of Star Wars: Episode VII here,…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 24, 2017 - Uncategorized
Hugh Jackman Discovers Real-Life Mario Kart, Gets Really Excited
This is probably the closest we’ll get to a Wolverine appearance in Mario Kart 8 Hugh Jackman didn’t stumble upon some ambitious street performers; he found what appears to be MariKart, a company in Tokyo that allows attendees to recreate their own Wario vs. Wario racing battles. MariKart provides go-karts, costumes, and even accessories to…
By Jason Schreier Published May 24, 2017
