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Beauty & The Beastplay
Oh hey, there’s a new Beauty & the Beast movie, and right on time here’s Knightmageand SuperKaycedoing their furry/elegant thing in tribute. Photos by The Portrait Dude, props assist by RKG Cosplay and the authentic dungeon/castle vibe is courtesy of Landoll’s Mohican Castle in Loudonville, Ohio.
By Luke Plunkett Published March 7, 2017 -
UncategorizedLook At This 1:1 R2-D2 “Figure” (If You’ve Got $7500 To Spend)
There’s a point where R2-D2 toys stop being “figures” and start being “actual droids with limited functionality”. That point is probably somewhere around 48″ tall and $7500 I mean, look at how this thing from Sideshow ships and has to be put together. And look at the dumb shit people are going to be doing…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 7, 2017 - Uncategorized
Overwatch Players Are Abusing Custom Games To Farm XP
Overwatch’s new custom game browser has given rise to everything from tense “predator” games of cat and mouse to sex role-play rooms. Good times all around, in other words. Other players, however, have taken to abusing the feature. If you take a look around Overwatch’s custom game lobby, you’ll almost assuredly come across at least…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 7, 2017 -
UncategorizedThis Isn’t An Operating System, It’s An RPG
In Kingsway, Andrew Morrish’s upcoming PC role-playing game, monsters are pop-ups, quests are emails and your backpack is a cluttered file folder. That’s right, it’s an OSRPG. Coming to PC later this year via Adult Swim games, Kingsway is a role-playing adventure that takes the form of the Kingsway Operating System, which is basically a…
By Mike Fahey Published March 7, 2017 - Uncategorized
Horizon Zero Dawn‘s Little Details Are Polished And Well-Styled
The new PS4 game Horizon Zero Dawndoes a lot of big stuff well. Literal big stuff, like robots the size of buildings. It also nails a lot of small things.Amazing leg animations, sure, but also things that more directly affect how it feels to play the game. Given that I sometimeshighlight games thatscrew up their…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 7, 2017 - Uncategorized
Hookshots, Wii U Maps, And Other Things Nintendo Cut From Zelda: Breath of the Wild
To make a game as massive and astounding as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, the developers at Nintendo needed to take a lot of experiments. As a result, they left a lot of ideas on Hyrule’s floor. Unlike other Zelda games, Breath of the Wild won’t give you access to environment-altering items…
By Jason Schreier Published March 7, 2017 -
UncategorizedFor Super Bomberman On Switch, TV Mode Is The Better View
As the Nintendo Switch launch title I was most excited about, Super Bomberman R does not disappoint in terms of explosive action, but boy does it make me squint in tablet mode. My first foray into Switch gaming on launch night was purely tablet-based, and so my first impressions of the return of one of…
By Mike Fahey Published March 7, 2017 -
UncategorizedNintendo Flags YouTuber For Using Switch Sound
YouTubers who feature Nintendo games and products have long had issues YouTube’s controversial Content ID system, and Nintendo’s aggressive usage of that system is already impacting how YouTubers cover games on the Switch. Recently, a YouTuber had their video flagged by YouTube’s Content ID system over a sound effect from a Switch launch game. YouTube’s…
By Gita Jackson Published March 7, 2017 - Uncategorized
Frustration Can Improve Video Games, Designer Found
In video games, frustration is often viewed as a dirty word. If you’re feeling frustrated—like you’ve hit a wall and can’t find a way over, under, or around—the designers must have made a mistake. That’s not always the case, though. Sometimes, game makers try to make you feel irritated, or even livid. Last week, Duelyst…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 7, 2017 - Uncategorized
Ghost Recon Wildlands Impressions: Some Frowns, Some Smiles
I’ve played about eleven hours of Ghost Recon Wildlands, sniping enemies and trolling my hapless squadmates. It’s a pretty good time although I’m a bit worried that the fun won’t last forever. Here are some early thoughts on what works and what doesn’t. This is the love child of Mercenaries and Far Cry At first…
By Heather Alexandra Published March 7, 2017 -
UncategorizedYouTubers Are Fighting Over Destroyed Bases In Conan Exiles
Survival game Conan Exiles is gritty. On one level, that means butt-naked menhacking each other up with axes. On another, that means you can spend a month lovingly constructing a base, only for another player to destroy it. Over the weekend, a huge gaming YouTuber got a ton of hate after griefing a smaller YouTuber’s…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published March 7, 2017 -
UncategorizedNier: Automata Lets Your Corpse Join The Fight
In Nier: Automata you play as 2B, an unstoppable android killing machine tasked with ridding the world of alien robot invaders. When she dies, she transfers to a new body and keeps fighting, but don’t count her old body out yet. If you’re playing Nier: Automata on anything over easy mode, you’re going to die.…
By Mike Fahey Published March 7, 2017 - Uncategorized
Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Gets Video Game Collectibles Right
Nearly every open world game makes the player collect random garbage, and it’s almost never fun. Instead, collectibles often come across as content fodder, meant to pad up the time a player might spend with a game. Breath of the Wild is not like that at all. To catch some of you up to speed,…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 7, 2017 -
UncategorizedSwitch Owners Report Hardware Problems, Though It’s Tough To Tell How Many
With every new console launch comes a suite of hardware issues, and the Switch is no exception. People who bought Nintendo’s hybrid console say they’re running into all sorts of problems, ranging from big (crashes) to small (dead pixels). There’s no way to tell just how many Switch users have received malfunctioning consoles. We reached…
By Jason Schreier Published March 7, 2017
