Quote Is An Action RPG That Takes Aim At Books

Quote is a game about eradicating knowledge. Specifically the knowledge locked away inside books. Why bother re-writing history when you can just destroy it instead? In Quote you play as a young girl named Novella. She’s the priestess for Bliss, the god of ignorance. In practice, this means exploring different towns and dungeons in search…

A Hacker Is Allegedly Flooding Counter-Strike Lobbies With Bots

Counter-Strike players are currently coping with an exploit that allows bots to spam text and partake in games without being kicked. The attack allegedly comes from one person who claims to be organizing the hack and bots in a somewhat concentrated effort. The proof comes by way of a wall of text that some bots…

The Next Leader Of Cybertron Is A Total Beast

Earlier this month a Transformer near and dear to my heart faced off against Ultra Magnus, Star Saber and Deathsaurus in a fan vote for who would be the next ‘bot to wield the Matrix of Leadership. Move over, Optimus Prime. It’s Optimus Primal’s time. It started with Transformers fans choosing the leader of three…

North Seizes Double Overtime Win At DreamHack Masters Las Vegas

A fevered back-and-forth series between Counter-Strike: Global Offensive squads Gambit Gaming and North took game two of the DreamHack Masters Las Vegasquarterfinals match to double-overtime. After North established a 10-5 advantage during the first half, Gambit surged back in the second with a 10-5 of its own, forcing the game into the first OT. A…

Togetic’s Low Catch Rate In Pokémon Go Is Frustrating Players

Anyone who comes across Togetic in the wild will want to catch it—I mean, look at the cute ‘lil bugger. Adding Togetic to your collection through a wild encounter may be way harder than it sounds, however. While Togetic was technically available before through egg hatching, the recent gen two update has made the monster…

Danganronpa V3 And A Bunch Of Other Japanese Games Get Western Release Dates

Danganronpa V3 is coming to PS4 and Vita on September 26 of this year. Upupupu! NIS America, the games North America publisher, revealed the date at a press event last night. The company also announced it will be bringing Ys VIII to the states later this year in the fall and confirmed Disgaea 5 Complete…

Why Pokémon Go Players Are So Hyped About Unown

Unown, the letter-shaped monster, is causing a stir in Pokémon Go right now thanks to their mysterious nature. Everyone wants to capture Unown, but half the people talking about it aren’t even sure it’s actually in the game. Spoilers: it is. In the main games, Unown appear in ancient ruins, which gave them an air…

League of Legends Pro Dances Before Pushing For The Win

In game two of today’s series between Splyce and Roccat, top lane player Martin “Wunder” Hansen chose to counter Roccat’s Shen pick with the mad alchemist Singed. The results? Fairly impressive. Hansen was in prime form in game two of the series, looking comfortable on the pocket pick of Singed. In the clip above, you…

The Weekend In Esports: Top Counter-Strike Teams Battle It Out In Vegas

After the ELEAGUE Major 2017 broke Twitch records, the some of the best teams in CS:GO will try to upset European giants Astralis at the DreamHack Masters event in Las Vegas this weekend. Below you’ll find where and when you can catch all the weekend’s biggest events in competitive gaming. Let us know what you’ll…

Can You Name All The Robots In This Transformers: Forged To Fight Trailer?

Mobile developer Kabam and Hasbro roll out a new trailer for their upcoming fighting game at Toy Fair 2017 today, demonstrating just how deep and obscure the roster for Transformers: Forged to Fight is going to get. How many do you recognize? When Kabam said they were pulling characters from almost every generation of Transformers,…

Final Fantasy VII Remake‘s Director Shows Screenshots Of The Game’s First Boss Fight

This is what fighting the giant scorpion tank guarding the Sector 1 Mako Reactor at the beginning Final Fantasy VII will look like in the game’s remake. If it ever comes out that is. Tetsuya Nomura, the game’s director, revealed two new screenshots for the game at this year’s Magic Monaco 2017 event. The above…

This Week In The Business: Poor Esportsmanship

QUOTE | “We would like to address an expectation of ours that was not met by our newest champion, Chris ‘Dubby’ McFarland.” – An Electronic Arts statement announcing that the Madden Bowl winner was fined $3,000 for inappropriate posts he made on social media, even after the publisher warned him. STAT | $696 million –…

As indicated by the massive inflated Pikachu ass hanging from the ceiling, we’re at the 2017 New York Toy Fair, where we’ll be bringing you pictures, stories, and cool new things to play with all weekend long, if w ever break free of Pikachu’s hypnotic spell.

Hands-On Nintendo Switch Impressions From A Dream I Had Last Night

The Nintendo Switch is about to come out, and people are equal parts excited and wary. Can it live up to expectations? Is it worth the price? Fear not, for I’m here to answer all of your questions. Last night I dreamed I had a Nintendo Switch. It was alright. First, the basics: the Nintendo…

The Sims 4 Celebrity House Update: Rihanna Gets Married

You are cordially invited to the wedding of the century: Rihanna Fenty and Dwayne Johnson are finally tying the knot. Look, I had other plans for this episode. That all went out the window when Rihanna rolled a want for getting engaged to Dwayne Johnson. Despite having the non-committal trait, she had no problem asking…

Your Best Stories Of Getting Rescued In Video Games

In video games, we’re used to being heroes, saving hapless innocents from villains, monsters, and their own demons. Sometimes, though, we need a hero to save us. Here are stories of players coming to each other’s rescue, not because they had to, but because they could. Earlier this week, I asked readers to tell me…

This Is Why You Don’t Challenge The Street Fighter V Champ

The most hype moment of a big San Francisco Street Fighter V event this week came during a spur of the moment challenge from the crowd. And it’s a lesson about the danger of being a little too brave. The event was a big party involving Capcom and fighting game enthusiast Lupe Fiasco. Both were…

Blaming Girlfriends For Ruining League of Legends Pros Is Bullshit

When a sports star doesn’t perform, fans look for something to blame. Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers, for example, couldn’t hear the end of relationship questions this season. Conversations happening in the League of Legends community right now prove that this phenomenon of blame occurs in esports as well. In a satirical video…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

I’m in The Witcher 3 for the long haul, readers, and damned if I’m not taking you down with me. I think I’m pretty close to the end of the story, so I’ve started dragging my feet a little, even though Luke Plunkett assures me there’s like 80 more hours of DLC. Every new question…