Necrobarista is a game about “a supernatural cafe where the living come to mingle with the dead.” It looks like what would happen if Persona took over a coffee shop, which is to say, stylish as heck. It’ll be out on PC in October.

Grand Theft Auto Online Trolls vs The Million-Dollar Car

Aaron Reynolds, of @batlabels fame, was playing Grand Theft Auto Online the other night when he ran into some assholes trying to wreck people’s nice cars. So he came up with an A++ plan which would make the game “fun for [him] and awful for them”. Note that players themselves aren’t actually paying out the…

World of Horror, A Scary Game For The 1980s

World of Horror, or Kyofu no Sekai, is an indie game inspired by the works of acclaimed manga artist Junji Ito. We played through the demo, where we solved some mysteries, met a nice dog, and died as the Old Gods returned to this world. While the game’s lone dev panstas gets the otherworldly tone…

Super Mario Run Won’t Be Out On Android Until March

Nintendo just announced that Super Mario Run, a game which has been out on iOS devices for over a month, will not be out on Android until March I am aware of the difficulties of developing for Android vs iOS, what with all the different specs and screen sizes. I am also aware that Apple…

Final Fantasy XV Cosplay Sprinkles A Lil’ Meme

This is Miguel as Ignis, who knows exactly how to season a kill. Jinis Noctis, photo by Reskiy And here, for accompaniment, the original.

The Difficulties Of Turning Doom Into A Sex Game

“If only you could talk to the monsters,” a now-infamous review once said of the original Doom. Here’s a thought, though: what if you could fuck them? (Warning: this post is very NSFW.) The original Doom has been modded to hell and back. It’s been turned into everything from a ninja girl anime to a…

Thrustmaster T.16000M FCS Flight Pack Review: PC Aviation Essentials

Nothing makes a flight or space sim really sing like a hands-on throttle and stick (HOTAS) setup. Thrustmaster’s $200 T.1600M FCS Flight Pack combines joystick, throttle and rudder pedals in one lovely entry-level package. Between the rise of virtual reality and an expanding audience of people with incredibly good taste in game genres, space sims…

The 3DS Is Getting A New Fire Emblem Game

Nintendo just announced that the latest installation of Fire Emblem, Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, will be released on May 19th for the 3DS. The new game is inspired by Fire Emblem Gaiden, which was released only in Japan in 1992. Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia follows two protagonists, Alm and Celica, in a…

Co-Founder Of Inside Creators Gets $7 Million After Business Breakup

A messy split between the two co-founders of the game studio Playdeadleft one partner departing with roughly $7.2 million after being forced to exit, according to new details that emerged this week. Playdead, an independent studio based in Copenhagen, is best known for making the macabre platformers Limbo and Inside. Last July, co-founder Dino Patti…

The Witcher 3 Finally Won Me Over

Last week, I asked for your advice for finishingThe Witcher 3. You had some great, if not sometimes intimidating, tips. This weekend I took some of that advice, and now I’m here to say: oh my god you guys Witcher 3. Reading through your comments, I was happy to see I wasn’t alone in being…

The Woes of An Overwatch Player Who Keeps Getting Reported For Playing Widowmaker

Snipers have a bad reputation: the class is infamous for standing back and picking off kills, all without contributing to the match objective. In Overwatch, that sniper stigma means that players consider heroes like Widowmaker and Hanzo to be nonviable competitively. For some players, straying from that norm often turns ugly. For weeks now, I’ve…

Explore A Relaxing Island In Fruits of a Feather

Fruits of a Feather is a light and breezy relaxation game where players can soar around a picturesque island as a hawk. With hidden caverns to explore and countless fruit to find, it’s a wonderful way to unwind and a very Cool Indie Game. Developed by Samurai Punk and featuring music from Skeletone Audio, Fruits…

Dishonored 2’s New Custom Difficulties Give You A Lot Of Options

Today, the PC version of Dishonored 2 got a beta update that adds new custom difficulty settings as well as options for mission restart and mission select. Those custom options are a welcome addition—if you’re still playing Dishonored 2, chances are you’d like to be able to fine-tune how much noise your footsteps make. The…

I Love The Google Daydream VR Controller

The Google Daydream View is a brilliant piece of VR hardware. Its head-mounted display (HMD) is wrapped in a comfy fabric texture, with squishy foam on the inside. The head strap is easy to adjust. It’s ergonomically ideal and a little, invisible chip connects it to the Google Pixel phone with no effort. Tech outlets…

Ready For Battle

Arthur Gurin is a freelance concept artist from Ukraine who is working in the video game business. You can see more of Arthur’s work at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art is a celebration of the…

The Sims 4 Toddlers Are Actually Good This Time

Last week, The Sims 4 team added toddlers as a free update after years of clamoring from fans. While I’m happy to see the life stage added, previous iterations of toddlers in The Sims didn’t do it for me. These new toddlers, however, change up the lives of my sims in significant ways. They also…

Quality Assured: What It’s Really Like To Test Games For A Living

There’s an old commercial for Westwood College that’s become something of a running joke in the video game world. Two young men sit at a couch, hammering away at PlayStation controllers. A woman walks in. “Hey guys, finish testing that game yet?” she asks. “I’ve got another one I need designed.” This piece originally appeared…