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UncategorizedMarvel vs. Capcom: Infinite Is Coming in 2017
Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite is real and coming out late next year, Capcom announced today during the PlayStation Experience keynote. Rumors began circulating earlier this week that Capcom would reveal the latest game in its cross-over fighting series at this weekend’s PlayStation Experience. This is the trailer: It’s been just over five years since the…
By Ethan Gach Published December 3, 2016 -
UncategorizedUncharted: The Lost Legacy Will Star Chloe
Despite being a fan favorite, Chloe Frazer was completely absent during Uncharted 4. What happened to Chloe after Drake’s Deception? Looks like we’re finally getting an answer that exact question. Announced today during the Playstation Experience event, here’s your first look at a new, standalone adventure with the women of Uncharted, Chloe and Nadine. Looks…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 3, 2016 -
EsportsThe Weekend In Esports: We Have Lift Off
This weekend, whether you love strategy or twitch reflexes, fighting games or sports, there’s something going on in the world of competitive gaming for you. So let’s get right to it, and as always, let me know what you’ll be watching in the comments or if there’s something I’ve missed. Rocket League After several weeks…
By Ethan Gach Published December 3, 2016 - Uncategorized
Something Wild Happens If You Watch Both Death Stranding Trailers At Once
After the newest Death Stranding teaser dropped, creator Hideo Kojima encouraged fans to go back in and look for clues, hinting that he was hiding some secrets within the footage. Fans are starting to find these secrets, and guess what, they are bonkers. As spotted by constablegrimes, if you play both trailers side-by side (which…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 3, 2016 - Uncategorized
This Week In The Business: Want To See A Magic Trick?
QUOTE | “Essentially, in this industry you need to do magic tricks. We did a magic trick with Party Hard, and we can’t do it again. If we have a game with Twitch integration, now every goddamn game has Twitch integration. We can’t do Twitch Plays Punch Club twice.” – Tinybuild CEO Alex Nichiporchik says…
Brendan Sinclair Published December 3, 2016 -
CulturePlanet Coaster Player Recreates Firewatch As A Roller Coaster
Firewatch was a slow-paced, contemplative indie hit about people. So of course, somebody decided to turn it into a roller coaster. Here’s the ride in action in Planet Coaster: Steam user sammy put some serious work into his high-flying homage. He explained: “There are over 1300 triggered scenery events for this ride. Main features are…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 2, 2016 -
UncategorizedOverwatch Player Uses Glitch To Walk Team Of Roadhogs Into Oncoming Traffic
Those poor Roadhogs. They trusted you! Pvthazard figured out that Overwatch’s new map, Oasis, has a bug where if you shoot a Roadhog while he’s hooking you, the hook won’t retract. Upon realizing this, Pvthazard did what any sensible person would: they spawned a team of NPC Roadhogs and got hooked by every single one,…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 2, 2016 - Uncategorized
A Day After Awards Show, Skyrim Mod Enderal Recognized As ‘Best Fan Creation’
The 2016 edition of The Game Awards came and went on Thursday night with all trophy winners announced save one. But we found out today that Skyrim mod Enderal did indeed win the fraught Best Fan Creation category. Show host Geoff Keighley confirmed the win to Kotaku, saying that not mentioning them last night was…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 2, 2016 -
UncategorizedParsing Nolan North’s Vague Comments About The Voice Actor Strike
Last night at the Game Awards, Uncharted voice actor Nolan North made some vague and puzzling remarks referencing the recent voice actors’ strike during his acceptance speech for “Best Performance.” Throughout the web, his comments were interpreted as criticism of the strike. But was that really what he was trying to say? Perhaps North’s comments…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published December 2, 2016 - Culture
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
Happy Friday! Soon it shall be the weekend, that glorious time when you can sleep in and wear sweatpants all day and cancel your plans to play video games. I’m finally going to try to check out The Division’s Survival DLC, which my colleagues have been having a lot of fun with. I love survival…
By Riley MacLeod Published December 2, 2016 -
UncategorizedHere’s our first look at Full Throttle: Remastered It looks pretty much exactly how I would expect a remastered edition of Full Throttle to look, which, not complaining! It’ll be out next year, at which point we can collectively suss out whether or not the bulk of the game holds up as well as that…
By Kirk Hamilton Published December 2, 2016 -
UncategorizedPewdiepie Swears He’ll Delete Channel At 50 Million Subs, Fans Unsure If He’s Serious [Update]
Felix Kjellberg is a jokester, and that sense of humor has helped him build the biggest empire on YouTube. But at the end of a recent video titled “DELETING MY CHANNEL AT 50 MILLION,” the Swedish superstar gets serious. “I will delete my channel once Pewdiepie hits 50 million,” Kjellberg declares, with a completely straight…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 2, 2016 -
UncategorizedHannibal Fans Are Psyched To See Mads Mikkelsen In Death Stranding
Hideo Kojima’s new best friend, Mads Mikkelsen, features heavily in the new trailer for Death Stranding. To most people, Mikkelsen is best known as the villain in the Doctor Strange movie, if he’s known at all. But the Danish actor already had a thriving fanbase, and they’ve got some feelings about his appearance in Kojima’s…
By Gita Jackson Published December 2, 2016 - Uncategorized
How To Use Pokémon Go’s Latest Tracker
After months of testing, Pokémon Go’s new tracker is finally available. And calling its reception “controversial” would be an understatement—but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t work! Complaints are so ubiquitous that moderators on the mobile game’s subreddit are forced to delete them. Many think the new tracker, which launched yesterday, is confusing because the “Sightings”…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published December 2, 2016 -
UncategorizedMeet The Anime Geeks Who Got Ripped Because Of Dragon Ball
“Anime was a mistake” is a meme for a reason. But for some Dragon Ball fans, anime was the best thing that ever happened to them, and to their health. I was hauling ass on my gym’s recumbent bike the other day when some bald-headed human muscle sat down on the bike next to me.…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published December 2, 2016 - Uncategorized
Mario Maker 3DS Would Be Great If You Could Actually Upload Levels
Super Mario Maker, one of the Wii U’s best games, comes to 3DS today, which would be great if it wasn’t missing a pivotal feature: The ability to upload your courses online. Although you can still build courses in Mario Maker 3DS, you can only share them via local wireless or StreetPass. You can also…
By Jason Schreier Published December 2, 2016 - Uncategorized
Sims Are No Longer Okay With Other People Watching Them Bang
The Sims 4 was patched yesterday and, big surprise, some of the changes are hilarious. Let’s take a look. Woohoo or Mess Around with a non-household Sim on a non-household lot will now properly shoo other Sims from the room during said action. Before this patch, your sims were apparently okay with their partner’s family…
By Gita Jackson Published December 2, 2016 - Uncategorized
Bethesda Tells Popular Doom Fan Game To Shut Down
DoomRL is a free roguelike that uses the Doom setting to offer random, digestible adventures full of super shotguns and cacodemons. Now, a takedown request from ZeniMax threatens to put an end to the project. In a tweet last night, DoomRL creator Kornel Kisielewicz shared an email from ZeniMax requesting the removal of all trademarks. They…
By Heather Alexandra Published December 2, 2016