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Nintendo Throws Some Shade With New Animal Crossing Update
The update for Animal Crossing: New Leaf has added a range of new Nintendo themed Fortune Cookie prizes, including a Wii U. While game consoles have been present as items in Animal Crossing since the 2001 Gamecube release, the wording on the fortune that nets you a Wii U is pointed, to say the least.…
By Gita Jackson Published November 4, 2016 -
UncategorizedOverwatch‘s Sombra Is Fun To Play And Very Powerful
Sombra is basically the Overwatch version of the DDOS script kiddies who bring down services like Steam and PSN. She takes shit you rely on, she breaks it, and then she disappears. In the right hands, I think she’s gonna be devastating. During BlizzCon in Anaheim, California, I got to play a couple games as…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 4, 2016 -
ReviewsHori Tactical Assault Commander Pro Review: A Very PC PlayStation Controller
Just because you’re playing a console game doesn’t mean you have to use a console controller. Hori’s Tactical Assault Commander (TAC) Pro brings streamlined PC controls to the PlayStation 4 and 3, just in time for first-person shooter season. It’s first-person-shooter season, a time when the age-old battle between gamepads and the keyboard/mouse combo flares…
By Mike Fahey Published November 4, 2016 - Uncategorized
Overwatch‘s Arcade Mode Will Balance Quick Play’s New Single-Hero Limit
Overwatch will soon get a new “Arcade” mode, Overwatch’s Game Director Jeff Kaplan announced at Blizzcon today. It offers five new and—ever-changing—ways to play Overwatch and will be available on the PTR early next week. Now that Quick Play will get a single-hero limit on Monday, I say, burying the lede, this is where you’ll…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published November 4, 2016 - Uncategorized
EA Is Having A Really Bad Week On Twitter
Fresh off the Battlefield 1 Twitter snafu, EA’s back with another hot dumb tweet just for us. This morning, the official Titanfall account tweeted this: That link leads to an IGN review-in-progress of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, a competitor to Titanfall 2. It’s a boring tweet that wouldn’t be worth noting if not for…
By Jason Schreier Published November 4, 2016 - Uncategorized
The Terror Of Returning To Animal Crossing After Nearly A Year
Before the Welcome amiibo update dropped earlier this week, I hadn’t played Animal Crossing: New Leaf in seven months. I was nervous to go back in. Would my town be in shambles? Would everyone have left? In an act of kindness, Isabelle didn’t guilt me over abandoning my town, Dogma, when I returned. Instead, she…
By Gita Jackson Published November 4, 2016 - Culture
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
It’s Friday and we finally got to see Sombra? What a day, readers! I’m going to playing a ton of Hitman this weekend. Now that the first season’s done, I’m excited to dig into some of the escalations and other content I’ve missed. Also Overwatch. It goes without saying at this point (he, er, said).…
By Riley MacLeod Published November 4, 2016 - Culture
The Internet Reacts To Overwatch’s Sombra
Sombra hacked her way into our hearts today, now that Blizzard decided to stop messing around and just announce her. All of the agony and frustration is gone. The internet lost its collective shit after the Sombra reveal, with many Overwatch fans unable to say anything else than “boop” now. Those who aren’t completely incapacitated…
By Patricia Hernandez Published November 4, 2016 -
UncategorizedDiablo III Brings Back The Necromancer
Diablo II’s Necromancer is returning to Diablo III in Rise of the Necromancer, a new pack that will come out next year. There’s no word on price yet, but the pack will include the Necromancer as well as two character slots and some other cosmetic boosts. Specifically: In addition to unlocking the Necromancer as a…
By Jason Schreier Published November 4, 2016 - Uncategorized
Blizzard Is Remaking Diablo Inside Of Diablo III
Blizzard will release a remake of Diablo inside of Diablo III as part of an upcoming “20th anniversary” patch, the company said today. It’ll include a 16-level dungeon and the four main bosses from the first Diablo. The patch, The Darkening of Tristam, will be free to Reaper of Souls owners on both PC and…
By Jason Schreier Published November 4, 2016 -
UncategorizedHearthstone’s Next Expansion Is Mean Streets Of Gadgetzan
Revealed today during Blizzcon, here’s your first look at the new content coming to Hearthstone. The expansion is out in December, and it will add 132 new cards. From the official website: Some of the cards you can expect:
By Patricia Hernandez Published November 4, 2016 -
EsportsBlizzard’s Building A Professional Sports League For Overwatch
Announced today at BlizzCon 2016, the Overwatch League is a professional gaming organization modeled after traditional sports organizations, complete with regional teams, baseline minimum salaries and benefits. Basically Blizzard is looking to create the NFL or NBA of Overwatch esports. Teams will be based around major cities, fostering regional fan and player bases. “The Overwatch…
By Mike Fahey Published November 4, 2016 -
UncategorizedBlizzard Reveals Sombra, Finally
Today, at BlizzCon, Blizzard unveiled Sombra, Overwatch’s newest hero. The announcement comes after apparently endless wild goose chase for information about her that has left fans exhausted. Sombra is a stealth hacker offense hero who infiltrates other players’ heroes. “Her hacking can disrupt her enemies, ensuring they’re easier to take out, while her EMP provides…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published November 4, 2016 - Uncategorized
New York Times Publishes Intense Game About Voter Suppression
Yesterday, the New York Times released The Voter Suppression Trail. The politically-charged Oregon Trail-inspired mini-game has players fight off long lines and intimidating “observers” to finally vote and describes certain hurdles some voters will face on November 8th. In the game, you can go vote as a white programmer from California, a Latina nurse from…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published November 4, 2016 - Culture
The 1920s Needed More Giant, Smoking Mechs
Artist Jakub Rozalski, whose 1920+ series of illustrations inspired the excellent board game Scythe, is about to see his art grace not one, but two video games. Which means we get to see more of those fantastically surreal images of 20th century peasants being towered over by giant mechs. One of those games is the…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 4, 2016 -
UncategorizedCall Of Duty: Infinite Warfare’s Dumbest ‘Press X To Feel’ Moment
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare’s “Press X To Pay Respects” is a infamous example of the series use of button prompts as a narrative device. Infinite Warfare has a couple as well, including this scene, in which a character’s life fades away as you hold the shoulder buttons. SPOILERS AHEAD. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. Late…
By Mike Fahey Published November 4, 2016 - Uncategorized
The Quaint Obsession With Civilization’s Canals
For as long as the series has existed, there have been few things as satisfying in Civilization as building a city on a single tile/hex of Earth separating two larger landmasses. They’re known as Canal Cities. In their best examples, you’ll see them called Canal Porn. If you play Civ a lot you probably already…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 4, 2016
