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UncategorizedBioWare Announces New Story Expansion For The Old Republic
Knights of the Eternal Throne, a new story heavy expansion for BioWare’s Star Wars MMO will release on December 2. It will continue the story set in the previous expansion, Knight of the Fallen Empire. The announcement featured one kickass trailer. The trailer focuses on Senya, a Knight of Zakuul and former wife of the…
By Heather Alexandra Published October 7, 2016 - Uncategorized
Fox Threatens Bikini Streamer For Futurama Overlay
Zoie Burgher, a banned Twitch streamer who is making big waves on YouTube,might soon have to take down most of her channel thanks to a cease and desist. Burgher, who is known for twerking during Call of Duty killcams and for calling herself a ‘bikini streamer,’ often brands herself with Zoidberg, a lobster alien character…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 7, 2016 - Uncategorized
Valve’s Decision To Charge For Limited-Use Sprays In Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Infuriates Fans
The latest patch for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive brings back a long absent feature: graffiti and sprays. They are now a consumable item that can be purchased. Fans lobbying for their return are displeased to say the least. Sprays have existed in Valve based shooters as far back as the original Team Fortress Classic and Counter-Strike.…
By Heather Alexandra Published October 7, 2016 - Culture
More Beautiful Sci-Fi Art From Simon Stålenhag
Things from the Flood is the second book from Simon Stålenhag, following on from his first, Tales from the Loop. They’re collections of his beautiful artwork, which combines idyllic imagery from a Scandinavian childhood in the 80s and 90s with…aliens and mechs. We’ve featured Simon’s art here before, but the images below are from Things…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 7, 2016 -
UncategorizedThe New Power Rangers Game Sure Looks Like It’s From The ’90s
Fans of the rainbow rangers have been eagerly awaiting the reveal of Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers: Mega Battle since the name was leaked earlier this year. Well here it is, and it’s exactly the sort of game we’d have been playing when the show first launched. Arriving digitally for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One…
By Mike Fahey Published October 7, 2016 -
UncategorizedThere’s A DC Comics RPG Coming Out Next Month
Back inJuly of last year I shared the first five minutes or so of a game called DC Comics Legends, a turn-based mobile RPG that I said should be hitting North America soon. By soon, I meant this November. Oops. DC Comics Legends is basically DC’s answer to Marvel Avengers Alliance, which is nice because…
By Mike Fahey Published October 7, 2016 -
UncategorizedClassic Kojima Game Policenauts Now In English (Again)
In 2009, a team of fans released an English translation for cult Hideo Kojima joint Policenauts, which was never officially released in the West. Now, in 2016, fans have released an English language translation for the superior Sega Saturn version of the game. See, the original translation was for the PS1 version, which is fine,…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 7, 2016 - Uncategorized
100 Turns With Endless Space 2, A Game About Problems In Space
I reviewed the original Endless Space back in 2012, and found it a pretty snappy little 4X game, albeit one with a distinct lack of personality. From what I’ve played so far of Endless Space 2, we won’t be suffering through that again. Four years ago, developers Amplitude were virtual unknowns. Today, they’re a big-time…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 6, 2016 - Uncategorized
Sounds Like Naughty Dog’s Uncharted Crunch Was Brutal
Crunch, or the process of video game developers working very long hours for a very long time, is a big problem. I mean, look at your job: can you imagine working 80 hours a week, every week, for over ten years? Because that’s what former Uncharted writer and director Amy Hennig did. In an interview…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 6, 2016