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Ever Play A Game For 100 Hours, Then Realize You Hate It?
In light of recent talk about No Man’s Sky and people seeking refunds after 50+ hours of playtime, I’ve been wondering: have you ever spent way too long with a game that just wasn’t for you? It’s definitely not an isolated phenomenon. I see it a lot on Steam, with people giving negative reviews to…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 2, 2016 - Culture
Ark: Survival Evolved Players Not Pleased With Decision To Charge For Early Access DLC [UPDATE]
Dinosaur survival playground Ark: Survival Evolved is one of the most popular games on Steam, regularly ranking among the top ten most-played games on the whole service. Despite this, it’s still very much an Early Access game, something players are worried developer Wildcard is forgetting. Yesterday, Wildcard released paid DLC for their dinosaur sensation. Titled…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 2, 2016 - Uncategorized
Nukes Return To Call of Duty, Fans Cheer
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare is bringing back one of the most infamous killstreaks. The tactical nuke is coming back and fans can’t wait to blow each other into the dirt. Tactical Nukes first showed up as a killstreak in 2009’s Modern Warfare 2, totally destroying the map and instantly winning the round for the…
By Heather Alexandra Published September 2, 2016 -
UncategorizedA Discussion On Female Body Diversity In Games
Yesterday, critic Anita Sarkeesian published a video about female body diversity in games. “All the Slender Ladies” examines why games often showcase thin, young, humanoid women but rarely feature lady rock creatures or skeletal female priestesses. Male video game characters, she says, more often deviate from standards of male attractiveness, she explains. “It’s as if…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published September 2, 2016 -
UncategorizedFour Minutes of Amazing GTA Online Car Stunts
GTA Online’s Cunning Stunts update has given players a whole slew of new toys to do mess around with, and some daredevils are taking advantage of this by concocting all sorts of entertaining car tricks. Behold, an impressive compilation of stunts pulled off by EvolveStunting: Damn.
By Patricia Hernandez Published September 2, 2016 - Uncategorized
Strike Vector EX Nails That Arcade Shooter Feel
Strike Vector EX is a fast paced flight combat game that pretty much feels like you’ve brought an arcade cabinet right into your living room. From the dogfighting to the near sensory overload of information, it really makes me feel like I should have some quarters on hand in case I need to continue. The…
By Heather Alexandra Published September 2, 2016 - Uncategorized
Pokémon Go’s Buddy System Will Let You Have Special Time With Your Favorite Monster
While it has been rumored for a while now thanks to data miners, Niantic finally acknowledged an upcoming feature that will let you have more one-on-one time with Pokémon. Here’s Niantic, explaining how it’ll generally work: The next addition to Pokémon GO will be Buddy Pokémon. You will be able to pick your favorite Pokémon…
By Patricia Hernandez Published September 2, 2016 -
UncategorizedWhat Happens If You Wear The Silver Shroud Costume In Fallout 4’s Nuka World DLC
The Silver Shroud costume was one of the best gags in Fallout 4, and Bethesda has been keen to keep the joke going in all the DLC, including the latest installment, Nuka World. Let me tell you, the lines are excellent. FluffyNinjaLlama has documented ten whole minutes of scenes that can unfold in Nuka World…
By Patricia Hernandez Published September 2, 2016 - Uncategorized
FFXIV‘s Dungeons Sure Can Feel Like “Duties”
What are dungeon runs for? In Final Fantasy XIV, you mostly run dungeons because you have to. Fittingly, in FFXIV, they’re called “Duties.” The urgency, and necessity, to complete dungeons is why all ten-plus of my dungeon runs in FFXIV have been beelines to boss fights. But yesterday, when I read about a hidden NPC…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published September 2, 2016 -
CultureThe Internet Reacts To Pokémon Sun and Moon’s New Snorlax
By now you probably know about Pokémon Sun and Moon’s preorder bonus, which gives you access to a Snorlax with a special move called Pulverizing Pancake. Turns out, waking Snorlax up can get pretty ugly in Alola. Just seeing the move in action is hilarious—Game Freak definitely had fun coming up with the idea: Given…
By Patricia Hernandez Published September 2, 2016 - Uncategorized
World Of Warcraft: Legion Progress Report: All The Artifact Weapons
It’s been four days since World of Warcraft’s sixth expansion dropped, and while a full review is weeks away, I’ve been plenty busy exploring, dancing, crafting, participating in PVP . . . okay I’ve just been obsessively collecting artifact weapons. I need them. It started innocently enough. I was logged into the game when the…
By Mike Fahey Published September 2, 2016 - Uncategorized
Telltale’s Batman will get its second episode, “Children of Arkham,” on September 20th.
By Riley MacLeod Published September 2, 2016 - Uncategorized
Overwatch‘s Mei Buff Is Useful, But Only If You’re Smart
Yesterday’s surprise Overwatch patch brought with it some balance changes—most importantly (to me), Mei’s buff, a thing of both immeasurable good and evil. Blizzard expanded Mei’s ultimate move, also called “Blizzard,” from 8 meters to 10 meters. Enemies within its circumference are quickly frozen, sitting ducks for a hero like Pharah to blast them with…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published September 2, 2016 - Uncategorized
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided will receive its first story DLC, System Rift, on September 23rd. The DLC has players reunite with grumpy tech boy Frank Pritchard in an attempt to steal valuable data from a highly secure data vault called the Palisade Blade.
By Heather Alexandra Published September 2, 2016 -
UncategorizedEven In Portrait Mode, Lumines Keeps Shinin’
While it may not be as responsive as it was when it debuted on the PlayStation Portable on 2005, Lumines: Puzzle & Music for iOS and Android is every bit as engaging as the original. Note I mention in the video that the game is free. This is incorrect. It’s a $2.99 premium title. Lumines…
By Mike Fahey Published September 2, 2016 -
UncategorizedBethesda Memorializes Fallout 4 Player As A NPC
Two months ago, Redditor NoohjXLVII wrote a post thanking Bethesda for Fallout 4, which helped take his mind off family tragedy. “I have spent over 500 [hours] in this game,” NoohjXLVII wrote on the Fallout 4 Reddit (via Eurogamer). “Partly due to the fun gameplay, the new survival mode, and just the game in general.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 2, 2016 - Kotaku East
Funding Your Fiancé’s Esports Team Is Romantic And Expensive
It also helps when your fiancé was one of the greatest StarCraft players ever. Oh, and if you are a famous celebrity in your own right, too. Both pluses! Actress Kim Ga-yeon, who’s marriedto Lim Yo-hwan (aka BoxeR), was recently on South Korean TV Videostar. According to My Daily (via tipster Sang), she surprised the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 2, 2016 - Kotaku East
After Konami Feud, Beloved Train Game Gets Sequel
Last year was a totally bizarre year at Konami. One of the oddest moments was when game creator Akira Sakuma tweeted that his long-running train series Momotaro Dentetsu was officially over after a very public feud with Konami. Odder still is that a new Momotaro Dentetsu game was just announced. In Japan, the latest Nintendo…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 2, 2016
