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CultureCosplayAnime Expo’s Cosplay Was Fantastic
Los Angeles’ Anime Expo is one of the biggest cons on the calendar, with this year’s show drawing over 100,000 guests. So, yes, there was some very good cosplay there. Photographer Mineralbluwas there taking shots, and below you’ll find some of his best, including a video that shows most of these in action. You can…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 12, 2016 - Uncategorized
Report: Hollywood Scrambling To Make Live-Action Pokémon Movie
Deadline is reporting that, in the wake of Pokémon Go’s instant and massive success, “all Hollywood has renewed the chase for a deal to turn Pokémon into a feature film.” Seems that attempts to make a live-action Pokémon movie have been humming in the background for a while now, but these have now gone into…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 12, 2016 -
UncategorizedOverwatch‘s New Sniper Hero, Ana, Is So Much Fun To Play
Mother knows best. Overwatch’s new hero, Ana, is currently on the game’s public test servers. I’ve spent the past hour-and-a-half trying her out, and while this should hardly be taken as an in-depth appraisal, she is, so far, damn fun to play. Ana is a support sniper. The basic idea—a sniper who shoots people in…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 12, 2016 - ReviewsBoard Games
Scythe: The Kotaku Review
It’s not every day you get to rampage through the 1920s countryside in control of a fleet of giant mechs. Scythe is a new board game from Stonemaier Games. If the art up top (which is on the front of the game’s box) looks familiar, that’s because the entire game is based on a universe…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 12, 2016 -
UncategorizedGTA V Getting LGBT Pride Parade Mod
One of the least politically correct video game franchises is getting its own LGBT Pride parade, the Daily Dot reports. Yesterday, Scandinavian LGBT advocacy group Stockholm Pride released a trailer for their new unofficial “Los Santos Pride” mod for Grand Theft Auto V The trailer features exuberant LGBT folks of all races and genders celebrating…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published July 12, 2016 - Uncategorized
World Of Warcraft‘s New Penalty Will Silence The Abusive And Obnoxious
Launching with the Legion expansion pre-update later this month, World of Warcraft’s new silence penalty is designed to let players engaging in abusive or inappropriate chat dig their own incredibly quiet, ever-expanding grave. Here’s how it works. A player is reported for abusive or inappropriate chat activity, be it in trade, area, party chat or…
By Mike Fahey Published July 12, 2016 -
UncategorizedThe New Ghostbusters Game Plays It Safe
The idea of a video game tie-in arriving without much fanfare the week of a major movie release is scary, but Activision’s new Ghostbusters game is nothing more than a relatively basic, slow-paced twin-stick shooter. See for yourself. While the heroes of the new movie are off saving Washington D.C. from ghostly assassins, a new…
By Mike Fahey Published July 12, 2016 - Uncategorized
Overwatch Is Getting Some Big Balance Changes
A new patch just went live on Overwatch’s public test servers, and it’s a doozy. It introduces Ana, the new support sniper/Mom of the Century, but that’s just the beginning. The patch notes are quite a journey, but the gist is that a bunch of heroes’ ults now take more effort to charge because self-heals…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 12, 2016 - Uncategorized
Pokémon Go Update Fixes Crashes, Google Security Concerns
An iOS update that went live for Pokémon Go this afternoon fixes some bugs and will stop the popular app from requesting access to your entire Google account. Now the game will only ask for basic information like your name and email—and now it’ll give you a warning first. The update also promises added stability…
By Jason Schreier Published July 12, 2016 -
UncategorizedSong of the Deep Is A Perfect Summer Game
Insomniac Games was previously known for big games like Ratchet & Clank and Resistance. These days, they’re balancing those with smaller, simpler projects like Song of the Deep, a Metroid-influenced undersea adventure. Song of the Deep arrives today on PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. I’ve only played two hours or so, but so far,…
By Patrick Klepek Published July 12, 2016 -
UncategorizedPokémon Go Players Are Waging War Over The White House
For the last week, Pokémon Go players have been taking part in a secret battle to gain control of the most visible and coveted gym in the entire country: the White House. As you probably already know, Pokémon Go is an augmented reality game that makes use of real-world locations. Most locales are flagged as…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 12, 2016 -
UncategorizedBlizzard Announces Overwatch‘s Next Hero: Ana
Get ready for heal-snipes. Blizzard today revealed the next playable character in Overwatch, and as had been rumored, it’s a long-range healer. Meet Ana. Ana, who is Pharah’s mother and a sniper support character, has a Biotic rifle that both heals allies and does “ongoing damage” to enemies. She’s also got a sleep dart (putting…
By Jason Schreier Published July 12, 2016 -
UncategorizedLet’s Dive Into The New Online Shooter Lawbreakers
Cliff Bleszinski and the team at Boss Key Productions are pulling out all the stop for Lawbreakers, a frantic first person shooter that’s currently in closed alpha. What’s it all about? I played a match and caused some mayhem. It turns out that breaking the law includes a ton of zero gravity action and sweet…
By Heather Alexandra Published July 12, 2016 -
CultureThe Best Speedruns From SGDQ 2016
Last week, a lot of people played through a lot of video games very, very quickly. Here are some of the best. I haven’t watched EVERY run from Summer Games Done Quick 2016, which ended late Saturday night after raising close to $1.3 million for Doctors Without Borders, but I’ve watched a lot, so I’ve…
By Jason Schreier Published July 12, 2016 - Uncategorized
A Quick Pokémon Go Tip: Keep Catching Weak Monsters
Those of you playing Pokémon Go are probably sick to death of seeing the same crappy monsters no matter where you go. Pokémon Go doesn’t tell you this, but even those shitty critters can still be mega useful. Pokémon encounters are somewhat tied to location, yes, but they also take into account your level. The…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 12, 2016 -
UncategorizedNinja Coming To Black Desert Online Next Week
Black Desert Online, the striking massively multiplayer online role-playing game with a strong focus on martial arts, is finally scoring some ninja on July 20. Don’t they look amazing? Continuing its strange trend of assigning genders to classes, Black Desert Online’s ninja are both ninja, but only one is Ninja. Male masters of the hidden…
By Mike Fahey Published July 12, 2016 - Culture
Dead Century Is A Very Good-Looking Video Game
A few years back, I wrote about a game called Dead Century, which looked very cool. The bad news: its Kickstarter failed. The good news: it got made anyway, and is now looking even better. Dead Century is an RPG/adventure game in the vein of Telltale’s various series, and it’s out now on iOS (with…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 12, 2016