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What Are You Playing This Weekend?
Another week on the books! And another weekend to scrub any memory of it from our minds. Not gonna lie, the game I’ll be playing most this weekend will probably be “go on a bike ride IRL.” But I’ll also play some games. My list: I’m psyched to start The Banner Saga 2, since I…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 22, 2016 - Uncategorized
What The Heck Happened In Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture? A Guide.
Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture tells two complicated, interwoven stories. Both are good. Both can be a bit hard to follow. First, there’s the story of the people who live in Shropshire’s fictional Yaughton Valley in the 1980s. Then there’s the story of the apocalyptic Event that caused them to… well, Go To The Rapture.…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 22, 2016 - Uncategorized
Fallout 4’s Best Companion Needs To Take A Hint
Bless Fallout 4 players who are truly making the most out of the Wasteland Workshop DLC. The screenshot above comes to us via Tumblr user lady-of-rohan, a Fallout 4 player desperate for Nick Valentine’s attention. As you might already know, the Wasteland Workshop DLC lets players make neon signs, and it’s leading to all sorts…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 22, 2016 - Uncategorized
The UFC Is Making A Huge Mistake With Conor McGregor
If you at all follow UFC goings-on (or even just follow someone on Twitter who accidentally watched a UFC card at a bar once), you’ve probably heard about the Biblical drama storm currently following Conor McGregor. This week McGregor “retired” from MMA over the UFC’s refusal to give him a slightly lighter promotional schedule. It’s…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 22, 2016 - Uncategorized
Five Dark Souls 3 Enemies Who Are Just The Worst
Each Dark Souls 3 enemy is horrible in its own way. Some are more horrible than the rest. I’ve played a ton of the game over the last couple of weeks, and I’ve killed pretty much every enemy there is. Just like with Bloodborne, a few of those enemies have lodged in my brain. I…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 22, 2016 -
UncategorizedWhat A Video Game Producer Actually Does
Say you want to have a party. You want it to be the most incredible party on the planet, one that all of your friends will remember forever. You’re putting a lot of money into it, so you can’t afford to fail. It’s gotta be perfect. To pull off an event like this, you’ll need…
By Jason Schreier Published April 22, 2016 - Uncategorized
This Is What Happens When I Don’t Play A Game For A While
Poor Lara Croft. She didn’t deserve this. Last night I decided to finish Rise of the Tomb Raider on PC. I’m not really sure why: maybe because we’d been discussing finally adding it to our list of the best Xbox One games? Mostly because it was sitting in my Steam library and I was bored…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 22, 2016 - Culture
The Beautiful Art Of The Banner Saga 2
The Banner Saga 2 is an excellent strategy game, but the one thing fans (or even casual observers) tend to associate most with the series its its absolutely gorgeous 2D art. From epic backgrounds to hand-drawn animation, it’s one of the most beautiful video game series on the planet, so it’s an absolute pleasure today…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 22, 2016 - Uncategorized
Latest Walking Dead Comic Shines A Light On A Small, Important Mystery
For more than a decade now, creator Robert Kirkman has been the primary creator of the Walking Dead, partnering with a select few artists to build out the bleak, incredibly successful comics series. Now, two more comics superstars have entered the zombie apocalypse with a beautiful side story that you can read from almost no…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 22, 2016 - Culture
Rust‘s Controversial Random Gender Update Has Led To More Players
A couple weeks ago, survival hit Rust added playable women. This is, however, Rust we’re talking about, so players don’t get to choose whether they’re a dude or a lady. Controversy ensued. People threatened to stop playing. Some said Rust had dug its own grave. Turns out, the game’s player count has actually gone up.…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 22, 2016 -
CultureWatch This Speedrunner Crush Dark Souls 3 In Just Over An Hour
It took me almost 40 hours to beat every boss in Dark Souls 3. It’s taking speedrunner Distortion2 just over an hour, and he’s cutting off minutes every single day. There are few things more enjoyable than watching another person blast through a Souls game after you’ve endured its tortures. Granted, any Souls game is…
By Patrick Klepek Published April 22, 2016 - Uncategorized
That Time Prince Inspired a Mortal Kombat Character
Mortal Kombat’s got ninjas of all different colors. Yellow-clad Scorpion is hot like fire and green-skinned Reptile spits acid at fools. Sub-Zero may wield cryokinetic power but he’s not the coolest martial artist in the fighting game series. That title goes to Rain, because he was created as an homage to Prince. Rain was originally…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 22, 2016 -
ReviewsStar Fox Zero: The Kotaku Review
Even if you can get used to the awkward controls, Star Fox Zero is merely mediocre. It’s as disappointing a major Nintendo console release as there’s been in some time. You’re Fox McCloud himself, once again the pilot of your very own Arwing fighter, flying or, on rare occasions, driving a tank, through missions in…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 22, 2016 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Will Be Shown In A Theater This Weekend
On Sunday, for the first time since 2006 (as far as I can tell), Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children will be screened in a theater—an actual theater. The polarizing film, which continued the story of Cloud and his angsty buddies after they defeated Sephiroth way back in the 90s, will be shown at the Newport…
By Jason Schreier Published April 22, 2016 - Uncategorized
Twitch Is Giving Out Deodorant At PAX East
If you’ve ever been to a convention, you know what a problem body odor can be. But judging from pictures coming out of PAX East this morning, Twitch is doing its part to help with the smelly crisis. Genius! Another picture, courtesy of @therealcliffyb: The stunt is not surprising, given that Old Spice is listed…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 22, 2016 - Uncategorized
Half-Life‘s Black Mesa Test Chamber, In LEGO Form
One of the most memorable scenes of Half-Life was right at the beginning, when Gordon Freeman woke up in a severely damaged test chamber, realizing that getting out of the facility will be a bit problematic. LEGO builder Dorian Glacet created a superb diorama, called Resonance Cascade, showing the events that led to this very…
By Gergo Vas Published April 22, 2016 - Uncategorized
Blizzard Characters Make Awesome 2D Sprites
Very cool pixel-art versions of characters from various Blizzard games, that are also in Heroes of the Storm, by Daniel “Abysswolf” Oliver That’s a 2D Nova, Thrall and Sylvanas above. And here’s some more below. Both forms of Greymane, Tracer from Overwatch and the rock god Elite Tauren Chieftain. They’d look good in a 2D…
By Gergo Vas Published April 22, 2016
