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CultureIt Took Players Five Months To Find Out A 2D Game Can Be Played In 3D
Prison Architect is a top-down prison management game that’s got some visual flair, but it’s definitely 2D. Tiny two-dimensional prisoners wander two-dimensional corridors, dreaming of two-dimensional freedom. Turns out, it doesn’t have to be that way. Recently, a handful of Prison Architect players posted videos about a secret button in the game’s extras menu. There’s…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 8, 2016 - Uncategorized
The Division‘s Toughest Moral Challenge Yet
THIS CIVILIAN IS IN NEED… of a tasty beverage. What should I do? On the one hand, I do have a soda. I found it somewhere on the street, and I’m pretty sure it’s cool to drink. On the other hand, soda is pretty bad for you. It’s also not clear what kind of soda…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 8, 2016 - ReviewsBoard Games
Star Wars: Rebellion: The Kotaku Review
Most Star Wars games put you in command of a few brave heroes of the galactic struggle. Star Wars: Rebellion, a new board game from Fantasy Flight, puts you in command of the whole damn war. Veteran PC gamers may remember that in 1998 Lucasarts released a strategy game called Star Wars: Rebellion, which let…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 8, 2016 - Culture
Stardew Valley Has Some Great Mods
Increasingly, I find mods to be representative of gaming communities’ ids, of their most fervent, unhinged desires. That in mind, the things Stardew Valley’s community wants most in this world are better fishing, Undertale throwbacks, Final Fantasy characters, and—yep—busty anime women. Despite only being out for a bit over a week, Steam farming sensation Stardew…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 8, 2016 - Uncategorized
Just Cause 3’s New Jetpack Kicks Ass
Just Cause 3 had some issues, but it also hadsome of the best video game flying I’ve experienced in a long time. The game’s fun, brief new jetpack-centric “Sky Fortress” DLC manages to improve that flying, with a twist. The DLC is the first of the three-part “Air, Land, Sea” series that’ll be coming to…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 8, 2016 - CultureCosplay
Dragonborn, You Done Good. Have An Ale.
Kitnip, who is very good at crafting her own sets of armour, made this excellent Skyrim outfit last year. Beyond the overall quality of the design and build, there’s some great detail going on, with nicks and cuts all over the place and some subtle wear-and-tear on both the fabrics and armour. You can see…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 8, 2016 -
UncategorizedA Salute to Mortal Kombat‘s Surprises
There I was, wrapping up a match in Mortal Kombat X and trying to remember the inputs for a finishing move so I could pull off a spectacular win. Then, suddenly, my opponent died in a totally egregious way that I wasn’t expecting! This sudden Brutality reminded me that I’ve always loved Mortal Kombat’s bloody…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 8, 2016 -
CultureSteam’s Latest Hit Is Basically A Hunger Games Video Game
My hands shook. My heart pulsated like someone was ramming it through with a jackhammer. A weird light crept into the edges of my vision. I’d just gotten my first kill in The Culling, and I might have been freaking out a bit. The Culling is the latest out-of-nowhere Steam chart-topper, and it’s got quite…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 8, 2016 - Uncategorized
A Few Helpful Tweaks For The Division On PC
If you’re playing The Division on PC, there are a few tweaks you can make to get the game running more smoothly. Or, if you’re getting a black screen at startup, to get the game running at all. Alt+Enter Your Way To Freedom First of all, that black startup screen: If that’s happening to you,…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 8, 2016 -
UncategorizedNew PS4 Game Everything Lets You Play As… Everything
“In Everything, every single thing is a playable character,” writes artist David O’Reillyon the PlayStation Blog today. “If you can see it, you can be it.” Well. Alright then. In this newly announced, insane-sounding PS4 game by O’Reilly—who also designed Mountain—the pitch is simple: You can be everything. Rather than bother with typical video game…
By Jason Schreier Published March 8, 2016 -
UncategorizedNot Even The PS4 Can Save Heavy Rain’s Terrible Sex Scene
Heavy Rain remastered is out for the PS4 this month, and boy, some aspects of the game have not aged well. Back when Heavy Rain came out in 2010, it marketed itself as a video game for adults. So, there was nudity. And sex. Now that it is 2016, however, everything about this sex scene…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 8, 2016 -
UncategorizedThe Division‘s Weather Makes The Viral Apocalypse Look Pretty
It was difficult to stand still long enough in The Division to record an hour of weather and lighting changes, but the lovely two and a half minute time-lapse of a day in virtual New York City was worth it. I didn’t expect to play The Division last night. I certainly didn’t expect to be…
By Mike Fahey Published March 8, 2016 -
UncategorizedMy Quest To Seduce The Grim Reaper In The Sims 4
The first time a Sim died on me, my surviving Sims circled the body and cried their eyes out. Personally, I didn’t feel the need to mourn. I was far too fascinated by the fact that the Grim Reaper had turned up to take the Sim away. This piece originally appeared on October 30, 2014.…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 8, 2016 - Uncategorized
Because You Can Never Have Too Many Digimon, Here’s Seven More
In appreciation for all the fans that picked up copies of the excellent Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth, Bandai Namco is releasing seven new trainable Digimon for free on March 10. New additions include Rosemon and six less important ones. I kid, I kid. I love all Digimon equally, even if they are named Ravemon. Rose…
By Mike Fahey Published March 8, 2016 - Uncategorized
Fallout 4 Mod Upgrades Nick Valentine To A Gen-3 Synth
The best companion in Fallout 4 sure does clean up nicely. Introducing Generation 3 Nick Valentine, a mod that tweaks the hard-boiled detective’s look to make him appear a bit more human-like. While I do think a big part of Nick’s character and charm is in his wear and tear, it’s fascinating to look at…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 8, 2016 - Uncategorized
Darth Vader Doesn’t Do Pep Talks
Darth Vader was a student once. He learned at the feet of masters on both the light and dark sides of the Force. But don’t go begging the Dark Lord of the Sith to be an instructor. He’ll smack you down with the quickness. Spoilers follow. The current storyline in Marvel’s Darth Vader series has…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 8, 2016 -
UncategorizedThe Division Trolls Are Blocking Other Players’ Progress By Standing In A Doorway
The Division has been live for just a few hours, but it’s already got a hilarious griefing problem. As discovered by Eurogamer—and documented in their video, below—Division players with an inclination to troll can simply stand in the doorway of the game’s opening safehouse. As you can see, this makes it tough to leave the…
By Jason Schreier Published March 8, 2016
