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EVE Online‘s Ship Browser Is No Longer Called ISIS
Until very recently, EVE Online’s ship browser was known as the Interbus Ship Identification System—or ISIS, for short. Wuh-oh. The browser was, of course, stamped with those four scarlet letters before terrorist organization ISIS/ISIL rose to their place of modern infamy. For a while, the name was even abbreviated as ISIS in the game’s UI.…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 9, 2015 - Kotaku East
Konami’s Treatment of Kojima Is Bad Business, Says Former Square Enix Exec
Yoichi Wada, who used to run Square Enix, has chimed in, giving his opinion on how Konami has allegedly been behaving towards Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima. What are the latest developments in this seemingly endless saga? As Kotaku recently reported, a Konami PR person picked up a Metal Gear Solid V award in Tokyo…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 9, 2015 - Esports
Riot’s making a big change to the League of Legends Championship Series format. Starting next summer, North American games will be best-of-3. European games will be best-of-2. The stated purpose of the two different formats is that they want to try both out and see which is better. Read the whole explanation here.
By Yannick LeJacq Published December 8, 2015 -
CultureWhat It’s Like To Be A Professional Video Game Commentator
Lauren “Pansy” Scott is a professional eSports commentator with the ESL. Once upon a time, she was a pro gamer before you could really make a living off that sort of thing. Now she makes Counter-Strike and other games understandable for the masses. Despite what you might think, it’s not an easy job. Scott is…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 8, 2015 -
CultureCosplayCosplay From…A David Attenborough Documentary
Remember the BBC’s incredible documentary series Planet Earth? And how one of the stars was the footage of the Superb Bird of Paradise, and his Big Happy Face dance? That, of all things, is what Jaime Margary decided to dress as this Halloween Much like the bird itself, it’s equal parts hilarious and slightly creepy.…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 8, 2015 - Uncategorized
Heroes Of The Storm Finally Releases Elusive Vulture Mount…For A High Price
There’s been a running joke among Heroes of the Storm players about what happened to the snazzy-looking Vulture mount. Blizzard announced it in September, but never released it. Did it disappear? We wondered. Was it incurably bugged? Today Blizzard confirmed the mount does still exist, but getting it will cost you. In a patch today…
By Yannick LeJacq Published December 8, 2015 - Uncategorized
Media critic Anita Sarkeesian, in collaboration with other activists, has published Speak Up & Stay Safe, a guide to navigating harassment on the Internet. Even if you’ve been lucky enough to never deal with harassment, it’s a great reference guide to avoid sharing too much about yourself on the Internet, and to determine how much…
By Patrick Klepek Published December 8, 2015 -
CultureRemember Apotheon, that cool, slightly NSFW game about Greek myth that Stephen really liked? It’s now got a completely free (no microtransactions or ads) multiplayer spin-off on Steam. Give it a go if you’re looking for crunchy side-scrolling combat in modes like deathmatch, team deathmatch, and team elimination.
By Nathan Grayson Published December 8, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Vive, Valve and HTC’s VR headset collaboration, will be out in April 2016. Like, for consumers to actually buy. Here’s the statement from HTC’s blog, since the site is having trouble staying up: In an effort to clear up speculation and misinformation surrounding the launch of HTC Vive this month we are excited to…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 8, 2015 -
UncategorizedWatch Me Take A Crack At Destiny’s New Sparrow Racing
Today marks the start of Destiny’s Sparrow Racing League, a league in which you can race sparrows. Wanna watch me try it? YEAH YOU DO. Here’s video of me testing out the newest Destiny event, complete with ups, downs, and a thrilling finish: In addition to the SRL—which comes attached to a new quest and…
By Jason Schreier Published December 8, 2015 -
UncategorizedSci-Fi Game Wants You To Romance Holograms
Alone With You is a spooky sci-fi adventure with a heaping helping of romance. Wanna feel Feelings for AI holograms of your dead colleagues? Wanna feel exceedingly weird about that? Here you go. The game is coming to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita sometime next year. Here’s what it’s about: “You play the sole remaining…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 8, 2015 - Esports
Ouch. via Alanah Pearce’s Twitter
By Mike Fahey Published December 8, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe State Of The PlayStation 4 In 2015
The PlayStation 4 is an unexciting video game console, all things considered. It’s a box that you put under your TV, and it plays video games. Slowly but surely, it’s getting better at doing that. The games it plays are also getting better and more numerous. Slowly, but surely. This is part of our 2015…
By Kirk Hamilton Published December 8, 2015 -
UncategorizedEarth Defense Force 4.1 Is The Best Kind Of Stupid
They don’t always need to be thoughtful big-budget blockbusters. As Sandlot’s Earth Defense Force series has proven multiple times over the past decade, sometimes all we need is some mindless fun, and a heaping helping just landed on the PlayStation 4. “It’s so bad it’s good” is the phrase that immediately comes to mind when…
By Mike Fahey Published December 8, 2015 - Uncategorized
Here’s an interesting League of Legends statistic: Riot’s lead social systems designer Jeffrey “Lyte” Lin toldPolygon in a story posted today that games that had a “role conflict or a position conflict in champion select” were 15% more toxic “no matter what happened in the game itself.” Glad they’re addressing that!
By Yannick LeJacq Published December 8, 2015
