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UncategorizedDestiny Clan Honors Member Who Passed Away
On June 8, Joshua R. Stokell passed away. He was 36 years old. Josh was a member of a Dads of Destiny (DoD) clan, and following his passing his friends in the game put together this touching tribute. Known as TheSquashPhD in Destiny, Josh had Cystic Fibrosis, which he’d devoted himself professionally to helping cure;…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 18, 2015 - CultureCosplay
How Cosplay Helped Save A Man’s Life
In 2011, just a week before Christmas, Jason Isenberg was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. He was 31 at the time. Staring down years of illness, treatment, stress and medical bills, Jason and his wife Cheryl needed a release. They found it in cosplay. Just two months earlier, the couple had attended their first Dragon Con,…
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UncategorizedThe PlayStation Vita Is Forgotten, But Not Gone
The PlayStation Vita is a handheld video game device manufactured by Sony Corporation. It was first released in Japan in December 2011. In 2015, some new games will be released for it. This may come as a surprise to anyone who doesn’t own a Vita, and who hasn’t heard the handheld’s name spoken aloud in…
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UncategorizedDishonored Player Might As Well Be A Human Killing Machine
It is such a joy to watch one of the best Dishonored players in the world perform incredible feats of murder. In this montage, Dishonored player StealthGamerBR is basically saying ‘Screw stealth. Chaos route is way more fun.’ And after watching this, I’m inclined to agree. Damn!
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UncategorizedFans Are ‘Fixing’ The New Doom‘s Colors, Speed
The new Doom looks like a cartoonishly over-the-top romp through gore hell, land of infinite sorrow (and gore). But I don’t know. It kinda feels like something’s missing. Some players have taken to imagining what the long-in-development Doom reboot would be like if it stuck a little closer to its roots. Linkzaki sped it up…
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UncategorizedEven Without The Option, Heroes Of The Storm Players Still Surrender
“Just let them win, it’s over” one of my teammates typed. “Not yet,” I responded. He didn’t listen. Blizzard formally announced that its new MOBA Heroes of the Storm wouldn’t come with a surrender option back in April. While I originally disagreed with their reasoning, I now realize it was fairly sound. “We believe the…
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UncategorizedTips For Playing Fallout Shelter
Being in charge of an entire vault is not easy: you have to manage your population, fend off attackers, and you have to take the time to explore the wasteland. It’s a lot to juggle! But I’m here to help. I’ve been playing the game obsessively over the past week, and have learned a few…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 18, 2015 - Uncategorized
The new Animal Crossing is letting you choose your skin tone People have been asking for the option for years, and Nintendo’s granting their wish with Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer. It’s a step in the right direction, albeit a long overdue one. Hopefully it’ll carry over to the next full Animal Crossing game.
By Nathan Grayson Published June 18, 2015 -
UncategorizedWe Played Star Wars: Battlefront
And then we talked to you about it live, on Periscope. Here’s an archive of that chat, in which Evan and I discuss our warm feelings towards the roughly 13-minute multiplayer round we played at E3. If you weren’t already aware, Periscope is a Twitter-owned live-streaming service that operates best in landscape mode. And if…
By Tina Amini Published June 18, 2015 -
UncategorizedSony’s VR Headset Turned Me Into a Flying Horse
The future is horse. Horse is future. You sit on a bicycle with a virtual reality headset and you think, “Ok, maybe they’re going to put me in the Olympics or on a paper route.” You don’t think, “I’m about to turn into a four-legged animal and also sprout wings.” At least I didn’t. Yesterday,…
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Fallout 4 Devs Have ‘No Plans’ For Paid Mods
When Bethesda and Valve announced paid mods for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, the reaction was negative, and it was quickly retracted. Some have suspected the idea would come back with Fallout 4, but as of right now, that doesn’t appear to be the case. German publication Spiegel Online, the digital version of Der Spiegel,…
By Patrick Klepek Published June 18, 2015 - UncategorizedBy Patrick Klepek Published June 18, 2015
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UncategorizedHow The New Metroid Prime’s Co-Op Works
Nintendo only made the ancillary sports-game component of its perplexing newMetroid Prime game available to demo at E3 this week. But the developer did offer a small slice of how the four-player co-op—intended to be the meat Federation Force’s gameplay—will work in action as well. The developer showed it in action during one of its…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 18, 2015 - Uncategorized
Metal Gear Solid V Dogs Are Useful And Hilarious
Yes, that’s a dog taking a break and relieving themselves in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Goofs aside, your canine friend can do a bunch of really amazing things in Snake’s latest. This year is The Phantom Pain’s last appearance at E3, as the game races towards its September release date. IGN has…
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UncategorizedMass Effect 1 Runs Faster, Smoother on Xbox One
The first Mass Effect was a game that sometimes struggled to perform well on Microsoft’s last home console. But, it looks like BioWare’s sci-fi creation is a much better experience on the Xbox One. Earlier this week, Microsoft announced that backwards compatibility will be coming to their latest home gaming machine and Mass Effect is…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 18, 2015
