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Objectivity
For the past few weeks, a lot of people have been asking me about “objectivity,” mostly thanks to a contextless tweet that has been circulating among the GamerGate crowd for quite some time now. I know what you’re thinking: “GamerGate? Taking things out of context? NO.” But here we are. Take a look at the…
By Jason Schreier Published April 21, 2015 -
UncategorizedGrand Theft Auto V PC Mod Gives You Super Powers
Look, sometimes you just gotta kick the shit out of a car. And the people behind it. And the better part of a city block. (First, a brief warning: tread lightly with GTA V PC mods. Word is that you can get banned for using them online. Single player should be OK, but you never…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 21, 2015 - Uncategorized
You Can’t Play Heists In GTA Online With Randoms
I mean, technically, you can. They’ll invite you, you can accept their invites, and you may then begin a long and difficult sequence of missions with a team of random internet weirdos. You just shouldn’t. I should know, I’ve been trying. Having started a new character on the PC version, and with most of my…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 21, 2015 - Uncategorized
Minecraft’s Rocks Don’t Burn, And Other Geological Lies
Are there kids out there who think the real world actually works like Minecraft? Geoscience Australia, a department of the federal government, seems to think so. So they’ve released a chart that compares the minerals found under the ground in Minecraft to their actual, IRL properties. If you’re old enough to be reading this website,…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 21, 2015 -
CultureKill Everyone. Go Back In Time. Do It Again: The Video Game
You’re trapped in time. The same day won’t stop repeating itself, even if you ask it really nicely or, you know, die. You have absolute freedom. What do you do? Garbage Day is an upcoming Steam hopeful inspired by the film Groundhog Day and this infamously godawful bit from Silent Night, Deadly Night 2. Think…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 21, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Worst Kind Of League Of Legends Teammate
“Is this guy gonna rage at me the whole game?” the unfortunate soul asks. Yes. Yes he is. League of Legends player and YouTuber Taha Iftikhar uploaded a short clip from one of his recent games that shot to the top of the hugely popular game’s influential subreddit, likely due to the nerve it struck…
By Yannick LeJacq Published April 21, 2015 -
UncategorizedHere Is A Thing That Happens In Mortal Kombat X
For a game full of brutalities and gruesome deaths, Mortal Kombat X still managed to surprise me last weekend with one specific scene. You wanna see it, right? (Spoilers for an early chapter of Mortal Kombat X follows!) Those of you playing Mortal Kombat X know that there’s a civil war going on in the…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 21, 2015 -
CultureThe Longest Game In Counter-Strike: Global Offensive History
One game. Six overtimes. 88 goddamn rounds. Consensus says it’s the longest single game of pro Counter-Strike: Global Offensive ever. It was supposed to be a one-sided mismatch. exceL eSports, a team that some felt didn’t even deserve to be competing in the ESL UK Premiership, was matched against Team XENEX, a UK team of…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 21, 2015 - Uncategorized
Watch A Super Mario Bros. Aquarium Get Built From Scratch
If I ever decide to buy fish, I’ll have to consider this incredible aquarium by Kelsey Kronmiller. “I started in about a year ago, after my good friend showed me a similar tank and challenged me to make one….so I did,” said Kronmiller to me over email. “I originally wanted to go with the underwater…
By Patrick Klepek Published April 21, 2015 - Uncategorized
Force Awakens Actor Roamed Star Wars Con Disguised As Clone Trooper
Cosplay can be pretty useful, especially if you use it as misdirection. And that’s exactly what John Boyega, star of the upcoming Star Wars movie, did at a convention recently. As The Daily Dot writes, Boyega was at the Star Wars Celebration last weekend…as a Clone Trooper. Nobody noticed! That was the point, of course.…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 21, 2015 - Uncategorized
The First Sci-Fi MMO Just Got Its Biggest Update In Years
A new starting area, tweaked visuals, sweeping profession balance changes—today the fourteen-year-old Anarchy Online received the biggest update its seen in ages, as well as the first $15 from me since I stopped playing in 2005. I didn’t just play Funcom’s Anarchy Online, I was in love with it. While its rocky 2001 launch turned…
By Mike Fahey Published April 21, 2015 -
UncategorizedNintendo, And Other Banned Words You Can’t Use In Grand Theft Auto
Oh god. I had the most embarrassing thing happen last night during a game of GTA. Let me explain. Right now there’s a list floating around of banned words in GTA V—that is, words that Rockstar does not allow you to use for one reason or another. Here is the list in its entirety, courtesy…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 21, 2015 -
UncategorizedHeroes Of The Storm Team Facepalms In Unison
Sometimes you feel like you’re so friggin’ close to securing a kill in a game like Heroes of the Storm that you start to act a little…reckless. Other times, you’re not actually that close to the kill at all; you just think you are. These are also known as the most embarrassing MOBA moments imaginable.…
By Yannick LeJacq Published April 21, 2015 - Culture
Steam isn’t free anymore. If you’ve been living under a rock (or in a cramped car, like I have for the past few days), you’ll be interested to know that Valve is now walling off certain Steam features until you’ve spent at least $5 in the store. The reason? To curve spamming and scamming. Read…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 21, 2015 -
CultureThe Robots Are Now Coming For Our Pokémon World Records
Right now, there’s a bot on Twitch playing through Pokémon Red. Its goal? To try to beat the current human world record for playing through Pokémon Red as fast as possible, without the use of any glitches. That record is currently held by Pokémon player Exarion, who has sped through Red in 1 hour and…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 21, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Brilliant Star Wars Galaxies Idea That Didn’t Happen
In 2003, way before anyone could even imagine a Star Wars-Disney union, thousands of eager padawans signed up for an online game called Star Wars Galaxies. Today, Galaxies is no more, rendered obsolete by a glut of other massively multiplayer RPGs including BioWare’s recent Star Wars: The Old Republic. But back then the SOE-developed game…
By Jason Schreier Published April 21, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Meanest Blue Shell Trick In Mario Kart
It took me a minute to realize what the Twitch streamer and frighteningly good Mario Kart 8 player xLunairex was doing with his banana peel. But once I did, I was very impressed. See for yourself: via Reddit You might have to watch it more than once if you’ve let your Mario Kart 8 skills…
By Yannick LeJacq Published April 21, 2015 - Uncategorized
We’re Getting A 3D Adventure Time Game
We’re getting another Adventure Time game, coming to basically every platform imaginable in the fall. It’s set in a three-dimensional Land of Ooo—including Candy and Fire Kingdoms, Wizard City, and Castle Lemongrab—where Finn and Jake embark on an investigation initiated by their parents. It’s an adventure game, so it’ll mostly include a lot of wandering…
By Tina Amini Published April 21, 2015
