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UncategorizedLeague Of Legends Should Keep Its Ridiculous April Fool’s Joke Going
A single balance update or new feature isn’t usually enough to rev up the whole League of Legends community. This week, though, the entirety of the vocal League-playing internet collectively lost its shit. Why? Because the game made a joke too funny for its own good. “Ultra Rapid Fire” mode, better known as “URF,” was…
By Yannick LeJacq Published April 2, 2015 -
CultureCaptain Forever Is Basically Lego Spaceship, And That’s Great
Should I care about Captain Forever Remix? Absolutely. It’s a hyper-addictive space ship game where you can snatch parts out of thin air and bolt them onto your ship. It’s also a charming-as-heck story about childhood. What’s it about? Its Steam description actually does a pretty good job of explaining, so here’s that: “Can you…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 2, 2015 -
UncategorizedDamn, The New Mario Kart Difficulty Sure Looks Faster
Yesterday, Nintendo announced a new downloadable difficulty for Mario Kart: 200cc. It’s supposed to be faster—but just how fast are we talking about here? GameXplain has a helpful comparison video that takes the footage from the Nintendo Direct yesterday, and pits it against a 150cc race on the same track. The differences are immediately visible:…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 2, 2015 - Uncategorized
OnLive, The First Big Streaming Games Service, Is Dead
Once upon a time, OnLive was The Future. Why buy physical games, they asked, when we could have tons streamed to us instantly, whether playing on a beefy PC or wimpy smart phone? It sounded too good to be true. Turns out, it was. I know what you’re thinking: “Wait, that’s still a thing?” Well,…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 2, 2015 - Uncategorized
Here Is A Thing That Happens In Bloodborne
It’s pretty gross. Wanna see it? Sometimes in the game, if you sneak up on an enemy or hit it just right in combat, you’ll open it up to a brutal special attack. Some of the enemies in the game look like giant pigs. At one point, you come upon one who is facing away…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 2, 2015 -
UncategorizedPlayers Built An MMO Inside of Second Life, And It Looks Wild
Woah. This trailer for Remnants of Earth is about as Second Life as you can get, but still—it’s an MMO inside of an MMO, and it looks bonkers. Via New World Notes, Remnants of Earth is a cyberpunk game within Second Life. The developers explain: [Remnants of Earth has a] heavy basis around classic pen…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 2, 2015 -
UncategorizedSci-Fi Trailer Is Star Wars vs Halo vs Star Trek vs Mass Effect
Galactic Battles is a short film that laughs at the idea of a mere cameo. It’s also a copyright lawyer’s worst nightmare. Or dream day on the job, depending on who they’re working for. In case that gif—which crams Halo, Star Wars and Star Trek into around two seconds of footage—doesn’t make it clear, Galactic…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 2, 2015 - Uncategorized
Miiverse Reacts To Super Mario 64 On Wii U
Now that Super Mario 64 is out on the latest Nintendo console, lots of people have picked up the classic yet again. Some people are even playing it for the first time—and it’s heartwarming to see what these players have to say about Super Mario 64 Here are some highlights of the Super Mario 64…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 2, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Best Smash Bros. Character Requests
Yesterday, Nintendo revealed the Super Smash Bros. ballot, a tool for requesting new Smash characters that will definitely be helpful for Nintendo and will certainly not be abused at all. (“Please limit your vote to one per person,” the site reads. Ha ha ha.) So in addition to some great serious suggestions—Geno, Bayonetta, Goku—the world…
By Jason Schreier Published April 2, 2015 - Uncategorized
One Writer Is Trying To Make Bloodborne More Poetic
The notes scattered throughout Yharnam in Bloodborne can be helpful, trickery, or somewhere in-between. In the case of author Natalie Zed, however, she’s trying to leave behind poetry. When playing Bloodborne, players carry a notebook. This notebook allows you to leave comments for other hunters by stringing together a set of different words and phrases.…
By Patrick Klepek Published April 2, 2015 -
CultureWhen Half-Life Invades Team Fortress 2, Things Get Nasty
Free hats? Why would you ever turn down free hats? Oh, I guess that’s a good reason. This excellent Source Filmmaker video by zombiller depicts a Team Fortress character’s dream: free hats! Free hats everywhere! But something seems a little… off. Without spoiling it, I’ll just note that wearing hats with a tendency to writhe…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 2, 2015 - Uncategorized
GameStop Struggling To Handle The Amiibo Craze [UPDATED]
If you wanted to buy the new waves of amiibos at GameStop in real-life or online, that doesn’t seem to be possible right now. Their website is down and in-store registers aren’t working. Pre-orders for the new amiibos began today at GameStop, Target, and other retailers. Reservations started at 3:00 p.m. EST for Ness, Robin,…
By Patrick Klepek Published April 2, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Binding of Isaac has been teased for Nintendo platforms over the years, but it’s finally happening, and without any content changes whatsoever. (This was a joke.) The addictive roguelike hits New 3DS, Wii U, and Xbox One “soonish.” You can reach the author of this post at [email protected] or on Twitter at @patrickklepek
By Patrick Klepek Published April 2, 2015 - Culture
Surprise! Elite: Dangerous is now on Steam. The expansive space sim has kept to its own client since release, but today it warped into Steam’s orbit, shocking everyone and maybe flattening a few Early Access survival games. It is a Very Cool Video Game
By Nathan Grayson Published April 2, 2015 -
UncategorizedBeyond Eyes: The Basics
What is it? It’s an upcoming downloadable game in which you “see” the world as a blind girl who is searching for her cat. How exactly does that work? You’re this 10-year-old girl Rae, and you walk around, sensing the world through what you can touch and hear. It’s not just a matter of having…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 2, 2015 - Uncategorized
Steam Game Turns Gabe Newell Into A Boss Fight
You think you can take on Gabe Newell? Good luck! The GIF above comes fromCrawl, a dungeon-crawling game where your friends play as the monsters. It’s not an April Fool’s joke, either. Gabe Newell is literally going to be in the game as a mini-boss of sorts. The game calls them “statues,” and according to…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 2, 2015 - Uncategorized
Legally Blind Gamer Can Finally Enjoy More PS4 Games
PlayStation 4’s recent firmware update has a bunch of cool new features, but I hadn’t heard of “zoom” until I read about how it changed the way one player is able to experience their games. Over on the Giant Bomb forums, user Sparky_Buzzsaw pointed out that he’s legally blind. “Being legally blind doesn’t mean I’m…
By Patrick Klepek Published April 2, 2015 -
ReviewsBloodborne: The Kotaku Review
More than 46 hours later, the credits are rolling on Bloodborne. I’m breathing a sigh of relief. The hunt may be over, but I won’t soon forget the city of Yharnam. Bloodborne is a tremendous accomplishment. The latest game from Dark Souls director Hidetaki Miyazaki and his team at From Software, it is both a…
By Patrick Klepek Published April 2, 2015 - Uncategorized
The couch has been determined to be OP, Battlefield Hardline fans. The most recent patch notes reveal the developers are straight up nerfing the jokey vehicle, sadly. – Couch health reduced and repair rate decreased to a miniscule amount, making the Couch the one-off it was intended You can reach the author of this post…
By Patrick Klepek Published April 2, 2015