Ghost of Tsushima Patch Adds Higher Difficulty, ‘Lower Intensity Combat’ Setting

Ghost of Tsushima receives a few game-changing options in a new update today. The 1.05 patch will include a new difficulty level, a new combat accessibility setting, and some additional options for the game’s text. The new difficulty level is called Lethal, and it sounds exactly like that: Enemies are both more aggressive and more…

The Analogue Pocket Retro Game Boy Handheld Ships In May 2021

Last year, Analogue, makers of excellent high-end retro consoles like the Analogue NT (NES) and Mega SG (Sega Genesis), announced a high-def portable Game Boy console complete with its own HDMI dock, due out in 2020. Thanks to covid-19’s effect on the supply chain, the Analogue Pocket is now shipping in May of 2021, with…

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How’s It Going?: Cold Brew Edition

Oh no, Monday. Welcome back to our daily open thread. I’ve gotten into cold brew lately, after a lifetime spent insisting coffee that isn’t hot isn’t worth drinking. I’ve been drinking it with milk, a coffee habit I weaned myself off of to, as I put it at the time, break free of the tyranny…

The Razer Huntsman Mini Is An Excellent Intro To 60 Percent Keyboards

Smaller keyboards can be better keyboards. The 60 percent form factor strips away unnecessary keys and uses layers to stack important functions to create a pleasantly compact, perfectly functional and efficient keyboard. Mechanical keyboard enthusiasts have been singing the 60 percent keyboard’s praises for years. Now mainstream keyboard maker Razer gets in on the act…

The Week In Games: Destroy All Humans Later This Week

Cult classic Destroy All Humans! returns this week with some fancy new graphics. But don’t worry, you can still probe and kill humans. And cows. I played the demo for this game a few weeks back and I’m excited to play the whole game as soon as I can. I was a big fan of…

Color Japan the way you want to. Artist Surudenise, whom I follow on Twitter, depicts Japan with a Sailor Moonesque colors. Surudenise is self-publishing a coloring book, allowing you to bring your own palette to the streets of Japan. The book, titled Daydreaming in Japan, is out July 30. More on the artist’s site

Track: Sweet Caroline | Artist: Neil Diamond | Album: Brother Love’s Travelling Salvation Show | Mood: UTV

Comic-Con Was Cancelled, So Let’s Remember The Good Times

With the San Diego Comic-Con cancelled (at least in person) for 2020, one of the best cosplay events on the planet ended up being cancelled along with it. Bummer. To help remember a time when people could get together in crowds and dress up, then, here’s a retrospective of the last few year’s worth of…

Track: Halloween | Artist: Shawn Lee | Album: Bully Offical Soundtrack

‘Shop Contest: Next-Gen Brute

We got to see some gameplay from that new Halo game coming out later this year. It didn’t look…amazing. But it did give us a next-gen Brute. And he looks sad. Let’s get him out of Halo Infinite and let him explore other worlds! Your challenge this week: Add this new Brute to other games,…

How’s It Going?: Frozen Food Edition

It’s Sunday and like every other day during this pandemic, that means once again it is time for another daily open thread. Come on in and chat! This is the last day before the big move and so over the past week, we have been trying to eat up all the frozen food and leftovers.…