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By G/O Media Published April 14, 2020 -
CultureA New XCOM Game Is Coming Out Next Week
I definitely didn’t wake up today expecting to suddenly have a new XCOM game on my radar for next week, but here we are. XCOM: Chimera Squad is a new standalone game set five years after XCOM 2. It’s coming to PC on April 24. Chimera Squad, announced today by publisher 2K and developer Firaxis,…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 14, 2020 -
CultureHow’s It Going?: Life Lessons Edition
Good morning! Welcome back to our daily open thread. Yesterday, a friend of mine on Facebook asked people what things they’ve learned from or during this pandemic that they’d like to hold on to once life shifts to whatever “normal” is going to look like. I like this question a lot, and I tend to…
By Riley MacLeod Published April 14, 2020 -
CultureMinecraft Gets Graphics Overhaul Later This Week On PC
Players will be able to explore Minecraft with dazzling new visuals when its RTX Beta gets underway on April 16. Nvidia announced it was working on bringing real-time ray tracing to the popular open-world crafting game at last year’s Gamescom, and according to a new blog post by the company, the fruits of that labor…
By Ethan Gach Published April 14, 2020 -
CultureThe Nintendo Switch Finally Lets You Remap The Controls
At long last you can customize the button layout for your Joy-Con or Pro Controller on the Switch. The much-requested feature was added last night in a firmware update and means players can now change their controller layouts at the system level rather than only if specific games that allow for it. While great in…
By Ethan Gach Published April 14, 2020 -
CultureTrack: Lover, You Should’ve Come Over | Artist: Jeff Buckley | Album: Grace (Legacy Edition)
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 14, 2020 -
CultureHideo Kojima’s P.T. Recreated In HyperCard Software
Since its release in 2014, Hideo Kojima’s P.T. has been recreated and inspired other games. But those games tend to keep the original P.T.’s shadowy, dark color palette. Game developer Ryan Trawick went a totally different direction. Instead of making his own murky P.T. homage, Trawick created it in Apple’s HyperCard software. The result is monochromic,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 14, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanGame Shops And Electronics Stores In Japan Finally Get Wise About Coronavirus Covid-19
People in Tokyo and Osaka are being told to stay home. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has declared a state of emergency as the number of novel coronavirus covid-19 cases increase. And now, select electronics and game shops are finally getting the message. Earlier this month, Kotaku reported that long lines gathered at the Yodobashi Camera…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 14, 2020 -
CultureA Very Close Look Inside The Mandalorian’s Ship
Know what I love? Cross-sections, aka cut-aways. Know what else I love (though that love has been worn to a paper-thin nub in recent years)? Star Wars. Let’s combine ‘em. This intricate look at the guts of the Razor Crest is provided by Max Degtyarev, an illustrator we’ve featured before here for similar stuff. Only…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 13, 2020 -
UncategorizedI tend to read a lot of art books given this line of work, and one I’m digging right now is the Complete Art Of Guild Wars, which like the best art book of all time takes loads of concept and production pieces from the series’ history and accompanies them with developer commentary.
By Luke Plunkett Published April 13, 2020 -
UncategorizedHalf-Life: Alyx Is Now Kinda Playable Without A VR Headset
This isn’t an ideal way to play the game, but if you absolutely need to play Half-Life: Alyx and don’t have a VR headset, you now can. This mod by r57zone basically locks Alyx’s hands out in front and lets you control the action with a mouse and keyboard, keeping the visuals centred in a…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 13, 2020 -
UncategorizedStar Fox, Team Fortress Voice Actor Rick May Has Died From Covid-19
Rick May, a veteran voice actor whose most notable credits in video games were playing Star Fox’s Peppy Hare and Team Fortress 2’s Soldier, has died at the age of 79 from covid-19. May, who also voiced Star Fox’s Andross and Genghis Khan in Age of Empires II, had been in a nursing home after…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 13, 2020 -
CultureFallout 76 Players Brace For Possible Evictions In Wastelanders Update
Fallout 76’s sweeping Wastelanders expansion arrives tomorrow, bringing a bunch of new content to a game that hasn’t seen much of that in the last six months. While most players are eagerly awaiting the update, some are sitting with their fingers crossed hoping the new changes won’t force them to relocate the elaborate campsites they’ve…
By Ethan Gach Published April 13, 2020 -
CultureStreamer Wins Call Of Duty Warzone Gulag Match Using A Steering Wheel
A steering wheel is not the best device for playing Call of Duty, but YouTuber Noel Miller recently got some laughs as he tried to steer his way through the series’ battle royale, Warzone On Friday, Miller put on military fatigues, set up a steering wheel and went on Twitch to broadcast his experiment. Once…
By S.E. Doster Published April 13, 2020 -
UncategorizedSide-scrolling crafting game Terraria is getting its final update May 16 on PC Originally released in 2011, the 2D take on Minecraft has received tons of updates and ported to just about every platform. Titled Journey’s End, the final update will add a bunch of new items, characters, and mini-biomes.
By Ethan Gach Published April 13, 2020 - Uncategorized
Lifehacker What to Watch Tonight | The A.V. Club The best TV dramas on Netflix | Gizmodo 8 TV Episodes to Watch for Some Self-Aware Silliness | Jezebel A Few People and Things We Resent Right Now | Deadspin Ben Affleck & Matt Damon Are Hosting A Charity Poker Tourney On A Sketchy Offshore Site.…
By G/O Media Published April 13, 2020 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryI Adore Final Fantasy VII Remake‘s Dorky Eco-Terrorists
Final Fantasy VII Remake is my first time playing the game that made Final Fantasy a household name. Growing up, my house was a Nintendo house. I cut my teeth on Super Mario Bros. 3 and played through Kirby Super Star more times than I can remember. My only memory of Final Fantasy VII is…
By Ian Walker Published April 13, 2020
