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Tips & GuidesTips For Dying Less In Ori And The Will Of The Wisps
Ori and the Will of the Wisps is one of 2020’s prettiest platformers, but don’t let its looks fool you. This game will destroy you. Whether it’s hyper-precise platforming or unrelenting combat, Ori has lots of chances to die. Here are some tips that should make the game a bit less of a gauntlet. Do…
By Ari Notis Published March 11, 2020 -
CultureHow A Shovel Knight NPC Gets Made
The nuts and bolts of how games are made is often lost on players. Yacht Club Games published an excellent blog yesterday that shows what it takes to flesh out the world of Shovel Knight. Forget playable characters; even obscure NPCs go through a rigorous process of conceptualization and design before being added to the…
By Ian Walker Published March 11, 2020 -
CultureE3 2020 Cancelled
The biggest trade show in video games is skipping a year. E3 2020, which was planned to take place at the Los Angeles Convention Center this June, is cancelled as a result of the Covid-19 coronavirus that is currently spreading across the globe, the organizers of the conference said today. “After careful consultation with our…
By Jason Schreier Published March 11, 2020 -
UncategorizedIn honor of today’s release of Ori and the Will of the Wisps, iam8bit is releasing a pair of gorgeous vinyl soundtracks for both games in Moon Studios’ series. Each of the $40 two-disc sets is filled with Gareth Coker’s lush compositions and covered with lovely Ori art. I’ve been waiting for the re-issue of…
By Mike Fahey Published March 11, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanCanceled Otaku Event Will Still Be Held Online
Each spring, over 150,000 people gather at the Makuhari Messe convention center outside Tokyo for the Nico Nico Cho Kaigi (Super Meeting). The event, sponsored by the company behind the Nico Nico video platform, brings together fans of anime, gaming, cosplay, music and more. This year, that will happen online. Because of coronavirus COVID-19 concerns,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 11, 2020 -
CultureBitSummit, the annual indie game event held in Kyoto, will not be held this May 9 and 10 due to coronavirus COVID-19 concerns. “Our plans are to continue working on the next edition of BitSummit,” organizers write, “and we will share more information about our plans in the coming weeks.”
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 11, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanAnime Trope For Glasses Made Real
When glasses-wearing characters in anime are shown from their profiles, the sides of their frames are often, but not always, removed to show their eyes. It’s a stylistic and artistic convention. Now, it’s being brought to real life. Japanese design firm EkōD Works created these glasses. The studio is known for its tongue-in-cheek designs, and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 11, 2020 -
UncategorizedTrue Horror Is Playing Jenga With Long Fingers
The rules of Jenga in the real world are pretty simple. You take the block, and if the tower falls down, you lose. Jenga would be a lot more interesting/horrific, though, if every time you successfully pulled a block out, your fingers got longer. Thanks to the wonders of VR, here’s how that would look.…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 10, 2020 -
Tips & GuidesHow To Work From Home
Over the coming weeks, as the coronavirus continues to spread and authorities take measures to protect communities, it’s likely more and more people—maybe even you—are going to be asked to work from home. As someone who has done it for 13 years, I thought I’d share some tips on how to make the best of…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 10, 2020 -
CultureBlack Mesa, As Told By Steam Reviews
If you trace Black Mesa, the Half-Life fan remake to end all fan remakes, back to its origin as a mega-mod that rose from the ashes of two similar mods in 2005, it’s been in development for somewhere in the neighborhood of 16 years. Now, the labor of undying love for headcrabs is finally done.…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 10, 2020 -
CultureDestiny 2 Players Can No Longer Show Off Some Of Their Favorite Stats [Update]
Today, Bungie improved the emblems Destiny 2 players use to express themselves to offer more customization options, but in the process wiped out some of players’ most coveted stats. Destiny 2 recieved a massive update today alongside the start of Season of the Worthy. It changed a lot of things, ranging from how the quest…
By Ethan Gach Published March 10, 2020 -
OpinionImpressionsWarzone Feels More Like Call of Duty Than Blackout Ever Did
Call of Duty’s new free-to-play battle royale, called Warzone, arrived today. It’s a streamlined, fast-paced, no-fuss spin on the genre. Compared to Blackout, it feels much more like you’re still playing Call of Duty Available with cross-play on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, Warzone features 150-player matches. If you already own last year’s game…
By S.E. Doster Published March 10, 2020 -
CultureFirst-Person Mario Lets You Shoot Goombas In The Dang Face
As part of Nintendo’s forced MAR10 holiday (March 10, Mario, get it?), developer Sean Noonan has released a beautiful rendition of Super Mario Bros. as a first-person shooter. Sure, the gun only shoots plungers, but I have to imagine Mario would take some satisfaction from being able to blow away hordes of Goombas. Noonan, a…
By Ian Walker Published March 10, 2020 -
Uncategorized11 Years Later, EVE Online‘s Wormholes Are Still Mysterious And Deadly
Wormholes—portals between the fabric of space and time—are a common trope in science fiction universes. This puts EVE Online in good company when it comes to the heavy presence of these phenomena. For 11 years, players in EVE have been able to discover wormholes and use them to travel around. For all the player efforts…
By Lee Yancy Published March 10, 2020 -
CultureThis Month’s Rerelease Of Doom 64 Will Include A New Chapter
Doom 64, an original Doom game released exclusively on the Nintendo 64 in 1997, is often overlooked when discussing the history of the series. Perhaps that will change on March 20, when a Doom 64 port, complete with a new epilogue chapter, lands on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC. Doom 64 was…
By Ian Walker Published March 10, 2020
