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OpinionImpressionsThe Remastered Ports Of Langrisser I & II Remind Me Why These Games Rule
Originally released in the early ’90s for the Sega Genesis, Langrisser I & II have now been ported to the PS4, Switch, and PC, bringing back classic turn-based strategy and lifting it up with updated graphics and a life-saving fast-forward button. I fell in love with the genre the first time I laid hands on…
By Ethan Gach Published March 10, 2020 -
CultureSony Says It Has No Plans To Release PlayStation Games At The Same Time On PC
PlayStation 4 hit Horizon Zero Dawn is coming to PC, as we reported in January, but Sony isn’t pulling an Xbox with its approach console and PC gaming, the head of PlayStation game development said today. Or at least, if they are, they’re not announcing it yet. “And to maybe put a few minds at…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 10, 2020 -
UncategorizedCommand & Conquer Remastered Collection hits PC on June 5. It wil include Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn and Red Alert, as well as both games’ expansion packs. A new trailer shows the collection in action, including improvements to the UI and controls. Hopefully it plays as well as it looks.
By Ethan Gach Published March 10, 2020 -
CultureFan-Made Browser Game Lets You Plan Out Your Animal Crossing: New Horizons Island
Animal Crossing: New Horizons will give players more options and freedom to customize their island than any previous game in the series. Thanks to a browser game called Happy Island Designer, eager fans can get a head start on planning out their new village before New Horizons even comes out. Created by Github user Eugeneration,…
By Ethan Gach Published March 10, 2020 -
UncategorizedJapan is getting a Panzer Dragoon game tentatively titled Panzer Dragoon Voyage Record sometime in the next year Interestingly, it’ll be a VR game that retells the story of the original three Panzer Dragoon games from the Sega Saturn. It’ll be separate from the remakes that are coming to the Switch.
By Ethan Gach Published March 10, 2020 -
Culture2K Will Make NFL Games Again For The First Time In 16 Years
2K Games announced a deal with the NFL today to release a number of new football games in the coming years, with the first slated to launch sometime next year. It’s not at all clear what these new NFL games will consist of. “The games will be non-simulation football game experiences,” 2K stated in its…
By Ethan Gach Published March 10, 2020 -
CultureTrack: Hanabi | Artist: Aiko | Album: Hanabi
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 10, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanThe Akira Motorcycle Skid: A Celebration
In one of Akira’s most memorable scenes, Shotaro Kaneda skids his 200-hp motorcycle sideways. The skid in the original manga isn’t the iconic showpiece that it is in the anime, but the anime’s scene has been copied and references by numerous anime, cartoons and live-action shows. Just how many? Let’s try to find out! The…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 10, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanLegendary Street Fighter Player Daigo Umehara Wins Online Tournament For… Uno
Daigo Umehara is one of the greatest Street Fighter players ever. But did you know that’s not his only game? Turns out he’s also very good at Uno. In a Twitch Japan online invitational tournament called Twitch Streamer Battle: Uno, Umehara made it to the last round of 16 players. He certainly gets excited at…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 10, 2020 -
Tips & GuidesHow To Pick Your Perfect Difficulty Level In Ori And The Will Of The Wisps
Ori and the Will of the Wisps, out tomorrow for Xbox One and PC, is a meditative, poetic, beautiful platformer, with as many quiet moments as it has intense monster battles. It’s also brutally difficult. As in its predecessor, 2015’s notoriously punishing Ori and the Blind Forest, you control the guardian spirit Ori and navigate…
By Ari Notis Published March 10, 2020 -
CultureCosplayGalleryOur Favorite Photos From Cosplay’s All-Star Weekend
It’s kinda fitting that the NBA’s All-Star Weekend was held in Chicago this year, because a couple weeks later it was also the setting for C2E2, one of the biggest cons of the year and a show that’s kinda become its own unofficial All-Star Weekend for cosplay. Taking place Feb 28-Mar 1, C2E2 hosted the…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 9, 2020 -
CultureFIFA Team Can Be Trained By Putting A Chip In Your Shoe
A new collaboration between Adidas, EA and Google has resulted in a rather quaint old video game idea being resurrected for the 2020s: the concept of using a small piece of electronics to track your real-world exercise and have it reflected in a game. Only instead of it being for the Nintendo DS, it’s for…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 9, 2020 -
CulturePlay Super Bernie World, Bop MAGA Goombas
The game’s title kinda sums it up, really. Super Bernie World is a free, rad platformer where you “Run and jump your way across 11 states and the District of Columbia as Bernie and free the USA from the clutches of four Republicans in their castle lairs”. Super Mario World, basically, only with MAGA hat…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 9, 2020 -
CultureTwitchThousands Of Twitch Scam Channels Are Still Trying To Steal From Viewers
Back in December, I reported on an issue that’s been plaguing Twitch for quite some time: scammers who pretend to be popular streamers and lure people in with the promise of fake giveaways. As of now, Twitch has yet to comprehensively solve the problem. Instead, it’s played whack-a-mole with thousands of fake accounts. The playbook…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 9, 2020 -
CultureWhat’s Going On With GeForce Now
Ever since it officially launched last month, game publishers have been abandoning Nvidia’s GeForce Now streaming platform in droves. Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, meanwhile, has defended the service, arguing it’s the most developer-friendly option out there right now. “Epic is wholeheartedly supporting NVIDIA’s GeForce NOW service with Fortnite and with Epic Games Store titles…
By Ethan Gach Published March 9, 2020