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UncategorizedArtists Create Beautiful Tributes To Your Favorite Board Games
For a few years now, some very talented artists have been coming up with posters for some some of the most popular board games on the planet, all thanks to BoardGameGeek’s Artist Series. The site, which most will be familiar with as a repository of game facts and community chat, also sometimes becomes a marketplace…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 27, 2020 -
CultureDota Underlords Is Out Of Early Access And Better Than Ever
For a handful of weeks last year, Dota Underlords devoured my entire life. Then, abruptly, I stopped playing. At the time, Valve’s entry into the suddenly-crowded auto battler arena suffered from the same issue as its competition: Its bones, though they formed a sturdy spinal scaffolding, had no meat on them. Dota Underlords left early…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 27, 2020 -
Tips & GuidesYou Can’t Catch Dynamax Mewtwo, So Why Bother?
Two decades ago, Ash, Pikachu, and friends sent Mewtwo packing. Now, the weirdo psychic feline is back for revenge—not on late-’90s moviegoers but on 21st-century Pokémon players. This weekend, in celebration of Pokémon Day, Sword and Shield players have the chance to partake in a doozy of a Max Raid Battle against Dynamax Mewtwo Many…
By Ari Notis Published February 27, 2020 -
UncategorizedBattlefront II‘s New Update Makes Ewoks Scary
Star Wars Battlefront II was limited at launch in 2017 but has expanded since to add battles from the Clone Wars and odd new hero characters. The latest update brings two new specialized units: the cunning Imperial Security Bureau agent and a small Ewok scout. Both are deadly, but the Ewok is a special kind…
By Heather Alexandra Published February 27, 2020 -
CultureGreninja Voted Pokémon Of The Year, Somehow
Koffing was robbed. Despite my excellent case for Koffing’s status as the Best Pokémon, official results from Google’s Pokémon of the Year vote show that the world somehow believes otherwise. Greninja, the frog ninja that uses its own tongue as a scarf (ugh), dominated the poll with over 140,000 votes, followed by Lucario, Mimikyu, Charizard,…
By Ian Walker Published February 27, 2020 -
CultureBlizzard Made The Best Superman Game (Back In 1994)
Before Overwatch, StarCraft, Diablo, and even Warcraft, Blizzard Entertainment and Sunsoft released the video game adaptation of DC Comics’ The Death and Return of Superman saga. While the 1994 Super Nintendo game and its 1995 Sega Genesis port are far from the best side-scrolling beat-em ups, they are the most fun I’ve had playing a…
By Mike Fahey Published February 27, 2020 -
CultureBorderlands 3’s Next Major Expansion Coming March 26
Gearbox announced Guns, Love, and Tentacles: The Marriage of Wainwright & Hammerlock, the second piece of post-release Borderlands 3 story content, at PAX East earlier today. It will launch on March 26. Guns, Love, and Tentacles will revolve around the wedding of Wainwright Jakobs and Sir Alistair Hammerlock, nuptials that were teased during the main game’s…
By Ian Walker Published February 27, 2020 -
Uncategorized13 Things You Should Know About The Excellent-Looking Baldur’s Gate 3
“This is a DC 5,” said Swen Vincke, the charismatic CEO of Larian Studios, during a recent press event for his company’s newest game, Baldur’s Gate 3. In Dungeons & Dragons parlance, “DC” stands for difficulty class, and it represents some sort of obstacle, like climbing a mountain or deceiving a stranger. You roll a…
By Jason Schreier Published February 27, 2020 -
UncategorizedGTA Online’s New Formula 1 Races Are Cool But Too Tough For Many Players
GTA Online’s newest update adds open-wheel racing to the game. Think F1, but with more chaos and destruction. These new open-wheel races feel different than previous modes, with a focus on skillful driving and managing your car’s tires and damage. These races can be fun, though a lot of the GTA Online players seem to…
By Zack Zwiezen Published February 27, 2020 -
UncategorizedBorderlands 3 is heading to Steam on March 13, Gearbox announced during its PAX East panel. This version will feature crossplay with the Epic Games Store, which has been the exclusive storefront for the looter-shooter on PC since it launched last September.
By Ian Walker Published February 27, 2020 -
UncategorizedSuda51 returns to Fire Pro Wrestling with a brand new scenario for Fire Pro Wrestling World Suda was in charge of directing these highly-customizable and technical wrestling games back in the early 1990s, and it’s awesome to see him back in the mix.
By Ian Walker Published February 27, 2020 -
CultureMicrosoft Drops Out Of GDC, Too [Update: And Epic]
Following in the footsteps of several other major tech firms including Sony and Facebook, Microsoft and Epic both said today that they will no longer be attending this year’s Game Developers Conference due to the growing health risks posed by COVID-19, better known as the coronavirus. “After a close review of guidance by global health…
By Ethan Gach Published February 27, 2020 -
CultureChina Pulls Plague Inc. From App Store
The creators of the popular plague simulator say it was taken down by China’s Cyberspace Administration over “illegal” content. “We’ve just been informed that Plague Inc. ‘includes content that is illegal in China as determined by the Cyberspace Administration of China’ and has been removed from the China App Store,” Ndemic Creations said in a…
By Ethan Gach Published February 27, 2020 - Culture
The newest installment of the Major Nelson podcast breaks down some of the newly-announced Xbox Series X features. Among the intriguing details: the Series X doesn’t just let you suspend multiple games, but those suspensions can survive a system update. Pretty cool.
By Stephen Totilo Published February 27, 2020 -
CultureThat’s One Monstrous Mythical Monkey, Pokémon Sword & Shield
After weeks of teasing, the Pokémon Company reveals Zarude, the rogue monkey Pokémon, the latest Mythical Pokémon for Pokémon Sword and Shield. Look at its claws. Check out its teeth. It’s amazing anyone in the Galar region is still alive. I was hoping the teasing silhouette posted on the official Pokémon Twitter account on February…
By Mike Fahey Published February 27, 2020 -
CulturePopCap Soft Launches Plants Vs. Zombies 3
The third installment of PopCap’s legendary flower defense game series has gone live on iOS and Android devices in the Philippines, with more regions rolling out in the coming weeks. Plants Vs. Zombies 3 is vertical instead of horizontal and 3D instead of 2D, but the basic idea is the same. After fiddling around with…
By Mike Fahey Published February 27, 2020 -
CultureOh Hey, Granblue Fantasy Versus Is Coming To Steam March 13
Granblue Fantasy Versus, the gorgeous Arc System Works fighting game based on the popular mobile role-playing game, isn’t just for PlayStation 4 players anymore. Cygames has announced that a Steam version of the anime brawler is dropping March 13, a mere 10 days after its North American PS4 debut. Surprise? Announced in a post on…
By Mike Fahey Published February 27, 2020 -
UncategorizedThese Commemorative Final Fantasy VII Remake Figures Don’t Look So Good
Square Enix has revealed a whole host of official merchandise to commemorate the upcoming Final Fantasy VII Remake in Japan. Some of it looks excellent. These, however, do not. The figurines of Cloud, Sephiroth and Aerith look passable from far away. But when you get up close, the quality is like, as a commenter on…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 27, 2020 -
UncategorizedPokémon Was Born 24 Years Ago Today
Can you believe it? Today is Pokémon’s birthday. On February 27, 1996, Pokémon Red and Green were released in Japan. The world has never been the same. The series has spawned incredibly successful anime, toys, merch, clothes and card games. Honestly, it’s hard to imagine a time before Pokémon. I can’t. I just tried. The…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 27, 2020
