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Welcome To City 27

Josef Anton is a freelance concept artist who has worked on games like the Anno series and Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 We actually featured one of his Anno 1800 pieces last year as the lead image in this Fine Art post, but tonight is just 100% Josef. You can see more at his ArtStation…

Twitch Apologizes For Suspending Debate Streamers Over Fake Copyright Claims

Yesterday evening, Twitch suspended a slew of high-profile streamers who, whether occasionally or full-time, cover politics. Those caught up in the snare included speedrunner Mychal “Trihex” Jefferson, lefty podcasters Chapo Trap House, and political pundit David Pakman. This happened after an organization claiming to represent CBS issued copyright claims on streams involving last night’s Democratic…

GOG’s New Refund Policy Is Extremely Generous

PC marketplace Good Old Games announced a new refund policy today, and uh, it’s very kind. Maybe even too kind. Here’s the new policy, straight from GOG: “Starting now, you can get a full refund up to 30 days after purchasing a product, even if you downloaded, launched, and played it. That’s it.” That’s honestly…

Cosplayers Across America Are Fundraising For Bernie

Bernie Sanders isn’t running for president on the back of billionaires. He’s getting there via donations from supporters, and today, that’s a bunch of cosplayers. Earlier today, hyenasandgin started the Twitter hashtag #cosplayersforbernie. “My friends on the Ballin’ Out Super Podcast (number one leftist anime podcast) had recently raised $420 for Bernie and I was inspired…

Destiny 2 Lead Says They’re Trying To Fix The ‘FOMO’ Problem

In a new Director’s Cut blog post over on Bungie’s website, Destiny 2 director Luke Smith wrote that the studio wants to change how the game’s three-month seasons filled with time-limited activities work in the future so players don’t feel like they’re constantly missing out on stuff when they’re not playing. “This year’s version of…

‘Konami Code’ Creator Kazuhisa Hashimoto Dies At 61

Kazuhisa Hashimoto, veteran video game developer and creator of the famous Konami Code, died this week at the age of 61. “We are saddened to hear about the passing of Kazuhisa Hashimoto, a deeply talented producer who first introduced the world to the ‘Konami Code,’” Konami said in a statement. “Our thoughts are with Hashimoto-san’s…

Shovel Knight Is Getting A Puzzle Spin-Off Called Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon

We’re getting a new Shovel Knight game that looks like a mashup of The Legend of Zelda and Candy Crush. Sure, alright, sign me up. Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon was announced during today’s Yacht Club Game Presents livestream and it looks like a lot. Top-down dungeons? Check. Roguelike elements? Of course. Enemies grouped up like…

Platinum Games Is Finally Publishing Its Own Original Game

For years now, Platinum Games has been making games under contract or with the cooperation of publishers, whether that was Sega or Square Enix. Now, it’s finally making a game that it fully owns and will self publish. Right now, the working title is Project G.G In an official release, director Hideki Kamiya said, “Unlike…

Mass Effect Returns To Minecraft Seven Years Later

Minecraft players can now once again explore Mars as their favorite Mass Effect players on modern platforms. The Mass Effect Mash-Up Pack adds 36 unique skins for characters like Commander Shepard and Garrus, as well as a bunch of custom textures, menus, and some of the best music from Mass Effect 3 because what better…

Ghost Recon Breakpoint‘s Long-Awaited Overhaul Has Been Delayed At The Last Minute

Ghost Recon Breakpoint players just can’t catch a break. The game was supposed to get a massive “immersive mode” overhaul this month addressing a number of issues players have had with Breakpoint since it launched last fall. Now, just days before the end of February, Ubisoft has announced that the update won’t arrive until sometime…

Destiny 2 Is Finally Getting Trials Of Osiris Next Month

Last night players completed the final stage of Destiny 2’s Empyrean Foundation event, resulting in an announcement from Bungie that the beloved, high-stakes player-vs.-player mode from the first game, Trials of Osiris, will be returning on March 13. “D2 needs aspirational experiences like Trials in PVP,” the game’s director Luke Smith said on Twitter. Trials…