-
UncategorizedCounter-Strike‘s Dust, Remade In Fortnite
It’s one of the most iconic maps in all of video games, and soon Counter-Strike’s famous Dust stage will be playable in Fortnite’s creative mode thanks to the work of some expert modders. Team Evolve have brought the map as faithfully as Fortnite’s tools will allow, and seeing as the map will also allow creative…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 13, 2020 -
OpinionImpressionsI Love The Garbage Children Of Fire Emblem‘s New DLC
I’m just going to be upfront here and say that I never really enjoyed many of the characters in Fire Emblem: Three Houses. As such, my hopes for the secret fourth house introduced in the game’s first major expansion, Cindered Shadows, weren’t very high. But after taking a few hours to complete its isolated storyline,…
By Ian Walker Published February 13, 2020 -
UncategorizedSteam Can Now Tell You What To Play Next
If you’ve ever been stuck scrolling through a games library that includes dozens/hundreds of PC titles, and you just can’t work out what to play next, Steam is going to try and help with a new feature called Play Next. Unlike Steam’s store recommendations, which tell you what you should buy next, this is going…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 13, 2020 -
OpinionImpressionsPlayStation Inspired ‘Haunted Demo Disc’ Is A Glorious Throwback to Old-School Horror Games
We live in an age where pretty much any game you want is right at your fingertips, so long as you have an internet connection. That wasn’t always the case. If you wanted to try out games in the 1990s and 2002s, you played a demo disc. The Haunted PS1 Demo Disc, which came out…
By Heather Alexandra Published February 13, 2020 -
ReviewsHardwareComputersThe New Razer Blade Stealth Is The Tiny Gaming Laptop I Always Wanted
When Razerintroduced its 13-inch Stealth laptop in 2016, I didn’t do a review. I was told it wasn’t a gaming machine, strictly a productivity device. The latest Razer Blade Stealth, outfitted with Nvidia’s Geforce GTX 1650 mobile graphics, can play PC games capably without taking up too much space. It’s exactly the tiny gaming system…
By Mike Fahey Published February 13, 2020 -
EsportsOverwatch‘s YouTube Deal Makes A New Brigitte Skin Costly For Most Players
Until February 19, Blizzard is offering Overwatch players a skin nobody asked for, but that is, admittedly, pretty funny: “Goat Brigitte,” a horned, blue-and-purple number meant to commemorate the notoriously unpopular “GOATS” meta that dominated OWL season two last year. There’s just one problem: It’s currently impossible to earn the in-game currency players need to…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 13, 2020 -
CultureEven Ronda Rousey Has An Exclusive Video Game Streaming Deal Now
Noted World of Warcraft fan, Mortal Kombat character, person with bad opinions about trans rights, and also WWE wrestler Ronda Rousey is diving headfirst into the lucrative world of video game streaming. She’s announced that, beginning next week, she’ll be doing it exclusively on Facebook. In a post on Instagram, Rousey described video game streaming…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 13, 2020 -
UncategorizedThe Witcher card game Gwent is finally coming to Android on March 24 There’s shared accounts between the PC and mobile version of the game so I’m looking forward to many more Witcher-themed distractions in the future. Gwent previously came to iOS last fall.
By Ethan Gach Published February 13, 2020 -
CultureWhat The Hell Has Final Fantasy VII Remake Done To Carbuncle
Square Enix released a big batch of new Final Fantasy VII Remake screenshots today, including one of Carbuncle, who is usually one of the Final Fantasy series’ cutest summons. It now looks like an alien from a 1950s science fiction B-movie. Is it a fox or a dog? Why is its head so big? Why…
By Ethan Gach Published February 13, 2020 -
CultureSega’s New Sakura Wars Game Launches Worldwide April 28
Released in Japan this past December, the soft reboot of Sega’s long-running steampunk mecha series, simply titled Sakura Wars, is set to release on PlayStation 4 on April 28. It’s an action role-playing game. And a dating sim. And a visual novel. It’s Sakura Wars, and Sakura Wars is great. For those unfamiliar with the…
By Mike Fahey Published February 13, 2020 -
CultureHatsune Miku’s Switch Game Is Out In Japan With A Fancy Playable Demo
Back in the less-wild, more lawful days of region locking, a new game featuring virtual songstress Hatsune Miku coming out on a Nintendo system in Japan meant a run on import shops. But the Switch is region free, and anyone with an easy-to-setup Japanese eShop account can hop online and grab Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA…
By Mike Fahey Published February 13, 2020 -
CultureTrack: Sakura ga Saku Mae ni | Artist: Kinoko Teikoku | Album: Sakura ga Saku Mae ni (single)
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 13, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanSailor Moon Is Getting An Ice-Skating Show Starring Evgenia Medvedeva
This was inevitable. Champion figure skater Evgenia Medvedeva previously proved that Sailor Moon cosplay works well with skating. Now, she’s going to star in a figure-skating show that will right wrong and triump over evil. Called Sailor Moon Prism On Ice, the show will star Evgenia Medvedeva as Sailor Moon, Satoko Miyahara as Sailor Mercury,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 13, 2020 -
CultureTaika Waititi Now Isn’t Sure If He’s Directing The Live-Action Akira Movie
For years now, the live-action Akira film has languished in development hell. The project has cycled through a handful of directors, but the current attached director, Taika Waititi, is no longer sure if he’ll be doing the film. Warners Bros. first got the live-action movie rights to Akira back in 2002. Over the years, Stephen…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 13, 2020 -
ReviewsThe Sonic The Hedgehog Movie Is A Little Weird, But Mostly Fine
When I left the theater after a private screening of Sonic the Hedgehog, one of the organizers walked up to me with a question. Would the movie please hardcore fans? I took a moment to think. It didn’t matter, I said, shrugging. It wasn’t a movie for them; it was a movie made for kids.…
By Heather Alexandra Published February 13, 2020