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CultureDestiny 2’s New Exotic Mission Is Worth Doing Just To Hear Shaxx Sing
Destiny 2’s weekly update today brings with it a new exotic quest that’s short, easy to complete, and ends with one of the best character moments the game has ever had. Devil’s Run is a sidearm that shoots lasers and has one of the shortest questlines I’ve ever come across in the game. All you…
By Ethan Gach Published January 7, 2020 -
CultureAlienware Is Definitely Not Ripping Off The Nintendo Switch
This week at CES in Las Vegas, Alienware showed off its ConceptUFO, a portable PC gaming system with detachable controllers that can be played handheld, in tabletop mode, or connected to a television. It is not a Nintendo Switch. For one, the Switch is a real product you can buy, and ConceptUFO is just a…
By Mike Fahey Published January 7, 2020 -
UncategorizedHold onto your guns: Exit the Gungeon is coming to PC and consoles sometime in early 2020. The Enter the Gungeon spin-off, a side-scrolling twist on the main game’s roguelike bullet hell, was originally released on Apple Arcade last fall. It’s fun on mobile but is better with a controller.
By Ethan Gach Published January 7, 2020 -
CulturePlayer Breaks Out Prop While Speedrunning Fallout 4 To Explain Glitch
Last night speedrunner Tomatoangus flew through all of the main Fallout games in just over 2 hours and 16 minutes, and he pulled out all the stops to do so, including an actual prop to explain how to glitch through an elevator in Fallout 4 While all of the Fallout games have a fascinating litany…
By Ethan Gach Published January 7, 2020 -
ReviewsToysNew Model Kits Let You Build Your Own Damn Pokémon
What sounds more fun: picking up a pre-assembled Pikachu from the Pokémon aisle at Target, or building your own Pikachu out of a pile of colored plastic pieces? We’ll find out this spring when Bluefin brings Bandai Spirits Hobby’s PokePla model kits to North America. Building models rocks, especially when those models become fully-articulated action…
By Mike Fahey Published January 7, 2020 -
CultureThe Sims Is Officially Getting Tiny Houses
In a move capitalizing on a longtime Sims 4 trend, the next expansion, or Stuff Pack for the game will be focused on tiny homes. I cannot, cannot wait. The Sims 4 has three tiers of expansions, and Stuff Packs are the most minimal. At best, they come with some new furniture and clothes and,…
By Gita Jackson Published January 7, 2020 -
CultureEscape From Tarkov Developers Say Adding Playable Women Would Be A ‘Huge Amount Of Work’
Battlestate Games, the studio behind the newly popular online shooter Escape From Tarkov, says they won’t implement playable female protagonists for “game lore” reasons and because it would be too much work. Right now, you can only play Escape From Tarkov as a man. “[T]here will be no playable female characters because of game lore…
By Ethan Gach Published January 7, 2020 -
UncategorizedKentucky Route Zero Will Finally End (And Come To Switch) Later This Month
Kentucky Route Zero, the beloved point-and-click adventure game that has been releasing in episodic increments since 2013, will put out its fifth and final act on January 28, 2020. The final act will appear as part of a complete edition of the game titled Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition, which will include all five acts…
By Maddy Myers Published January 7, 2020 -
UncategorizedNintendo has nearly doubled the number of courses you can upload in Super Mario Maker 2, raising the limit from 64 up to 100. The company says 10 million courses have now been created, a recent batch of which are using the new Zelda tools to create brutal dungeon courses
By Ethan Gach Published January 7, 2020 -
CultureTrack: I Want A Boy For My Birthday (1982 home demo) | Artist: The Smiths | Album: N/A
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 7, 2020 -
UncategorizedThe Sexy Phantom Mole In Pokémon Sword and Shield
It’s the little things people can find attractive. For some, those are beauty marks. When one Pokémon Sword and Shield fan thought they might have discovered one on Galar champ Leon’s neck, it was all very exciting. Twitter user Omiyama wrote: “How should I put this, Leon doesn’t have a mole here on his neck!!!?????!????…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 7, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanPlatinum Games Goes Into Business With Tencent
Osaka-based studio Platinum Games has announced that it’s going into a capital tie-up with Tencent Holdings. As the Chinese conglomerate invests in the game maker, Platinum Games President Kenichi Sato states, “Our company’s independence will not be changed.” Platinum Games was founded in 2007 and is perhaps best known for its Bayonetta series and Nier:…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 7, 2020 -
CultureTrack: Eediyat Skengman | Artist: Wiley
By Luke Plunkett Published January 7, 2020 -
CultureThe PlayStation 5’s New Logo Sure Looks Familiar
Sony just showed off the PlayStation 5’s logo on-stage at CES. It’s…well, yeah, it sure is a PlayStation console logo. So you can see just how similar it is to the PS4’s logo, here’s a comparison: Don’t fix what ain’t broke, I guess! That’s all Sony announced at the show, so if you were hoping…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 6, 2020 -
CultureAn Elegant Dark Forces For A More Civilized Age
While Unreal Engine remakes of classic games are everywhere you look these days, this 2020 take on Dark Forces—still the best Star Wars game—has a refreshingly narrow scope, seeking not to overhaul the entire game, but just wonder what it’d look like with a more modern user interface/experience. Arvydas Brazdeikis—who has done something similar with…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 6, 2020 -
UncategorizedVideo Game Stamps Pay Tribute To The Classics, In Case You Ever Actually Need To Send A Letter
Britain’s Royal Mail is about to launch a series of stamps paying tribute to the country’s biggest and best video game creations from days of old, from Tomb Raider to Elite to Wipeout to Sensible Soccer They’ll go on sale on January 21, and will cost £14.25 (USD$18.75). The main collection also includes Micro Machines,…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 6, 2020 -
OpinionLost Ember Lets You Play As Loads Of Animals, Like Wombats And Hummingbirds
At this point “Charming Game Where You Play As An Animal” has become something of an indie game staple, but there’s a good reason for it. In many of these games, you can see the world from a fresh perspective and immerse yourself in nature. Lost Ember capitalizes on these strengths, giving players a mysterious…
By Heather Alexandra Published January 6, 2020 -
CultureGet A Load Of Crocky And Other Ridiculous Pokémon That Didn’t Make The Final Cut
YouTuber Dr. Lava has been documenting cut content from Nintendo games for years on his websiteand YouTube channel. More recently, his Twitter account has become a treasure trove of creatures cut from Pokémon games. Every day, Dr. Lava posts a tweet with his Lost Pokémon of the Day. He’s been doing this since at least…
By Gita Jackson Published January 6, 2020
