Kind Words, A Game About Sending Nice Letters To Strangers, Is Successfully Resisting Trolls

I played Kind Words, a game about anonymously sending letters expressing fears, anxieties, and other concerns and receiving kind responses from real people, for 10 minutes today. I was immediately assaulted by a barrage of unironic positivity, I came away feeling immensely better than when I started—after just 10 minutes. Such is the power of…

Finisher Roulette Is My New Favorite Low-Key Destiny 2 Feature

Killing hordes of the same aliens over and over again feels a lot livelier thanks to Destiny 2’s new random finishers. Finishers seemed like a fun but mostly superfluous idea back when Bungie added them to the game with the release of the Shadowkeep expansion in October. The option to perform a finisher kicks in…

How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Spoilers

Pop culture moves at lightning speeds thanks to the internet. We are able to discuss whatever we see as soon as we see it. There are no secrets on the internet. Walk around the block and you might stumble into all kinds of information. For movies and games, that means spoilers. Those dreaded plot point…

No Man’s Sky Now Lets Players Make Music And It’s Wild

No Man’s Sky players have been using the newly added ByteBeat machine to make their own tunes, some of which truly whip ass. Who knew what No Man’s Sky needed to get people’s creative juices flowing was a sophisticated synthesizer? The ByteBeat machine is a fun little holiday present from Hello Games to No Man’s…

Cyberpunk Adventure Evolutis Looks Like Playable ‘80s Anime

Coming in 2020 from PM Studios and Portuguese developer Poke Life Studio, Evolutis is a 2D cyberpunk action adventure channeling the realistic adult animation of the ‘80s. It’s a little bit Akira, a little bit Blade Runner, with a dash of Heavy Metal thrown in for good measure. It looks so fine. Set in the…

Here’s January 2020’s Xbox Live Games With Gold

We’ve got Xbox’s upcoming Games with Gold a bit early this month, which might help you plan your holiday shopping. As always, these games are only “free” if you have an active Xbox Live Gold subscription. January’s Xbox Games with Gold are: Xbox One Styx: Shards of Darkness (January 1-31) Batman: The Telltale Series (January…

Borderlands 3’s Quest Cycling Option Is Amazing

I’m getting pretty sick of opening up menus in games, so when I realized I could just toggle through quests at any time in Borderlands 3, I was overjoyed In previous Borderlands games you could highlight a limited number of quests to pursue at one time. The latest game effectively lets you track all of…

The Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro Is A Decent Retro Console In A So-So Fight Stick

I can’t get over how pretty the Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro is. The curvaceous white housing, the brightly colored buttons, the candy-apple-red joystick—it’s just so pleasing to my eye. It’s almost more fun to look at than it is to use. Announced in September and available now, the $130 Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro…

The Best Video Game Surprises Of 2019

A lot happened in 2019, and we did not see all of it coming. We didn’t expect Sony to just start blabbing about the PlayStation 5, and we certainly didn’t think we’d first see the next Xbox (officially titled Xbox Series X) during a trailer at The Game Awards. We didn’t anticipate that Reggie Fils-Aime’s…

If You Read This Website, You Should Watch Serenity

I love year-end season, when everyone is looking back on the last 12 months and figuring out what they loved most or least—or more importantly, catching up on a few things they missed out on. Today, I’d like to bring to your attention a movie that you may have missed, one that I’d argue is…

Puma Has Made Gaming Footwear For Some Reason

Puma has decided to make gaming shoes that are “sock-like,” “comfortable,” “lightweight,” and “grippy.” According to Puma, the shoes are the perfect gaming tool for arena and home use. Okay! There are loads of wonderful sneakers from numerous shoe companies, and I am not convinced that gaming footwear is anything less than a cash grab.…

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