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OpinionImpressionsMediEvil Looks Great But Has A Lousy Camera
When I think of classic PlayStation games, I think Crash and Spyro. If I think a bit harder I eventually remember MediEvil, a wacky, gothic-inspired action-adventure game released in 1998 for the original PlayStation. It didn’t set the world on fire, but it did get a sequel before the series mostly went dormant. Now, after…
By Zack Zwiezen Published October 25, 2019 -
CultureRyu Is Faster Than Usain Bolt, According to Math
Have you ever wondered what it would take for a person to perform Street Fighter’s Tatsumaki Senpukyaku in real life? Or how loud the Dragonborn would have to shout to attract all those dragons in Skyrim? Or maybe if the scream energy used by the monsters in Monsters, Inc. is actually viable as a power…
By Ian Walker Published October 25, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryIt Sucks To Get Outleveled By Your Friends In World Of Warcraft Classic
The best thing about getting together to play an MMORPG with your friends is knowing you’ll have people to shoot the shit with when you’re grinding out low-level quests. The worst thing about playing an MMORPG with your friends is that it sucks more when they leave you behind. Instead of hanging out at the…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published October 25, 2019 -
UncategorizedEvery Big Game Coming Out In Fall 2019
It’s fall, the season when the days grow colder, the nights grow longer, and the video games are ripe for harvesting. The changing leaves are pretty, but they’re also dead. Why go outside and revel in decay when you can stay inside and get your game on? There’s a ton of Switch ports over the…
By Mike Fahey Published October 25, 2019 -
CultureProfessional Photographer Takes Super Mario Odyssey Shots With Intricate Detail
It’s not easy to capture the perfect photo in Super Mario Odyssey’s snapshot mode. Real-life photographer Daniel Cordero knows this all too well, especially when it came to taking a photo of Mario and a rabbit. The idea for this shot came to Cordero during the six months he spent playing the popular Nintendo Switch…
By Ian Walker Published October 25, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsWe Checked Out The Outer Worlds‘ Second, Monster-Filled Planet
Yesterday, Paul Tamayo and I played through a small portion of The Outer Worlds. The game is out today, but if you haven’t picked it up yet, let us wet your whistle. Paul and I played through the beginning portions of Monarch, the second planet you’ll visit in The Outer Worlds. If you want to…
By Gita Jackson Published October 25, 2019 - Uncategorized
It looks like Fortnite has made some changes to XP with its recent 11.01 patch. As reported by Eurogamer, you now receive more XP for challenges, medals, and matches. Medals, for instance, are now worth 8k and 16k instead of their original 2k and 4k. This is a welcome change for many players who found…
By Riley MacLeod Published October 25, 2019 -
CultureTrack: Kimi ga Umi | Artist: My Hair Is Bad | Album: Boys
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 25, 2019 -
Kotaku EastJapanIn Japan, Nintendo Giving Refunds For Tokyo Mirage Sessions After Family Friendly Changes
When Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore is released in Japan, the game will be based on the modified Western release. Starting today, Nintendo is offering refunds for its local customers. Last week, Nintendo apologized for not initially announcing that Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore was based on the family friendly Western version, recognizing that it…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 25, 2019 -
UncategorizedKotaku previously reported that Bang Dream fans were upset after a character in the mobile game suddenly revealed she had a younger brother. The character had appeared in Bang Dream for years without mentioning this. Responding to criticism, developer Bushiroad has updated the app and removed any mention of the sibling.
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 25, 2019 -
Kotaku EastJapanFor A Rug, There is No Better Dragon Quest Monster
Out of all the characters and monsters in Dragon Quest, there is no better one for a rug than Liquid Metal Slime See what I mean? The character’s liquid-metal part is a bit larger than in Dragon Quest, but it all works so well. As Famitsu reports, the rug went on sale in Japan last…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 25, 2019 -
CultureI Love Dota Underlords‘ New Jail
Today, Valve’s ever-evolving auto-battler received its long-awaited “Big Update,” aka the one that finally adds Underlords to Dota Underlords. But while I’m still figuring out how I feel about having a howling, fire-haired general accompanying my tiny troops into battle, I’m already certain I’m in love with another new feature: jail. In real life, jail…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 24, 2019 -
UncategorizedGoogle’s New Phone Has An Excellent Pokémon Gimmick
I picked up my new Pixel 4XL yesterday, and instead of rushing to test out the new camera, radar features or terrifyingly fast face-scanning, the first thing I did with the new phone was…play with some interactive Pokémon wallpapers. The Pixel 4 has an app called Pokémon Wave Hello, which is part Sword and Shield…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 24, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsA Halloween Journey To Heck Is Just What Borderlands 3 Needed
Today saw the start of Bloody Harvest, the first big event for Borderlands 3. After a month of hit-or-miss weekly events, this Halloween-themed update is a fantastic reason to get back into the game, with numerous challenges to keep players busy and, of course, mountains of loot to scavenge. Bloody Harvest opens for Borderlands 3…
By Ian Walker Published October 24, 2019 -
UncategorizedDestiny 2 is getting an update that will improve accessibility for subtitles. Later this month, you’ll have five different sizes and a multitude of colors and background styles to choose from. The goal, said Bungie, is to make Destiny’s UI “accessible to the widest range of possible players as we can.”
By Nathan Grayson Published October 24, 2019 -
CultureFallout 76‘s Paid Subscription Service Has Not Had A Good Launch
Part of Fallout 76’s controversial new paid subscription serviceFallout First is the addition of an unlimited Scrap Box, which is somewhere players can store all of their junk. Problem being that some players are finding that the Scrap Box is bugged in the worst way possible: They’re losing everything they put into it. There have…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 24, 2019 -
Tips & GuidesTips For Playing Dungeons & Dragons When You Have Social Anxiety
Dungeons & Dragons may have dungeons and dragons, but its real secret sauce is other people. Dungeon masters and party members make campaigns fun and unpredictable, forcing players into high-stakes games of dice-fueled improv. What do you do, though, when you want to get in on the action, but you also have a bad, dumb…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 24, 2019 -
CultureUbisoft Admits Ghost Recon Breakpoint Has Been A Disaster
During an earnings call Thursday, Ubisoft gave investors a brutally frank appraisal of Ghost Recon Breakpoint, its latest release and vowed to implement “significant changes to our production processes” to fix the game. In a prepared statement you can read online, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot laid out the reasons the publisher believes the open-world special…
By Joshua Rivera Published October 24, 2019
