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CultureCities: Skylines Map Becomes A Poop-Powered Computer
While it’s impressive seeing games like Minecraft being turned into weird little computers, there’s something about achieving the feat in Cities: Skylines that makes it seem so much more impressive. Daniel Bali has, with the aid of some wind turbines and water pumps, managed to build a very small, very slow “4-bit adder” machine that…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 16, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsAssassin’s Creed Odyssey‘s New Atlantis Expansion Is Jaw-Dropping
I’ve spent 20 minutes playing the new Judgment Of Atlantis add-on to Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and already just as much time snapping pictures in photo mode. As a colleague said, Ubisoft’s art directors are just showing off now. Everywhere I turn, I’m seeing something cool. There’s this spot… There’s this one… And there’s this! Everything…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 16, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsFinal Fantasy XIV’s New Raid Bosses Bring The Pain
It’s been two weeks since Final Fantasy XIV’s Shadowbringers expansion launched. That’s been enough time to explore and complete the exciting story, and players have been eager for more. The latest raid content, Eden’s Gate, released today, offering a handful of difficult boss fights and an intriguing mystery storyline to follow. These are some of…
By Heather Alexandra Published July 16, 2019 -
CultureWe Debate The Best And Worst Super Smash Bros. Games
Among the greatest video game debates—should hard games lower their difficulties? What’s the best controller?—is one that can make even the most docile Nintendo fan into a belligerent shit: Which Super Smash Bros. games are the very best and the very worst? In the Nintendo series’ 20-year run, Smash has had some major bumps in…
Cecilia D'Anastasio & Ethan Gach & Ian Walker Published July 16, 2019 -
EsportsOverwatch League is officially leaving Los Angeles next year. Well, for the most part. Season three will consist of 52 “homestand weekend events” at venues in teams’ home cities. Teams will be split into four divisions based on relative travel distance between their locations. All games will take place on weekends, as opposed to Thursday, Friday,…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 16, 2019 -
Tips & GuidesHow To Use Mario Maker 2‘s Tricky ‘Scroll-Stop’ Feature
How’s your Super Mario Maker 2 going? Making some Marios? Trying out some of the cool new features? One of the most subtle but powerful new tricks you can do with the Switch version of Nintendo’s brilliant creation game can really change how you build your Mario levels, but it can be tricky to use.…
By Chris Kohler Published July 16, 2019 -
EsportsRiot Delays Taking Action Against Echo Fox Over Investor’s Racist Remarks
Back in May, League of Legends Championship Series commissioner Chris Greeley gave esports organization Team Echo Fox an ultimatum: oust investor Amit Raizada over racist remarks he made in the past, or face consequences that could jeopardize Echo Fox’s future in the world of competitive League of Legends. The commissioner gave Echo Fox 60 days…
By Ethan Gach Published July 16, 2019 -
CultureOkay, Seriously, Maybe VR Gaming Is About To Have Its Big Moment
I keep thinking about a video game I played in Los Angeles a month ago that’s what you’d get if the renowned covert ops Splinter Cell series required your character to always be in a kayak. The game is called Phantom: Covert Ops, and it’s pretty cool. The catch is that it’s all in VR.…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 16, 2019 -
UncategorizedUbisoft has released the full list of games that will be on its gaming subscription service Uplay+ when it launches on September 3. There’s just over 100 and only 18 of them are Assassin’s Creed games. The service will cost $15 a month and will also include new games like Watch Dogs: Legion
By Ethan Gach Published July 16, 2019 -
UncategorizedMario Maker 2 Level Is Like If Satan Got His Hands On 1-1
The opening level of the original Super Mario Bros. is iconic. Anyone who’s played it likely remembers exactly where to get the first mushroom, which pipe to enter for the secret coin stash, and how to find the hidden 1-Up. A new Mario Maker 2 level takes that knowledge and dips it in lava, turning…
By Ian Walker Published July 16, 2019 -
CultureDestiny 2’s Latest Exploit Lets You Farm Materials By Doing Nothing
For the entire five-year span of Destiny’s existence as a series, players have been looking for ways to exploit it. Any old Destiny head will speak fondly of the days we had Loot Caves and cheesed bosses without shame. In the pantheon of cheap Destiny exploits, the latest Destiny 2 scheme for scoring loads of…
By Joshua Rivera Published July 16, 2019 -
CultureJoy-Con Drift Is Becoming A Real Problem On The Switch
For months, Nintendo Switch users have been plagued by what’s become known as “Joy-Con drift.” Although they’re not touching the joystick on their Nintendo Switch controller, the console still thinks it’s moving. With no permanent fix being offered by Nintendo, they’re just sick of it. Recently I’ve been doing nothing but playing the upcoming Switch…
By Gita Jackson Published July 16, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsFinal Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers Log Four: Everything And Everyone Else
There are many ways to play through Final Fantasy XIV’s Shadowbringers expansion. I am playing as a goggle-wearing Viera Dancer, dancing and damaging my way toward the finish line. I can’t cover all of the job class changes, role-based questlines, and side content before my review drops. But other FFXIV players can certainly tell me…
By Mike Fahey Published July 16, 2019 -
CultureDéjà Poo: Nintendo Deletes Another Mario Maker Level By Popular Speedrunner
A popular Mario speedrunner and Mario Maker level creator said Tuesday morning that Nintendo is once again deleting his Mario Maker levels, this time targeting his popular Super Expert course in Super Mario Maker 2 for the Switch, called “Pile of Poo: Kai-Zero G.” “I am at a loss for words and extremely sad about…
By Ethan Gach Published July 16, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryI Love Games About Bluffing (Or Do I?)
I love games that involve bluffing, even though I can never tell when any of my friends are lying. This past weekend, my poker night buddies and I played a tabletop game called Skull, which involves bluffing. I didn’t win, perhaps because I have too much faith in my friends. The apocryphal origin story of…
By Maddy Myers Published July 16, 2019 -
UncategorizedTetris Effect will come to PC on July 23 as an Epic Store exclusive. Featuring VR support for Oculus and and HTC Vive, the rhythm puzzle game notably won’t support Valve’s new Index headset. The game originally came out last year as a console exclusive on PS4.
By Ethan Gach Published July 16, 2019 -
ReviewsToysHasbro Recreates Classic Marvel Comic Covers With Toys
Celebrating eight decades of Marvel Comics, Hasbro is releasing a series of new 80th Anniversary Marvel Legends toys featuring iconic heroes looking as if they stepped off the covers of classic books. Check out recreations of Captain America 700, Thor 137, and Iron Man 126. Between the three, Hasbro played it really safe with two…
By Mike Fahey Published July 16, 2019
