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UncategorizedHere’s A Final Fantasy VII Remaster You Can Play Right Now
Back in January, we showed you a beta version of a fan-made Final Fantasy VII remaster, which used machine learning to automatically clean up the game’s visuals. It just hit v1.0 and is ready for release. Here’s some of the stuff the mod features/does: AI neural networks upscaled the game’s visuals to 4x the resolution…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 22, 2019 -
UncategorizedOverwatch Modder Turns Heroes Into Racing Airplanes
It’s easy to get caught up in rosy nostalgia when talking about long-lost series from years past, but there’s something to be said for the classics. Remember slamming down snaking neon streets in F-Zero? And who among us (of a highly specific age range) didn’t spend hours of their childhood staring with starry eyes at…
By Nathan Grayson Published May 22, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsAssassin’s Creed VR ‘Escape Room’ Is More Spectacle Than Puzzle
Ubisoft has a new “VR escape room” set in the world of Assassin’s Creed that you can play at over 100 different locations around the world. It’s fun, but despite its stated ties to “escape rooms,” Beyond Medusa’s Gate is more of an hourlong VR action game than a cooperative brain teaser. The first of…
By Chris Kohler Published May 22, 2019 -
UncategorizedThe People Who Published Firewatch Are Now Making A Game Console With, Uh, A Crank
Playdate is a new portable gaming system from app developer Panic, coming in early 2020. It has a glossy black and white screen with no backlight. Along with a directional pad and A and B buttons, it sports a rotatable crank that pops out of the right side of the unit. Instead of buying games,…
By Mike Fahey Published May 22, 2019 -
UncategorizedFallout 76‘s New Project Paradise Quest Has You Do Genetic Experiments For Big Pharma
Without stuff to kill, the masses in Bethesda’s online survival game Fallout 76 tend to get restless, taking aim at one another when nothing else worth their time is available. Fortunately, this week’s update has offered up a fine distraction in the form of a public quest called Project Paradise. The quest is located in…
By Ethan Gach Published May 22, 2019 -
CultureMordhau Players Glitch Out Of Map To Troll Each Other
One upside of multiplayer games from smaller developers is that they can take risks bigger games might not. Mordhau fits that bill, eschewing traditional shooter mechanics in favor of finely-honed sword swinging and lute plucking. The downside is that smaller games can end up jankier than their bigger counterparts. Case in point: Mordhau players have…
By Nathan Grayson Published May 22, 2019 -
UncategorizedReport: Amazon Uses Games To Keep Warehouse Workers Engaged
While Amazon’s efforts to get into video games haven’t panned out, there’s one arena where the company has managed to release multiple titles: its own warehouses. According to a report from The Washington Post, Amazon has a number of its warehouses outfitted with optional games playable from screens at workers’ desks. The games, which come…
By Joshua Rivera Published May 22, 2019 -
UncategorizedThe Sims 4 Is Free Right Now, So Here Are The 4 Most Essential Expansions
The base game for The Sims 4 is currently free from now until the 28th of May. You should get it. Yes, you! If this frees up a little cash for getting an expansion as well, here are a few suggestions. The Sims 4 base game has been criticized for not having much content in…
By Gita Jackson Published May 22, 2019 -
UncategorizedAll The Video Games You Can’t Play When You’re Pregnant
There are plenty of fun things you can’t really do when pregnant: waterslides, alcohol, trampolines, staying up past 10pm. You’d think that video games would be a totally unaffected pursuit, but as I’ve discovered, even cherished sofa-time is not safe. The first time I found out I was expecting a baby, for instance, I was…
By Keza MacDonald Published May 22, 2019 - Uncategorized
PC gaming platform GOG Galaxy has announced GOG Galaxy 2.0, which will allow players to “install and launch any PC game you own, no matter the platform,” chat with friends across PC and console, and add their console games to their library. Closed beta signups are open now.
By Riley MacLeod Published May 22, 2019 -
UncategorizedRiot Games To Make Mobile Version of League Of Legends With Tencent
Riot Games is developing a mobile version of League of Legends alongside Chinese tech company Tencent, Reuters said today in a report confirmed by Kotaku A source with knowledge of the upcoming mobile game told Kotaku that it “plays differently” from League of Legends, although it retains the hit MOBA’s general appearance. “The game is…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published May 22, 2019 -
UncategorizedMicrosoft has announced the next batch of games to get added to Game Pass starting with Metal Gear Survive on May 23. The first game in The Banner Saga series will get added that day as well, with indie shooter Void Bastards coming day and date on May 29.
By Ethan Gach Published May 22, 2019 -
UncategorizedLapis X Labyrinth Lights Up My Life
In Lapis X Labyrinth, NIS America’s new dungeon crawler coming to PlayStation 4 and Switch on May 28, a totem-like stack of four adorable adventurers dive into dungeons, seeking their fortune. It’s cute and chaotic, until the fever meter fills, at which point it gets even more cute and chaotic The music changes, the scenery…
By Mike Fahey Published May 22, 2019 - Uncategorized
There are “currently no plans” to change the difficulty for The Division 2‘s notoriously tough raid, community developer Chris Gansler said in an official developer stream today. “We know the raid is… harder on consoles, but we are happy with where we are at. We’ve seen multiple people clear it.” Currently, 36 teams have beaten…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 22, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsMario Kart Tour Is Pretty Good When It’s Not Nickel And Diming You
The Mario Kart Tour beta is now live for Android users in the United States. I’ve had some time to check out how Nintendo’s upcoming free-to-play mobile game adapts the beloved kart racing series for smartphones. The answer is a mostly faithful but stripped-down recreation of Mario Kart decked out with all the microtransactions and…
By Ethan Gach Published May 22, 2019 -
UncategorizedHow The China-USA Trade War Could Impact Game Hardware
During the 1980s and 90s, Nintendo made its game consoles in Japan. Now, they are made in China and could get more expensive for American consumers. Since late January of last year, the US and China have been in a trade war. As The New York Times reports, the Trump administration has plans to tax…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 22, 2019
