Overwatch Map Pulled After Players Get Stuck In Spawn Rooms

Overwatch’s Blizzard World map has never been universally beloved, but shortly after Blizzard decked its halls with holiday cheer yesterday, the map apparently decided to go full Grinch. Teams found themselves beset on all sides by busted spawn rooms and glitched payloads. Now Blizzard World is shut down. In Overwatch, maps have spawn rooms that…

Valve Says Artifact Exploit Had Little Effect On The Game’s Economy

The in-game economy for Valve’s new digital card game, Artifact, was upended earlier today after the company accidentally created an exploit that made it possible to buy its card packs at a heavily-discounted price. While Valve said the impact wasn’t huge, it’s led to renewed debate within the game’s community about what Artifact should be.…

Figma’s latest Overwatch figure might also be its best effort yet. Pharah will be out in October 2019 (!)

Hand-Drawn Strategy Guides Are Works Of Art

To celebrate the original Ninja Gaiden’s 30th birthday, Philip Summers has created his own 20-page strategy guide for the game, full of maps, tips and gorgeous illustrations. I’m in love. It’s available for a name-your-price download here He also did one for Contra earlier in the year if that’s more your style. Via Super Punch

Free Game Takes The Original Zelda And Twists It Around

Chances are good that if you play games, you’ve played The Legend of Zelda or at least seen a picture of the 1986 Nintendo Entertainment System original. The world was vast but made sense. North was north. In a free new downloadable game called Triforce, the land of Hyrule is twisted around and north could…

Warframe Players Refuse To Abandon Fortuna 69 (Nice)

I have a theory: The value of a community is directly proportional to its willingness to rally around and fight nearly to the death for deeply dumb things. Warframe players are doing an excellent job of proving it. In Warframe, a co-op sci-fi shooter with MMO elements, instances only stick around for as long as…

Kingdom Two Crowns Doesn’t Feel Like A Sequel But It’s Still A Great Minimalist Strategy Game

Kingdom Two Crowns is a clever, streamlined side-scrolling strategy game filled with beautiful pixel art and a great sense of atmosphere. I’ve had a hard time tearing myself away from it these past few days. While it doesn’t feel like a full sequel, it brings a bunch of worthwhile additions that make it superior to…

The State Of The Nintendo Switch In 2018

As sophomore slumps go, the Nintendo Switch’s wasn’t so bad. When the Switch burst onto the scene in 2017, it could seemingly do no wrong. It was the new kid on the block: young and cool, with an air of mystery and excitement. So it goes with most new game consoles. In 2018, Switch hit…

World Of Warcraft’s Blood Elf Daddy Got A Makeover

Blood elf fans have long drooled over the elegant tresses and warm, fatherly voice of Lor’themar Theron. The Regent Lord of Quel’Thalas got a serious upgrade with World of Warcraft’s recent Tides of Vengeance update, his flowing clothes and bobbing ponytail putting player characters to shame. The newly physics-fabulous version of Lor’themar was discovered by…

GTA Online’s Latest Update Adds A Deadly New Game Show

Yesterday, Rockstar releasedthe latest free expansion for GTA Online, Arena War. While it isn’t the game’s biggest update, it’s very different from previous expansions. Arena War introduces seven new modes, all set inside the Maze Bank Arena, which is located near downtown Los Santos. These seven modes are part of a new in-game reality competition…

I Liked Hoverbike Racing Game Desert Child‘s Pitch More Than Its Execution

At E3, amid the booming explosions of big-budget game trailers and sterile setups for pricy gaming PCs, I stumbled upon a cute racing game called Desert Child. It looked like a western, cyberpunk racer and had some Cowboy Bebop flair, all rendered in chic pixel art, and immediately I was intrigued. Desert Child is a…

The State Of The PS4 In 2018

The PlayStation 4 remains a top-flight gaming platform as it wraps up its fifth year and enters a 2019 sure to be full of PS5 rumors, interesting exclusive games, and the possible launch of the most-requested feature in PlayStation Network history. The PS4’s strong 2018 was highlighted by top-quality blockbusters God of War and Marvel’s…

Show Us Your Smash Bros. Ultimate Controller Setup

Smash Bros. players are often as particular about the controllers they use as they are which characters they pick to go into battle. With the release of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for the Switch, there are more ways to control the game than ever. What’s your Smash Ultimate controller setup? Fine, we’ll share ours first.…

Tokyo’s Anime Specialty Theater

Earlier this year, the Kadokawa Cinema Shinjuku revamped itself as an anime specialty movie theater. Now this month, the theater is getting more than a complete rebranding. IT Media reports that of December 22, the theater will be called EJ Anime Theater Shinjuku with “EJ” being short for “Entertainment Japan.” Besides the anime-only movie theater,…

Pokémon Go Has Made Rhyperior Too Darn Small

Rhyperior, Rhyhorn’s final form, clocks in at 623.5 pounds and 7 feet ten inches tall. This is a big Pocket Monster. That is, except in Pokémon Go, where this Rock Pokémon is small. Here are the character’s official stats: Which are reflected in Pokémon Go: This is something fans have noticed and have been pointing…

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