Destiny 2 Gets Its First Major Balance Patch

And the people rejoiced, for grenades had become more powerful. Except pulse grenades. Because fuck pulse grenades. Along with the new Curse of Osiris expansion, Bungie has released the first major balance patch for Destiny 2. You can read the full 1.1.0 update notes at Bungie’s website. There’s a large collection of “sandbox” tweaks, which…

The Newest Smash Teen Is Dominating With Luigi

The Super Smash Bros. For Wii U scene is dominated by a few familiar names like ZeRo, MkLeo, and Salem. Not on that list: Matt “Elegant” Fitzpatrick. But after this weekend’s 2GG Championship, where he made a run from the last chance qualifiers to the very top, Elegant might be one to keep an eye…

A Trippy Way To Tap Into Ocarina of Time Nostalgia 

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time came out in 1998. For a certain generation, it represents the peak of electronic entertainment. Link could climb, swim, and swing his sword like never before. It shouldn’t be surprising, then, that decades later people are remixing and augmenting the game that defined their childhood in music. Zeldawave…

Philly’s Overwatch League Team Has Pulled Out Of The Entire Preseason

The Philadelphia Fusion, the Comcast-owned Overwatch League team, just pulled out of their pre-season matches, citing “player logistics issues.” The Fusion had been scheduled to play the debut match of the OWL pre-season against the Florida Mayhem tomorrow. Blizzard has announced that the San Francisco Shock will be replacing the Fusion in tomorrow’s match. You’d…

The Traditional Games Nintendo Continues To Sell

On Nintendo’s Japanese website, there is a page called “Other Products” (その他の商品). It’s fascinating. This piece originally appeared 8/10/17. At the top of the page, there is an entry for Western-style playing cards: Below that, there is a mahjong set. Look at these pieces. The chips have “Nintendo” emblazoned on them. How cool is that?…

Previously only available in Japanese arcades, Examu’s all-girl fighting game Arcana Heart 3: Love Max Six Stars is coming to Steam on December 12. TheKickstarted English release introduces new character Minori Amanohara to the roster, with more fighters coming in future DLC.

We Played Doom VFR And It Was Sweaty As Heck

I played Doom VFR for an hour while wearing a US Air Force cold-weather flight jacket in a room with poor ventilation. I was deep in the third circle of game heck: I was hot, I had a torture contraption on my face, and I was playing Doom. To cap it all off, the room…

Manga Confronting Homophobia In Japan Getting Live-Action TV Drama

My Brother’s Husband tells the story of Yaichi, a single father raising his daughter, and Mike Flanagan, a Canadian man who was married to Yaichi’s twin brother Ryoji. Mike travels unannounced to Japan after his husband’s recent passing. Yaichi must face his deceased twin’s sexuality and overcome his own preconceptions, and Mike learns what caused…

The Japanese Solo: A Star Wars Story Logo Is Being Called “Dorky” Online In Japan

Yesterday, when the Japanese release date for Solo: A Star Wars Story was announced, the official Star Wars Japan Twitter account also revealed the movie’s logo. People online are saying how uncool it looks. The Japanese title is actually different from the English-language one. In katakana, the Japanese writing system used for foreign words among…

Visiting Game Of Thrones‘ Real-Life Locations

While Game of Thrones relies heavily on CG effects, it also uses tons of real-world locations to bring places like King’s Landing to life. Blogger Andrea David of Filmtourismus travels around the globe, taking snaps of locations from a variety of movies and TV shows. Her Game of Thrones comparison photos show how places like…

View From Le Mont-Saint-Michel. Normandy, France. By Patrick Lehrmann JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line! 

Nintendo Games Coming To The Nvidia Shield (In China)

In most places, you need to get Nintendo hardware to play Nintendo console games. Not so in China, where the upcoming launch of the Nvidia Shield has seen a number of older Nintendo games—like New Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Galaxy and Twilight Princess—made available for the set-top device. There were rumours this would be…

The New Five Nights At Freddy’s Game Is Not What It Seems

Released today on Steam for free by Five Nights at Freddy’s creator Scott Cawthon, Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria Simulator is an old-school arcade game in which a bear tosses pizzas at hungry children. Or at least that’s how it starts. Cawthon’sbeen teasing the new game on his website, and here it is. Using simple WASD controls,…

Assassin’s Creed IV Is Still Great

There have been many Assassin’s Creed games since it was first released, but never forget: Black Flag is a very good video game, better than many people give it credit for. I mean, yes, people have always known it was good. It reviewed well, it was a lot better than Assassin’s Creed III, and indeed…

Battlegrounds Player Nails Perfect Crossbow Shot On Moving Car

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds player pappabrun crossbow-ed their way into the community’s dreams and an enemy’s car today with an absolutely preposterous shot. Seriously, I cannot even comprehend how they lined up that trajectory in a split second. One for the crossbow history books, right there. Here’s the full clip:

It’s Wild Out There

Geoffrey Bire is an artist at Ubisoft, where he’s worked on games like Ghost Recon: Wildlands and The Division You can see more of Geoffrey’s work at his ArtStation page To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art is a celebration of the work…

EA UFC 3‘s Beta Has Brutal Striking, But Falls Apart On The Ground

Playing as UFC interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson, I walk down Conor McGregor and chop away at his resolve (and face) with a blender of punches and elbows. He tries to move off the fence, but ends up walking right into a cracking blow. He’s practically out on his feet. Then I knock him unconscious…

Call Of Duty Loot Box Eats Man

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