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South Korean Overwatch League Broadcast Apparently Omits Pride Day Festivities
If you tuned into the Overwatch League’s Friday games, you probably saw dozens of esports fans decked out in rainbow garb or flashing LGBTQ-themed signs as soon as the camera turned their way. It was Pride Day for the Overwatch League—a day that Overwatch publisher Blizzard put on for fans to “come together for diversity and…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published June 10, 2019 -
Now that the PlayStation 4 versions of the first two games are out, it’s time for part three. The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III for the PlayStation 4 comes to North America on September 24, Europe on September 27 and Australia October 4. Hopefully I’ll finish the rest of the series by…
By Mike Fahey Published June 10, 2019 -
JRPG Publisher Removes Producer From New Game’s Credits Because She Left The Company [Update]
Brittany Avery worked at Xseed, a US studio that specializes in localizing and publishing JRPGS, for seven years as a production coordinator and then localization producer before leaving the company. Recently she discovered that her name had been removed from the credits on a game she worked on. In response to the controversy, Xseed revealed…
By Zack Zwiezen Published June 8, 2019 -
Pathologic 2, a super interesting narrative survival game in which death is not the end, just got an update containing nearly 20 different difficulty sliders. The game, according to its developers, is meant to feel “unbearable,” but after difficulty complaints, they decided to accommodate for individual players’ limits. Sliders include hunger, thirst, and exhaustion speed,…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 7, 2019 -
The Surprise Skateboarding Game From Last E3 Won’t Be There This Year
At around this time last year, an indie skateboarding game called Session became, through no fault of its own, the biggest letdown of Microsoft’s E3 press conference. In 2018, hope and enthusiasm for an imagined Skate 4 ran amok, an idea that was briefly fueled by the presence of a skateboard at the Microsoft show.…
By Joshua Rivera Published June 7, 2019 -
Battlefield V‘s Latest Map Is Faster And Furiouser
Thus far, Battlefield V’s post-release content has included an extra story mission and tank-focused multiplayer map. That map released in December, leaving players waiting eagerly for months for new battlefields. Last week, Battlefield V sneakily released a new map set in Greece called Mercury. Its idyllic coastal town and outlying rolling hills offer a fast-paced…
By Heather Alexandra Published June 7, 2019 -
New Multiplayer Action Game From Makers Of Hellblade Leaks Ahead Of E3
At last year’s E3, Microsoft announced that it had bought four independent studios in an effort to step up its first-party development. One of those studios was Ninja Theory, the developer behind Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice and DmC: Devil May Cry. Since then, we haven’t heard much about what the studio is working on. A Friday…
By Joshua Rivera Published June 7, 2019 -
Fallout 76 Players May Finally Get Their Damn Collector’s Bags
After a seven-month wait underscored by security issues and cheap nylon, Fallout 76 players may be able to get the collector’s edition bags they were promised. Gather round, children, and let me tell you the saga of the collector’s edition Fallout 76 bags. The fancy-pants $200 Power Armor edition of Fallout 76 was supposed to…
By Gita Jackson Published June 7, 2019 -
Black Ops 4‘s ‘Days of Summer’ Event Is A Big Belly Flop
Call of Duty’s most recent seasonal event, “Days of Summer,” hit Black Ops 4 on June 4 for PlayStation 4, but what was supposed to be fun in the sun turned out to be more like the Days Of Bummer Days of Summer, which will arrive on June 11 for Xbox One and PC, does…
By S.E. Doster Published June 7, 2019 -
Captain Olimar Got Done Dirty In Latest Smash Patch
The most recent Super Smash Bros. Ultimate update addressed a number of concerns in the competitive community, most notably the strength of characters like Captain Olimar. The developers hit the Pikmin protagonist with a number of changes in order to knock him down a peg, but those changes had the side effect of severely limiting…
By Ian Walker Published June 7, 2019 -
A Sparse Game About Pushing People Into Holes
Indie game Kids is about pushing, pulling, and squeezing bodies into holes and tubes. Developed by artist Michael Frei and programmer Mario von Rickenbach, Kids is a series of physics mini-games about tiny little people. You can push them into holes, squeeze them through fleshy tubes and guide them as they swim through a dark…
By Gita Jackson Published June 7, 2019 -
Larian Shares The Very-Serious Story Of How They Got The Baldur’s Gate 3 Deal
Baldur’s Gate 3 is real, and Larian Studios, the developer behind the excellent Divinity: Original Sin 2, are making it. But how did they score the biggest win in all of role-playing games, one of Dungeons & Dragons’ most-beloved stories? What did they do to sell D&D makers Wizards of the Coast on their Mind…
By Joshua Rivera Published June 7, 2019 -
One Arcade’s Homemade Super Smash Bros. Melee Cabinet
A 1980s style arcade cabinet for Super Smash Bros. Melee now exists, and it’s absolutely stunning. California’s High Score Arcade, which also has cabinets for Oregon Trail and The Legend of Zelda, yesterday announced it added a handmade Super Smash Bros. Melee cabinet. It’s red and blue with images of classic Smash Bros. fighters bordering…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published June 7, 2019 -
Yooka-Laylee Returns With A Donkey Kong Country Style Sequel
Playtonic’s spiritual successor to Banjo-Kazooie returns with a fresh perspective later this year in Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair. This time around the third person adventure of the original is replaced with a combination of overhead 3D platforming and 2.5D side-scrolling, a la Donkey Kong Country Playtonic calls it a 2D platforming adventure hybrid. When…
By Mike Fahey Published June 7, 2019
