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The Sad Story Of Steve, The Pet Deathclaw Whose Life Was Cut Short By Fallout 76 Bugs
Mikael Hertell really wanted a pet Deathclaw. He wanted one so bad he spent hours searching through Fallout 76’s broken wilds in search of one he could tame. He named it Steve. Steve was a good boy. Some might say a very good boy. That is, until Hertell went to sleep, woke up the next…
By Ethan Gach Published May 31, 2019 -
Twitch Isn’t Just For Watching Games, It’s For Waiting For Them
Earlier this week, Sony announced the Death Stranding release date via a nearly day-long Twitch stream that mostly just showed handprints appearing on a black screen. The reasons why fans would watch this is obvious: Anticipation is exciting, and infectious. The reasons why it is encouraged by publishers is also obvious. Marketing on the internet…
By Joshua Rivera Published May 31, 2019 -
Overwatch Workshop’s Most Popular Mode Is The Card Game Uno
The Overwatch Workshop, which allows players to create new modes with robust tools and rudimentary programming, has given rise to all sorts of unexpected oddities: a Smash Bros. clone, airplane races, portal guns, Mercy reinventions, and heaps more. The most popular mode of all, though? Uno. Yep, the card game. This information comes straight from…
By Nathan Grayson Published May 31, 2019 -
John Romero Made A New Doom Mod And It’s Great
1993’s Doom isn’t the first shooter, but it is the one that truly kicked off a genre. Heavy weapons and bloody demons ignited controversy, while stellar level design kept players engaged. A 2016 reboot updated the series for modern times, but those left craving classic Doom can now hop into Sigil, a new collection of…
By Heather Alexandra Published May 31, 2019 -
The Cool Moments In PlayStation VR’s Blood & Truth Are Far Too Rare
For a few seconds, Blood & Truth, the most-hyped game to hit the PlayStation 4’s virtual reality headset since its October 2016 launch, is as thrilling a VR experience as one could hope for. You’re in the headset holding PlayStation Move controllers as the game’s graphics wrap around you. You’re a soldier back in his…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 31, 2019 -
Meow-troid? Cat-slevania? Either Way, Gato Roboto Is Excellent
A space pilot named Gary crash-lands on a small planet, gets stuck in his ship, and sends his cat (who caused the crash in the first place) on a retro platforming adventure to find help. A real cat would lick itself and fall asleep, but this is no real cat. This is Gato Roboto, monochrome…
By Mike Fahey Published May 31, 2019 -
Gran Turismo Sport Has Spent Two Years Adding Great Stuff For Free
When Gran Turismo Sport launched in October 2017, it was easy to regard it with suspicion. Despite being the first—and at this rate, perhaps only—Gran Turismo game on the PlayStation 4, it lacked the numeral that would’ve clearly signaled it as the next step in one of the longest-running platform-exclusive series in video games. Why…
By Joshua Rivera Published May 31, 2019 -
Fable Was Initially Pitched As A Game About Wizards Dueling For Each Other’s Hearts
In 2004, amidst a moral panic over the consequence-free violence of games like Grand Theft Auto, Fable broke ground for showing players the tangible consequences for their good or evil actions. But the fantasy role-playing game didn’t begin its life as Fable—or even as a role-playing game. Fable, once called “Project Ego,” was actually born…
By Gita Jackson Published May 31, 2019 -
Google’s DeepMind AI Takes Down Human Players In Quake III‘s Capture The Flag Mode
Google’s DeepMind AI lab has been hard at work creating programs to take on human players across a variety of games these last few years. In 2016 its AlphaGo beat the best Go player in the world. Earlier this year, its Alpha Star defeated two middle-tier pros at StarCraft II. Now it’s learning to win…
By Ethan Gach Published May 31, 2019 -
Cadence of Hyrule, that unlikely crossover of Crypt of the NecroDancer and Zelda, has been given a June release date in Japan. That’s probably when it’ll come out in the rest of the world, too, though Nintendo hasn’t said yet. Get ready to rock out with your ocarina out.
By Chris Kohler Published May 31, 2019 -
In Fable II, The Way To A Man’s Heart Is Through Farts
Fable II is a weird game. Fable II is a Peter Molyneux game. Those two sentences are one and the same. Molyneux’s style of game development is—at least the way I imagine it—to walk into the room where all the designers are, ask them to make something outlandish and nonsensical, and leave again. It sounds…
By Kate Gray Published May 31, 2019 -
That set of classic D&D-inspired role-playing games that includes Baldur’s Gate, Planescape: Torment, Icewind Dale, and others, is coming to PS4, Xbox One, and Switch on September 24 Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition will arrive later on December 3. Planescape: Torment? Portable? On Switch? What times we live in.
By Ethan Gach Published May 31, 2019 -
Smash Ultimate In VR Was A Mistake
In the “Thanks, I hate it” category, Nintendo gave us Super Smash Bros. Ultimate in virtual reality last night. Nobody asked for this, and yet here we are—swiveling our heads left and right and withstanding gut-sinking nausea just to land a couple aerials on a computer-player Peach. Earlier this year, Nintendo introduced a VR kit…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published May 31, 2019 -
Apple’s 150 MB App Download Cap Raised To 200 MB, Still Dumb
Apple’s annoying 150 megabyte data cap for downloading apps and games over cellular connections is 50 MB less annoying this week but still doesn’t give phone owners the option to ignore it. So, yay, but also boo. Finding out a cool new game has been released on the iTunes App Store, purchasing it, and then…
By Mike Fahey Published May 31, 2019 -
Rick Fox will be staying with esports organization Echo Fox after all. Last month he threatened to leave over threats and racist remarks by a fellow investor, but recently said on his new podcast that he’s staying put, and going to work to have the other shareholder removed instead.
By Ethan Gach Published May 31, 2019 -
Pokémon Themed Wedding Rings
Need the perfect ring to pop the question for your official Pokémon wedding? Well, here you go! Japan’s U-Treasure is offering Poké Ball jewelry cases and Pikachu and Mew themed rings. The engagement rings start at around $700 (the ones pictured go for more), while the case is $119. The Master Ball case is available…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 31, 2019
