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Watch Someone Destroy Beat Saber With A Hand Mixer
Beat Saber is a virtual reality rhythm game where you chop red and blue blocks with correspondingly colored lightsabers. It requires a lot of coordination and precise movements. Or you could do what one player did and just strap your VR controllers to a handheld cake mixer. YouTuber hu hu says he scavenged through his…
By Ethan Gach Published May 28, 2019 -
Super Mario Maker 2 Won’t Let You Play Online With Friends
Nintendo showed off Super Mario Maker 2’s new four-player competitive and co-op online modes earlier this month, and the company has now confirmed that players will only be able to matchmake online with random people, not their friends. Earlier today, Nintendo World Report reported that a Nintendo Treehouse representative had told it at a press…
By Ethan Gach Published May 28, 2019 -
The Most Essential Sims 4 Clothing Mods
I can hardly keep up with clothing trends in real life, so it’s not surprising that four years after release, clothing in The Sims 4 feels a bit dated. If you’re also searching for the perfect pair of jeans for your Sim, check out some of the best mods for the clothing and body. I’ve…
By Gita Jackson Published May 28, 2019 -
Streets Of Rage 2 Champ Pulls Off Nigh Impossible No Death Mania Run
Speedrunner Anthopants is one of the best Streets of Rage players in the world, but even he couldn’t complete Streets of Rage 2 on Mania difficulty as the character Max without dying…until this weekend, that is, when he downed the final boss with a mere sliver of health left. His reaction upon becoming the first…
By Mike Fahey Published May 28, 2019 -
Former Rockstar Designer Says Former Top Executive Groped Him
When Colin Bundschu first started at Rockstar Games in November of 2014, he says his new colleagues offered a warning: Don’t cross Jeronimo Barrera. Barrera, the vice president of product development, would often fly in from New York to visit Rockstar’s offices in Carlsbad, California, where they were all working on the Western game Red…
By Jason Schreier Published May 28, 2019 -
‘If You’re Playing EVE Online You Basically Already Have An MBA,’ Says Player Who Built His Own Company [UPDATE]
For a game seemingly about immortal pilots waging interstellar wars, EVE Online has a surprising amount of ties to reality. Stories from EVE often play out on stages far beyond the confines of the game world and reach audiences far beyond its players. Sometimes, skills learned in the cut throat world of EVE can change…
By Lee Yancy Published May 28, 2019 -
This weekend, the seventh annual (seventh!) BitSummit will get underway in Kyoto. Keita Takahashi (Katamari Damacy and Noby Noby Boy fame) will be keynoting, while others, like Platinum Games Atsushi Inaba and Koji “Iga” Igarashi, among many others, will also be on hand. Official site here.
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 28, 2019 -
Quake II Gets A Demo Re-Release For Modern Graphics Hardware
Quake II is a dark, flat game, and not the most obvious choice for a company wanting to showcase new graphics tech. But then, maybe that’s the whole point behind Quake II RTX, an updated demo version that’s got a lot of ray-tracing. It’s out on June 6, covers the first three levels of the…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 27, 2019 -
Searching For Crates In Rage 2 Sucks
Rage 2 is a violent and dangerous world. Every day is filled with action, explosions, car chases, and giant monsters. It’s all very exciting and a blast to experience. But one of the most prevalent activities in this world isn’t killing mutants or destroying enemy convoys. No. Instead, for some reason, the game really wants…
By Zack Zwiezen Published May 27, 2019 -
A Modder Recreated Super Mario Odyssey’s Sand Kingdom In Super Mario 64
One of the best kingdoms from Super Mario Odyssey is now playable in Super Mario 64 and it’s all thanks to talented modder Kaze Emanuar. We’ve featured this modder’s creations before on the site and his latest project is part of his plan to recreate Super Mario Odyssey inside of the classic N64 game, Super…
By Zack Zwiezen Published May 27, 2019 -
This Star Wars X-Wing Game Was Made By A Fan In Dreams
Every week it seems Dreams creators are building more and more impressive levels and mini-games. The latest fan creation that has caught my attention is a Star Wars space-combat game where you get to control an X-Wing Starfighter and fight the Empire. As showcased in a video by the YouTube channel ProjectGenesis, this creation looks…
By Zack Zwiezen Published May 26, 2019