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Indie Band Shows Their Pokémon Love In New Release
Indie band Origami Angel’s upcoming EP, Gen 3, is packed with references to Pokémon. The limited edition cassette tapes, which have already sold out, feature art inspired by the franchise. Although the band’s guitarist and singer, Ryland Heagy, said that the songs aren’t necessarily Pokémon-themed, the series has affected him and his art in unusual…
By Gita Jackson Published May 20, 2019 -
Three Of The Most Obscure Transformers Have Been Modernized For 2019
The Firecons are far from the best-known Transformers ever made. Released in 1988, the little robots that turned into spark-spitting monsters were nobody’s Optimus Prime, Megatron or Omega Supreme. And now, suddenly, 31 years later, they’re making a comeback. Flamefeather, Cindersaur and Sparkstalker are returning in remade form in the upcoming Siege expansion to the…
By Mike Fahey Published May 20, 2019 -
Report: Microsoft And Sony’s Cloud Gaming Collaboration Caught The PlayStation Team By Surprise
It was a surprise to say the least last week whennews broke of a vague agreement between Microsoft and Sony—normally arch rivals in the console gaming space—to team up on “new cloud-based solutions for gaming experiences”. If you think you were shocked, though, spare a thought for the PlayStation team. According to this Bloomberg report…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 20, 2019 -
Breath Of The Wild Now Supports Custom Dungeons And Maps (On PC)
The emulated version of Breath of the Wild has all sorts of weird and wild extras the actual Switch edition doesn’t, but until now these have mostly been cosmetic in nature. A new set of tools changes this dramatically, by allowing for custom levels to be built and imported into the game. As seen in…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 19, 2019 -
Another Civilization Wonder Built In Front Of The Real Thing
Civ fans have a bit of a thing where they like to build in-game wonders in front of the actual wonder, and the latest to achieve the feat is not_today_trebeck, who beat the AI to the punch at Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza. Like Oxford, the game’s depiction of the wonder is a little condensed,…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 19, 2019 -
Fashion Is Important In Rage 2
How important is fashion and clothing after the end of the world? For most, I think they would say “Not very important. Also, help me kill these mutated bandits trying to steal our food.” But in Rage 2, you can find folks who still give a damn about how they look, even after the world…
By Zack Zwiezen Published May 19, 2019 -
Minecraft Players Are Celebrating 10 Years With Cakes, Artwork And More
Minecraft turns 10 this weekend and fans of the popular-blocky-game are celebrating this big milestone in various ways, like baking cakes in real life or sharing old stories and screenshots. Last weekend, Minecraft developer Mojang released a new and free map to celebrate the big milestone. However, while that map was cool, it was also…
By Zack Zwiezen Published May 19, 2019 -
World Of Warcraft Classic Beta Players Are Reporting Bugs That Are Actually Just Features From The Past
World Of Warcraft is an old game that has changed a lot since it was first launched back in 2004. Many players might have forgotten just how the game worked back then and as a result, players with access to the new classic version of the game are reporting old features as bugs. World of…
By Zack Zwiezen Published May 19, 2019 -
Red Dead Online Is Filled With Massive Piles Of Dead And Burned Horses [UPDATE]
Red Dead Online players jumping into the game yesterday and today have discovered something terrible and strange: Piles of burned horse carcasses outside some towns, like Valentine. Many are surprised to find these piles and it seems to be the result of a newly discovered duplication bug. The first reports of this disturbing bug popped…
By Zack Zwiezen Published May 19, 2019 -
Console Players Finally Beat The Division 2‘s Raid
Three days after its release, The Division 2‘s eight-player raid is no longer unbeaten on consoles. The game’s PS4 leaderboards show that two eight-player teams have cleared it, the first clocking in at over 36 hours, the second at nearly 20. The Xbox One leaderboard shows a team clearing it in 17. The raid, called…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 19, 2019 -
Someone Is Making A Dexter’s Lab Video Game In Dreams
Dexter’s Laboratory, a popular Cartoon Network show from back in the 90s, is getting turned into a video game thanks to a skilled Dreams creator. This remake of the classic cartoon show is being created by Culosoman and features a lot of details straight from the show. Over on YouTube, Project Genesis has a video…
By Zack Zwiezen Published May 18, 2019 -
Poker In Red Dead Online Is Not Available Everywhere Due To Regional Laws
Red Dead Online’s latest update was filled with some fan requested features and items, like ponchos and new missions. But the activity that most fans were excited to try out was poker. Unfortunately, depending on where you live you might not be able to play poker in Red Dead Online. This past week, Rockstar removed…
By Zack Zwiezen Published May 18, 2019 -
Sources: Call of Duty 2020 In Upheaval As Treyarch Takes Over, Plans Black Ops 5
Next year’s Call of Duty has gone through a major upheaval, as publisher Activision informed developers this week that studios Raven and Sledgehammer, which had until now led the project, will no longer be in charge. Instead, according to three people familiar with goings-on at the companies, Treyarch will lead development on a new Black…
By Jason Schreier Published May 18, 2019 -
Jurassic World Evolution Fans Are VERY Excited About Rocks
Jurassic World Evolution is a good park building game, reminiscent of stuff like Zoo Tycoon or Jurassic Park Operation Genesis. But one area it has been completely lacking in is rocks. Where are all the rocks? Well, finally, Evolution players are getting some damn rocks and they are very happy about it. Evolution was released…
By Zack Zwiezen Published May 18, 2019 -
New Patch Finally Fixes Assassin’s Creed III Remastered’s Creepy Teeth
On Thursday, Ubisoft released patch 1.03 for Assassin’s Creed III Remastered on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC that primarily “adjusted lighting in cutscenes to improve how character faces, skin and hair look throughout the game.” Like a lot of patch notes, it’s a dry description of an extremely welcome change. Namely: thank god, the…
By Joshua Rivera Published May 17, 2019 -
Skyrim Now Has Two Different Mods Based On The Game Of Thrones Coffee Cup
Skyrim player DarkMaster06 didn’t waste a second pretending that their request on the Skyrim Mods subreddit was anything more than an elaborate “troll” mod. But they asked for it all the same: “This is my request,” they wrote. “Based on the Game of Thrones series, we should add a Starbucks cup to Dragonsreach.” A couple…
By Nathan Grayson Published May 17, 2019 -
Hearthstone’s Latest Single-Player Addition Isn’t Free, But It Might Be The Best
With every new Hearthstone expansion, Blizzard makes a habit of releasing free single-player content, mostly as an added draw to bring players back to the fold. In the past, this took the form of grindy deck-building roguelikes and interesting puzzle packs, but the latest expansion, Rise of Shadows, has switched the routine up a bit.…
By Joshua Calixto Published May 17, 2019 -
Console Players Can’t Beat The Division 2’s Raid [Update: They’ve Done It!]
More than 24 hours since it launched, the Division 2’s raid has only been cleared by people playing the game on PC. Players on Xbox One and PS4 have failed repeatedly, leading to discussions that the raid is far too difficult for those playing on console. [Update – 9:20am, May 19: Three days after the…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 17, 2019