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The Sonic The Hedgehog Movie Looks… Uh…
With Gangsta’s Paradise, some vintage hijinks from Jim Carrey, and a joke about kidnapping children, this first trailer for the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog movie (out this November) sure has it all. It’s, uh… well… at least Jim Carrey is always great. James Marsden looks like he does not want to be in this movie,…
By Jason Schreier Published April 30, 2019 -
A Very Fast Walk Across The Witcher 3’s Enormous Map (And Red Dead’s As Well)
Travelling across the length of The Witcher 3’s map by foot is a slow, laborious and dangerous proposition. It’s a lot easier to just watch someone else do it, and even easier then to watch them do it in a very cool timelapse video that crunches the journey to under three minutes. Look at his…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 29, 2019 -
Breath Of The Wild First-Person Mod Kicks All Kinds Of Ass
Since time immemorial, Zelda fans have wanted to journey through Breath of the Wild’s gargantuan exploration paradise in first-person. But they’ve especially wanted to do that since the all-too-memorable time of last week, when Nintendo debuted a lackluster Labo VR mode for the timeless adventure. Now they can. Like other Breath of the Wild upgrades, alterations,…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 29, 2019 -
Here’s May 2019’s Xbox Live Games With Gold Lineup
May’s Xbox Live Games with Gold aren’t too exciting, but it’s at least a diverse lineup. As always, these games are only “free” if you have an active Xbox Live Gold subscription. May’s Games with Gold are: Xbox One Marooners (May 1-31) The Golf Club 2019 Featuring PGA Tour (May 16-June 15) [Correction 4/30 9:16am—This…
By Riley MacLeod Published April 29, 2019 -
Super Mario’s First Level As Ten Different Games
What if Super Mario Bros. world 1-1 was a first-person shooter? How about a 100-player battle royale? A trading card game? A full-motion video adventure? Nordic Game Jam 2019 third place winner 1-1 is all that and more, and you can play it right now. 1-1 reminds me of televised cooking competitions, where everyone is…
By Mike Fahey Published April 29, 2019 -
Nintendo Removes Game From Switch Shop After Developer Reveals Secret Code Editor
Last Friday, game developer Amir Rajan posted online about a secret he’d left in the Switch version of the text-based role-playing game A Dark Room: the game contained a code editor that could create no-frills apps. Later that same day, Nintendo removed the game from the Switch eShop. Rajan, who ported the 2013 game to…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 29, 2019 -
YouTuber Etika Livestreams Himself Getting Detained By Police To 19,000 Viewers
Popular gaming YouTuber and streamer Desmond “Etika” Amofah was detained by Brooklyn Police this afternoon after allegedly threatening to harm himself as 19,000 viewers watched him live on Instagram via his phone. A police representative told Kotaku he is on his way to the hospital. The stream of the incident lasted about 45 minutes, beginning…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published April 29, 2019 -
Riot Employees Plan Walkout To Protest Company Blocking Lawsuits From Going To Trial
In the wake of news that Riot Games is attempting to block two current employees from taking the company to court for alleged gender discrimination, some employees are threatening a walkout. Over the last couple of months, five current and former Riot employees filed lawsuits against the League of Legends publisher alleging that it fosters…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published April 29, 2019 -
That Video Game Scene In Avengers: Endgame
Ever since Tony Stark exclaimed “That man is playing Galaga!” during the first Avengers movie, gamers have been waiting for another video game reference to show up in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Okay, not really, but Avengers: Endgame sure did give us a big video game scene, right? Let’s talk about it. The first chunk…
By Maddy Myers Published April 29, 2019 -
Skyrim Mod Will Play The Game For You
The robots have already come for our jobs. Now they’re coming for our pastimes. This is SkyTrek, a mod for Skyrim that is ostensibly a way to automatically travel between two points, but which also basically automates large portions of the game. I am very supportive of the fact its official description specifically mentions it’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 28, 2019 -
Pewdiepie Calls For End To The ‘Subscribe To Pewdiepie’ Meme
In a video posted today, Pewdiepie asked his fans to stop using the popular “Subscribe To Pewdiepie” slogan, citing events like the Christchurch shooting, where a shooter yelled the slogan before opening firing on Muslims worshipping in New Zealand. “I think it’s time to end the ‘subscribe to Pewdiepie’ movement, or meme,” Pewdiepie says in…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 28, 2019 -
YouTuber Shows That Shovel Knight Is Actually 3D
Recently, the popular YouTube channel Boundary Break worked closely with developer Yacht Club Games to do a special episode taking a look at the developer’s beloved Shovel Knight series. What the YouTuber found is that the Shovel Knight games are actually 2D games built in a 3D engine. This is the most interesting and visually…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 28, 2019 -
Minecraft Villagers Are Out Of Control After The Latest Update
Villagers have been a part of Minecraft for a few years now, mostly just being quiet and boring. But the latest Minecraft update, Village & Pillage, has changed villagers and suddenly fans are encountering some strange and annoying locals. Village & Pillage is a massive update, possibly the biggest update Minecraft has ever received. It…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 28, 2019 -
A Video Game Developed To Detect Alzheimer’s Disease Seems To Be Working
Sea Hero Quest is a video game developed in partnership with Germany’s Deutsche Telekom, game studio Glitchers and several European universities and it is designed to identify individuals who might have early and mild symptoms of dementia that medical tests aren’t able to detect. When most folks think of Alzheimer’s disease they think of an…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 27, 2019 -
After Labo VR Update Breath Of The Wild Seems To Load Faster
It seems the latest update for The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild, which added a new VR mode, has also improved the game’s loading times. Earlier this week the game received an update which added support for Labo VR. It seems this update has improved the game’s performance. As first spotted by Polygon,…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 27, 2019