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Anthem Is Less Frustrating After Its Latest Update
When BioWare’s online multiplayer loot shooter, Anthem, launched in February, it wasn’t possible to embark on missions back-to-back or swap out equipment on the fly. In today’s update, BioWare has finally changed that, helping to streamline an experience previously mired by frustrating restrictions Patch 1.1, which went live earlier today on PS4, Xbox One, and…
By Ethan Gach Published April 23, 2019 -
People Are Upset About Things That Don’t Actually Happen In Jax’s MK11 Ending
In keeping with series tradition, every character in Mortal Kombat 11 gets a unique ending sequence depicting what would happen if they won. This game’s big baddie is Kronika, a new villain with the power to control time. She’s got serious beef with thunder god and humanity’s pal Raiden, and she plans to do away…
By Mike Fahey Published April 23, 2019 -
Insomniac Reveals One Of The Camera Tricks That Makes Spider-Man‘s World Feel So Big
Last year’s Spider-Man on PS4 offers one of the most sprawling recreations of Manhattan ever realized in a video game. Not only is the city huge, but so are some of the interiors of the buildings that you get to explore. The studio recently shared one of the camera tricks that helped the team to…
By Ethan Gach Published April 23, 2019 -
Overwatch Has Had A Black Female Character ‘In Development’ For Four Years
During a livestream last week, Overwatch game director Jeff Kaplan revealed that the team has actually had a black female character that’s been part of the game’s lore since around 2014. Fans are wondering why she still isn’t playable. Last week, Overwatch streamer Fareeha held a stream at Blizzard HQ, during which Kaplan dropped in.…
By Gita Jackson Published April 23, 2019 -
Report: Fortnite Developers Describe Severe Ongoing Crunch
Crunch is a widespread disease in the gaming industry, sometimes forcing developers to pull 16-hour workdays or six-day work weeks to finish a game on an over-ambitious timeline. Today, a new report from Polygon detailed how the developers of Fortnite, a game that technically is never finished, can suffer through crunch to keep the blockbuster…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published April 23, 2019 -
World Visits are live in Final Fantasy XIV The new feature allows you to temporarily play on other worlds on the same server. Servers were shuffled to different “crystals” last night as well, and players can transfer to new homes free of charge for a limited time.
By Heather Alexandra Published April 23, 2019 -
Dragon’s Dogma Is Getting The Fresh Chance It Deserves On Switch
I missed out on Capcom’s Dragon’s Dogma when it first released in 2012. The reception was positive, if somewhat mixed. The Kotaku review noted that it was a game with potential that fell short. Since then, it’s developed a cult following thanks to intense monster slaying and a large open world. The upcoming Switch port…
By Heather Alexandra Published April 23, 2019 -
What’s Japan’s favorite game of the Heisei Period? With a new imperial era around the corner, Famitsu readers voted for their favorite. Here are the top three: Nier: Automata (205 votes), The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (209 votes) and in first place, Chrono Trigger (230 votes).
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 23, 2019 -
This Kyoto Train Sure Is Beautiful
When traveling from Osaka to Kyoto, why not do it in style. Hankyu Corporation, which already operates some of the prettiest trains in Japan, is rolling out a new one called Kyo-train Garaku. According to Hankyu, the term garaku contains the meaning of “gracefulness.” The cars are designed to let visitors soak up the views,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 23, 2019 -
The Making Of Wipeout’s Logo, An All-Time Classic
1995’s WipeOut was one of the coolest video games ever made, as we’ve previously established here, and a big part of that was down to the game’s pioneering visual style. That went for the obvious stuff, like the ship design and team logos, but it extended right through to the game’s logo. For a very…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 22, 2019 -
Partisans 41 Looks A Lot Like A Modern Commandos
The Commandos series was amazing, then it disappeared, and we’ve all been sad—Shadow Tactics aside—ever since. But the upcoming Partisans 1941 is here to at least try and scratch the same itch. In development at Russian studio Alter Games, it’s a real-time stealth tactics game, only now instead of controlling an elite band of Western…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 22, 2019 -
Fans Are Trying To Fix The Notoriously Bad Sonic 2006 With A Remake
Sonic the Hedgehog, bless his tiny, mutant heart, has had a lot of low points over the years. His eponymous 2006 release for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, Sonic The Hedgehog, will forever go down as one of the lowest. It was glitchy as all get out, the camera behaved like a live bat trapped…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 22, 2019 -
That Time I Turned Clue Into A Torrid Murder Love Affair
I grew up in the 90s, when computers, and the internet, were fun things to do after school for half an hour, rather than the place where I spent almost every waking hour of my life. This was partly because it cost a lot of money to access the internet through the anguished robot scream…
By Kate Gray Published April 22, 2019
