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Twitch Punishes White Apex Legends Cosplayer Who Painted Her Face Black
Twitch has temporarily banned a Lithuanian streamer after she cosplayed the Apex Legends character Lifeline using blackface makeup. On Saturday, Karina “Karupups” Martsinkevich was streaming herself preparing her Lifeline cosplay in Twitch’s “Just Chatting” section to roughly 160 viewers. Martsinkevich, who had dyed her hair and put on a white shirt and surgical mask, then…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published April 15, 2019 -
Mario Tennis Aces’ 3.0 update is out today. It adds a new mode called Ring Shot and a limited-time event called Yoshi’s Ring Shot challenge where players hit the ball through different color rings to win different color Yoshis. The update also adds a new cinematic staring Wario and Waluigi.
By Ethan Gach Published April 15, 2019 -
Old Town Road, Covered By Animal Crossing’s K.K. Slider
While there is somehow still debate over whether Lil Nas X’s Old Town Road is truly “country” or not (it’s country as hell), there’s one place I think we can all agree it belongs: in Animal Crossing Just like he did with Travis Scott earlier in the year, Overspace has taken the Red Dead-ish banger…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 14, 2019 -
Here’s Brazilian Fortnite player zCharlees_ pulling off a wild three eliminations with the Boom Bow in the Fortnite World Cup Week 1 finals. North American East and West finals are still to come if you want to join me in saying “OK, just one more match” and then continuing to watch.
By Riley MacLeod Published April 14, 2019 -
Playing Those Weird Movie Theater AR Games That Appear Before Films
Over the last year or two, you might have noticed something strange when you show up to see a movie at a theater. Before the movie starts, before the trailers even, something called “Noovie ARcade” is advertised and then a static screen appears for 60 seconds. What is going on? Folks are playing video games…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 14, 2019 -
The Bathrooms In Mother 3 Are Very Strange
YouTuber Boundary Break’s latest video digs into the fan favorite Mother 3. Hidden in this game is some surprisingly weird bathrooms containing things players could never see or know. Most rooms in Mother 3 have their own map attached to the room that the player enters. But the bathrooms work differently. They all share one…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 14, 2019 -
My Journey To Photograph All The Wildlife In The Division 2
I remember the first time I saw a deer run past me in The Division 2. It immediately made the game feel different than the previous The Division. Sure, that game had some dogs in it. But now I could encounter deer. I wondered what else was roaming the streets of D.C.? To find out,…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 14, 2019 -
Red Dead Online Ain’t Wild West Enough
Lately, Rockstar has been adding a bunch of new game modes into Red Dead Online. Which is good. The game is lacking content and players need more to do. But these new modes aren’t the content Red Dead Online I really want. These modes are sometimes fine, but rarely take advantage of RDO’s incredible and…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 13, 2019 -
It’s Pizza Time In Halo: Reach
Halo: Reach is a very good game and will soon be coming to PC and Xbox One via an update to The Master Chief Collection. This news prompted a bit of a meme, where folks started sending pizzas to 343 Industries. That inspired one modder to brings pizzas to Halo: Reach. Created by Halo modder…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 13, 2019 -
Our First Look At Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, A Single-Player Game Starring A Jedi Survivor
Today at Star Wars Celebration in Chicago, Respawn Entertainment, makers of Apex Legends and Titanfall, showed off their next game, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. The game will star Cameron Monaghan as Cal Kestis, a Jedi Padawan who survived Order 66 and the destruction of the Jedi Order. Monaghan is best known for his roles…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 13, 2019 -
Twitch Releases Free-To-Play Karaoke Game That Includes Over 1000 Songs
Twitch has released a new, free-to-play karaoke game called Twitch Sings. Harmonix and Twitch partnered together to develop the game, which was first revealed last year. Twitch Sings is launching with close to 2,000 songs and will get new songs over time. The game will tie in directly with players’ Twitch accounts, letting them stream…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 13, 2019 -
Lovecraftian stealth roguelike Eldritch got an update last night that adds new items, rooms, and enemies. There’s also a new audio engine and some technical changes. It’s been one of my favorite games since it launched in 2013, and I’m psyched to have an excuse to revisit it.
By Riley MacLeod Published April 13, 2019 -
Oculus Accidentally Hid Creepy Messages In Thousands Of VR Controllers
With every bit of new technology that hits the market, it’s hard not to wonder: In what previously unimagined ways will this compromise my privacy? Turns out that’s also something very much on the mind of the people who make the latest gear. On Thursday, Oculus co-founder Nate Mitchell informed the public via Twitter that…
By Joshua Rivera Published April 12, 2019 -
PC Game Launchers, Ranked
On April Fool’s Day, Corsair joked about a game launcher launcher that would launch your PC game launchers. My colleague Mike Fahey and I halfway wished that it were real, and our conversation got me thinking about how many game launchers I have. Here are a whole lot of PC game launchers, ranked from best…
By Riley MacLeod Published April 12, 2019 -
Rayark’s Cytus, one of my favorite mobile rhythm games, is soon to be one of my favorite Nintendo Switch rhythm games. Cytus Alpha launches on the Switch on April 25 with more than 200 songs from the original game and extra unreleased tracks. Retail copies, out May 14, even come with a CD, which one…
By Mike Fahey Published April 12, 2019
