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Hitman: Blood Money and Hitman: Absolution are getting remastered in 4K and ported to PS4 and Xbox One as part of an HD Enhanced Collection. Out digitally on January 11 for $60, the games will run at 60 fps, have improved textures and lighting, and updated controls.
By Ethan Gach Published January 4, 2019 -
Nintendo Officially Shoots Down Bowsette
Here’s the first heartbreak of 2019: Nintendo has officially made Bowsette non-canon. Last year, Nintendo announced that the Switch version of Super Mario Bros. U would feature a new item, the Super Crown, that turns Toadette into a Princess Peach-esque character called Peachette. Fans ran wild with this idea, imagining it on other Mario characters.…
By Gita Jackson Published January 4, 2019 -
Writer Nicholas Lund has penned an in-depth look at all of the birds and the experience of birding in Red Dead Redemption 2 for the National Audubon Society. Give it a read if you want to be an expert on all of the different types of loons in New Hanover.
By Heather Alexandra Published January 4, 2019 -
Welcome To Apocalypseburg Is The Biggest Lego Movie Set Yet
The first Lego Movie introduced us to Bricksburg, an idyllic cityscape where everything was awesome. Arriving on January 16 ahead of next month’s sequel, the $300, 3,178 piece “Welcome to Apocalypseburg” set is awesome in a darker, grittier sort of way. Lady Liberty, or her shattered remains, serves as the centerpiece to the most impressive…
By Mike Fahey Published January 4, 2019 -
A Live-Action One Piece Movie Might Look Like This
This isn’t a trailer for a One Piece movie trailer, but if a made-in-Japan version ever gets greenlit, it could like this. Earlier week, Oricon posted this Indeed job recruit spot with actor Takumi Saitoh as Luffy, model Rika Izumi as Nami, comedian Daigo Yamamoto as Usopp, actor Hiroyuki Ikeuchi as Zoro and actor Yosuke…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 4, 2019 -
Bethesda and Behaviour Interactive announced today they reached an agreement in the case over whether the latter ripped off Fallout Shelter in the creation of the Westworld mobile game Bethesda had filed a lawsuit in June 2018 claiming parts of the code for its game had been copied. That litigation is now over.
By Ethan Gach Published January 3, 2019 -
Arcade Culture Takes Center Stage In Netflix’s Newest Anime Offering
Over the holidays, Netflix added animated series Hi Score Girl to their streaming lineup. The anime, based on the manga of the same name by Rensuke Oshikiri, is set in Japan during the arcade boom of the 1990s. Hi Score Girl is a slice-of-life comedy focused on the budding love triangle between three childhood friends,…
By Ian Walker Published January 3, 2019 -
Player Discovers That The Legend Of Zelda Has A ‘Minus World’ Too
There’s an infamous, hidden level in the original Super Mario Bros. called World -1 that is glitched and impossible to complete. Dubbed Minus World, it was never meant to be played, instead serving as a hidden depository for data in the game that exists outside of the main path. Super Mario Bros. isn’t the only…
By Ethan Gach Published January 3, 2019 -
The Capital Wasteland Project, a mod remaking Fallout 3 inside Fallout 4, has been un-canceled. The project’s lead developer had previously given up on it after Bethesda told him he couldn’t re-use audio from the third game. The team has now decided to re-record all of the dialogue themselves.
By Ethan Gach Published January 3, 2019 -
Rainbow Six Siege Exploit Sends Rival Players Into Polygon Hell
Usually when people think of cheating in a shooter they imagine someone using an aimbot to magically hit opponents from through walls. Recently, Rainbow Six Siege players stumbled across a much more bizarre form of exploit, one that basically sends their characters on a virtual acid trip. Basically, Rainbow Six Siege players are making it…
By Ethan Gach Published January 3, 2019 -
A Bunch Of Former Top Hearthstone Designers Are Making A Marvel Game
Former Hearthstone director Ben Brode and a group of his colleagues left Blizzard last year, and although they yet haven’t announced what they’re making next, today they dropped some big news: It’s a Marvel game. Second Dinner, a new indie studio founded by Brode, former Hearthstone executive producer Hamilton Chu, and several other ex-Blizzard employees,…
By Jason Schreier Published January 3, 2019 -
Japan Hasn’t Given Up On The Mini-Disc Just Yet
The Mini-Disc never caught on in the U.S. But during the 1990s, the format did in its native Japan, where MD isn’t yet dead. Launching in 1991, MD was the coolest format. It was like a compact disc, but smaller (hence, Mini-Disc). Unlike CDs, it didn’t skip. You could also chuck Mini-Discs in your bag…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 3, 2019 -
It Took Three Years To Make This Pocket-Sized Wii
While not quite as elegant as the Switch, the PiiWii is one of the more sleek and practical solutions for playing Wii and GameCube games on a handheld ever modded. And it only took its creator three years to complete it. Shank Mods, who you might remember as the guy who decided to stick the…
By Ethan Gach Published January 2, 2019 -
Kieron Gillen’s New Comic Is About The ‘Sad Mess’ Of RPGs
Kieron Gillen will never forget the time that he was a female Soviet air bomber in WWII and an airplane turned his character into “soup.” Gillen was playing in Night Witches, an “intensely serious” tabletop RPG about Soviet women air bombers in World War II. His character, a surly type who had escaped Leningrad, landed…
By Gita Jackson Published January 2, 2019 -
Meditations Will Offer One Small, Free Game Every Day, All Year
A new collection called Meditations, which will eventually contain 365 games, will celebrate the value of small games. Spearheaded by Vlambeer’s Rami Ismail, the goal of the project was for “over 350 developers” to create a series of meditative games that are no longer than five minutes. Each game will be available for only one…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 2, 2019
