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Archaeologist Discovers 4,000-Year-Old Version Of Ancient Board Game

Some spotty markings on the floor of an old cattle hut in Azerbaijan have been found to be an example of Hounds and Jackals, one of the most famous board games of ancient times. As the ABC reports, Archaeologist Walter Crist, from the American Museum of Natural History (and author of a book specifically about…

The Memorable Encounters Of Baldur’s Gate Still Resonate 20 Years Later

Baldur’s Gate is, to me, the classic isometric role-playing game. No game quite hit the nail on the head in the way that it did, and in celebration of the game’s 20th anniversary this week, I wanted to talk about what makes the game so special to me: the encounters. 1998 was a time before…

The Dark Souls Mimic Is Getting A Statue

The mimics in Dark Souls kick so much ass, and now First 4 Figures are going to release a statue that commemorates how great these monsters are. There is perhaps no greater feeling in a Dark Souls game than getting completely annihilated by a mimic that you were not prepared for. These creatures lurk in…

The teaser trailer for the anime prologue to Final Fantasy XV Episode Ardyn is out now. Episode Ardyn is a DLC set 30 years before the events of Final Fantasy XV, and I guess to truly understand it you will need to watch an anime. 

Getting Motion Sickness While Playing A Game Sucks

I have never been a victim of the dreaded “motion sickness” while playing a video game, but Katamari Damacy Reroll has put me down for the count twice this week. I’m not a person who tends to get motion sick when playing games. While I’ve had my share of VR experiences that went wrong, and…

Hyss is out now, and it has one of the most charming launch trailers I’ve seen in a while. The game apparently has you throwing cows to solve puzzles. It looks neat. 

Nier: Automata Has A Score Attack Mode That Was Cut From The Final Game

Data digger Lance McDonald has sorted through the files of Nier: Automata and found a very interesting, and complete, score attack mode that is not accessible in the final game. According to McDonald, the score attack mode was meant to be something that the player could do while waiting for the game to finish downloading…

Project Stream testers who play an hour or more of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey between now and January 15 will get a copy of the game on PC for free As we’ve previously reported, Project Stream is software for streaming games into your internet browser. You can still sign up for the Project Stream test.

In case you missed it, we played Earth Defense Force 5 on our Twitch channel earlier today. It’s archived here on our YouTube channel if you want to hear me talk coherently (if I do say so myself) about the history of this excellent series for a half an hour. The next hour is pretty…

Fallout 76, One Month Later

It feels like Bethesda’s post-apocalyptic shooter has already been out for a while, especially since its early access-style beta began all the way back in October, but Fallout 76 officially launched just one month ago. And what a long month it’s been, filled with release-build bugs, post-launch updates, and a big controversy about a bag.…

Destiny 2‘s New ‘Dawning’ Event Is A Blast

It’s holiday season in Destiny, a video game in which players travel through space trying to get at least one exotic drop before they die. That means it’s time for The Dawning, an annual event devoted to sleighs and snow. Last year’s Dawning was full of Grinchy loot boxes, but this year’s is stuffed with…

Epic Cracks Down On Fortnite Leak Website, Saying It Advertised Illicit Mods

A prominent Fortnite leak website run by a teenager has shut down its Twitter account, claiming that Epic Games threatened legal action. The move appears to be one in a string of hardline enforcement decisions by the company against younger players who the company claims violate their terms of service with cheats or mods. As…

Dragon Age Fan’s Research Leads To A Theory About The Upcoming Game

The teaser for Dragon Age 4 was revealed at last week’s Game Awards, and it left fans with a lot of questions. One Redditor thinks she’s got some answers. The teaser was short and vague. The only concrete information we have from it is that Solas, the surprise villain of the previous game, is coming…

Rockstar Starts Selling Red Dead Online Gold For Real Money

Red Dead Online’s economy is based on two currencies: cash and gold bars. At launch, it was only possible to get these currencies by playing the game but gold also became available today as a premium currency purchasable with real money. You can just plop down $9.99 for 25 bars instead of earning them in-game,…

Blizzard Abruptly Kills Heroes of the Storm Esports, Leaving Players And Casters Fuming

Last night, Blizzard announced plans to scale down Heroes of the Storm, moving its developers to other games and putting an end to its Heroes of the Storm Global Championship (HGC) esports league. The news came as a shock to hundreds of Heroes of the Storm players and broadcasters, many of whom say they now…

Fortnite’s Infinity Blade has been vaulted, Epic tweeted today. The company says it is “re-evaluating our approach to Mythic items” after players complained the Blade was overpowered and altered the balance of the game too heavily.

Tim is shooting alien freak-idiots in Earth Defense Force 5. Shriek celebratory syllables unto each explosive funeral in the chat!

A free Christmas update to Overcooked 2 is now live! It includes new chefs, stages, and holiday recipes like mince pie, christmas pudding and hot chocolate. Yum!

Smash Ultimate patched the game last night to make its crappy online experience significantly less crappy. After some time with the game post-patch, it appears that Smash made players’ preferred online play rules “more highly prioritized.” We have updated our article on Smash online to reflect that change.

In case you missed me play Ashen on Twitch yesterday with the one and only Heather Alexandra, here’s the archived version. Follow us on Twitch for daily streams!