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Assassin’s Creed Odyssey‘s Lost Tales Add Humor And Depth
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey hasslowly expanded since release with live eventsand new monsters to fight. These activities and challenges give a sense of continued danger to the Grecian world, but a smattering of new quest has been the most surprising and exciting new additions. The new “Lost Tales of Greece”—two of which have been released, with…
By Heather Alexandra Published November 16, 2018 -
Street Fighter V Player Exits Capcom Cup Due To Results Of Domestic Violence Investigation
In response to recent allegations of domestic violence, South Korean fighting game competitor Seon-woo “Infiltration” Lee has been dropped by Panda Global, the professional esports organization that signed him in March, and will not participate in official Street Fighter V events for at least a year. In September, an anonymous Reddit user posted documentation that…
By Ian Walker Published November 16, 2018 -
Final Fantasy XIV‘s Next Expansion Is Shadowbringers, Coming Summer 2019
Announced today at Square Enix’s annual Final Fantasy XIV Fanfest, the popular online game’s third expansion, Shadowbringers, is coming early summer 2019. Expect an expansive story, a raised level cap and multiple new jobs—including one wielding a gunblade. And did somebody say playable Viera and Blue Mages? Now that players have freed Ala Mhigo and…
By Mike Fahey Published November 16, 2018 -
The Transformers Trading Card Game‘s Metroplex Is As Big As My Face
Just as I was getting used to having hero cards two times the size of the average trading card game, Hasbro releases the Metroplex deck, featuring a card as large as my face. No card should be as big as my face. In a normal round of the recently-releasedTransformers card game, two players pick a…
By Mike Fahey Published November 16, 2018 -
Civilization VI Runs Well On Switch But Is Missing Some Features
Today, Civilization VI comes to Switch, which means two important things. One is that you can now play an incredible strategy game anywhere you’d like. The second is that Gandhi now qualifies for Smash The good news is that the game seems to run great. I’ve tested out a few matches and while it takes…
By Jason Schreier Published November 16, 2018 -
In an interview with Kotaku on Tuesday, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime said Nintendo’s handheld business in the Americas was up for the first three quarters of 2018, compared to 2017. After added fact-checking, Fils-Aime now tells us that Nintendo’s handheld business in the U.S. was up for the first two quarters. Still a…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 16, 2018 -
Adidas’ Latest Dragon Ball Sneakers Are Over 9000
Because the shoes themselves have mostly been trash, Adidas has been leaning on gimmicks to try and make their big line of Dragon Ball sneakers more appealing. The latest example being these Vegeta kicks. Based on the Adidas Ultra Tech, and featuring Vegeta’s colour scheme, here’s what they look like from the side: I would…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 15, 2018 -
Sunset Overdrive is headed to PC, Xbox’s Major Nelson announced on Twitter today. The news confirms previous rumors that the Xbox One exclusive would be getting ported, and adds Sunset Overdrive to the existing list of Microsoft-published Xbox One games recently added to Steam this year.
By Ethan Gach Published November 15, 2018 -
The next big Assassin’s Creed Odyssey patch is live. This one increases the level cap and adds a new Lost Tale of Greece, among many other changes. It also adds visual armor customization, which means my Kassandra can finally dress like Wonder Woman without sacrificing her stealth armor bonuses.
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 15, 2018 -
Getting Famous In The Sims 4: A Short Story
When I moved to Del Sol Valley, I was so sure that it was going to be my ticket to fame. Instead, I’m in round after round of auditions for bit parts and commercial spots. Meanwhile, my two weird, nerdy roommates are streaming themselves to superstardom. “Skyler,” you might ask me, “how can you get…
By Gita Jackson Published November 15, 2018 -
Everyone Could Use A Little McCree
Good Smile Company’s big-headed McCree figure is every bit the roguish cowboy fans know and love, even if his high noon is a lot lower than normal. Joining the Nendoroid Overwatch figure rosternext July, this version of McCree packs a whole lot of swagger into a small package. Don’t let the smile fool you, he’s also…
By Mike Fahey Published November 15, 2018 -
The PS Vita Version Of Vanillaware’s Latest Game Canceled
In 2015, Vanillaware announced 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. That was then. Now, it’s 2018, and the game’s Vita version has been canceled. Set in a world filled with school kids and mecha, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim looks to be another visually stunning game from Dragon’s Crown and Odin Sphere…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 15, 2018 -
Fortnite’s NFL Skins Are Killing NFL Players
Fortnite’s new NFL skins haven’t justinspired people to pile shit on the NFL and former players, they’re also giving pause to current stars running into digital versions of themselves, like Chiefs rookie phenom Patrick Mahomes. You should feel scared, Patrick. That player has your soul now. Mahomes’ teammate, receiver Ty Hill, is claiming the kill:…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 14, 2018 -
The Latest Sims Expansion Lets You Get Famous (By Streaming, Of Course)
When Electronic Arts producer David Miotke showed me the new Sims 4 expansion Get Famous last week, he wanted to make sure I saw a new animation they’d created for it: the money phone. “Every Soundcloud rapper has to talk on the money phone in their first video,” he said. He directed a rich Sim…
By Gita Jackson Published November 14, 2018 -
Thunderlord Is Back In Destiny, And It Owns
This week, Destiny 2 got a big machine gun that chews through aliens while summoning lightning from the sky. It’s easy to get, and it rules. The gun in question is called “Thunderlord,” and is the latest in a long line of exotic gear from the first Destiny to make its way over to Destiny…
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 14, 2018 -
EA has teamed up with Petroglyph to remaster not only Command & Conquer, but Red Alert and both games’ expansions, all in one package. No word on a release date—the project has just started—but with members of the original Westwood team working on it, it should end upmuch better than a silly mobile game.
By Mike Fahey Published November 14, 2018
