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This is Shareware Heroes, a new book that has behind the scenes tales from studios like id, Epic and Apogee as they blazed a free-to-try trail across the PC market in the 80s and 90s.

Guys, Just Go Around

Tyson Ibele is an animator who has created tyFlow, a particle simulation tool for 3dsmax. What this means for you is: funny videos of 3D models falling over Like this: And this: Animators, if you’re not testing and showing off stuff with slapstick comedy videos, what are you even doing. You can see more of…

NBA 2K19 Is A Nightmarish Vision Of Our Microtransaction-Stuffed Future

Let’s start with the good news: NBA 2K19 is not as egregious with its nickel-and-diming as NBA 2K18 was. But that being the good news is also what makes this the worst news. Last year’s entry in what’s still the best basketball series (on the court at least) on the planet was heavily criticised by…

Local Hero Thrashes Evo 2018 Champion At French Tekken 7 Tournament

Sun-woong “LowHigh” Youn has been riding high since becoming Evo 2018’s Tekken 7 champion over the summer, and he entered last weekend’s tournament at The Mixup in Lyon, France as one of the favorites to win. As the event came to a close, however, he got eliminated handily by a local player. Mickaïa “Kalak” Rabenja…

Epic Drops Video Capture From Fortnite On Switch, Cites Performance Issues

Earlier today, Epic released a new content update for Fortnite that, among other things, vaulted the game’s overpowered drum gun. Something else went missing though, at least for Switch players: the ability to use the system’s video capture while playing the game. After the new update was pushed out early this morning, Fortnite players on…

Spider-Man‘s Windows Are Amazing

When you live in a giant city like New York, you stop noticing certain things. Spider-Man for the PS4 lets you swing 80 stories above the city, but it still takes time to indulge in little details that remind me of the life that happens all around that I usually tune out. One of my…

Destiny 2: Forsaken Definitely Has Its Share Of Bugs

Every Destiny expansion launches with some bugs. That’s been doubly true of the new Forsaken expansion, which for all its many improvements has also introduced an unusual degree of uncertainty and frustration thanks to bugs and other technical problems. Since Forsaken’s launch last Tuesday, Bungie has been documenting known problemssmall andlarge on the company website.…

Twitch Streamer Dr. Disrespect Abruptly Ends Stream, Saying His House Was Shot At [UPDATE]

While streaming on Twitch today, Guy “Dr Disrespect” Beahm suddenly got up and walked off camera for a minute. When he returned, he told viewers he was ending his stream for the day because someone had just shot at his house. The popular streamer, known for playing (and sometimes over-playing) the character of a hyper-competitive,…

‘DefunctLand’ Investigates How And Why Theme Parks Die

When a theme park shutters its gates for good, it’s usually marked with a small sigh from the local news or, if the park was big enough, a what-went-wrong exposé from the national press. Decades later, they’re rusted-over playgrounds for teens who want to spook their dates. One YouTuber, who runs the channel Defunctland, is…

The Best Horror Game Weapon Is A Flashlight

What’s your favorite horror-game weapon? Pistol? Crossbow? Flamethrower? While I enjoy the feeling of security that comes from wandering a dark hallway with a spiked baseball bat in hand, I enjoy walking down a not-dark hallway even more. And so I would like to pay tribute to the oft-unsung MVP of the horror game protagonist’s…

Hollow Knight, one of the best games of this generation, is coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on September 25. Don’t miss this one.

We’re playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider live on Twitch. Join Stephen and Tim as they raid some tombs. Join us in chat! 

Eevee Is What Pokémon Is All About

The heart of what makes Pokémon games so enduring is the sense of adventure and self-discovery. Each game begins with its adolescent protagonist taking a rite of passage, their first voyage into the wider world as their own person. In their own ways, every Pokémon game is about finding yourself and establishing yourself in the…

Just when you thought he was dead, Jason Voorhees has one more surprise: the long-awaited dedicated servers rolled out this week for Friday the 13th on PlayStation 4. According to publisher Gun Media, Xbox One players will receive the update once it passes certification.

Shadow Of The Tomb Raider Is More Rewarding With The Hints Turned Off

Modern action-adventure games are pretty easy for me. They’re too easy, you might say, if you’d like there to be some mystery about where your cliff-climbing character should jump or which levers they should pull while trying to operate ancient machinery. Hints tend to come fast, as your hero will start muttering about solutions if…

New Splatoon Figures Are Like Amiibo, Only Much Better

Here’s how you make outstanding action figures: Take a pair of already beloved Amiibo statues, give them a ridiculous amount of articulation and load them up with accessories. That’s what Good Smile Company did to create the upcoming Squid Girl and Squid Girl DX Figma figures. When I first saw images of GSC’s Splatoon Figma,…

A new Tales game has been announced! It’s a completely new game called Tales of Crestoria and slated for release on mobile in Japan. No word yet on an international release. 

After Earthquake, Nintendo DS Peripheral Comes In Handy

Last week, a 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit Japan’s northern island Hokkaido, leaving many without power. Sadly, the quake has claimed the lives of 42 people. As website Togech points out, during blackouts, it’s important to get radio and TV signals to make sure one is up to date on any announcements During a post-quake power…

First Look At The Last Remnant Remastered For PS4

Originally released on the Xbox 360 in 2008, The Last Remnant was ported to the PC the following year. It announced for the PS3, but that release never happened. Now a decade later, the game is coming to PlayStation. Square Enix has announced The Last Remnant Remastered as a download-only title It will be released…