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Dice, Camera, Action’s Waffle Crew of Dungeons & Dragons adventurers are coming to video games They’ll appear in DLC portrait and voice packs for Beamdog’s Baldur’s Gate, Icewind Dale, and Neverwinter Nights enhanced editions. The packs will release later this year.

New Mod Allows You To Play As Magneto In Grand Theft Auto V

There’s a new mod that lets you be Magneto in Grand Theft Auto V. As if that game didn’t have enough in it already. Eagle-eyed Christopher Livingston over at PC Gamer noticed this new mod from JulioNIB, who has made a lot of interesting mods for GTAV. What I love about the mod is how…

The Overwatch League team Shanghai Dragons announced this morning that they have cut 8 of their 11 players. As Dot Esports reports, this comes on the heels of the release of the team’s head coach. Fan-favorite player Geguri remains on the team alongside Diya and Fearless.

‘Shop Contest: Bring Me Pictures Of Spider-Man

We’re getting a brand new Spider-Man game soon, and I think that we need some new perspectives on the ole Web Head. Spider-Man’s a menace. Much like that dastardly Captain Toad, Spider-Man goes around the world just doing whatever the hell he wants, and there’s nothing that ordinary people like you and I can do…

Sixteen Years Later, Mat Hoffman’s Pro BMX 2 Remains Amazing

I’ve been making my way through some of the extreme sports games of the Playstation 2, and I’ve been stopped dead in my tracks by a game that I don’t hear many people mention: Mat Hoffman’s Pro BMX 2. It absolutely nailed extreme sports in a video game back in 2002. What makes Pro BMX…

Anthem‘s NPCs Are A Radical Shift For Bioware

In a pre-PAX panel press conference today, Bioware developers gave a short presentation about the world of Anthem. The clear message is that they’re not giving up on single-player storytelling with cool NPCs. It’s unclear if what they’re offering is going to be enough, though. Anthem is a little bit different from a previous Bioware games…

There is a new trailer for Hitman 2 It is just a slow camera snaking through a jungle. I want to go hang out in that jungle. I’ll get to do that when Hitman 2 releases on November 13 of this year.

Magic: The Gathering‘s Pro-Focused Broadcast Experiment Is Paying Off

When broadcasting their Grand Prix or Pro Tour tournaments, Magic: The Gathering’s official Twitch channel tends to take the “sports” angle: they talk the whole tournament, watch different players, and show off the field. This weekend they’re following one single player, and it’s great. [Update – 6:05pm] – Reid Duke is out of the tournament…

Take A Moment To Calm Down With Cities: Skylines

I’m a believer in the power of Cities: Skylines cinematic videos as calming experiences, and a video of digital animals just hanging around is just what the doctor called for. In this instance, I am the doctor, and I’m prescribing you a few minutes of watching a camera sweep over animals that were introduced to…

Say Hello To Hearthstone‘s New Most Annoying Card

One of the most persistently annoying mechanics in Hearthstone is Taunt. When a minion has Taunt, you have to attack it—you can’t attack other minions or the enemy Hero. Usually, Taunt minions are not that difficult to deal with, as they typically have weaker stats than their Taunt-less counterparts. Sometimes, though, Blizzard decides to create…

Game Developer Brianna Wu’s Very Long Shot For Congress

When I arrive at the headquarters of Brianna Wu For Congress, a modest house near the bottom of a quiet street in Dedham, Massachusetts, the candidate is just back from her morning run. She’s practically electric while telling me and her husband about a group of construction workers she’d run past. She had thought they…

No Man’s Sky Has A New Atlas Full Of Player-Submitted Landmarks

Yesterday’s update for No Man’s Sky was huge. It fixed a myriad of lingering issues; players can now recover old saves and have new options to set whether or not other players can attack them. It also introduced some new features, including the long awaited Galactic Atlas The Galactic Atlas is a like community map.…

Quidget The Wonderwiener Is About Boning In The Name Of Science

Generally, when writing about or researching sex in games, I try to be as sex-positive as possible. That said, talking about sex should be like how we talk about using the bathroom: it’s totally normal to ask your housemate for more toilet paper, or to talk to your doctor about blood in your pee; but…

From Pyrotechnics To Quiet Confrontations, Harry Potter Shines On Broadway

There was a moment, about three hours into a performance of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child last weekend, when the 1,500 people in the audience, myself very much included, let out a collective gasp. That communal intake of breath was not in reaction to one of the Broadway play’s many dazzling special effects, nor…

Everything You Need To Know Going Into Destiny 2: Forsaken

Destiny 2 is getting a big expansion next week, and some lapsed players are thinking about coming back to the game. A lot’s happened over the past year, so you could be forgiven for not following all the story developments closely. That’s what I’m here for. Forsaken, next week’s expansion, will introduce a bunch of…

SCUM Mixes Hardcore Survival With Slapstick

The first time I died in SCUM, I was exploring a military base for supplies. After scrounging a backpack and some high quality gear, I stepped outside and right into the path of a giant goddamn robot. It shot me, and I fled into the forest. Unsure what to do, I sat by a river…

Jacksonville Shooting Victim Sues EA And Venue

Jacob Mitich, a survivor of the deadly shooting at a Madden tournament last weekend that took two lives, is suing both the venue and Madden publisher Electronic Arts for negligence, according to a complaint filed last night. Mitich, who was shot twice, is seeking damages from eight defendants including EA, the Jacksonville Landing mall, and…

Gold Mega Man Figure Is Only $21,667 

Only! Capcom is releasing a 3.2-ounce solid gold Mega-Man figure. Measuring nearly 4 inches tall, it costs 2.4 million yen. That’s almost $22,000! If that’s too much money, 4Gamer reports that Capcom is releasing a 0.7-ounce, 2.3-inch solid gold version for only 690,000 yen or $6,227. Both are not only 99.99-percent pure 24-carat gold, they…

Former Square Enix Employee Opens Victorian Cafe In Tokyo

Hidemi Matsuzuka used to oversee Square Enix’s figure brand. These days he’s left the game maker and is running his own cafe. While at Square Enix, Matsuzuka was popular with fans for sharing images of the latest figures and merch. (Read the thread below.) Called Chamber of Raven, his cafe and bar is located near…

This Year’s Best Zelda Merchandise Is A Master Sword Shoehorn

When you think of the Master Sword, putting on your shoes probably doesn’t come to mind. But that’s what makes this officially licensed Master Sword shoehorn so brilliant. According to Inside, the 35-cm long will be released this October in Japan. No word on an international release.