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Ubisoft’s snow sports game Steep is no longer coming to Switch, according to an official Steep Tweet. Steep was released in 2016 for Xbox One, PS4 and PC but also slated for Nintendo’s weaker hardware. The Tweet states the cancellation is so the team can “focus on bringing new live content and challenges” to existing…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 9, 2018 -
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By Chris Person Published August 9, 2018 -
Fortnite Comes To Android Today, But There Are Catches
The last major gaming platform without Fortnite: Battle Royale will get an invite-only beta version of the ultra-popular multiplayer shooter starting today. It’s just not coming to every Android user yet. First catch: At first, beta invites are only going out to people who own Samsung Galaxy phones, surely the sign of an exclusivity deal…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 9, 2018 -
Our First Look At Red Dead Redemption 2 Gameplay
Rockstar today showed off a first look at the western Red Dead Redemption II, which comes out October 26 for PS4 and Xbox One, and it looks like a fascinating evolution of the first one. Most importantly, this time you can brush your horse. Here’s the video: It’s all very pretty, and seems to include…
By Jason Schreier Published August 9, 2018 -
Discord Is Launching Its Own Curated Game Store
Back in June, ubiquitous chat company Discord launched a games tab that bore a slight resemblance to Steam’s front page. Now it’s launching its own store that resolutely refutes Steam’s anything-goes approach. Valve recently said that it’s opening Steam’s floodgates wider than ever before. Discord, on the other hand, says it is hoping its store…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 9, 2018 -
Sony Is Releasing A Gorgeous Translucent PS4 Console
To commemorate 500 million PlayStation consoles sold over the last couple of decades, Sony will be bringing back that 90s styling and releasing this blue, transluscent PS4 Pro. Both the console and controller are see-through, letting you peek through the casing to see the guts inside, while the surrounding plastic is a very fetching shade…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 9, 2018 -
This Cat Does An Excellent Cosplay Of Beerus From Dragon Ball
There is no need for anyone anywhere to ever do a Beerus cosplay again. Twitter user Sun_ikuto posted this photo of his friend’s cat cosplaying as Beerus It’s no accident that this feline friend is such a good Beerus. Akira Toriyama partly based the character’s design on the Cornish Rex cat he had at the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 9, 2018 -
Ben Schwartz Is Voicing Sonic In Sonic The Hedgehog Movie
Actor Ben Schwartz will be voicing Sonic in the upcoming live-action and CG Sonic the Hedgehog movie, Variety reports. Schwartz, best known for Parks and Recreation, is currently voicing Dewey in the Ducktails reboot. Jim Carrey, Tika Sumpter andJames Marsden will also star of the upcoming film, which will be out in November 2019. Jeff…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 9, 2018 -
And Now For Some Award-Winning God Of War Photography
God of War has a very nice photography mode, which was put to the test recently in an official contest held by PlayStation The winning entries were fantastic. Stuff like this: And this: I wanted to draw particular attention to another of the winners though, Cristiano Bonora, who for weeks has been filling his Flickr…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 8, 2018 -
Real Madrid Are Selling Actual Alex Hunter Jerseys
Real Madrid, a very real and historic football club, have this week started selling the jerseys of a very fake player: Alex Hunter, star of FIFA’s singleplayer story mode. Having built up to it last year with a false start and some loan deals, this year’s game finally has Hunter signing with one of the…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 8, 2018 -
No Man’s Sky Has Griefers, But Tools To Keep Them Out Are On The Way
Even with all its recent Next update additions, No Man’s Sky is still mostly a game about exploration for exploration’s sake. It makes a perverse sort of sense, then, that within that framework people would also find a way to grief purely for the thrill and power of it. If you opt into No Man’s…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 8, 2018 -
Spooked By Nintendo, Popular ROM Site ‘Changes’ After 18 Years
EmuParadise, one of the world’s longest-running and most popular emulator communities, announced today that in the face of recent legal action against pirate sites it will be “changing,” in effect ceasing to offer ROM versions of Nintendo’s (and any other company’s) old classics. MasJ, the site’s founder, says: It’s not worth it for us to…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 8, 2018 -
Why Video Game Characters Almost Never Remove Their Clothes
Video game graphics are quickly becoming astonishing simulacra of reality. We can roam unimaginable lands, interact with believable characters, and punch Nazis until they’re covered in lifelike injuries. And yet, video games still struggle to show someone taking off their clothes. Consider this scene of Jacob steamily removing his shirt in Electronic Arts’ 2010 game…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 8, 2018 -
It’s Not Easy To Write About Funny (But Creepy) Sex Games
There are two main ways to talk about games: seriously, and light-heartedly. I like to write about things light-heartedly for a few main reasons: One, I like to make people laugh. Two, I’ve generally found that light-hearted writing makes people attack me less. Three, it’s much more fun to write humor. But writing about things…
By Kate Gray Published August 8, 2018 -
Breaking: Too Many Fire Emblem Characters In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
We live in exciting times, Super Smash Bros. fans. In this year 2018, in which many improbable things have happened, Nintendo has announced we’re getting precisely what we’ve wanted in the upcoming Smash game: every Smash fighter ever, plus Ridley from Metroid; King K. Rool from Donkey Kong; even Daisy from Mario. Great stuff, Nintendo.…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published August 8, 2018 -
Hollow Knight And The Art Of The Video Game Joke
More than a dozen hours into Hollow Knight, the 2D Metroidvania played a joke on me. It was a really good joke, and also kind of a mean one. Then again, most good video game jokes are a little mean. A few hours into Hollow Knight, you meet a bug named Millibelle. She’s a banker.…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 8, 2018
