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The Sims 4 Has Always Been Good, Actually
Nitpicking is easy. I can always spot the one dirty dish in an otherwise flawless kitchen. Likewise, small flaws in a video game can stick out to me. The Sims 4 fandom loves to nitpick, and although I’m also really bothered by that one lot in Bedrock Straight where a single tile is mismatched from…
By Gita Jackson Published August 8, 2018 -
Blizzard Says Multiple Diablo Projects Are In The Works (Diablo III Switch Is Probably One)
Things have been slow in Diablo-land for the past few years, but that’s likely going to change soon, with Blizzard teasing on Twitter today that it has some Diablo projects in the works. One of them, we believe, is Diablo III Switch. In a short video, Blizzard community manager Brandy Camel promised Diablo fans that…
By Jason Schreier Published August 8, 2018 -
Dead Cells Developers Say Improving Switch Performance Is Now Their Priority
Dead Cells is a really good video game, and is a perfect fit for the handheld Nintendo Switch. However, the Switch version performs noticeably under 60 frames-per-second, which makes for a less smooth experience than on other gaming systems. Yesterday, the game’s developers said they’re getting to work on improvements. In a post on Reddit…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 8, 2018 -
Super Mario Odyssey’s Two-Moon Levels Are A Wonderful Design Touch
In many areas of Nintendo’s crowd-pleasing Super Mario Odyssey, there’s a main goal and a side goal that provides the same amount of reward but presents a greater challenge. It’s my favorite design aspect of the game. It’s a simple but wonderful thing, and I’ve come to think of it as Nintendo’s designers operating under…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 8, 2018 -
God of War’s long-awaited New Game Plus will arrive on August 20, Sony said today. The mode comes in a free update and will offer new gear, tougher enemies with “new tricks up their sleeves,” and an option to skip cinematics. No word on whether you’ll be able to change the size of Kratos’s beard.
By Jason Schreier Published August 8, 2018 -
RIP Luigi (1983-2018)
Luigi Mario, best known to friends and family as Luigi, died this morning at the age of 35. He is survived by his fraternal twin brother, Mario, and his son, Waluigi. Born and raised in Flatbush, Brooklyn, Luigi had worked as a plumber, a tennis player, a ghost hunter, a doctor, a golfer, a martial…
By Jason Schreier Published August 8, 2018 -
King K. Rool Will Be In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
After years upon years of begging, Smash fans will finally see Donkey Kong Country’s King K. Rool in Smash Ultimate, released December 7. The king of the kremlings will be large and in charge in Smash Ultimate. In every fan poll of most-wanted Smash fighters, he’s been one of the most requested for years. We…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published August 8, 2018 -
Castlevania‘s Simon And Richter Belmont Join Smash Bros Ultimate
Simon Belmont, the star of Castlevania, hasn’t had his own game in a while, but he is coming to Super Smash Bros. So is his descendant, Richter Belmont. The whip-wielding vampire slayers will join the newest Smash when it comes to Switch this December. They’ll bring with them a stage based on Dracula’s Castle, complete…
By Jason Schreier Published August 8, 2018 -
Concept Artist Shows How Far He’s Come
Kouji Tajima is a concept artist based in Vancouver. He’s worked on Blade Runner 2049, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and the 2014 Godzilla movie. As pointed out by Hachima, Tajima recently uploaded art he did at the age of 12. He redid that same drawing at the age of 25. This is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 8, 2018 -
PUBG Opens A Website Called “Fix PUBG“
The team behind PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds are so sick of hearing people say “fix the game” that they’ve opened a website specifically geared at “fixing the game”. It’s called FIX PUBG, which “is a phrase that we’ve been hearing a lot lately”, the site says. “Bugs, performance problems, and quality-of-life issues have been limiting PUBG’s true…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 7, 2018 -
Pocket City Is A Damn Fine City-Building Game
For such a popular genre, there really isn’t much to choose from when it comes to quality city-building games these days. There’s Cities: Skylines and…that’s it, unless you want to pick up a classic SimCity. So firing up Pocket City, and loving it, has been one of the nicest surprises of the year. Doubly so…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 7, 2018 -
A Very Nice Figure Of Persona 5’s Yusuke
Good Smile’sline of Persona 5 Figmas continues with their third, the wonderful Yusuke. He includes three faces, his sword, rifle and a paper fan. The good news? He looks great! The bad news? He’s not out until April 2019.
By Luke Plunkett Published August 7, 2018 -
High School Kids Send EarthBound Into Space
How much do you love EarthBound? Do you love it so much that you’d shoot it into space? When Ronnie Doyle turned 14 recently, his grandfather bought him an unorthodox birthday gift. By making a donation to a crowd-funded science group called Earth To Sky Calculus, he gave his grandson the opportunity to shoot a…
By Chris Kohler Published August 7, 2018
