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Remembering Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4‘s Most Bogus Mission
Before the twitch-restarting of Super Meat Boy or weird hacks of Super Mario Bros. built for maximum frustration there was the San Francisco level of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4. It was here that this manual-gap-manual combo reduced me to a broken teen. I’ve recently set up a “game room” in part of my office…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published July 29, 2018 -
Stained Glass Inspired By Magic: The Gathering Is Extremely Good
I like Magic: The Gathering, and I have extreme respect for stained glass as an art form, so this stained glass rendition of the elder dragon Nicol Bolas is something I am way into. In a Reddit thread about the piece, poster Alexm920 explains that the piece is made with their significant other who “got…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published July 29, 2018 -
Fan Recreates The Most Emotional Moment In Cinema History In Fortnite Tribute
Reddit user WintrrShadow has memorialized the the recent map and gear changes in Fortnite by editing a video to the style and tone of the final scene of Furious 7 The ending of Furious 7 is, as far as I am concerned, the most emotional moment in cinema history. Actor Paul Walker tragically died while…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published July 29, 2018 -
Streamer Explains How To Play Overwatch With One Hand
Streamer apotatomaybetwo has created a video explaining, point by point, how to play Overwatch if you only have access to a single hand. It’s educational. The video largely focuses on how to use either the Razer Naga Trinity or Logitech g600 mouse, both of which feature a large pad of buttons that are accessible via…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published July 28, 2018 -
A Dungeons & Dragons Supplement Makes Your Players Feel Like Witchers
100 Monster Hunts is a simple idea. As a Dungeon Master, you can roll on a giant table and get a random “monster hunt,” or a small designed encounter with a monster. Players then go deal with that monster. It’s clean, it’s simple, and it’s helpful. Every DM runs into moments where they need to…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published July 28, 2018 -
Rare Magic: The Gathering Card Sells For $87,000
A Black Lotus from the original release of Magic: The Gathering sold this week on online auction site eBay for $87,672. That’s a lot of money for a little bit of cardboard. There are three official printings of Black Lotus in Magic: Alpha, Beta, and Unlimited. Alpha was comprised of 295 Magic cards printed with black…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published July 28, 2018 -
Developer Releases Vita Game With Easy Trophies So ‘A Lot Of People Buy It’
Little Adventure on the Prairie released last February on both PS4 and Vita. It’s not good. The game consists of walking from left to right, pressing the X button to swing a sword at everything you run into, and occasionally hopping over invisible snags in the level geometry. Its creator didn’t need it to be…
By Ethan Gach Published July 27, 2018 -
Fortnite Gets Guided Missiles Back, And They’re Less Likely To Dominate
Fun: riding a guided missile right into some unsuspecting goon’s face. Not fun: being the unsuspecting goon whose face eats said missile. This simple and universal truth handily illustrates the problem with Fortnite’s guided missiles, which were yanked in April. Today, Epic announced that they’re finally coming back. Guided missiles were equal parts beloved and…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 27, 2018 -
The next Picross game, Picross S2, is out on Switch next week. It’s already the second of these picture-creating puzzle games on Switch. Help, some of us are so far behind in our Picross! But… this one has some sort of “story” mode. More details at the game’s official site
By Stephen Totilo Published July 27, 2018 -
WarioWare‘s Two Favorite Things Are Classic Nintendo, Poop
This week, I’ve been playing the latest entry in Nintendo’s series of wacky compilations of seconds-long “microgames,” the first for Nintendo 3DS (and the first since 2010’s WarioWare: DIY). I’ll have a full review for its release on August 3, but for now, I’m still going through all of its features. As I do, I’ve…
By Chris Kohler Published July 27, 2018 -
A fix for No Man’s Sky’s save file bug—which erased save games for some players—is now live across all platforms. In the patch notes, Hello Games says that if your game has not been re-saved since you lost progress, your progress will be recovered. Update your games and get back out into space!
By Gita Jackson Published July 27, 2018 -
One Week Later, Blizzard Still Doesn’t Know Why World Of Warcraft‘s Leveling System Is Borked
World of Warcraft’s community is not exactly overflowing with happy campers (or wildlife punchers-and-looters, as it were) right now. Ever since last week’s Battle For Azeroth pre-patch, the game has been suffering from a slew of issues. Now Blizzard has admitted it doesn’t know exactly what’s causing them. The biggest problem is the game’s leveling…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 27, 2018 -
In EVE Online War, Spawn Camping Goes On For A Week
It takes a special sort of character to lead a fictional armada into battle. Those few that have what it takes are household names. James T. Kirk. Admiral Ackbar. Doomchinchilla. … Doomchinchilla? Okay, he may not be famous outside of EVE Online, but inside it, Doomchinchilla is reknowned for commanding one of the longest-standing and…
By Lee Yancy Published July 27, 2018 -
Maplestory M Is An MMO For People With Less Free Time
Maplestory M launched worldwide earlier this week. If you’re expecting the same experience of the original Maplestory, you’re in for a surprise. The original Maplestory, which launched in 2003, is a free-to-play 2D side-scrolling MMORPG where you can choose from a number of exciting job classes and explore hundreds of different worlds within the Maple…
By Keoni Nguyen Published July 27, 2018 -
I Finally Found The Perfect Place To Live In No Man’s Sky
I’ve played No Man’s Sky for dozens of hours and never found a planet I wanted to call my home. This week, I finally did. I started playing No Man’s Sky at launch, before building bases was an option. At that time, I thought if the game allowed me to make a little home on…
By Gita Jackson Published July 27, 2018 -
The Octopath Traveler Musical Cue I Can’t Stop Thinking About
Octopath Traveler’s battle music has all of the zest you could want, brimming with quick drumbeats and arpeggiated chords. One simple trick ties together the game’s story and boss battles, creating amazing musical cues that make each new encounter even more exciting. Octopath Traveler assigns each character an instrument that’s used prominently in their leitmotifs,…
By Heather Alexandra Published July 27, 2018