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The Left’s Most Notorious Podcasters Are Divided On Video Games
On a sticky summer night outside a bar in Brooklyn, Felix Biederman, one of the co-host of political podcast Chapo Trap House, was talking to me about Metal Gear Solid 2 as I sipped a rosé. “It’s the most prophetic video game of all time,” he said. Biederman is by far the biggest gamer on…
By Gita Jackson Published July 13, 2018 -
Rest In Pieces, Friday The 13th: The Game
Last month, the ongoing legal battles over the rights of the Friday the 13th franchise caught up with the game, bringing its development to a halt. New content was “unfeasible now or in the future” due to the lawsuit, the game’s publisher said. Unlike Jason Voorhees, Friday the 13th ain’t coming back. It’s a terribly…
By Stacie Ponder Published July 13, 2018 -
The Only Rule Of Fortnite Golf Is Don’t Get Killed
Fortnite got a huge patch yesterday for the start of Season Five. Among other things like the addition of portals and some changes to how challenges work, the game also got a new emote that effectively lets players golf. For now, the mini-game feels barebones and disorganized. You have to keep score yourself and you…
By Ethan Gach Published July 13, 2018 -
How To Unlock Octopath Traveler‘s Post-Game Dungeon
Once you’re past the credits of Octopath Traveler, there’s one major hidden dungeon left to find. It’s not obvious how to get there, though, so allow us to give you a guide. We won’t spoil any of the story here, but we will tell you the nature of this dungeon and how to get there,…
By Jason Schreier Published July 13, 2018 -
What To Do During Monster Hunter: World‘s Summer Festival
Monster Hunter: World’s Summer Twilight festival is live until July 26. It transforms the gathering hub with palm trees and an ice-sculpted dragon. It also brings back most event quests and adds two new armor sets to collect. There’s lots to do, but here’s what you should focus on. Craft The Summertime Armor Set A…
By Heather Alexandra Published July 13, 2018 -
Confession: I Always Unlock Ubisoft Club Rewards First
When I start a new Ubisoft game for the first time, I don’t immediately play it. No, I find the Ubisoft Club option in the game’s menu, load it up and start unlocking rewards. The rewards are rarely good and they sometimes imbalance my game, but I can’t help myself. What’d I do when I…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 13, 2018 -
Nintendo Switch Exclusive Daemon X Machina Is Made For People Who Like To Take Machines Apart
When game developer Kenichiro Tsukuda was a kid, he took apart his Famicom, the Japanese version of the Nintendo Entertainment System. He was annoyed that the cable that connected it to the TV was too short. “I wondered if there was anything I could do about that,” he told me recently. “And my parents got…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 13, 2018 -
Captain Toad Switch Has Cool Extra Features, Few New Levels
It’s a worn-out cliche these days to say that a game is “perfect for the Switch,” but that really does apply to Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, which will become the latest Wii U transplant to arrive on Nintendo’s new console this Friday. I admit that I didn’t think that Captain Toad, originally released in 2014,…
By Chris Kohler Published July 13, 2018 -
Report: The Next Pokémon Movie Sounds Like A Reboot Of Mewtwo Strikes Back
Back in 1998, the debut Pokémon flick premiered in Japan. That feature film’s full name is Pocket Monsters the Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back. Today in Japan, this year’s Pokémon summer movie opened in Japan and reportedly had a preview for next year’s, Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution Clips of the trailer haven’t yet been uploaded online and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 13, 2018 -
The New Gintama Live-Action Movie Looks Bonkers
Well, it wouldn’t be Gintama if didn’t look zany, would it? Here is the first trailer for Gintama 2 The movie is based on the popular manga of the same name. The previous live-action adaptation, released in 2017, was one of last year’s big domestic hits in Japan. Shun Oguri returns as Gintoki Sakata, Kanna…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 13, 2018 -
Panties Censored In Nintendo Switch eShop Art
When mahjong game Taisen Hot Gimmick: Cosplay-Jan for Nintendo Switch was first revealed, the game’s official art featured a woman showing her panties. Now it does not. Here is the original art for the eShop game. The photo, via 4Gamer, shows how it appeared on Nintendo’s eShop in Japan Maybe Japanese websites and blogs covered…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 13, 2018 -
Fortnite‘s Switch Motion Controls Are Surprisingly Not Terrible
With Fortnite: Battle Royale’s Season 5 update comes one feature that intrigued me a bit more than golf carts and portals. The option to enable motion controls for Switch made me curious to see how a game I’ve grown super familiar with would play. From the bit that I tried, motion controls are more useful…
By Paul Tamayo Published July 12, 2018 -
PSN is experiencing outages related to online gaming and social features. A notice on the official status page reads “You may have some difficulty launching games, applications, or online features.” According to some, games affected include Fortnite, Rainbow Six Siege, and others. [Update – 10:44pm]: It’s working.
By Ethan Gach Published July 12, 2018 -
Dragon Ball Super: Broly’s North American theatrical release is currently planned for a January 2019. That’ll be just a couple months after it comes out in Japan as well as the one year anniversary of Dragon Ball FighterZ in which Broly is currently wrecking people left and right.
By Ethan Gach Published July 12, 2018 -
Not Even Pikachu And Eevee Can Pull Off Bangs
In the newest teaser trailer of Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee, it was revealed that you can now give Pikachu and Eevee different haircuts. They unfortunately include blunt bangs. Eevee and Pikachu seem to be really loving it, but I am NOT. While I’d like to think of Pokémon as hair trendsetters, they’re…
By Keoni Nguyen Published July 12, 2018 -
The Xbox Game Pass Library Has Gotten Much Better
Rocket League and Warhammer: Vermintide 2 came to Xbox Game Pass this week. Game Pass lets you pay $10 a month for access to a library of over 100 Xbox games. As long as you keep your subscription active, you can download and play any of them. Game Pass was an interesting idea when Microsoft…
By Ethan Gach Published July 12, 2018
