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Rockstar Must Cut Some Music From GTA IV, But Plans To Replace It

Our colleagues at Kotaku UK broke the news yesterday that music licensing issues will force Rockstar Games to remove some songs from Grand Theft Auto IV, a game that celebrates its 10-year anniversary this month. A Rockstar representative confirmed to us today that songs will indeed be removed but added that the company will add…

By Stephen Totilo Published April 10, 2018

Twitch Is Collecting Moons In Super Mario Odyssey Now

As of this writing, a couple hundred people are collectively controlling Mario via a Twitch broadcast. And despite the inherent chaos of Twitch chat, these players are actually making progress in Super Mario Odyssey. Community Controller is a channel that has recently dedicated itself to showcasing interactive livestreams of Switch games. The channel started out…

By Patricia Hernandez Published April 10, 2018

The Newest Battle Royale Contender Is In Very Early Access

Lawbreakers developer Boss Key Productions released Radical Heights today as a free-to-play early access game on Steam. The “x-treme early access” battle royale game comes too late to cash in on the genre’s popularity. While it might have a few good ideas, it is one messy game. Battle royale games drop players onto a map,…

By Heather Alexandra Published April 10, 2018

Overwatch Could Kill Off A Hero One Day, But They’d Still Be Playable

“Heroes never die,” says Mercy on a regular basis. The Overwatch team begs to differ. But don’t worry, says the game’s director Jeff Kaplan—even if an Overwatch hero were to bite the dust, they’d still have a life after death. Last week, I attended an event at Blizzard HQ to preview the new Overwatch event,…

By Nathan Grayson Published April 10, 2018

Someone Turned An 80s Boombox Into An SNES Classic You Can Play On The Go

Behold: A 1982 Montgomery Ward boombox that reels cassette tape and translates invisible signals broadcast over the air into rad tunes. Okay, that’s not exactly bleeding-edge tech. But, it has one thing other boomboxes haven’t got: a working SNES Classic inside. This DIY mashup was put together by a modder named Colin, who runs a…

By Ethan Gach Published April 10, 2018

Far Cry 5 Could Use Some Harder Difficulty Options

The more I play Far Cry 5, the less interesting and challenging it becomes. That’s a common problem for a Far Cry game, but I hope it doesn’t remain the status quo. When I started Far Cry 5, Hope County was a war zone. Armed members of the Eden’s Gate cult patrolled every roadway and…

By Kirk Hamilton Published April 10, 2018

Five Cool Indie Games To Keep On Your Radar

Last weekend at PAX East, I scoured the show floor for indie game demos great and small. I previously played Omensight, Spearhead Games’ time travel murder mystery, and chatted with the developer last Friday. Here are five more games I can’t wait to play in their entirety. Monster Prom Beautiful Glitch’s Monster Prom is a…

By Maddy Myers Published April 10, 2018

Quiz: Which Video Game Siblings Are You?

It’s National Sibling Day! Go give them a hug. If you don’t have one—or even if you do—you should also take this quiz to see which video game siblings you’re most like.

By Gita Jackson Published April 10, 2018

Sources: The PlayStation 5 Is Still A Ways Off

A recent online rumor got people buzzing about a possible 2018 release of PlayStation 5, but that’s probably not going to happen. In fact, from what we’ve heard, the next PlayStation is a ways away—it may not arrive until 2020. It’s been nearly five years since the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One launched, which has…

By Jason Schreier Published April 10, 2018

We’re playing Boss Key Productions’ Radical Heights on YouTube Live! Lawbreakers crashed and burned, but Boss Key is trying to bounce back with their own battle royale game. It’s super early access, but that won’t stop us from winning first place and claiming an off-brand chicken dinner.

Heather Alexandra & Paul Tamayo Published April 10, 2018

As EVE Fanfest Approaches, Players Dig Up Intriguing Storyline Clues

Over the past few weeks, some EVE Online players with a penchant for research and discovery have stumbled onto what appears to be a new story thread hidden in the game—perhaps a little bit before the game’s publisher wanted them to. Unlike many other contemporary MMORPGs whose stories are presented through obvious quests highlighted in…

By Lee Yancy Published April 10, 2018

There’s A New Malware That Locks Your Files Unless You Play PUBG

A new malware locks infected computers’ files unless they fire up PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. Unlike other ransomware, PUBG Ransomware doesn’t want infected users’ money; it just wants them to enjoy a game of Battlegrounds. MalwareHunterTeam first discovered the malware, which BleepingComputer originally reported on. When a computer is infected by ransomware, the software makes its files…

By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published April 10, 2018

I Played D&D With Two DMs And It Was Awesome

When members of our Dungeons and Dragons group have a birthday, we play a one-off game in their system of choice, usually with an accompanying gimmick. Last time we had a birthday, we played as an all bard party. This time, our birthday boy wanted to combine both of his role playing group into one…

By Gita Jackson Published April 10, 2018

Three Video Game Bars Shut Down In Japan Over Copyright Claims

This week, three Osaka video game bars announced that they were closing. The reason, it seems, was copyright violation. According to IT Media, the three game bars—1Up, Catena and Clan—will cease operation on July 29 when their lease ends. 1Up opened in 2013, while Catena and Clan both opened in 2016. The bars allowed customers…