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New Kingdom Hearts III Trailer Shows Monsters Inc. World
Joining the likes of Toy Story, Monster Inc. is also coming to Kingdom Hearts III, a game that is still scheduled to come out this year. Oh good. Below is the latest trailer, which shows off the Monster Inc. world with Sora, Donald and Goofy getting monster incarnations. The trailer also features Vanitas and Marluxia.
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 10, 2018 -
Overwatch‘s New CTF Map Is A Big Improvement
Last year, Overwatch got a capture-the-flag mode. It was a fun distraction from the usual payload-pushing antics, but the game wasn’t designed with CTF in mind, and it showed. Some heroes were overpowered, levels were stale, and stalemates abounded. As part of this week’s “Year of the Dog” event, Blizzard has revamped the mode, and…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 9, 2018 -
Fortnite Continues To Crush It
Last weekend, the cartoonish battle royale game Fortnite hit 3.4 million concurrent users across all platforms. Before that, Chance the Rapper was begging Epic Games for a Switch port. And this week alone, we’ve gotten two hefty updates from the development team detailing new tweaks, item/weapon additions, and upcoming changes. All this hype and development…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 9, 2018 -
Twitch’s New Policies Are Worrying Some Provocative Streamers
Yesterday, Twitch announced a series of new, more stringent policies around sexual content, harassment, and community behavior. Now streamers who’ve built their brands on pushing boundaries are worried that their channels might be on the chopping block. During a stream yesterday, popular streamer Sebastian “Forsen” Fors, whose community is notoriously rowdy and has had a…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 9, 2018 -
The Video Game Version Of A Haiku
I downloaded and played Indecision on a whim. The unassuming pixel art and straightforward presentation didn’t prepare me for all of the weird little platforming vignettes inside. It only took a few seconds for me to fall completely in love with it. Had I read the game’s Steam page I would have had a better…
By Ethan Gach Published February 9, 2018 -
A Cool Murder Mystery Game With Hitchcock Vibes
A Case of Distrust is a point-and-click adventure game that looks like the title sequence of a Hitchcock movie. Made by developer The Wandering Ben, the game takes place in San Francisco at the height of Prohibition. You play as Detective Phyllis Cadence Malone, ex-cop turned private eye. After a bootlegger hires you to get…
By Paul Tamayo Published February 9, 2018 -
New Steam Sci-Fi Game Is A Strugglevania
Planetoid Pioneers is a massive 2D side-view physics playground with vehicles, weapons, crafting, and exploration. The plot is wacky: in the future, humans live pretty much forever, so when a person gets to be about 200 years old they head out to explore the galaxy and build bases on planetoids in space. The game was…
By Tim Rogers Published February 9, 2018 -
Next week’s update for Xenoblade Chronicles 2 adds a ‘New Game Plus’ mode, allowing players to restart with all the power they amassed the first time through, collect some familiar Blades that were previously off-limits along the way. Will it change Jason Schreier’s opinion of the game? Nope.
By Mike Fahey Published February 9, 2018 -
Gwent‘s Latest Patch Makes Ciri Less Powerful
A princess who’s also a witcher, Ciri is far and away one of the best characters in The Witcher 3. She’s pretty great in Gwent as well. In fact, she’s recently become so popular that CD Projekt Red has decided to nerf her in the game’s latest update There are currently three different Ciri cards…
By Ethan Gach Published February 9, 2018 -
The Cloverfield Paradox Is Trash, But We Love It Anyway
On Super Bowl day, I wasn’t all that interested in the outcome of the football game. I was excited for something else—the rumor that a new Cloverfield movie was going to drop that same night. 10 Cloverfield Lane was fantastic, I thought, so maybe this will be too. I’m totally going to stay up and…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 9, 2018 -
Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom is coming to Switch and PS4 this summer with Sega publishing a physical version. It’s a spiritual successor to the original beloved Sega series whose third game, Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap, got an excellent remake last year.
By Ethan Gach Published February 9, 2018 -
Shadow Of The Colossus Players Solve The Remake’s Big Mystery
Since Shadow of the Colossus’ remake released, intrepid treasure hunters have been locating new collectable coins throughout the world. No one knew what the coins did, but a hint within the game’s credits led players to search for a total of 79 well-hidden coins. The final coins were discovered last night, unlocking a hidden area…
By Heather Alexandra Published February 9, 2018 -
Two weeks after release Dragon Ball FighterZ’ online still isn’t working reliably. Players complain of disconnects, matchmaking issues and problems connecting with friends. Bandai Namco says the devs are focused on improving online play. Thank goodness. I’d hate to think they’d given up and wandered off.
By Mike Fahey Published February 9, 2018 -
We have updated our story on Billy Mitchell’s recent internet radio appearance with comment from Jeremy Young. Young removed Mitchell’s scores from a prominent fan forum after video analysis suggesting they were performed in an emulator. Young has responded to claims that he received a doctored tape from Twin Galaxies scoreholder Dwayne Richard. In an…
By Heather Alexandra Published February 9, 2018 -
Destiny 2‘s Nightfall Is Getting An Overhaul
Bungie last night announced plans to overhaul Nightfall activities in Destiny 2, a video game in which players travel through space, shooting aliens and receiving apologies from developers. The weekly Nightfall strike, a high-level activity that has gone through various iterations over the course of Destiny 1 and now Destiny 2, will no longer kick…
By Jason Schreier Published February 9, 2018 -
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Mobile Doesn’t Look Half Bad
Wondering how Battlegrounds is supposed to look on smart devices? Today, a mobile version of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds was released for China. Developed by Timi, the Tencent-published, Chinese-language game can currently be downloaded from the Chinese App Store. As far as I know, there’s no word yet of an international release. As with any new game,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 9, 2018
