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Some Pokémon Go Players Are Getting Hit With Overly Cautious ‘Extreme’ Weather Warnings
Pokémon Go Weather effects were announced earlier this week and have already their way into the game with local conditions affecting what players’ GPS maps look like and which kind of Pokémon are likely to be around. Unfortunately, the update is also pummeling some players with “Extreme” weather condition warnings even when it’s completely fine…
By Ethan Gach Published December 9, 2017 -
Soon, All That Will Matter In High-Rank Overwatch Matches Is Whether Your Team Wins
Overwatch’s competitive mode has been a source of much wailing, gnashing of teeth, and flogging of one-tricks since its inception, and it’ll probably remain that way until the end of time. On the upside, Blizzard is taking aim at two of its biggest issues. In a new forum post, principal designer Scott Mercer announced that…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 8, 2017 -
Hey, Nintendo Didn’t Delay Any Games This Year
When Nintendo unveiled its lineup of launch-year games for Switch back in January, most people had the same thought: Which of these is gonna get delayed? I mean, delaying games is what Nintendo does. So who could have suspected it would actually release everything this year? Nintendo’s 2017 sounded typically ambitious. Although Switch’s launch day…
By Chris Kohler Published December 8, 2017 -
Riding A Motorcycle In Breath of the Wild Is As Rad As It Sounds
Breath of the Wild’s Champions’ Ballad DLC has an amazing reward for anyone who bests its numerous trials. Prove yourself a champion and you’ll get to ride the Master Cycle Zero. Here’s how it looks in action. I’ve spent all day tackling The Champions’ Ballad and unlocking its secrets. After a ton of shrines and…
By Heather Alexandra Published December 8, 2017 -
Hawaii State Rep Is Drafting Bill Barring Minors From Buying Games With Loot Boxes
Imagine a 17-year-old gamer tossing a copy of the Teen-rated Star Wars Battlefront 2 onto his local GameStop’s checkout counter, only to be asked: “Sir, may I see your ID?” A Hawaii in which games with microtransactions are illegal for minors to purchase is one that state legislator Chris Lee is now hoping to realize.…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published December 8, 2017 -
The Division’s Free 1.8 Update Is Better Than Its Paid Expansions
After numerous multiplayer-centric patches and expansions, The Division finally got a big improvement for solo players this week. The new update is shockingly large and shockingly good. It seems designed to make every type of Division player happy. Update 1.8 adds two new, enemy-filled zones called West Side Piers to the game’s Manhattan-based map, throws…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 8, 2017 -
The Live-Action Alita: Battle Angel Trailer Exists And It’s Uncomfortable
The guy who produced Avatar is adapting the classic manga Battle Angel Alita to the big screen, because that’s certainly what we needed, and there’s a new trailer for it. Although Avatar writer James Cameron wrote the screenplay (argh), Robert Rodriguez, who directed Sin City, will be directing Alita: Battle Angel. Cameron has saidthat the…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published December 8, 2017 -
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Is Pretty Darn Different In Japanese
I played a lot Xenoblade Chronicles 2 before its release. I had to wait until after its release to download the Japanese voiceover DLC. Using the in-game cutscene viewer, I rewatched every cutscene I’d seen so far in the game, in Japanese this time. I made a video cataloging some of the little differences I…
By Tim Rogers Published December 8, 2017 -
‘Dungeon Run’ Is The Single-Player Mode Hearthstone Always Needed
Hearthstone’s Kobolds and Catacombs expansion is live, and for perhaps the first time in Hearthstone history, even players who didn’t spend money have a way to enjoy the expansion: a totally free new game mode called “Dungeon Run.” It’s something Hearthstone has needed for a long, long time now. The concept should be familiar to…
By Joshua Calixto Published December 8, 2017 -
I’m In Love With A Final Fantasy Trading Card Game I’ve Never Played
I can’t stop buying Final Fantasy Trading Card Game booster packs. The iconic artwork printed on high-quality card stock—I particularly love how the textured card backs feel on my fingers. And the gameplay, well… I’ve never actually played it. I’m sure it’s nice. It’s Square Enix’s fault. The company sent me a couple of starter…
By Mike Fahey Published December 8, 2017 -
Six Free PS4 Games Worth Playing
You can have a damn good time on the PS4 without spending a dime thanks to a number of free-to-play games populating the PSN store. Some of these free offerings rival what you’d expect out of a full-fledged $60 game, if not surpass them. Here are our picks for the most worthwhile F2P PS4 games.…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 8, 2017 -
A Game That Simulates Real World Riots
In 2013, Riot – Civil Unrest was announced by developer Merge Games and went on to have a successful Indiegogo campaign. Four years later the game has finally arrived on Steam Early Access. Riot is a real-time riot simulator that puts you in control of either a large group of rioters or the police. As…
By Paul Tamayo Published December 8, 2017 -
Fortnite Battle Royale’s New 50 vs 50 Mode Is Awesome
Fortnite Battle Royale just got a 50 vs. 50 mode that’s everything I ever wanted a neighborhood game of Cops and Robbers to be. It encourages a hive-mind approach to a battle royale game that works surprisingly well. Fortnite is a game about building forts, shooting zombies and battling the apocalypse. In September, developer Epic…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published December 8, 2017 -
LMFAO Xur Is Selling Prometheus Lens
Destiny 2’s Curse of Osiris expansion included a bugged laser weapon that’s so powerful it’s completely ruining the balance in the competitive Crucible. So of course, Xur is selling it today. The Prometheus Lens, as it’s called, is normally a random drop. That means some players have it, but others are doomed to be fried…
By Kirk Hamilton Published December 8, 2017 -
A Game About Your Phone, The Worst Part Of Modern Life
Pokedis a short game about getting too many notifications on your phone. This game was made in three days for the game jam Ludum Dare 40, which had the theme “the more you have the worse it is.” You start out having a pleasant text message conversation with a friend about a recent date, picking…
By Gita Jackson Published December 8, 2017 -
What To Expect From Breath of the Wild‘s Champions’ Ballad DLC
Breath of the Wild’s Champions’ Ballad DLC released last night. There’s a lot going on and it can be hard to know where to start. But once you dive in, you’ll find some of the game’s best challenges. When you first start up the DLC, you’ll get a handful of quests added to your journal.…
By Heather Alexandra Published December 8, 2017