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Five Cool Games From Indiecade 2017
I spent the weekend in Los Angeles at Indiecade, an annual event that celebrates independent games of all sorts, from PC and console games to games where you put on costumes and pretend to be witches. Here are the coolest ones I got to play this year. The Black Widow The Black Widow is a…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 9, 2017 -
Deadly Squishy Fingers Return To Call of Duty This Week
Gesture Warfare, the mode in which players kill each other with in-game gestures like smushing players with their fingers or zapping them from a distance by throwing up a finger gun, is returning to Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare through October 12. It’s all part of this month’s ongoing event, Halloween Scream. If you prefer…
By S.E. Doster Published October 9, 2017 -
What You Need To Know About Shadow of War’s Controversial Loot Boxes
Ever since reviews of Shadow of War hit, talk of loot boxes and microtransactions have been heavy with panic and rife with misinformation. Are the best orcs behind a paywall? Is the design of the game predatory enough that it’s going to make people feel pressured to drop extra cash on a $60 game? And…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 9, 2017 -
Bungie is delaying Destiny 2‘s “prestige” raid difficulty to next week. That’s due to an exploit that “causes the encounters to be stripped of their intended challenge,” which is almost certainly a reference to the despawning trick that made the rounds last week. The prestige raid will now launch on October 18 at 10AM Pacific.
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 9, 2017 -
JRPG manuals, 1989 vs. 2017. (Left: Wanderers From Ys for PC-88; right: I Am Setsuna, for Switch.)
By Chris Kohler Published October 9, 2017 -
When It Comes To Minecraft Toys, Sometimes Simple Is Best
Fancy construction sets are nice, but there’s plenty of building to do in Minecraft proper. The first wave of Minecraft Adventure Figures from Jinx are the perfect way to just hang out at your desk with Steve and the gang. Available this month at Walmart, Target and collectible retailers like Gamestop (they also dabble in…
By Mike Fahey Published October 9, 2017 -
Fantasy Version Of Betrayal At House On The Hill Is Still Fun Without The Haunted Mansion
Last week, Wizards of the Coast reimagined their classic horror game Betrayal at House on the Hill in a Dungeons & Dragons high fantasy setting. Back in 2004, Betrayal captured the curiosity and fear that comes with crawling through a haunted mansion with mechanics that brilliantly mirrored its horror theme. Slowly and deliberately, players map…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published October 9, 2017 -
This Week’s Final Fantasy XIV Patch Is Pretty Exciting
Final Fantasy XIV gets its biggest update since the Stormblood expansion tomorrow, with the launch of patch 4.1, “The Legend Returns.” Not only are players getting new player housing, NPC dungeons and a continuation of the main storyline, they’re also taking a trip to Final Fantasy XII’s Rabenastre, courtesy of guest creator Yasumi Matsuno. When…
By Mike Fahey Published October 9, 2017 -
Fight for Your Dreams, the new Prescription for Sleep album that turns battle music from Final Fantasy, Undertale, Mega Man, Transformers and more into sumptuous jazzy lullabies, is now available for purchase on iTunes, Bandcamp and Spotify. Do not operate heavy weaponry while listening.
By Mike Fahey Published October 9, 2017 -
Your Fall 2017 Anime Guide [Update]
Feel that chill in the air? It’s no longer summer, so let’s welcome autumn the best way possible: by watching new anime. Below are the fall 2017 anime shows and where to watch them. Have a look and hit us up in the comments, telling us which ones you plan to watch and which ones…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 9, 2017 -
Kyoto-based t-shirt maker the King of Games has an excellent and officially licensed Super Famicom shirts (in long and short sleeves). The shirts are priced at 4,980 yen (US$44), and pre-orders start on Oct. 10. Sadly, the shirts don’t appear yet on the King of Games’ English site.
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 9, 2017 -
Goku Has A New Form In Dragon Ball Super
In the latest episode of Dragon Ball Super, Goku gets a new form. Here it is. [Warning: This article has spoilers.] The Japanese name for this form is “Migatte no Gokui” (身勝手の極意), which means, “The Key of Egoism,” but the official English name is Ultra Instinct. Whis and Beerus have also used this form, with…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 9, 2017 -
Gwent‘s Latest Update Takes Inspiration From Chess
The Mahakam Ale Festival went live in CD Projekt Red’s collectible card game just over a week ago. Intended to coincide with Oktoberfest, the holiday event brought with it not just some tweaks to old cards but also completely new game mode. In addition to the normal array of buffs and nerfs, the “Agile” updatereleased…
By Ethan Gach Published October 8, 2017 -
Atchafalaya Arcade Turns Old Nintendo Hardware Into A Miniature Electronic Orchestra
Behold Atchafalaya Arcade. It’s an audio visual adventure that takes old technologies and scrambles them together in the present until something new and poetic arises out of the chaos. It’s the work of Tammy Duplantis who has been showing off the game at this weekend’s IndieCade Festival in LA. The game cartridge itself is the…
By Ethan Gach Published October 8, 2017 -
The Blade Runner point-and-click adventure game still looks stunning. Westwood Studios’ 1997 adaptation was groundbreaking at the time for having multiple endings and a story that changed with each new choice you made. But it also had some dazzling, painstakingly crafted backgrounds.
By Ethan Gach Published October 7, 2017 -
I Can’t Get Enough Of Star Wars Battlefront II‘s Leaves
There are Storm Troopers, Jedi, and tons of blasters. But the latest Star Wars game also has whirlwinds of leaves blowing through the city streets on Naboo and they are mesmerizing. After playing the game’s open beta for several hours last night, the floating foliage is what’s still on my mind a day later. Not…
By Ethan Gach Published October 7, 2017
