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Netrunner Is Getting Some Changes (And A New Box For Beginners)
Netrunner, one of the best card games on the planet, is in for some changes next month after Fantasy Flight announced a revised core set. The core set itself seems cool! It’s a great starting point for new players, since it includes everything you need to get started with the game (Netrunner is an LCG,…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 12, 2017 -
Cringe Your Way Through One of the Worst Pro Hearthstone Matches Ever
Last weekend, at renowned esports tournament Dreamhack Montréal, two professional Hearthstone players sat down at computers across from one another and proceeded to play one of the most perplexing, disgraceful matches in Hearthstone history. Here’s what happened. Heading into the game, both contestants, Eduardo “Walaoumpa” Sajgalik and James “Coachtwisted” Neumann are 5-0, and have dominated…
By Joshua Calixto Published September 12, 2017 -
Fallout Fans Resist Wikia’s Attempt To Pivot To Video
If you’re looking for the name of a minor character in Star Wars or trying to brush up on the lore of the latest big video game, you’ll probably end up on a wiki website hosted by Fandom. Unlike Wikipedia, Fandom is for-profit, but all of the content is written for free by a community…
By Gita Jackson Published September 12, 2017 -
Suda 51 Thinks Nintendo Switch Is Punk AF
“The Switch is a punk console,” says game director Goichi Suda, aka Suda 51. “I was shocked by it. I thought, whoever made this must have something wrong with them. In a positive way. This guy must be messed up in the head to think of something like this.” “It’s kind of like a challenge…
By Chris Kohler Published September 12, 2017 -
Final Fantasy Netflix Show Nails Weird Behavior of Rookie MMO Players
A new Netflix show about a kid playing the MMO Final Fantasy XIV with his out-of-touch dad totally nails the freaky and opaque behavior of new players in MMOs. Dad of Light is follows Akio, who lures his father into playing FFXIV in an effort to finally forge a relationship with him. The catch: His…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published September 12, 2017 -
Bungie Removes Destiny 2 Glove With ‘Hate Symbol’ On It
Bungie is changing a gauntlet in Destiny 2 that was based on an alt-right symbol, the developer said today. “It’s come to our attention that a gauntlet in Destiny 2 shares elements with a hate symbol. It is not intentional. We are removing it,” the company said on Twitter this afternoon. “Our deepest apologies. This…
By Jason Schreier Published September 12, 2017 -
Battlegrounds‘ New Town Hides Great Loot Around Cramped Corners
As part of the game’s September update, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds placed a new town on its large, murderous island. Kameshki’s remote location might leave you scrambling to run to the playzone but the collection of loot you can find makes it a tempting detour. Among the town’s residential houses and small cargo depot is a surprising…
By Heather Alexandra Published September 12, 2017 -
Let’s Play Copyright Threat Raises Questions About The Law And How To Use It
Copyright, free speech, and entertainment lawyers have mixed opinions on the legality of game developer Campo Santo’s decision to fight hate speech with a copyright strike after reaching abreaking pointwith YouTube celebrity Felix “Pewdiepie” Kjellberg. Over the weekend, Campo Santo co-founder Sean Vanaman said he would use the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to “cut off”…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published September 12, 2017 -
GTA Online’s Take On Battlegrounds Is Way More Chaotic
GTA Online’s newest addition, Motor Wars, combines high player counts with dozens of vehicles. The result is a hectic match that is more intense than any other mode in GTA Online. You and 27 other players parachute into different parts of the GTA Online map. You only have one life, and the map shrinks as you…
Zack Zwiezen Published September 12, 2017 -
XCOM 2: War of the Chosen is now available on PS4 and Xbox One. We’ve been enjoying it on PC.
By Riley MacLeod Published September 12, 2017 -
‘I’m An Idiot’: Pewdiepie Apologizes For Saying N-Word On Stream
YouTube’s biggest star uploaded a video today where he apologized for casually dropping the n-word during a Battlegrounds stream last weekend. “I should know better,” Kjellberg said. “I can’t keep messing up like this.” The video, which is titled “My Response,” is short and has no jokes: “You probably won’t believe this when I say…
By Patricia Hernandez Published September 12, 2017 -
Cosplay Roofing Service Begins In Japan
For a limited time only, a Japanese roofing company has started a new cosplayer service for customers. Nara-based roofing company Mori Kenchiku Bankinkogyo is rolling out an “On the Roof Cosplay Counter-Plan Service” for customer consultation. The company wonders if this is the first of its kind in the world. I think that’s a safe…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 12, 2017 -
Nintendo Bringing Back The NES Classic In 2018
After disappearing from store shelves, the NES Classic is returning next year. But that’s not all: the Super NES Classic will continue to be shipped through 2018. In Japan, the Super Famicom will still get shipped after October, and the Famicom Mini is going back into production. Hot damn. The SNES Classic was slated to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 12, 2017 -
The World’s First Cat Cafe On A Train
Japan loves trains. It also loves cats. So, put the two of them together, and you have the world’s first cat cafe on a train. All aboard! The cat cafe train was a one-day only event this past Sunday to help raise awareness for abandoned felines. The cats aboard the train were rescued and, as…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 12, 2017 -
The Tragedy Of A Former Navy Base’s Arcade Games
You might remember last year we told you about a “raid” on an old ship that managed to save a bunch of classic arcade games. Now let’s see what happens when a raid doesn’t have such a happy ending. Tony Temple, who wrote up the nicer story from 2016, now has the tale of Ralph…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 11, 2017
