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WW2 Game Picks A Fight With Gandhi

I’m a big fan of the Order of Battle series, and while that’s mostly down to its snappy turn-based strategy, it’s also because the games dare to visit theatres of the Second World War that competitors never even consider. The latest example: asking you to take a break from a war against Japan to go…

Friday The 13th Patch Brings New Maps And Fresh Bugs

The latest patch for Friday the 13th The Game went live earlier this week on all platforms. It introduces smaller versions of the game’s three existing maps as well some new mechanics, graphical improvements, and a number of bug fixes. Unfortunately, it also introduces a slew of new bugs and glitches. The game’s current matchmaking…

In This Dress Up Game, Your Clothes Evolve Like Pokémon

Dress up games, while a fun diversion, are ubiquitous on mobile devices. Love Nikki is one of those games, but it’s much weirder and much denser than you’d probably expect. Love Nikki is a game that has been advertised to me on Facebook for months, and I resisted downloading it. I am adult, I had…

Overwatch Finally Gets A Reporting System For Consoles And Here’s How It Works

A year after release, Overwatch players on PS4 and Xbox One now have recourse for the trash Mei who won’t stop icing her teammates into the spawn point. Overwatch, a pleasant game that recently has taken a turn for the toxic, has gotten flack for how long console players waited to get their reporting system.…

Call of Duty: WWII Beta Gets Back To The Series’ Roots, And It Works

We’ve been playing the PlayStation 4 beta of Call of Duty: WWII, and it’s been a welcome trip back to classic Call of Duty gameplay. The popular first-person shooter series got its start in the Second World War, but Call of Duty has evolved over the years with a gradual increase in high-tech gadgets and…

Ark: Survival Evolved is out of early access and officially available in version 1.0 form today on PC and consoles, with physical editions also available for PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Sure, you could have been playing it all this time, but if you were waiting until they were officially finished making it…

What Made Age Of Empires Great 

Age of Empires is finally back. After twelve long years, Microsoft has finally decided to resurrect one of gaming’s most beloved franchises, and fans are ecstatic. If you’re unfamiliar with the series, Age’s return might not seem like such a big deal. After all, it’s not like strategy fans are lacking options. Starcraft and Company…

The Best Thing About Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Are The Details

Kingdom Battle is a love letter to Mario and the Mushroom Kingdom, and you see this reverence in nearly every aspect of the game, from mechanics to the animations. Even the flavor text is wonderful. Right now, lots of people are talking about how Luigi dabs when he sends out an explosive sentry: This is…

Destiny 2’s Shiny PC Beta Underlines A Difficult Choice

The PC version of the Destiny 2 beta landed this week, and it’s remarkably slick and pretty. For a certain subset of gamers, a difficult decision looms: PC or console? I already knew that Destiny would be good on PC. I played the PC version months ago andsaid as much. With this week’s beta, thousands…

Hiveswap: Act 1, the long awaited Homestuck game, releases on September 14th. It also finally has a trailer, which, unsurprisingly, features great music and slick animation.

Final Fantasy Fighting Game’s Beta Is So Laggy

Dissidia Final Fantasy NT is a fast-paced three-on-three arcade combat game featuring characters from Square Enix’s beloved role-playing franchise, coming to the PlayStation 4 early next year. It’s currently in closed beta, where players are enjoying some spectacular lag. First, take a look at this early practice match against AI competitors. I’m still getting the…

Japan Comes Up With Polite Slang For Twitter Replies

When people in Japan see “FF,” they immediately think Final Fantasy. And for good reason! For decades, “FF” has been shorthand for the iconic role-playing game series. But recently, Twitter users have been using “FF” as a polite way to reply to others. As GetNews reports recently, “FF” refers to “Follow” and “Follower.” It is…

Nintendo Is Officially Killing Miiverse In Japan 

Nintendo’s Miiverse social network launched on the Wii U in Japan when the console went on sale in the region on December 8, 2012. This November, Nintendo is ending its service in Japan. In an official release, Nintendo announced that Miiverse, along with Wii U Chat and Nintendo TVii, will end on November 8, 2017,…

Joven y Viejo. Havana, Cuba. By Matthew Kirdahy. JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line! 

Dude Builds Perfect Jumanji Replica

Steven Richter, a man so talented with wood and blades that it’s a little terrifying, felt like creating a “screen accurate” recreation of Jumanji. So he did, and filmed the whole process. And I mean whole process. The entire thing is built from scratch. The magnets are a very nice touch. Please leave all whatyear.gif…

Switch Game Pulled From Eshop Due To Ratings Problem [Update]

Released on Nintendo Switch on July 28, the mostly harmless Infinite Minigolf was pulled from the console’s online shop on August 10 due to an unexpected change to its ESRB rating. Zen Studios says the change was due to a poster on the wall in the game’s “Giant House” level. I’m pretty sure we’ve figured…

Battlegrounds Player Infiltrates Red Shirt Squad, Blows Them Up

Staying alive in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds can be a challenge that requires quick thinking. Faced with a massive squad of enemies, one Korean streamer decided to go undercover before blasting them into bits. Squad matches in Battlegrounds normally split players into teams of four. To get around this limitation and engage in wider collusion with other…

If Valve Won’t Make A New Half-Life, Maybe These People Will

Last week, former Valve writer Marc Laidlaw posted his version of what might be a genderswapped plot summary of Half-Life 2: Episode 3 on his portfolio website. (There’s a version with the names swapped back here). Now there’s a game jam based on the synopsis that lets Half-Life fans bring their sequel visions to life.…

How do you practice consent in an online role-playing game? Game designer Raph Koster published a fascinating blog postyesterday about how players in MMOs now have tons of agency over their characters’ actions (“/bite”), but others can’t control what is done to them (have you ever seen “/accept”?).

With Destiny 2 Coming, Destiny YouTubers Fear Losing Money To YouTube’s Ad Bots

Michael “MTashed” Tash has become superstitious about Destiny footage on his YouTube channel. To keep his videos on the first-person shooter monetized and his bank account in the green, Tash has developed a sort of spiritualistic approach to determining what YouTube thinks is advertiser-friendly. He doesn’t use all-caps lettering in titles, but is experimenting with…