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Bungie plans to make one of Destiny 2‘s best sniper rifles less frustrating to obtain. The rare bounty that randomly drops to get Izanagi’s Burden, a Black Armory exotic sniper rifle, will be “less of a pain” to get after an update later this month said the game’s community manager.
By Ethan Gach Published January 10, 2020 -
NBA Free Agency Drama Blamed On Video Games
NBA megastar Giannis Antetokounmpo is due to hit free agency in 2021, and already teams and players are making preparations to try and sign the guy. Things are indeed so crazy that a chat between Antetokounmpo and former MVP Steph Curry the other night, reportedly over PUBG of all things, turned into drama Here’s the…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 9, 2020 -
An unofficial fix has been developed for Street Fighter V’s terrible attempt at rollback netcode. The game has been plagued by a poor online experience since its launch in 2016, but this third-party workaround apparently works wonders for PC users. Take note, Capcom.
By Ian Walker Published January 9, 2020 -
I’m jumping back into Wattam to see if I can finish it! Come hang out with me live in the chat.
By Paul Tamayo Published January 9, 2020 -
The PS5 Logo Jokes Are Pretty Good And Inevitable
Earlier this week, Sony revealed the PlayStation 5 logo. Where you surprised that it looks like the PS4 logo? And the PS3 logo? You shouldn’t be! That didn’t stop the inevitable wisecracks. As you can see, the PlayStation logo really got even more codified after the PS3 logo’s redesign. Seems about right. Too bad this…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 9, 2020 -
Sensible Soccer Mod Drags The Classic Sports Game Into The 2020s
‘90s classic Sensible Soccer, which alongside NBA Jam is one of the purest expressions of arcade sports simplicity, hasn’t had an official release in over a decade. A new mod for the original, out now, more than makes up for that. Sensible World of Soccer 2020 updates everything that can be updated about the game…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 8, 2020 -
The Battlefront II Popes
Ah, it’s nice to see a Battlefront mod look beyond the Star Wars universe and incorporate spiritual representatives from other faiths. Like *checks notes* the Catholic Church. This mod, by xD0IT, turns Kylo Ren (and what looks like Luke’s face) into a young Pope John Paul II, who in our world was a devout man…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 8, 2020 -
Wargroove’s free Double Trouble DLC is coming to Switch, Xbox One, and PC on February 6, with the PS4 version to follow later. In addition to a new coop story campaign and units, the update will also add competitive quick play maps and more mission editor tools.
By Ethan Gach Published January 8, 2020 -
Start Your Day To The Soothing Sounds Of These Astounding Final Fantasy XIV Bards
It’s not uncommon to hear bards play a tune or two in Final Fantasy XIV. Sometimes that’s a light twiddling song on a flute, sometimes that means playing “Megalovania” in the middle of a crowded bar. Last night, I ran into a fantastic impromptu concert. The real world’s a disaster right now. Lighten the load…
By Heather Alexandra Published January 8, 2020 -
Fantasy Flight’s Video Game Studio Is Closing
In 2017 Fantasy Flight, a juggernaut in the board game world thanks to stuff like Game of Thrones and Star Wars, opened a video game studio. Barely two years later, Fantasy Flight Interactive is closing its doors. The idea had been for the studio to work in two directions: adapt existing Fantasy Flight games into…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 7, 2020 -
Hold onto your guns: Exit the Gungeon is coming to PC and consoles sometime in early 2020. The Enter the Gungeon spin-off, a side-scrolling twist on the main game’s roguelike bullet hell, was originally released on Apple Arcade last fall. It’s fun on mobile but is better with a controller.
By Ethan Gach Published January 7, 2020 -
Kentucky Route Zero Will Finally End (And Come To Switch) Later This Month
Kentucky Route Zero, the beloved point-and-click adventure game that has been releasing in episodic increments since 2013, will put out its fifth and final act on January 28, 2020. The final act will appear as part of a complete edition of the game titled Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition, which will include all five acts…
By Maddy Myers Published January 7, 2020 -
Nintendo has nearly doubled the number of courses you can upload in Super Mario Maker 2, raising the limit from 64 up to 100. The company says 10 million courses have now been created, a recent batch of which are using the new Zelda tools to create brutal dungeon courses
By Ethan Gach Published January 7, 2020
