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Zynga Tries Charging Random Prices For DLC, Fails

Letty’s Sting Ray from The Fate of the Furious showed up as a premium microtransaction in CSR Racing 2 earlier this week. It cost $4.99 to unlock. Or $14.99. Or $34.99. According to Zynga, prices for the premium vehicle were set to random as part of a feature test. Really. The situation came to our…

Nintendo Switch Game About Sheep Seems Horny, Is Actually Sad

This new Nintendo Switch game about sheep is a little bit horny, and also very morbid. When you look at Shephy on the Nintendo Switch eShop, it looks like a cute card game about sheep. And for the most part it is. The goal of the game is to use all the cards in your…

If You Hear Someone Getting Harassed In An Online Game, Don’t Stay Silent

“I think we’d do better with a healer,” I suggested to my Overwatch team earlier this week. We were in the spawn room defending the Temple of Anubis and, without a healer, we would quickly forfeit the objective. Not even the slightest pause passed before a teammate told me that, instead, “What we need is…

Popular Pokémon Minecraft Mod Gets Shut Down [Update]

Pixelmon, a robust Pokémon-themed modification for Minecraft released in 2012, can no longer be downloaded. The developers say the take down is the result of a request by The Pokémon Company itself. “With much sadness, but keeping all our fond memories, we must announce that Pixelmon is ending its development,” MrMasochism, creator of the mod,…

Lode Runner Is A Classic No Matter What It Looks Like

While it’s sporting fancy new voxel graphics, the heart of Lode Runner Legacy is the same satisfying gameplay that made creator Douglas E. Smith’s prototypical puzzle platformer one of the greatest games of the ‘80s. Lode Runner’s still got it. Lode Runner Legacy, released this week on Steam by Tozai Games, is the latest in…

Nidhogg 2 is out August 15. It looks super different from the first, but still pretty cool.

Indie Megabooth, the collective that brings smaller games to big shows like E3 and PAX, is hosting its first stand-alone event this weekend in Atlanta. The first Indie Megashow is 12 hours of good games and good music, going down at The Tabernacle from 1PM to 1AM Saturday. You can getinfo and tickets here.

A Closer Look At Cactuar Ass

You wouldn’t think that Fantasy Fantasy’s cacti enemies would have terrific tushies. Then again, you’ve probably never thought about their backsides. Typically, when Cactuar is depicted, the reoccurring character is shown in a dash pose.  We usually see a Cactuar head on, so there isn’t that much of an opportunity to check out the caboose. …

Persona 5 Is Now Playable On The PC (Via Emulation)

In April, we posted a video of Persona 5 running quite poorly on the PC via an emulator. Now, only a few months later, it’s looking fantastic. Thanks to the tireless work of the team behind the RCPS3emulator, the game—which I described in April as playable only “if you like suffering”—is now playable in the…

Anime Can Save Fidget Spinners

Turns out fidget spinners aren’t just for kids and people with the worst thumbnails on their YouTube videos. They’re also perfect for anime. Not actual anime. Not yet, anyway. Just pretend anime. Which is still very good.

“The Target Area Is Only Two Metres Wide…”

Turns out the sign on top of Los Santos’ Liquor Hole in GTA V is just big enough to fit a skydiving man through. Nice one, l-Orion-l

We’re continuing our playthrough of Wolfenstein: The New Order live now on Twitch Maybe the Reich will run out of Nazis for us to shoot?

The Origins Of Battlegrounds’ “Winner Winner Chicken Dinner” Line

When you win in Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds, you see the message: “Winner Winner Chicken Dinner”. That’s…weird. So where’d it come from? It’s a line you may be familiar with if you’ve been to Vegas, or indeed if you’ve played any of PlayerUnknown’s previous mod work. “‘Winner Winner Chicken Dinner’ has been used in my Battle Royale…

In Mineko’s Night Market, you are a girl who runs a stall on a whimsical island dominated by cats. The game comes to PC and Mac in 2018. 

Itch.io Making Changes To Fight Off Scam Games

Recently, a user of independent digital game store Itch.io was thrilled to find a copy of Rimworld for 75 percent off. He snapped it up immediately. Problem: Rimworld isn’t available for purchase on Itch.io. At least, not legally. Turns out, it was a scam listing. According to our counterpart on another continent, Kotaku UK (pronounced…

Look At This Bad Mario Puzzle

Nintendo has released a one thousand piece Mario puzzle, and there’s something wrong with it. Can you guess? More than half the pieces in this box are the same exact color. Has anyone who worked on this actually seen a puzzle before? I’m no puzzle expert, but that seems like a recipe for a bad…

A Game Where You Try To Clean Crime Scenes Without Getting Caught

Serial Cleaner is a game where you play as a professional crime scene cleaner for the mob. You have to sneak around cops in order to vacuum up bloodstains, pick up bodies, and pocket murder weapons. For a game about cleaning, it’s surprisingly fun. Each level is set in a different location: a camping ground,…

If You Liked Inside, You’ll Like Black The Fall And Its Little Robot Dog Too

Released this week on Steam by Sand Sailor Studio, Black The Fall is a 2D side-scrolling puzzle platformer that shares many similarities withlast year’s indie hit, Inside Dark and moody atmosphere? Clever puzzles requiring plenty of trial and error? It’s got all that, plus a lil’ robot friend. Comparisons between Black The Fall and Playdead’s…

GTA Online Players Are Using The New Jet Engine Bike For Wild Stunts

Last month, GTA Online received a massive update that added a motorcycle with a jet engine strapped to the back. Since then, YouTubers have staged all manner of stunts with the new flying motorbike. TheIvaneh and his group of stunters had a slew of jet bike shenanigans involving a large airplane, as you can see…

The New Naruto Game Is All About Class-Based Online Ninja Team Battles

Coming next year to PS4, Xbox One and PC, Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Strikers is a team-based online battler that files the many ninja of the Naruto-verse into four categories: attack, ranged, defense and healer—AKA rogue, wizard, warrior and cleric. Don’t worry, all of them kick and punch. Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Strikers is a…