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The Nintendo Switch vs 40 Hours Of International Flight
Last week, I had the pleasure of visiting the team in our New York office. The best part of that was the burgers and beers! The worst part was having to spend 40 hours on a plane going from Australia to the US and back. Or so I thought. Even a couple of years ago,…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 29, 2017 -
Wrapping My PlayStation 4 In Wood
Oregon-based company Toast makes covers for phones, laptops, tablets and game consoles out of real wood. When they asked me if I’d like to give their PS4 Pro cover a try, I said, “Sure.” When they asked if I wanted anything etched on it, I said, “I like squirrels. And Marvel’s Squirrel Girl.” Lots of…
By Mike Fahey Published June 29, 2017 -
Broke Protocol is Like GTA Online But Stylized
What do you get when you cross the art style of Unturned with the sandbox chaos of GTA Online? You get Broke Protocol Developed by NongBenz, Broke Protocol is a game where you play as either a criminal or law enforcer in the name of earning cash and increasing your influence over the city. You…
By Chloe Spencer Published June 29, 2017 -
Bad Translation Comes Close To Ruining Cult Classic Princess Maker 3
The weird, charming daughter raising simulator Princess Maker 3: Fairy Tales Come True has finally been released in English. Fans have long wanted an official English translation, and while they might find the wait worth it, the game’s translation problems may be a turnoff for newcomers. The Princess Maker series was developed by legendary Japanese…
By Gita Jackson Published June 29, 2017 -
The Switch version of Namco Museum will include Pac-Man VS. Co-developed by Nintendo and Namco for GameCube in 2003, the 4-player game has three players as ghosts and one player, on a separate screen, as Pac-Man. Two Switch consoles will be required to play this version. Namco Museum is out July 28.
By Chris Kohler Published June 29, 2017 -
I Made A Controller Using Xbox Design Lab’s New Colors And Parts
During E3 earlier this month, Microsoft announced a host of new options for its Xbox Design Lab custom controllers, including new colors, metallic finishes and rubberized grips. I used those to make this. It turned out pretty nice, no? I went through theXbox Design Lab processfollowing its unveiling at E3 2016, and came up with…
By Mike Fahey Published June 29, 2017 -
The Wii U Is Still Getting Virtual Console Games For Some Reason
While Nintendo fans across the globe wonder if the Switch will ever get some sort of Virtual Console, the Wii U continues to get an inexplicably steady stream of classic games. Why? Because Nintendo. Today’s entries are Bonk 3: Bonk’s Big Adventure and Devil’s Crush, two TurboGrafx-16 games that will undoubtedly be popular among all…
By Jason Schreier Published June 29, 2017 -
Sony Pulls ‘Easiest PS4 Platinum Trophy’ Game From Store
Sony today pulled a game from the PlayStation Network that claimed to be the “easiest PS4 Platinum trophy,” allowing a player to earn one of the prized achievements by playing for just a few minutes. The game, called 1000 Top Rated, was online for two days before Sony yanked it. 1000 Top Rated tasked players…
By Heather Alexandra Published June 29, 2017 -
New Crash Bandicoot Trilogy Makes The Old Games Better
The Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy takes the level data from the three original PlayStation classics and adds new graphics, sounds and challenges. It’s not quite a remaster and not really a remake. Whatever it is, it’s really good. Crash Bandicoot, Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back and Crash Bandicoot: Warped are three amazing games…
By Mike Fahey Published June 29, 2017 -
Mario Kart 8 Update Gives You Even Better Items When You’re Losing
Yesterday’s Mario Kart 8 Deluxe update fixes a lot of bugs for online matches, as well as making the game a bit more fair for players that are losing. While the jury’s out on whether or other racers in AI matches are cheating, losing against real life players in online matches is no less frustrating.…
By Gita Jackson Published June 29, 2017 -
Team Fortress 2 Looks Worse Now Than It Did In 2007
Team Fortress 2 has been out for ten years, and is still around—and very popular—today. In that time you’d think that Valve would have managed to make it prettier, but as this video shows, some of TF2’s visuals have actually gone backwards over the last decade. CrowbCat’s video here compares the original 2007 version of…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 28, 2017 -
The hilarious Prop Hunt mode is returning to Modern Warfare Remastered on June 30 as part of the Call of Duty “Days of Summer.” Disguise yourself as trash or inflatable toys while an enemy team seeks you out on a beach-themed map. Full of paranoid, wacky shenanigans, Prop Hunt offers some of the most unexpected…
S.E. Doster Published June 28, 2017 -
Bad New Final Fantasy XV Mobile Game Now Available
Released on iOS and Android just in time for most fans to be distracted by Episode Prompto, Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire is a generic multiplayer kingdom-builder with FFXV assets laid over top. Hooray. The free-to-play mobile game starts off promisingly enough. Those are definitely Final Fantasy XV characters right there. I see Prompto…
By Mike Fahey Published June 28, 2017
