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Far Cry 5 Is A Game About Resisting An American Militia, Will Be Out In February

Teased in the spring slot that Ubisoft usually reserves for announcing and hyping Assassin’s Creed games, the new Far Cry is getting a push by the mega-publisher as the ideal shooter for our precarious times. It’s also a game in which you’ll be able to have your dog rip out a guy’s throat and bring…

Released on the Xbox One last year, Raiden V has been announced for PS4 and Steam as Raiden V: Director’s Cut. It will be released this year in North America, Europe, Japan, and elsewhere in Asia.

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Monster Hunter XX Is Coming To The Nintendo Switch

Capcomjust announcedthat Monster Hunter XX, originally released on the 3DS as an expanded version of Monster Hunter Generations, will also be coming to the Nintendo Switch. That’s all there is to know for now; there’ll be more details at a Monster Hunter event in Japan over the weekend, and you’d assume at E3 as well…

Sims 4 Toddlers Don’t Flirt Anymore

There’s a new Sims 4 patch, and it’s a day that ends in Y. You know what that means: extremely good patch notes. The latest patch is centered around Sims 4‘s new Parenthood pack, which means lots of fun stuff involving kids. And by “fun,” I mean seriously upsetting. Let’s start with: We fixed an…

We asked what game you wanted us to stream and robo-dino hunting sim Horizon: Zero Dawn came out on top; here’s the stream archive for tonight’s broadcast.

Nintendo Bans A Bunch Of Hacked 3DSes

This week, 3DS hacking communities are clamoring over a so-called “ban wave” that permanently knocks systems offline. On forums like GBA Temp, Reddit, and 4chan, there are dozens of pages where people are trying to figure out if their systems have been banned. According to online reports, users hit by the ban hammer are seeing…

Rime Wants To Be Like Ico And Journey, But Doesn’t Earn It

Look at a screenshot of Rime. Any screenshot. Take in the swirling colors, the vast oceanside vistas, the stark, mysterious ruins. It’s all distinctive, and yet somehow familiar. Rime wears its gaming influences on its sleeve, but it lacks their heart. Rime, an exploration-focused puzzle game that releases on PC and PlayStation 4 tomorrow, tries…

Counterpoint: I Would Totally Bone A Vampire

Deadspin columnist Drew Magary claims he wouldn’t have sex with a vampire. While he articulates his argument with convincing confidence, he is also completely full of shit Magary’s claims are as follows: Vampires are too dangerous to bone Vampires are lame, actually If they bit you during sex, being a vampire would suck You would…

Devious EVE Online AI Finally Defeated By Hundreds Of Puny Ships

EVE Online has rolled out a challenging new computer-controlled enemy base that reacts to players’ strategies with artificial intelligence. A great reward lies at its center for players able to defeat it, although the first ones to do so weren’t able to collect. On May 17th, CCP introduced a new type of NPC-pirate space station…

Darkest Dungeon’s Crimson Court expansion will be released June 19 for PC, Mac, and Linux, with the PS4 release to follow. The expansion will add new enemies, bosses, and other stuff that will kill you. Of course.

The Biggest Overwatch ‘Ships, According To Tumblr Data

Overwatch has a massive, near unavoidable fandom. After a year, which ‘ship reigns supreme? For the one year anniversary of Overwatch, Tumblr’s Fandometrics blog, which compiles the most frequently used tags on the platform, took it upon themselves to analyze the fandom juggernaut. “During this 358 day period, the #overwatch tag alone garnered nearly 150…

Five Battlegrounds Players You Should Watch On Twitch and YouTube

Battlegrounds is a huge game on Twitch and YouTube, and it’s easy to see why. The structure of the game is imbued with drama, which turns rounds into thrilling narratives of hard-won success or biting defeat. Here are a few of my favorite people to watch. Battlegrounds is a game of tension and release. It’s…

‘Only Girl Syndrome’ Pits Gamer Girls Against One Another

Last week, footage of two women fighting in Overwatch went viral.“You’re one of the worst Mercys I’ve ever played with,” one told her team’s Mercy player. “Me? You’re the Mercy who’s rezzing one person and feel like they’re really good,” the second player, Bailee, shot back. The two women were at each other’s throats, arguing…

Skullgirls‘ Mobile Fighting Game Is Strong

Popular indie game Skullgirls is now a free-to-play mobile fighting RPG for iOS and Android. And while it does feature some of the annoying free-to-play stuff found in other games in the genre, it’s got a surprisingly complex fighting game to back it up. In many ways Hidden Variable Studios’ mobile side-story to Lab Zero…

Why Games Still Have Bad Loading Times

Video games look better and better with every passing year. Just in the last few months alone we’ve seen gorgeous technical marvels like Horizon: Zero Dawn, Breath of the Wild, and Injustice 2 (yes, seriously). But while game graphics just keep getting better, loading times—the bane of all impatient players—don’t seem to be improving at…

Prison Architect is now available on tablets for both Android and iOS. The game is free to play, although you’ll need to pay to unlock all the game modes. Ever dreamed of carrying a maximum security prison in your backpack? You’re in luck!

Titanfall 2‘s latest piece of free DLC Monarch’s Reign releases on the 30th. It will include an all new Titan, the Monarch. It is a mid-range Titan that can upgrade itself by collecting new parts on the battlefield, hopefully combining into a massive Voltron-esque doom bot.

Magic: The Gathering‘s Duel Decks Are Perfect For Casuals

Magic: The Gathering is a very good card game that I am very picky about playing. I’m a casual player, more likely to challenge a friend at a bar than attend a local tournament. I’m not about to pore over apps and blogs to assemble some impenetrable, holy deck; I’d rather play Magic: The Gathering…

Whoa, Your Pokémon Can Die In The New Magikarp Game

Magikarp Jump, a game about raising Pokémon’s most useless monster, is out today for iOS and Android. It is just as much a game about training Magikarp as it is a game about losing your Magikarp in horrible ways. I have been playing the game for about two hours, and I am terrified about making…