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How A Witcher 3 City Was Built
Here’s a recap video from this year’s GDC, via Gamasutra, that details how CD Projekt Red built Beauclair, the beautiful fairy tale city from The Witcher 3: Blood & Wine It gets fairly technical in points, but I think anyone who played the game and marvels at how CDPR are able to fit it all…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 16, 2017 -
New Battlestar Galactica Strategy Game Coming To PC
In an attempt to stop all official Battlestar Galactica video games from being piles of rotting space garbage, strategy publisher Slitherine is releasing a 3D strategy title for the PC based on the first Cylon War. While a game based on managing the dwindling resources of Adama’s Colonial Fleet could have been interesting, this effort—called…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 16, 2017 -
Minecraft Patching Out Controversial Parrot Feeding Mechanic
After a minor controversy, Minecraft will change up the way players tame parrots, VICE Motherboard reports. And while it sounds like the least controversial mechanic in gaming history, the patch was spurned by a Reddit post with 37,000 upvotes that accused the game of potentially endangering real-life parrots. In Minecraft, players feed chocolate chip cookies…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published May 16, 2017 -
It’s Ridiculous That Nier: Automata Still Hasn’t Been Patched On PC
Nier: Automata came out two months ago on PC. It’s a really good game, and a clear standout during an unusually strong spring. So why the heck is the PC version still loaded with basic bugs and other problems that haven’t been patched? I spent last weekend blasting through Nier: Automata on PC. I got…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 16, 2017 -
Skyrim Modder Wants You To Know Their Child Killing Mod Is The Best One
One of the hottest mods for Skyrim right now makes children killable. While that’s not a new feature in the modding world, the person that made this particular mod really wants you to know this is the definitive child murder mod. Each week, the Nexus Mods index for Skyrim highlights mods that have reached a…
By Gita Jackson Published May 16, 2017 -
Collecting Sega Master System Games Is A Huge Pain In The Ass
With only 114 U.S. game releases and fairly reasonable aftermarket prices, the Sega Master System is an increasingly popular target for collectors who want to try amassing a single console’s entire library. But as soon as you start, you find out that it’s a lot more of a pain in the ass than you’d imagined.…
By Chris Kohler Published May 16, 2017 -
Charming mobile rhythm game Deemo is out for PlayStation Vita today. $14.99 scores players the basic game, with nearly $100 worth of downloadable contentrounding out the music library. Or you can just watch other people play on YouTube, because damn that’s a lot.
By Mike Fahey Published May 16, 2017 -
Twitch’s Mr. Rogers Stream Is The Purest Thing On The Internet Right Now
Yesterday Twitch started a marathon of all 886 episodes of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood, and thousands of people are watching. Completely by coincidence, I am crying at work. I grew up watching Mr. Rogers on PBS, as well as a ton of other PBS programming, including Arthur, Sesame Street, Masterpiece Theater and Bill Nye The Science…
By Gita Jackson Published May 16, 2017 -
The latest Sims 4 Game Pack, Parenthood, will be released on May 30th. The pack will focus on changing up the family dynamic, making teenagers more rebellious and adding new traits that are dependent on how you raise your sims. Teen sims will also get acne, a phase I’m sure everyone wants to relive.
By Gita Jackson Published May 16, 2017 -
Here Is A Fun Thing To Do If You’ve Finished Persona 5
Say you just spent 100 hours finishing Persona 5. You feel exhausted, satisfied, probably a little sad. Here’s something fun you can now do. WARNING!!! SPOILERS FOR PERSONA 5 OMG !!! Now that you’re done, think back to a million years ago when you first started the game. You played through the first half hour, named…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 16, 2017 -
Injustice 2‘s Facial Animation Is So Good It’s Uncanny
Injustice 2‘sstory mode features a strong script voiced by top voice talent, but the real stunner is the way the in-game faces move when acting out the dialogue. Can you make out what Harley Quinn is saying in the animated GIF above? Hint: she’s talking about Gorilla Grodd. Each new snippet of video shown during…
By Mike Fahey Published May 16, 2017 -
Ubisoft’s Next Year Includes Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry 5, The Crew 2, And South Park
Today is Ubisoft’s annual earnings report, which means it’s time for a big update on what the French publisher will release over the next year. Ubisoft is promising four big games: Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, The Crew, and South Park In a press release, Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot said: “Over the last three fiscal years,…
By Jason Schreier Published May 16, 2017 -
For Honor’s Second Season Adds New Fighters, Maps
Medieval fighting game For Honor’s second season, Shadow & Might, is available on PS4, Xbox One and PC today. Three months post-release, after some pretty damning technical issues, the game is in good shape and getting some anticipated new content. Last month, For Honor’s Viking class emerged victorious in the game’s first season of faction…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published May 16, 2017 -
Sonic Forces’ Character Creator Will Bring Your Fan-Fic To Life
Sonic the Hedgehog is pretty damn cool but can he compete with Chester the Bespectacled Wolf-Dog? Sonic Forces will allow players to create their own animal heroes to run alongside everyone’s favorite blue blur. Announced via official trailer, Sonic Forces will include a character creator for crafting your own furry personas. (If only there was…
By Heather Alexandra Published May 16, 2017 -
Solidus Snake Voice Actor John Cygan Dies
Best known for his video game and TV work, John Cygan has passed away. He was 63. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Cygan had long been battling cancer. A versatile actor, Cygan appeared in television shows like Bob, co-starring with Bob Newhart, and The Commish as well as other shows like Frasier, NYPD Blue and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 16, 2017 -
Persona 5 Confidants, Ranked
Persona 5 is a game entirely about making friends with magic teens and well-meaning (well, mostly) adults. Yet not all friends are created equal. In Persona 5, certain important figures are known as “Confidants”, and are the characters who you’re able to become close to—or at least form strong bonds with—and who over the course…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 15, 2017
