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Heroes of the Storm Turns Overwatch‘s Genji into a Lovable Goofball

The addition of Overwatch favorite Genji to Blizzard’s Heroes of the Storm this week has revealed yet another big, important fact about him: this guy loves memes. The cyborg ninja has remained relatively mysterious since the game’s release last year. Every time Blizzard ekes out another clue about his past, the Overwatch fandom analyzes it…

The 30 Games I’d Most Like To See On SNES Classic

By now you’ve almost certainly read Chris Kohler’s well-reasoned take on the 30 games that should be on the rumored SNES Classic. Now here’s mine. 1. Space Blasters 2. Avocado Patrol Two obvious classics. Sure, the ripeness mechanic in Avocado Patrol can feel a little clunky when you’re used to modern controls, but this is…

Hearthstone’s Quest Rogue Deck Is Annoying, But It’s Not OP

Every once in awhile, a Hearthstone deck rolls around that’s so strong, so finely-tuned, and so effective, it’s hard not to play against it without getting at least a little bit salty. In the wake of the game’s latest Journey to Un’Goro expansion, that deck is called the Quest Rogue. Hearthstone’s main competitive mode, the…

Ghost Recon’s New DLC Is A Goofy Mess

It’s safe to say that I wasn’t impressed withGhost Recon Wildlands The game’s first DLC Narco Road tries to take the game down a wackier, more adrenaline filled path. After all, Tom Clancy games are well known for monster trucks. Spending time with Wildlands revealed a solid tactical core underneath the uninspired world design and…

A Look Back At Far Cry 2‘s Bleak, Bummer Ending

I’m betting that a lot of people who played Far Cry 2 didn’t finish it. It’s a chaotic, grueling game, and it’s at least five hours too long. If you made it to the end, you got a finale just as flawed, ambitious, and bleak as the game preceding it. Spoilers will follow, of course!…

That Time I Tried To Pirate Spore And Bricked My Laptop Instead

In 2008, I brought my laptop over to my friend Amanda’s house to pirate Spore. Her boyfriend Nate, who worked at the local GameStop, told me to. It’s the shit, he said, and everyone’s downloading it for free. I connected my laptop to her internet and opened Limewire, 2008’s file-sharing software du jour. It was…

Wiz Khalifa Fans, Who Are Probably High, Don’t Realize His Weed Game Is Boring

Wiz Khalifa’s Weed Farm has all the ingredients for what should be, at least, a funny distraction. In practice, it’s really boring, but for the people who celebrate the holiday on which it was released that might not matter. It’s April 20th and Wiz Khalifa—rapper, marijuana enthusiast and Amber Rose’s baby daddy—has released a mobile…

GTA Online Revisits Its Top-Down Roots Next Week

Grand Theft Auto Online’s Tiny Racers update, releasing next week, applies a little historical perspective to the game’s stunt racing, a callback to the series’ top-down origins. Before Grand Theft Auto III intruduced us all to free-roaming vehicle thievery in 3D the series was all about the top-down perspective. Grand Theft Auto, Grand Theft Auto…

Saints Row 2 Is Free On PC Right Now

The first Saints Row was a passable, if awkward Grand Theft Auto clone. Saints Row 2 is an honest-to-God classic. You can snag for free right now on GOG. Gamers who have an account at GOG can pick up a free PC copy of Saints Row 2 over the next few days. Following the tale…

After receiving a “tremendous amount of feedback,” Blizzard changed the way Overwatch does ties in its competitive mode. Now, one team just has to gain more progress than their enemy, with a minimum of 33% progress. That means there will be more ties.

Trackballs Still Deserve Our Love

Why waste energy moving a mouse around when you can control everything by placing your hand atop a large glowing sphere like some sort of techno wizard? The world needs more trackballs. In these days of super-precise optical and laser mice measuring their sensitivity in the tens of thousands of dots per inch, the trackball…

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More Classic Games Need Remakes Like Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap

Rather than rebuild Sega Master System classic Wonder Boy III: The Dragon’s Trap from the ground up, developer Lizardcube just painted over the original game with modern graphics, music and sound effects. We need more remakes like this. Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap, out this week for Switch, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 with a…

Bandai Namco Announces Code Vein, Which Is Certainly A Video Game

Last week Bandai Namco teased a new game with a lovely hand-painted trailer and the tagline “Prepare to Dine.” Today they officially announce Code Vein, an anime-style post-apocalyptic vampire action RPG that only vaguely resembles the gorgeous animated short that preceeded it. Before we get into the nitty gritty of Code Vein, let’s soak in…

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Spy Game Uses 3D Glasses To Hide Secrets In Plain Sight

Red Scare is a new board game about espionage in the Cold War. And it’s built entirely around a very cool hook: it uses old-fashioned 3D glasses to hide spy secrets on the game’s cards. Supporting up to ten players, everyone assumes (at least superficially) the role of FBI agents working to catch Soviet spies.…

Palmer Luckey Backs Trump With Companies Using Chrono Trigger Names [Update]

Oculus Rift founder Palmer Luckey, who last year spent a lot of money helping Donald Trump get elected, has since spent a lot of money helping Trump throw some big parties. As reported by Mother Jones, Luckey—who last year tried to deny he was a Trump supporter—has since donated $100,000 to Trump’s inauguration committee, basically…

The 30 Games I’d Most Like To See On SNES Classic

Considering Nintendo’s bizarre decision-making process, it’s nice to hear that the company may be doing the correct and obvious thing and releasing a SNES Classic this holiday season. Here are the games I’d put on it if I were in charge. Now, I should point out that the existence of a mini-SNES is not official…

Modder Makes Over $4,000 A Month Adding A Lot Of Sex To The Sims 4

In the world of The Sims 4, life is a lighthearted cartoon. You can die of laughter and turn into a ghost. You can sleep with characters, but it’s not sex: instead, “Woohooing” happens out of sight, all giggles and hearts. For some people, The Sims 4 doesn’t go far enough in its portrayal of…

Twitch announced two new subscription options to support streamers. Joining the $4.99 subscription, partnered streamers will soon be able to offer subscriptions at $9.99 and $24.99. People who subscribe at these higher levels will have access to special emotes, can help streamers unlock new emotes faster, on top of other bonuses offered by a streamer.