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Reigns, a game about ruling a kingdom through an interface that’s basically Tinder, just got a big update on PC and mobile. It adds more than 100 new cards, which include new objectives, characters, and of course, ways to die. Reigns was one of my favorite games of last year, so if you haven’t played…

Build-A-Bear Have Some Great Keyboards

Because you may not have been inside one of these stores in a long time/ever, let me show you that Build-a-Bear have some of the most amazing keyboards on planet Earth. I was in a store on the weekend with my kid, bracing myself for the pricing for a birthday party, when I saw another…

Diego Maradona Wants To Sue Konami

Diego Maradona wants to “initiate legal actions” against Pro Evolution Soccer publishers Konami, who he says used his likeness in a video game without permission. PES 2017, the latest game in the series, has a stable of retired players it calls “Legends” that are available for use in its myClub mode. This includes guys like…

A real-time WW2 game from the guys behind RUSE and Wargame? With 400 units, and up to 10v10 multiplayer on massive maps? You have my attention, Paradox.

DayZ’s Creator Has A New Game About Space Stations

DayZ creator Dean Hall, fresh off cancelling a video game about space, has announced a new video game about space: Stationeers It’s a game about building and managing a space station, and can be played either in singleplayer or as a collaborative effort with friends. To dampen expectations that this is some kind of massive…

Nier: Automata, As Told By Steam Reviews

Nier: Automata is another classic Yoko Taro game: it shouldn’t work, but it does. It’s one of those rare, once in a lifetime treats. Steam users are also fond of the nicely rendered robot ass. Nier: Automata is firmly in the wheelhouse of director Yoko Taro’s particular brand of wacky. According to Steam, it’ll make…

Blizzard Shuts Down Mod Aiming To Make World Of Warcraft‘s Story Better

Questing in World of Warcraft can be a slog. This is especially true during the game’s early levels, before you reach recent expansion content. Warcraft Tales is a mod that would’ve improved that with voice acting and more elaborate stories. I say “would’ve,” because well… Blizzard recently shut down the still-early project, as it would’ve…

As For Honor Players Threaten A Boycott, Ubisoft Offers Some Changes

Thousands of For Honor players are threatening to boycott the very flawed fighting game they nevertheless love. Today, Ubisoft addressed some of the most frequent complaints, but not everyone is satisfied just yet. This afternoon, Ubisoft updated For Honor’s currency system, increasing steel incomeby 25 percent across all matches. A map players liked is getting…

A Minor PC Gaming Miracle

Building and maintaining your own gaming PC is the best. It’s also occasionally the worst. This week I upgraded my PC, fully expecting it to be a pain in the ass. Instead, something magical happened. Windows 10 actually came through. I spent the past six months or so in a constant state of doubt about…

New Tom Clancy Mobile Game is Clash Royale With Sniper Rifles

Creating an army of collectible units and sending them down set lanes to attack enemy bases is all the rage right now. Even the Tom Clancy brand is getting in on the act, though ShadowBreak livens things up by giving the player control of a high-powered sniper rifle. Everybody wants to make a Clash Royale…

Dark Souls 3’s Newest DLC Has The Best Boss Fight In the Series

The Ringed City offers one final hurrah for Dark Souls 3. The most stunning moment involves a surprising boss fight with a creative twist. Dark Souls 3‘s last piece of DLC is remarkably strong. Environments rip and tear previous games to cobble together a beautiful world, involved quest lines weave fascinating tales, and exciting boss…

Destiny 2 Officially Revealed, Confirmed For PC

The teasing is over: Destiny 2, a video game for which I am already brainstorming silly ledes, will be out September 8 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Here’s the reveal trailer: And here’s Bungie describing the game: Humanity’s last safe city has fallen to an overwhelming invasion force, led by Ghaul, the imposing commander…

The Pokémon Skincare Collection Is Bad

Korean skincare brand Tonymoly dropped a collaboration with Pokémon in December, and I finally got my hands on it. It sucks. The Tonymoly Pokémon collection had a ton of products, including some makeup items that I’m not sure make it to the States, but I was mostly interested in the cleansers and moisturizers. It was…

Gwent gets a PS4 beta this weekend, from Friday afternoon to Monday morning. Your progress will be deleted once the beta’s over, but that’s still a whole weekend for me to lose at Gwent to actual people. Oh boy!

Smash Pros Do IRL Taunts For Charity

Earlier this morning, two top-five Super Smash Bros. Melee players, Adam “Armada” Lindgren and Jason “Mew2King” Zimmerman, and a well-known Fox player named Danny “UUAA” Diaz got together to do Smash taunts, IRL, for charity. The results are amazing and adorable. Here’s Mewtwo’s taunt from Lindgren: And the original to compare: I think this is…

Crusader Kings II vs World Of Warcraft

When you think about it, the troubled heroes and world of Warcraft is a perfect fit for a regicide simulator. Given Crusader Kings 2 is already a top notch fantasy political simulator, with a good dollop of regicide and awkward family management in between. It was already a perfect backdrop for Game of Thrones, and…

Rockstar Releases Busted GTA Online Car That Costs Nearly A Million In-Game Dollars [Update]

The latest car added to GTA Online is the Infernus Classic, an expensive 80s-era Vice City vehicle that can now be driven around in modern-day Los Santos. One problem: the car is broken. GTA Online players on the Grand Theft Auto V subreddit noticed that the Infernus Classic can’t turn left without spinning out of…

Club Penguin Island Launches And The Profanity Bans Continue

YesterdayDisney closed Club Penguin, the kid-friendly online game that had been delighting children and quickly banning potty-mouths since 2005. Today Disney launches Club Penguin Island, a subscription-based mobile game, bringing kid-friendly fun and high-speed banning to a new generation. Club Penguin Island, available today in the U.S. for iOS and Android devices, aims to give…

Battlegrounds producer Chang-han Kim reportedly told Inven, “There is something called ‘Game Preview’ on Xbox One. It’s like Early Access for Xbox. We have the game running on that and are in process of polishing it. For the release, we’ll both release it on PlayStation and Xbox.” [Thanks, Sang!]

Mafia III‘s First Story DLC Is Fine, But Too Short

Mafia III’s new DLC is like a good car chase: over in a flash, but a fun ride while it lasts. The story-based DLC, called “Faster, Baby!”, is also mostly about car chases, as well as weed and blatant innuendos. It takes place in a new rural location called Sinclair Parish, where notoriously racist sheriff…