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Blizzard Bans Top World Of Warcraft Players For Trading Dungeon Runs For Cash
It’s one thing to run a friend through a dungeon that might be a little too rough for them because you’re a Cool Pal. It’s something else entirely to do it for a rando and ask for real money in return. In World of Warcraft, the latter is unacceptable, and Blizzard’s started banning top players…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 9, 2017 -
John Carmack Fires Back At Zenimax, Sues For $22 Million
John Carmack, co-founder of id Software and one of the key designers involved in the Oculus Rift, is taking his former employer Zenimax to court for “more than $22.5 million”, reports Dallas News Carmack claims the money dates back to Zenimax’s purchase of id Software in 2009—it constitutes the remainder of Carmack’s share of that…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 9, 2017 -
Civilization VI Mod Introduces “Journalist” Unit
As part of his very comprehensive BFG Modpack, Civ VI modder Anansehas created and introduced a new unit to the game: the journalist, a civilian unit which can do everything from reduce war weariness to serving as a secret agent Able to wander past and through rival’s borders, see through jungles and detect hidden units,…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 9, 2017 -
A Very Serious Conversation About Orc Romance In Shadow Of War
Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor was a game about attachment in the face of decapitation. You came to love certain orcs, even as you warred against them. It was a game about relationships, more romantic in some ways than games that are explicitly about romance. So I had to know: in Shadow of War, is there…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 9, 2017 -
External Drives And Other Cool Stuff In Today’s PS4 Update
System software update 4.50 is live for PlayStation 4 owners today, adding major functionality to Sony’s console. Betweenenabling external hard drives, the ability to make your own background images and the ShareFactory apps’ new import functionality, the PS4 is a little bit more functional today. First off we have the big one. While the Xbox…
By Mike Fahey Published March 9, 2017 -
A Team Of No Man’s Sky Players Have Spent Months Mapping A Corner Of The Universe
No Man’s Sky is a very large game. For months now, a dedicated group of players has been working diligently to map an entire sector of space to carve out a home for wayward explorers. The Galactic Hub Project kicked off earlier this year with dozens of No Man’s Sky players joining together to settle…
By Heather Alexandra Published March 9, 2017 -
It’s Unclear Why Indie Game Rime Costs $10 More On Switch
Yesterday, the developers of the colorful adventure game Rime announced that it will be out on May 26 for PC, PS4, Xbox One. Later, it’ll also come to Nintendo Switch, although you’ll have to pay an extra $10 for the privilege. Rime, which was originally announced as a PS4 exclusive before the developers at Tequila…
By Jason Schreier Published March 9, 2017 -
Breath of the Wild Doesn’t Fit Anywhere On The Zelda Timeline
The Zelda timeline has long been a matter of dispute among fans, but after the release of Hyrule Historia, they finally have an official ordering of the games in the series. After the release of Breath of the Wild, that’s all in dispute, again. Warning: The following article contains story spoilers from Zelda: Breath of…
By Gita Jackson Published March 9, 2017 -
Steven Universe RPG Coming To Consoles This Summer
In 2015 Cartoon Network Games and developer Grumpyface Studios released Steven Universe: Attack the Light, one of the best mobile role-playing games ever. This summer they’re back and on game consoles with Steven Universe: Save the Light. Cartoon Network Games has produced some very good mobile games and some not-so-great console games. Getting Attack the…
By Mike Fahey Published March 9, 2017 -
A VR Game That Laughs In The Face Of VR
In Virtual-Virtual Reality, a satirical Google Daydream VR game released today, a melting slab of butter orders you to smear toast on his unctuous body. When he demands more toast, 32 toasters appear. Toast is burning, popping out onto the floor. The butter is unhappy; he yells at you to “cover his butter body,” but…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published March 9, 2017 -
The Game Developers Who Are Also Witches
Kitty Horrorshow was the first game maker to tell me she was a witch, and it wasn’t a joke. On the contrary, Horrorshow was revealing the spirituality that allowed her horror games, ANATOMY and CHYRZA, to have a sense of mystique and danger. Horrorshow is one of a growing number of young people who practice…
Chris Priestman Published March 9, 2017 -
The Elder Scrolls Card Game Is Now Out For Real
The Elder Scrolls: Legends, a card game that has been in beta for nearly 17 years, comes out for real on PC today. Publisher Bethesda says it’ll be out for iPad on March 23, Android tablets in April, Mac in May, and mobile phones this summer. Bethesda’s also adding a bunch of expansions and campaigns…
By Jason Schreier Published March 9, 2017 -
Lessons Learned About Gaming After Becoming A Parent Of Twins
I heard that having kids changes the way you can play games. Nine weeks in with one boy and one girl born a minute apart, I can confirm that it’s true. This is what I’ve learned about playing games while raising twins: You will play fewer games. Simple. No brainer. Doubly so if there are…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 9, 2017 -
Look At This $600 Bloodborne Statue
In 2015, I said a $300 Bloodborne statue was “expensive”. Which would make this $600 Bloodborne statue more expensive. It’s Lady Maria, stands 20″ tall and if $600 is a problem, you’ve got a long time to save, because it won’t be out until 2018.
By Luke Plunkett Published March 8, 2017 -
The Division’s Year 2 Content Is Free
Ubisoft have announced a whole range of new stuff for anyone still playing The Division, from gifts and credits to two expansions later in the year. It’s all going to be free! And maybe for a reason. The full range of content is detailed in this Ubisoft blog post, but the gist is that there’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 8, 2017 -
The Nintendo Switch Really Needs More Music
Unlike its predecessors, the new Nintendo Switch has a boring operating system. Not only does it lack Nintendo’s characteristic oddball playfulness, it’s also nearly silent. There’s no music. It’s a shame. The 3DS and the Wii U, Nintendo’s two most recent gaming systems, both had incredible menu music. If you’ve been using a Switch for…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 8, 2017 -
Yesterday, Our Headlines Rhymed
For much of yesterday, our headlines had a gimmick. They formed rhyming pairs, because it’d be too hard to make them a limerick. For those of you who noticed, we appreciate that you wrote us. And I’d like to thank the team for going along with my latest scheme. I doubt we’ll do another pass.…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 8, 2017
