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Transformers’ New Trypticon Is The Biggest Decepticon Ever Made
In late 2015, Hasbro asked Transformers fans to choose from one of three massive classic characters to update for the modern age. Decepticon city Trypticon beat our Omega Supreme and Scorponok, and now we have our first look at the biggest official Decepticon toy ever. It pretty much had to be Trypticon, the only character…
By Mike Fahey Published February 17, 2017 -
A Wild Theory About Final Fantasy XV‘s Secret Dungeon
I have fallen into the rabbit hole of deep dives into Final Fantasy XV lore and I don’t think I’ll ever escape. Please send help. Spoiler warning, etc. As many of you have already discovered, Final Fantasy XV has a secret dungeon called the Pitioss Ruins that’s one of the best things in the game. It’s very…
By Jason Schreier Published February 17, 2017 -
Mods Helped Me Make Myself In The Sims 4
The first thing I do in The Sims is make a sim of myself. But it’s not always easy finding the right hair or skin tone, and often my self sims don’t look like me much at all. At least, they don’t until I start downloading and installing mods. The tools for building out bodies…
By Gita Jackson Published February 17, 2017 -
Blizzard Shuts Down Fanmade Overwatch Playboy Parody
Overwatch and porn (or, in this case, “artful eroticism”) have quite a history. Blizzard’s never seemed entirely comfortable with it, but the burgeoning Overwatch porn scene has raged on without its explicit approval. An Overwatch Playboy parody, however, apparently went too far. Playwatch Magazine began as nothing but a series of Playboy-style covers featuring Overwatch…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 17, 2017 -
New World Of Darkness Games Are Slick Interactive Fiction
White Wolf Publishing released its first two World of Darkness video games in more than a decade this week. Vampire the Masquerade: We Eat Blood and Mage the Ascension: Refuge won’t scratch that Bloodlines itch, but as interactive fiction goes they’re very cool. Way back in my late teens I used to run a BBS…
By Mike Fahey Published February 17, 2017 -
Pokémon Go Has Turned Blissey Into A Beast, And It’s Taking Over Gyms
Don’t let the round pinkness and the cheerful smile fool you: Blissey is a monster. Since it was added to the roster of second generation Pokémon Go creatures last night, Blissey has started to tear up many gyms. Here’s why Blissey is so good: it has a hell of a lot of health. Really, it’s…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 17, 2017 -
Paragon‘s New K-Pop Hero Wins Over Some, Bothers Others
Epic recently revealed Shinbi, a new Hero for its online multiplayer title Paragon. The character’s design choice has been controversial with a portion of fans saying they dig it, while others are not exactly thrilled. Shinbi is Korean pop themed and, as tipster Sang notes, has the music video reveal to prove it. At the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 17, 2017 -
The Ghost In The Shell Movie Has Some Very Expensive Statues
Weta, of Lord of the Rings and Mad Max fame, have done some work for the upcoming Ghost in the Shell movie. They’re also handling merchandise duties for the movie, and have released these two very expensive statues. There’s a robot Geisha, which has an interchangable head, and a triumphant Major which does not (though…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 16, 2017 -
It’s 2017, Let’s Laugh At This Grand Theft Auto News Story [Update]
We’re a few years past laughing at media’s reporting on video games, partly because we just don’t care anymore, partly because they’ve (for the most part) improved their game. This hilarious story from Australia’s Channel 7, though, is just too good/terrible to ignore. To get an idea of what we’re dealing with here, while they…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 16, 2017 -
A 17-Hour Video Of A Guy Clicking His Mouse One Million Times
In case you were feeling somehow short on online content to consume today, here is a video of Tocenclicking a mouse one million times. It took him 17.5 hours to do, and he filmed the whole thing. En…joy? Via Boing Boing
By Luke Plunkett Published February 16, 2017 -
Pokémon Go’s 80 New Monsters Are Now Live [Update]
Generation two is here, and it brings with it a slew of new faces to Pokémon Go. Earlier today, an update dropped for Pokémon Go that brought with it a slew of new customization options. More recently, the new roster of Pokémon from Gold and Silver went live, and are now fully capturable out in…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 16, 2017 -
Portal 2’s Co-Op Was Perfect
Portal 2’s GLaDOS, the game’s coolly sadistic robot narrator, wanted me to hate my co-op partner. In corporate lingo pulled from a dystopian HR manual, she warned that Portal 2’s levels are lethal unless my teammate and I trust, respect and communicate with each other. “Naturally this will pose an interesting challenge for one of…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published February 16, 2017 -
Guy Gets Switch Two Weeks Early, Shows Off UI
The Switch won’t be out for another two weeks, but one guy somehow got it early. And since Nintendo inexplicably hasn’t yet shown off their new system’s user interface, here it is. NeoGAF user hiphoptherobot, who says an “unnamed store” decided to ship him an early Switch unit, posted this video today: The interface looks…
By Jason Schreier Published February 16, 2017 -
Video Game Tries To Tackle Gang Violence In Chicago, Fails
We Are Chicago is a game about how gang violence in Chicago’s South and West Side neighborhoods affects people’s lives. In particular, the game follows Aaron, a young man trying to make it to his high school graduation. But where the game tries to be inspiring and heartwarming, it is treacly and patronizing. My biggest…
By Gita Jackson Published February 16, 2017 -
Pewdiepie Apologizes For ‘Death To All Jews’ Joke, Slams Wall Street Journal [Update]
Pewdiepie has finally responded to the controversy surrounding a Wall Street Journal report that led to the cancellation of his YouTube show, and he does not mince words about the fallout. As you might already know, earlier this year Pewdiepie paid two Indian men on Fiverr to hold up a sign that read “Death To…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 16, 2017 -
Overwatch’s third competitive season will end February 21st at 7PM EST.
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published February 16, 2017 -
Monopoly Is Killing The Thimble
While we’ll have to wait until World Monopoly Day on March 19 to find out which eight game tokens fans voted to include in new editions of the game, one classic player piece has already bit the dust. Say goodbye to the thimble. Just in time for this weekend’s 2017 New York Toy Fair, Hasbro…
By Mike Fahey Published February 16, 2017
