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Transformers Producer Drops Lawsuit Against Gary Gygax’s Widow Gail

Hollywood producer Tom DeSanto has dismissed his $30 million lawsuit against Gail Gygax, the widow of Dungeons & Dragons co-creator Gary Gygax, Kotaku has learned. DeSanto, who produced X-Men and Transformers, had been in talks with Gail Gygax for eight years about how to capitalize on Gary Gygax’s intellectual property, including his name and likeness.…

Smartphone game Tales of Crestoria was originally slated for release this year, but Bandai Namco has announced that it needs more time. The game will be delayed to ensure quality when it’s finally released. Bandai Namco is expected to provide an update later this year on the game’s status.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare‘s Giant, Chaotic Maps Are Frustrating

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare launched on October 25, bringing changes to the multiplayer that the community once only dreamed about, like free maps for all. But the design of those maps isn’t playing out very well. For the first time ever, this year’s Call of Duty features cross-play functionality to bring players together across…

The Division 2’s Newest Update Makes It A Much Better Loot Game

The Division 2 is, among other things, a math problem. Sure, it’s a cover-based shooter and a guns-and-ammo fantasy about post-disaster America. But it’s also a game about stats and figuring out how to tweak them, improve them, and ensure that your character’s numbers are better than your enemy’s. It may sound as exciting as…

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Vampyr Would Be Great If Not For The Combat

Vampyr is a brilliant roleplaying game married to a mediocre action game, and their contentious relationship turns what could be a good time into a memorable but uncomfortable experience. This piece was first published on June 5, 2018. We’re bumping it today for the game’s release on the Nintendo Switch. Vampyr is a new action…

Patrice Désilet’s Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey arrives on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on December 6. Read our review of the PC version of the human evolution simulator to help decide if that’s a good or bad thing.

Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz Is A Lot More Fun Now That It’s Not On The Wii

Released for the Wii in 2006, Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz got flack for its unwieldy motion controls. Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD, due out October 29 for the PC, PlayStation 4, Switch, and Xbox One, has no motion controls, and it’s much better for it. Who doesn’t love steering monkeys encased in transparent…

In South Korea, Netmarble announced it’s developing a Ni no Kuni smartphone game. Players will build up their own kingdoms and will compete with and face off against other players. The game has been announced for South Korea, and it has yet to be announced whether or not it will be released internationally.

Resident Evil 5 And 6 Run Just Fine On Switch

Resident Evil 5 and 6 are not as fondly remembered as other games in the series, but I’ve always been a bit of an apologist for them. I was intrigued when Capcom announced they were coming to the Switch. Would the console be a good place to play these less loved Resident Evil games? The…

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After A Terrible 2019, Blizzard Is Going All-In At BlizzCon

The plan was always to wait for BlizzCon. In November of 2018, after a PR blow-up surrounding the ill-advised announcement of the mobile game Diablo Immortal, Blizzard’s staff knew that they just needed to make it through the next year without incident. If they could, they’d be able to win fans back with a suite…

Fallout 1st Is Creating A Class Divide Among Fallout 76 Players

Last week, Bethesda revealed a premium subscription service for Fallout 76. Things started rough with glitches erasing player supplies and private servers that weren’t all that private after all. Now there’s another problem: growing tensions between regular and premium players splitting the community on economic lines, and creating a burgeoning class war in digital Appalachia.…

Xbox All Access is coming back on November 18, Microsoft announced this morning. Players can spread out the cost of a console, a Game Pass Ultimate and Xbox Live with discounted monthly payments over two years. The base bundle starts at $19.99, and there will be the option to upgrade your Xbox All Access Xbox…

Japan’s Best Boring Halloween Costumes

Some people might try to outdo others with elaborate and showy costumes. But at this annual event in Japan, participants are trying to do something far simpler—boring, even. This event is called “Jimi Halloween” (地味ハロウィン), with jimi (地味) meaning “mundane,” “plain,” or “subdued.” As Spoon & Tamago points out, this regular event was started by…

Halloween Events In Video Games Are Just The Best

Without a doubt, Halloween is my favorite time of the year. I can’t get enough of the creepy decorations, the spooky movies, the fall weather, and all that wonderful candy. And over the last few years, my excitement for Halloween has grown thanks to video games like Plants Vs. Zombies: Battle For Neighborville and Grand…

You Can Play Virtua Tennis On The Dreamcast Using A Fishing Rod Controller

Have you ever wondered if it is possible to play a tennis video game using a fishing rod controller? Probably not. But it turns out this is possible on a Dreamcast. You can even play fighting games with the same fishing rod accessory and use a mouse to play Mr. Driller. The Dreamcast was a…

Chance The Rapper Is A Clueless Esports Reporter In This League Of Legends SNL Skit

Keeping track of everything happening during a match of League Of Legends can be tricky, even if you are an experienced player or an announcer. But it is completely impossible if you usually cover NBA games. That’s the situation Chance The Rapper’s Saturday Night Live character faced in a skit featured last night on the…

Red Dead Redemption 2, One Year Later

Red Dead Redemption 2 launched a year ago today, on October 26, 2018. It’s been a busy year for the game and developer Rockstar. The company has faced criticisms over crunch, the main game eventually released to great reviews, Red Dead Online launched to less great reviews, then got updated more and more, fans walked…

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