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Shout Factory Plans To Reboot ’80s Game Show Starcade
Running for three seasons in the early ‘80s,Starcade was a game show in which players with excellent hair competed on arcade machines while the host tried to keep up. Now the pop culture preservationists at Shout Factory have the rights to Starcade, and they plan to bring it back. Airing on WTBS in 1982 and…
By Mike Fahey Published January 10, 2017 -
Monopoly Opens Up Voting For The Next Generation Of Tokens, And None Are Safe
In 2013, fansvoted to replace Monopoly’s classic iron token with a cat. Now Hasbro is prepared to replace the entire token lineup based on the whims of internet voters. What hope do wheelbarrow and thimble have in the face of computer, t-rex and helicopter? Monopoly tokens have come and gone since the classic board game…
By Mike Fahey Published January 10, 2017 -
The PS4 Slim Getting Glacier White Version In Europe And Japan
The slimmer, redesigned PlayStation 4 will soon be available in Glacier White. Bundled with a Glacier White DualShock 4, it will be out January 24 in Europe and on February 23 in Japan. (The original PlayStation 4 also saw a Glacier White version.) The console will be priced the same as the current PS4 Slim…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 10, 2017 -
Taking Civilization VI’s New Stuff For A Spin
Last month, Firaxis quietly released the first new content for Civilization VI, the Winter Update, adding a new Civ and some scenarios. It’s a hit-and-miss affair. The new Civ, Poland, is great for players (like myself) who prefer to take the more literal, direct approach to victory. Its unique building doesn’t mess around, it just gives…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 9, 2017 -
Maybe This Could Have Been No Man’s Sky’s Trailer Instead
Put your opinions about the game on the shelf for a minute, and let’s just all enjoy this very lovely video about No Man’s Sky that Zagisa made. In hindsight, this “music video” approach might just have been a better trailer/way to sell the game than…well, the approach that was ultimately taken.
By Luke Plunkett Published January 9, 2017 -
New Nike Sneakers Have Video Game Screenshot Inside Them
Nike showed off an all-new sneaker for NBA star Paul George today, and it has something weird inside: a screenshot from NBA2K17 The shoe, like most of Nike’s basketball range lately, looks trash—like they hit the “randomise” button on a shoe character creation screen—but I’m loving the absurdity of having the screenshot literally part of…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 9, 2017 -
Triple-Screen Laptops Stolen From Razer’s CES Booth
Last week Razer debuted Project Valerie, a cutting-edge laptop concept that switches automatically between one and three displays. On Sunday, two prototype models were stolen from the Razer booth at CES 2017. The company is offering $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible. The news of the theft was posted…
By Mike Fahey Published January 9, 2017 -
Overwatch Heroes Ranked, According To Pornhub Searches
Overwatch porn is a damn phenomenon. Our original report on the scene was one of our biggest stories of last year, and “Overwatch” ended up outranking “anal” on Pornhub’s top 20 search terms of 2016. I was curious, though: which heroes are most popular among the porn-seeking masses? Hint: not Bastion. Pornhub gamely complied with…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 9, 2017 -
Bonnie Ross, head of 343 Industries, released a statement on the Halo Waypoint forums clarifying the development of Halo/Mega Bloks project Haggar and confirming its development. She noted that Haggar was “just one example of several similar projects we have evaluated throughout the years.” Ross’ statement reads as follows: “Over the past few days, footage…
By Heather Alexandra Published January 9, 2017 -
Pokémon‘s Team Skull Takes Over Magfest
Very important news, y’all—joining Team Skull is possible. Over the weekend, Magfest turned into Po Town as Team Skull cosplayers took over the con. Pokémon Sun and Moon’s “evil” Team Skull were the breakout stars from a game already packed with inventive and fun characters, so it’s no surprise that cosplayers would latch onto them…
By Gita Jackson Published January 9, 2017 -
Microsoft Cancels Scalebound [UPDATE]
UPDATE (3:36pm): Microsoft confirmed this afternoon that Scalebound is no more. Their statement to Kotaku and other press: After careful deliberation, Microsoft Studios has come to the decision to end production for “Scalebound.” We’re working hard to deliver an amazing lineup of games to our fans this year, including “Halo Wars 2,” “Crackdown 3,” “State…
By Jason Schreier Published January 9, 2017 -
Final Fantasy VII nearly had a lot more character deaths than Aeris, according to an oral history published on Polygon Director Yoshinori Kitase originally planned to kill off most of the party by the end of the game. The piece is an incredibly exhaustive retrospective on the game’s design, featuring interviews with dozens of designers…
By Heather Alexandra Published January 9, 2017 -
ASCII dungeon crawler Brutal is coming to PC February 9th. We enjoyed the game a lot on PS4.
By Riley MacLeod Published January 9, 2017 -
Undertale Creator Shares Notebook Full Of Early Concepts And Art
Undertale creator Toby Fox took to social media yesterday to show off some early notes about the game’s creation. The notes feature early concepts for gameplay systems as well as early sketches of some beloved characters. The notes were scrawled in a notebook that Fox used in college. Some of the initial pages show the…
By Heather Alexandra Published January 9, 2017 -
Final Fantasy XV Player Glitches Out Of Bounds, Explores Second Half Of The Game
The second half of Final Fantasy XV ditches the open world road trip in favor of a series of linear areas connected by train, which raises an obvious question: How much of that was meant to be bigger? One player did some digging to try to find out. Using an out-of-bounds glitch to escape the…
By Jason Schreier Published January 9, 2017 -
Oh Hey, These Were Made In Minecraft
Reminder: Minecraft isn’t just for digging and building stuff. It’s also a platform for people who just want to make art This is the work of Marceau Nakayama, aka Udvio, who has been using Minecraft (and various plugins, and some rendering help) as “a way to express my ideas”. Holy shit these are incredible. Some…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 8, 2017
