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The Nintendo Switch’s Logo Is Not Symmetrical, And Arrrrgghhh
Games artist David Hellman pointed this out on Twitter over the weekend. I will never unsee it, and I’m not sure how I’m going to reconcile this over the years to come. As someone who craves order in my product and logo design I was already uneasy about the two dots not being symmetrical, but…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 8, 2017 -
The Uncharted Movie That Was Supposed To Come Out This Year Now Has A Script
Joe Carnahan, the writer currently attached to a film adaptation of Uncharted, just finished the most current draft of its screenplay according to a recent post he made on Instagram Carnahan, best known for directing The Grey, a movie in which Liam Neesons punches wolves, was revealed to be penning words for Sony’s blockbuster third-person…
By Ethan Gach Published January 8, 2017 -
Mark Hamill Reads Joker-Like Donald Trump Tweet As The Joker
When writer Matt Oswalt pointed out that president-elect Donald Trump’s recent New Year’s Eve tweet sounded like something the Joker would say, the Joker rose to the occasion. The tweet in question: And here’s actor Mark Hamill, known not just for playing Luke Skywalker but for voicing the Joker in the Batman Arkham video game series…
By Jason Schreier Published January 7, 2017 -
Apparent Leaked Footage Reveals Cancelled Mega Bloks Halo Game [Updated]
It seems that Master Chief almost ended up blasting Covenant made of Mega Bloks. After showing the Diddy Kong racing sequel that never was and a scrapped sequel to Oni, archivist Andrew Borman is now reporting on the prototype for Mega Bloks Halo in a new video on his YouTube channel Borman reports that the…
By Heather Alexandra Published January 7, 2017 -
People Have Started Hacking Nintendo’s NES Classic And Adding More Games To It
It was only a matter of time before people found a way to hack Nintendo’s NES Classic, and that time has come. Earlier this week, modders trading tips on a Russian forum discovered a way to add ROMs to add extra games to the system that was previously limited to only thirty A modder going…
By Ethan Gach Published January 7, 2017 -
Square Enix released a new trailer for Final Fantasy XIV’s upcoming Patch 3.5, “The Far Edge of Fate,” the first part of which is due to release January 17. The update will include a new Feast map, a couple dungeons, side quests, and new gear. The game’s next major expansion is Stormblood, set to launch…
By Ethan Gach Published January 7, 2017 -
Steam Reaches 14 Million Concurrent Users For First Time In Its History
Earlier today, Valve’s digital distribution platform reached a new peak of just over 14.2 million simultaneous users. It’s the latest milestone in the platform’s 13 year history and comes shortly after its most recent winter sale concluded earlier this week. Perhaps not unexpectedly, many of the same games that led Steam in revenue for 2016…
By Ethan Gach Published January 7, 2017 -
Diablo‘s Killer Cows Are All Our Fault
Diablo III’s anniversary update delivers some good, clean old-school fun, but one of its reward pets, the Royal Calf, suggests our trip to Old Tristram may have been the reason the series’ bovines have been so damn angry for the past two decades. One of several secrets hidden within the Darkening of Tristram event in…
By Mike Fahey Published January 6, 2017 -
Overwatch Players Are Already Salty About Roadhog’s New Hook
We’re at the dawn of a new era for Overwatch’s Roadhog. No longer will his hook plunge through walls with no resistance. No longer will it magically dragenemies who are clearly in front of us back around behind us. It’s time for Hook 2.0, Overwatch principal designer Geoff Goodmanannounced yesterday But before we can enter…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published January 6, 2017 -
The Best Moments From A Twitch Conversation Between Two Google Robots
Two Google Homes argue with each other on Twitch, and it’s amazing. Vladimir and Estragon have been sitting next to each other having a somewhat coherent conversation since this morning. It’s riveting—here are some highlights. When they argue about whether or not they’re in love, it has the same dramatic peaks and valleys as the…
By Gita Jackson Published January 6, 2017 -
A HUD Mod That Let Me Rediscover The Witcher 3
I’ve played a lot of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Like, a LOT. My Steam counter just cracked 200 hours, and that’s not counting the first time I played the game on PS4. I figured I’d seen everything there was to see, but a mod I recently installed has proved me wrong. That mod is…
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 6, 2017 -
Up Close With The Nier Automata Demo’s Constantly Surprising Combat
Nier Automata put out one hell of a demo. Even though it is only around half an hour, it has better design that most full length titles from last year. The combat is a highlight and a few simple design techniques keep it fresh throughout. We take a closer look in this video. Transcript: NieR…
By Heather Alexandra Published January 6, 2017 -
The Sims 4 Celebrity House Update: Kim Kardashian Set The House On Fire
Things haven’t been going awesome for Kim Kardashian recently, what with the robbery and her husband’s psychotic break. Hey, she’s taking selfies again, at least! Kim, if you’re reading this, take solace in the fact that the version of you in my game of The Sims is having a much, much worse time. Last week…
By Gita Jackson Published January 6, 2017 -
Resident Evil 7 USB Doll Finger Looks Like A Burnt Penis
If you’re going to make a finger-shaped souvenir for a horror video game, you’ve really got to sell the body part—a well-defined nail area, proper coloration and the like. The more you obscure a fake finger prop with unnecessary details, the more it looks like a horrifying dick. The key to one of the biggest…
By Mike Fahey Published January 6, 2017 -
Conan’s “Clueless Gamer” Could Get Its Own TV Show
Oh, good. TBS may turn Conan O’Brien’s “Clueless Gamer” sketch into a whole TV show. “Clueless Gamer” is a Conan segment in which O’Brien and a grab-bag celebrity mock popular video games like Overwatch and Fallout 4. Recently, Conan and Elijah Wood tried out Final Fantasy XV, which Conan compares to “Middle-Earth Entourage.” The Hollywood…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published January 6, 2017 -
Look At This Official KOTOR Action Figure
Last year, Star Wars/toy fans were asked which character they’d like to see turned into one of the series’ fancy Black Series action figures. The winner: Darth Revan from Knights of the Old Republic, who is now finished and for sale…if you can find him. If you’re thinking, well, he doesn’t look very detailed, that’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 6, 2017 -
Square Enix Europe’s Twitter Account Was Hacked
Today, it appears Square Enix Europe found itself the victim of a Twitter hack. The account’s bio was changed to #cyberwolfgang, and it began tweeting out messages such as this: Just Cause’s official account was also hacked, it seems. Which is, of course, published by Square Enix. After tweeting for nearly thirty minutes, the Square…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 6, 2017