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The Long Dark‘s Third Episode Gives You People To Live For

The first two story episodes for The Long Dark, a survival game set in a wintry wilderness, came out in August of 2017. In December 2018, studio Hinterland released a “redux” version of the episodes, adding voice acting to the cutscenes and overhauling the narrative flow. Today, The Long Dark finally releases its third story…

Migos’ Offset Mourns The Loss Of Call Of Duty Player Who Got Him Into Esports

Up-and-coming Call of Duty competitor Eric Pedro Cruz, who played under the names “Philosophy” and “Losophy,” passed away on August 18. Though he was just 18 years old, he left behind a legacy in the world of esports, which included forming connections with superstars like Migos rapper Offset. “I used to play the game and…

Splitscreen co-host Kirk Hamilton just posted this arrangement of the theme from The Secret of Monkey Island. It features a bunch of different instruments, including what he tells me is his first ever recorded pennywhistle solo. It also appears to feature several clones of Kirk. 

Newsweek has reported that Echo Fox owner Rick Fox has settled his lawsuit against his Echo Fox business partners out of court. Fox’s lawsuit alleged fraud, drug use and racism and, in sum, alleged over $10,000,000 in damages.  Those partners are also dismissing their lawsuits, too.

Nintendo’s Old Japanese Websites Are An Internet Time Trip

During the late 20th century, Nintendo launched websites to promote games and hardware. At the time of writing, some of those websites are still live, providing an opportunity to visit the internet of yesteryear. The earliest sites date from the early 1990s during the Super Famicom era. It’s amazing that these websites are still live.…

Mansions Of Madness Is Still One Of The Best Co-Op Board Games Out There

After somehow avoiding it for over two years, I finally got the chance this week to sit down with the second edition of Fantasy Flight’s Mansions of Madness, easily my favorite of their line of Lovecraftian games. The big difference between this version and the first is that it gets rid of the role of…

Amidst massive protests in London this week against Brexit and Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s never-ending buffoonery, one honking voice could be heard above all others. Bonus shots!

Black Ops 4’s Battle Royale Mode Deserves to Stick Around

With Call of Duty: Modern Warfare releasing on Friday, most players will likely soon be walking away from last year’s game Black Ops 4. This yearly migration is nothing new, but this time it’s particularly unfortunate because it could mean the effective end of the excellent battle royale mode Blackout. Unlike other popular shooters Rainbow…

A Missing King Of Fighters Character Was Conspicuously Similar to Akira‘s Tetsuo

King of Fighters has one of the most extensive and unique rosters in fighting games, owing in part to its origins as a crossover between SNK franchises like Fatal Fury and Art of Fighting. With dozens of playable characters introduced since the series’ inaugural 1994 release, fans can never really be sure which ones will…

Pokémon Is Fine, But Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth Is One Of The Best Monster RPGs You Can Play

For Americans, Digimon is largely remembered as a series of cartoons that aired nationally on Fox Kids from 1999-2002. Digimon was darker and more mature than its contemporaries, which won it a lot of die-hard fans, but the games, at least the ones released in America, never really lived up to that promise. All that…

Hearthstone Trophy Falls Apart In Winner’s Hands [Update]

During this weekend’s Hearthstone Championship tournament, Canadian player Eddie “Eddie” Lui triumphed over Hong Kong’s Lo “kin0531″ Tsz Kin, winning nearly $95,000 and the title of Bucharest Master Tour Champion. He also got a lovely trophy that immediately fell apart. Update 1:25 pm ET: Blizzard says it was meant to do that  I would like…

Teenage Tetris World Champion Wins The Throne Two Years Running

The 2019 Classic Tetris World Championship took place yesterday at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo at the Oregon Convention Center. Viewers got to see a dazzling display of turbo-tapping and t-spins as Joseph Saelee cemented his place among the Tetris greats with a second first-place victory. Joseph Saelee, who was 16 years old when he…

Manga artist Hideo Azuma has died from esophageal cancer. He was 69. Azuma created numerous manga, including Nanako S0S (Nana the Supergirl) and Little Pollon. In 2005, he published the award-winning Disappearance Diary about his struggles with alcohol addiction. May he rest in peace. 

Report: Jimi Hendrix, On Acid, Was Unbeatable At Risk

You may not associate Jimi Hendrix with board gaming, but as you’re about to find out, the former (and very brief) member of the 101st Airborne Division was a fiend for military strategy classic Risk In an interview withSirius (which actually took place last year, but only just surfaced thanks to some reddit posts), Graham…

Track: Terror Time Again | Artist: Skycycle | Album: Scooby-Doo On Zombie Island Official Soundtrack #SpookySongs 

A Lot Of Work Went Into Creating Over 5000 Gun Sounds For Borderlands 3

The Borderlands series has always been known for having billions of guns, with each gun randomly generated. But all of these weapons also make noises when they shoot, like the loud crack of sniper or the blast of a rocket launcher. And as explained by the senior sound designer at Gearbox, Joshua Davidson, it took…

HONK! Someone Modded The Goose Into Resident Evil 2

The goose, star of the mega-popular Untitled Goose Game, is now ready to honk and annoy the stars of Resident Evil 2. Thanks to talented modder Alister, the goose is on the loose in Raccoon City. God help us all. The mod is not yet finished, but the final version will include honks. Also, you…

A Mom Rates All The Characters In Fire Emblem: Three Houses Based On Their Looks

I don’t know much about the Fire Emblem series, but that hasn’t stopped me from enjoying a Twitter thread that has recently gone viral. Created by Twitter user eiouna, the thread is all about their mom and what she thinks of all the men featured in the most recent Fire Emblem game, Three Houses. The…

Mario Maker Contest: Spooky And Scary, Winners!

Last week I asked you folks to create some spooky and creepy levels. Halloween is almost here, so what better way to celebrate than by creating scary Mario courses. I got some great levels and surprisingly not all of them contained Boos. Just most of them. I got a few levels that were set underwater,…

Ranking Every Plant In Plants Vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville Based On Tastiness

Plants Vs Zombies: Battle For Neighborville is filled with zombies and plants, as the name suggests. They fight each other for control of the world. Plants wanting to protect humans and zombies wanting to eat humans and their brains. Speaking of eating… I appreciate everything the plants have done for us humans, protecting us from…