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The Little Acre, a hand-drawn adventure game set in Ireland in the 1950s, was released today on Steamand GoG.
By Luke Plunkett Published December 13, 2016 -
Ghana’s Mortal Kombat Movie Looks Amazing
Remember that Predator movie that came out of Ghana’s Kumawood scene a few years back? Now there’s a flick based on Mortal Kombat That’s one hell of a trailer. There are drones! And martial arts! Even some pretty good costumes. Before you start wondering what the fuck is going on here, know that Kumawood movies…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 13, 2016 -
From a recent Reddit AMA with Justin Kurzel, director of the upcoming Assassin’s Creed movie.
By Stephen Totilo Published December 13, 2016 -
Pokémon Go‘s New Update Just Isn’t Enough
Pokémon Go’s latest update isn’t what players were expecting. For weeks, fans hoped for a whole batch of 2nd generation Pokémon—bright, adorable Chikoritas or Espeons, and over 90 more little monsters. Or, at least, a few new Pokémon that players could encounter in the wild. Nope. No. Nope. Yesterday, Pokémon Go released seven new “baby”…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published December 13, 2016 -
How To Get To Forza Horizon 3’s New Blizzard Mountain
The first big expansion for Forza Horizon 3 is now live on PC and Xbox One, adding ice and snow to the game’s varied Australian terrain, just a plane ride away. Blizzard Mountain adds a rather expansive new area to the game, a wintry place that’s very friendly to trucks and snow tires. New physics,…
By Mike Fahey Published December 13, 2016 -
Have You Got What It Takes To Solve Dishonored 2’s Wicked Logic Puzzle?
Dishonored 2 is a game about sneaking, stabbing, and teleporting around behind enemy lines. It’s also occasionally a game about solving thorny LSAT-style logic puzzles. Last night I dove back into Dishonored 2 for the first time in a few weeks. I loaded my most recent save and found myself in the Dust District, standing…
By Kirk Hamilton Published December 13, 2016 -
Destiny‘s Winter Update Is Slim, But Fun
Destiny, a video game in which players travel through the galaxy waiting for Destiny 2, got a new event today called The Dawning. Like so many live events before it, The Dawning is insubstantial, but fun. In addition to a bunch of new quality-of-life changes (like green engrams auto-dismantling, finally) that you can read in…
By Jason Schreier Published December 13, 2016 -
Battlefield 1‘s New Spectator Mode Highlights Player Stories
Battlefield 1‘s December Update has dropped. It adds a new map, Giant’s Shadow, as well as a surprisingly robust spectator mode. The tool is easy to use and allows players to see the Great War from a whole new perspective. Spectator Mode can be accessed when selecting your server. A quick look at information will…
By Heather Alexandra Published December 13, 2016 -
There’s No Reason For A Super Nintendo Computer Keyboard, But It Sure Is Pretty
I can’t imagine many rational reasons anyone would need a keyboard designed to coincide with the colors of the Super Nintendo, but I have to admit there’s something soothing about the rows of gray, lilac, purple and black keys of Hyperkin’s “retro-style” Hyper Clack keyboard. Recently unleashed upon the retail world, the SNES-styled Hyper Clack…
By Mike Fahey Published December 13, 2016 -
Overwatch‘s Holiday Event Has Begun
The holidays are almost here, and you know what that means: a new Overwatch seasonal event (and also presents and family or whatever). Overwatch’s seasonal event, titled Winter Wonderland, just began. It includes Christmas skins, emotes, and highlight intros for pretty much every character in the game. Here are some of the skins: Torbjorn as…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 13, 2016 -
Even On Console, Stardew Valley Controller Support Isn’t Great
When Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone announced the console ports for Stardew Valley in June 2016, he called the game’s controller support, “less than ideal,” and said it would be updated for Playstation 4 and Xbox One releases. As of launch on Playstation 4 today, the controller support is still, well… less than ideal. It isn’t an…
By Gita Jackson Published December 13, 2016 -
The State Of The Xbox One In 2016
When 2016 began, you needed to own an Xbox One to enjoy most of the benefits of Xbox gaming. Here at the end of the year, you don’t. This is part of our 2016 “State of” series, a look at how the major consoles, VR platforms, and PC are doing this year. That twist arrived…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 13, 2016 -
Stardew Valley‘s New Fishing Map Lets You Get Rich Quick
New to Stardew Valley and want to make money fast? Experimenting with the new farm maps can help you get that fishing rod you had your eye on. At launch, Stardew Valley only had one map for every farm, and it was, you know, fine. It had a little pond, a bunch of trees and…
By Gita Jackson Published December 13, 2016 -
MMA Champion Uses Video Games And Cosplay To Deal With The Stress Of Fighting
Angela “Overkill” Hill is the strawweight champion of the world’s most prominent women’s MMA organization, Invicta. She’s on the verge of a second crack at UFC glory. Last time around, though, she found herself too bogged down by the pressures of fight life to compete as well as she could. These days, she’s using cosplay…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 13, 2016 -
Why Yes, I Will Play Yooka-Laylee
This morning’s big news: the crowdfunded 3D platformer Yooka-Laylee will be out on April 11, which should be right in time for Nintendo Switch and a new 3D Mario game. Will 2017 be the Year Of 3D Platformers? No, probably not. But a man can dream. We’ll temper our excitement until Yooka-Laylee is in our…
By Jason Schreier Published December 13, 2016
