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Monster Hunter World Finally Adds Rajang, A Notorious Ape That Will Smack Your Teeth Out
Ask a Monster Hunter player to name a beast that evokes equal parts dread and excitement and you’ll get one name: Rajang. The freaky brute-ape is one of the series’ oldest and most difficult monsters, a perfect challenge for a cocky hunter. He arrived in Monster Hunter World today and is already kicking all kinds…
By Heather Alexandra Published October 10, 2019 -
Someone Please Figure Out What All These Weird Destiny 2 Rabbits Are For
There are more than a few mysteries tucked away in Destiny 2’s Shadowkeep expansion, some more obvious than others. It’s one of my favorite things about the game: You’re wandering around, chasing some bounty or quest, and then you spot something. Something that maybe shouldn’t be there, something that you could interact with somehow if…
By Joshua Rivera Published October 9, 2019 -
Holy Crap, Valve Is Still Patching Half-Life
Half-Life is one of the best games of all time, but it’s not without flaws. First released on CD-ROM in 1998, in the early days it wasn’t always easy to update. It’s easier these days . This week, Valve updated the game, even though it’s been two decades since release. A new patch for Half-Life…
By Heather Alexandra Published October 9, 2019 -
GGPO, the rollback netcode created by Evo founders and Riot developers Tom and Tony Cannon, is now available for commercial and non-commercial use. This innovative network tool has been used in fighting games like Skullgirls and Killer Instinct since it was first released in 2006. Read more about its potential here
By Ian Walker Published October 9, 2019 -
Untitled Goose Game Player Steals Every Last Thing, Drops It All Down A Hole
It’s the goose’s world. We just live in it. And what the goose wants? The goose gets. As one player recently demonstrated, it’s just a matter of time. YouTuber TerakJK decided to embark on a quest to collect every item in Untitled Goose Game, and it took seven hours for them to mostly succeed. They…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 8, 2019 -
Blizzard’s Company Values Don’t Mean Much Today
Blizzard has a set of core values literally enshrined on the ground of their corporate HQ. Today, two of those—“Think Globally” and “Every Voice Matters”—were covered up by employees in the wake of Blizzard’s contentious decision to suspend a Hearthstone pro over his views on Hong Kong While the values are listed on Blizzard’s website,…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 8, 2019 -
Destiny 2, As Told By Steam Reviews
It’s not every day that a series with as much legacy and history as Destiny suddenly orbital-drops onto Steam. This has resulted in a horde of Desti-neophytes rushing to see what all the fuss is about. Are they enjoying diving into the deep end of Bungie’s loot ocean of a game, though? Yes and no.…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 8, 2019 -
I (Tim Rogers) am going to play John Wick Hex with its designer-director Mike Bithell on our Twitch channel starting at 3pm (Eastern). I’ll be asking him increasingly idiotic questions while he plays the game on its hardest possible setting. Heckle him in the chat. The game is out today, by the way. (If you haven’t…
By Tim Rogers Published October 8, 2019 -
The New Yooka-Laylee Feels Like A Remake Of A Classic Game
The original Yooka-Laylee attempted to capture the magic of 3D platformers like Banjo-Kazooie and Donkey Kong 64, but instead it felt more like a pale imitation of those great games. Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair, Playtonic’s 2.5D platformer follow-up, is much more successful at capturing the spirit of its old school inspirations, feeling like a…
By Mike Fahey Published October 8, 2019 -
Space exploration game Outer Wilds is coming to PlayStation on October 15. We loved the game on PC.
By Riley MacLeod Published October 8, 2019 -
Wrestler’s Special Move Is The Nintendo Switch
Leroy Green sure is busy. Not only does he wrestle, but he also plays his Nintendo Switch during the match. Sometimes it seems like the punches and dropkicks are getting in the way of his gaming. Footage of a recent House of Glory match has gone viral, appearing on websites all over the world—something that…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 8, 2019 -
Bungie Appears To Be Fixing Destiny 2’s Season Pass Issue That Made Add-On Disappear
Since last week, scores of Destiny 2 fans have been grinding their teeth over the apparent loss of their year’s worth of Season Passes, complaining about a flaw in development studio Bungie’s character transfer feature that cost them $25 to $40 worth of digital stuff. Today, Bungie says it is fixing the problem. “We have…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 7, 2019 -
Apex Legends Is Getting Spooky For Halloween, With A Dark Map And Zombie Game Mode
Apex Legends is running a Halloween event from October 15-November 5 called Fight or Fright. It’ll introduce stuff like skins, cosmetics and a game mode centred around zombies, and will also see the return of Kings Canyon, only now the lights are out. This spookier Kings Canyon isn’t just for effect, it’s part of a…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 7, 2019 -
Teen Dominates Smash Tournament Using 6 Different Fighters
Seventeen-year-old Smash Ultimate prodigy Sota “Zackray” Okada clutched out his first No. 1 placement at a U.S. Smash tournament using—count ’em—six separate Smash fighters. Based in Japan, Okada is known for two things: his majorly terrifying Wolf play and being very, very young. At Okada’s second U.S. major tournament, his friends had to hoist him…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published October 7, 2019 -
Destiny Dance Troupe Returns With Elaborate Halloween Routine
Husky Raid is a legendary group of Destiny merry-makers known for their elaborately choreographed and meticulously staged videos that turn the shooter into a pop concert. Working entirely in-game, one player usually serves as an audience surrogate, wandering unwittingly into a bizarre carnival put on by people with a truly impressive mastery of Destiny’s animations,…
By Joshua Rivera Published October 7, 2019 -
How The Japanese Government Might Kill Arcades
On October 1, 2019, consumption tax in Japan increased from 8 percent to 10. According to Jiji, the tax will not apply to food and drinks served in restaurants. It will be applied to arcade games. For decades, arcades have been built around a single coin experience, either the 50 yen ($.44) coin or the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 7, 2019 -
An update to the Kyoto Animation tragedy: Another person has been confirmed dead, bringing the total to 36. The victim, a woman in her 20s, was able to escape from the building’s entrance but suffered extensive burns all over her body. She died in a hospital ICU on October 4 due to septic shock.
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 7, 2019