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Ghost In The Shell Movie Producer Says Their Version Is So Faithful

Next year, a live-action Hollywood Ghost in the Shellmovie hits theaters. The moviemakers behind it are very excited, because they’re bringing the source material to life. Or so they say. As ANN points out, interviews with cast and crew were recently published on The Nerdist and IGN. Neither interview deals with the elephant in the…

Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon Is Gonna Be Totally Free

Beginning on November 9, and for the next month thereafter, Ubisoft is giving away free copiesof Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon on PC. It’s very good. Especially the intro Built on the bones of Far Cry 3, Blood Dragon starred Michael “WHAT DAY IS IT WHAT YEAR” Biehn, and had enough neon pink to give…

China’s Banned Overwatch Players Have Excellent Names

A ton of Chinese cheaters got banned from Overwatch recently, and if we’re going solely by their usernames, our lives are poorer for their absence. Farewell 不上电视直播吃屎, aka “If I don’t get POTG I’ll stream me eating shit”, you will be missed. The players were banned on November 1, and as is Blizzard policy, their…

Fans Are Keeping A Mechwarrior Mod Alive

Original development and support for MechWarrior: Living Legends, a 2009 Mod of the Year award winner, ended in 2013. If you still want to play the lumbering shooter today though you can, thanks to a persevering group of fans who are keeping it alive. And I don’t just mean because the servers are working. As…

Former Battlefield Devs Making A Monster Game With A Cool New Perspective

Former designers from the Battlefield series are looking to try something a little different. In Project Wight, players control an intelligent monster whose kind has been driven to near extinction by humanity. Project Wight is the current focus of The Outsiders, a studio founded by David Goldfarb and Ben Cousins. The duo have worked on…

The Sims 4 Is Worth Playing Now, Thanks To The New City Living Expansion

When The Sims 4 launched in 2014, the world felt empty. In the City Living expansion that dropped yesterday, The Sims 4 finally feels alive. Sims are now everywhere, all the time. Since I’ll be moving to New York soon, what better way to try out City Living than seeing how a sim deals with…

The Division‘s New Patch Has Made The Game Much Better

The Division is worth playing again thanks to its ambitious new 1.4 patch. Ubisoft’s long-stumbling third-person shooter is back to rewarding players without forcing them to grind. It’s now more hospitable to people who play solo or aren’t leveled up enough to immediately find co-op partners. It’s still paradoxically drab yet beautiful, and it needs…

Pokémon Go Will Get Daily Quests Soon

Pokémon Go fans will soon be able to enjoy “daily bonuses” that reward you for playing the game on consecutive days. While there’s no specific ETA just yet, Niantic outlined how daily quests will work as follows: Trainers will soon be able to receive a bonus for certain daily activities, including catching a Pokémon or…

Skyrim: Special Edition Is Too Janky

Skyrim: Special Edition is a buggy mess on consoles. In just a few hours playing on Xbox One, I encountered NPCs floating above chairs, twitchy mammoths, seconds-long pauses in animation, echoing dialogue and other glitches that are unforgivable for a game that came out in 2011 and, in 2016, costs $60 on console. That price…

A Guide To Kingdom Hearts’ Baffling Upcoming Game Titles

I believe it was Albert Einstein who once said there are three constants in life: Death, taxes, and Kingdom Hearts names being really fucking dumb. As a result, you may be confused about which games are coming in the near future. Fear not: We’re here to help. There are three Kingdom Hearts games currently announced for…

Overwatch Halloween Event Ends Early, Leaving Some Players Hanging

Yesterday, Overwatch’s Halloween event came to a conclusion. All those snazzy skins went back into the vault, never to be released again until society reaches sufficient levels of spookiness. Problem is, the event ended a bit earlier than Blizzard forecasted, and some players were banking on those final few moments. You might think, “Why the…

Every now and then I give this a shot, just to see what’ll happen. So far, no dice. But one day…

Nintendo’s Mysterious Miitopia Looks Like A Mii-Based RPG

For a little while now we’ve been curious about Nintendo’s mysterious Miitopia, mentioned in various financial reports but never actually revealed. This morning, the game emerged. It may not shock you to hear that it’s full of Miis. Alongside this morning’s Animal Crossing presentation, Nintendo announced plans for a Miitopia Direct in Japan on Saturday.…

Crash Bandicoot Has An Australian Accent In Netflix’s New Skylanders Show 

Former Sony mascot Crash Bandicoot hasn’t spoken much, if at all, in the video games he’s been in over the last two decades. He’s talking plenty in the new Skylanders Academy cartoonthat premiered on Neftlix last week. Above is a clip uploaded by YouTube user ARD that will allow you to hear Crash as you’ve…

Animal Crossing: New Leaf Update Adds Amiibo Support, Mini Games

If you’ve been collecting the many Animal Crossing amiibo figurines or cards released over the last year, good news: they’re more useful now. Using Amiibo, you can now invite more characters to your town, and some will come with special items as well. The Amiibo support goes beyond Animal Crossing specific toys, too: both Splatoon…

Dragonvale World Takes Obsessive Dragon Breeding To The Next Level

Several years ago I wrote about Dragonvale, a dragon breeding game that dominated my mobile gaming time for nearly two years. Through sheer force of will I was able to shake the compulsion to breed giant lizards. It’s sequel, Dragonvale World, arrives tomorrow, and I am already lost. The first Dragonvale was and remains to…

Nintendo Denies Wii U Production Is Ending This Week

Yesterday, Eurogamer reported that the production of Wii U consoles was ending this week. Today, Nintendo says this is “not true.” Eurogamer reported that multiple sources confirmed to the site that the final Wii U would roll off the production line this Friday. “Nintendo declined to comment when contacted about this article,” states Eurogamer’s original…

Bill Clinton’s Cat Starred In An Unreleased Video Game (That’s Coming Back)

Socks, Bill & Hillary Clinton’s actual cat, died in 2009. He’s never coming back. But a video game starring the lil’ guy, which was developed for the SNES, never released and assumed lost, might soon be making a comeback. As digboston reports, game collector Tom Curtin and retro publisher Adam Welch have managed to get…

It’s High Noon On Westworld

It wouldn’t be the Wild West—even a fake one full of robots—if there wasn’t some fancy gun-slingin’ to be had. SPOILERS AHEAD While Kirk’s most pressing thoughts from this week’s episode revolved around tanks and computer sex, mine were with Dolores and her alt outfit, which seems to have unlocked some “stone cold killer” abilities.…

Facebook Stashes All Its Games In One App

One of the biggest problems with social games on Facebook is finding the damn things. Facebook Gameroom is a standalone app that gathers them all together in one place. Announced today during the Unity developers conference in Los Angeles, Gameroom acts as a hub for any game that’s playable on Facebook, from match three puzzlers…