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World Of Warcraft Expansions Revisited: It Burns When I Crusade

As World of Warcraft players prepare for the launch of the game’s sixth expansion, Legion, I’m working my way through the previous five, beginning with our first trip to Outland in The Burning Crusade. It was so good nine years ago. Rather than level up my shiny new Gnome Hunter instantly via the level 100…

The Marvel Ultimate Alliance re-release was bad, but Marvel Games creative director Bill Rosemann says it’s getting better, with PC fixes and the downloadable content not included at launch on the way (Hope not included.)

Pokémon Go’s Vaporeon Has Been Nerfed

Well, that was quick. Earlier this week, we reported Vaporeon’s immense popularity in Pokémon Go—the best players around the world were flocking to this water Pokémon both because it was both easy to get, and because it packed a punch. Well, some of that is changing now. As noted by Archangelus on Reddit, Vaporeon’s bread…

Guy Starts Leaking No Man’s Sky Videos, Changes His Mind Because He Doesn’t Want To Spoil People

Daymeeuhn wanted to enjoy procedural universe game No Man’s Sky on his own. No secrets revealed, nothing to be Googled, not a single spoiler in sight. He spent more than $1,300 to make it happen. And then he nearly spoiled it for everyone else. Daymeeuhn (probably not his real name) describes himself as someone who…

Somebody took Overwatch’s Reaper and replaced his sound effects with Seinfeld clips. This creation by elliobot is equal parts great and terrible. Unfortunately, you can’t download it as a mod for the game (that’d be cheating, probably), but you can watch, listen, and dream

Russian Officials Think Pokémon Go Is Evil

Russian officials are flipping out about Pokémon Go. And what will dispel its destabilizing effect on society, the Moscow government believes, is developing their own, more patriotic, version of it. The viral mobile game still hasn’t seen a Russian release more than two weeks after its German launch. Yet, Russian Pokémon fans have found workarounds…

G2A Scammer Explains How He Profited Off Stolen Indie Game Keys

MangaGamer, a localizer of adult visual novels, wanted to reward customers who’d bought games through their website with free Steam keys. Two years into the promotion, a hacker allegedly used stolen credit cards to fraudulently buy hundreds of games. The scam cost MangaGamer tens of thousands of dollars. Why’d the hacker do it? To sell…

Check out this detailed blog post by the team behind Shovel Knight digging into how they localized the game for Japan So many rad little details. Sleep bubbles!

Overwatch Fans Have Turned Soldier 76 Into A Dad

Most Overwatch characters are not related to each other, but as far as the community is concerned? The roster might as well be a big ‘ol family. Soldier 76, with his grumpy gruffness and ample experience in the field, is of course the dad. [This post is a part of a larger series examining how…

The Death Of Disney Infinity Has Begun

There’s no longer a future for Disney Infinity, and while Disney has been maintaining the existing games in the meantime, that won’t last forever. Here’s how the company is winding everything down. Unfortunately, it’s not as simple as writing down a date. From now until next March, Disney Infinity’s online components will slowly get dismantled…

Hey RPG fans—I’m on this week’s ‘Axe of the Blood God’ podcast talking about I Am Setsuna and my love for the Trails series. Check it out!

Playing That Dragon, Cancer When Your Child Has Cancer

“We love you too.” “Awesome. Tread carefully, mate. Look after yourself and stop if it gets too much.” “Ok – I’m on it!” “Eee! Be careful.” “I’ll be OK. 🙂 We’re in a good spot, might be an interesting way to reflect on the battle we’ve had and (more importantly) the triumphs so far.” And…

Overwatch Map Glitch Reveals Entire Second Map

Ever gaze into the hoary peaks of Overwatch’s Nepal map and wonder what’s out there? What lies beyond the map space’s endless combat purgatory, Blizzard’s tiny death island? A couple Overwatch players managed to break free. Here’s what they found. In this video, hulkman503 and friend of hulkman503 demonstrate how to break outside Nepal’s usual…

What Ana Amari Says About Overwatch

Overwatch’s new hero Ana Amari is a badass support sniper who can shoot you with bullets to heal you or just shoot you to kill you. In this video, we’ll take a closer look at her mechanics and what they communicate. What does Ana tell us about Overwatch? What does she tell us about AAA…

System Shock is officially getting a remake, thanks to a successfully Kickstarter campaign that raised $1.35 million. The game is scheduled for December 2017 on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC, but remember, these games tend to slip! If you’re impatient, there’s a playable demo on Steam.

D&D‘s Dungeon Masters Guild Wants Players To Monetize Fan Content

Dungeons & Dragons has opened the gates to its ivory tower. Earlier this year, the behemoth role-playing game franchise announced the launch of its Dungeon Masters Guild, a platform for players to publish lore, maps, character designs and adventures based on Dungeons & Dragons intellectual property. In the process, content creators can earn a few…

PSA: Windows 10 Free Upgrades End Today

Windows 10 is a free upgrade right now. That changes after today. As of tomorrow, it’ll cost you $120 for the standard version of Windows 10 and $200 for Windows 10 Pro. The absolute last minute to queue up your free upgrade is Saturday morning at 5:59am EDT. My experience with Windows 10 since my…

The Evil Within Was Better At Action Than Horror

The Evil Within was supposed to be Shinji Mikami’s triumphant return to form. The creator of Resident Evil had revitalized the brand once with RE4, and The Evil Within promised to be the next big step in the survival horror genre. A new universe from the mind behind some of Capcom’s biggest games should have…

Hearthstone‘s New Adventure Is One Big Party

Late last night Blizzard revealed the newest Hearthstone adventure pack: One Night in Karazhan. It’s… well… it’s basically a dance party. The premise: the wizard Medivh has invited you to a night of festivities at his magical tower, but when you arrive, you find that he’s missing, and things have gotten a bit wild. To…

Pokémon Go‘s Creators Are Wrong About ‘Cheating’ In The Game

Uh oh. Those services show players where monsters will spawn in Pokémon Go? You know, the ones that eeeeveryone is using? Well, the creators of Pokémon Go don’t sound very fond of them. Actually, it sounds like the developers of Pokémon Go may make an effort to shut those programs/websites/apps down, judging from a recent…