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Capcom Finally Says Something About The Resident Evil 7 Demo’s Finger
Capcom has officially acknowledgedthe uselessness of the finger in the RE7 demo, according to a teaser sent to folks who signed up for the ambassador program. Does this mean that the demo will get an update of some sort? Here’s the full picture, for those of you interested: For those of you who are completely…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 1, 2016 -
The New Master Of Orion Is Pretty Thin (So Far)
Confession: I haven’t played the original Master of Orion since, like, 1995. So trying to think back to the series now in 2016, with a reboot on the way, has been a strange experience. I remember it being good. Wonderful, even. It was a strategy game that I’m pretty sure had some smart ideas about…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 1, 2016 -
Dinner Porn Is A South Korean Internet Trend
It’s online. There are young, attractive people. But there’s no nudity. There’s no sex. But there’s a ton of food. This article was originally published on December 16, 2013. Welcome to the world of “mok-bang,” a mash up of the Korean words for “eating” and “broadcast.” Earlier this year, people online in South Korea were…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 1, 2016 -
League Of Legends “Hacker” Avoids Jail Sentence
A 23 year-old Australian man has avoided a prison term over his role in a series of hacks targeting League of Legends and its player database. The ABC reports that Shane Stephen Duffy, while found not to have been directly involved in the original 2011 hacks themselves (which contradicts earlier claims that he had been),…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 30, 2016 -
The Pros And Cons of Halo 5‘s New Firefight Mode
Microsoft’s big 7GB free update to Halo 5 yesterday gave the game a new PvE mode called Warzone Firefight. You can watch a full match in the video above. Initial impressions: mixed, leaning positive. There’s pros and cons. You join up to seven other players for what will hopefully be five rounds of escalating action.…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 30, 2016 -
Overwatch‘s Basketballs Now Shoot Confetti, But At What Cost
At the start of some Overwatch levels, you can find basketballs aboard the Overwatch crew’s trademark sky limo. They’re fully physics-enabled, so you can blast them to your heart’s content. Recently, Blizzard changed them—for the worse, imo. Let’s start with the good: in the wake of Overwatch’s recent big patch, if you sink a shot,…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 30, 2016 -
Cut Street Fighter V Characters Included “Fighting President” And “Clumsy Cutie”
Sixteen characters made the cut for Street Fighter V, but they weren’t the only ones designed for the game. Capcom have shared some sketches of fighters who were created but failed to make the finished product, and yeah, it’s pretty easy seeing why most of them died where they did. First up is a “Clumsy…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 30, 2016 -
There’s A New Final Fantasy Game Out On Mobile Today
Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, which may or may not intentionally have an “XVI” in its title, launched today for iOS and Android. It’s a free-to-play RPG with towns, NPCS, turn-based combat, and an actual story I’ve poked around in Brave Exvius a bit and found it to be overwhelming albeit kinda fun. It’s reminiscent of…
By Jason Schreier Published June 30, 2016 -
It’s Hard Getting Back On The Division Train
This week, The Division got its first major expansion. It adds some pretty cool stuff to the game, but I’ve been having a hard time getting into it. Turns out once you’ve fallen off the Division train, it’s hard to get back on. The Division: Underground is, in theory, just the sort of thing the…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 30, 2016 -
Game Demos Have Become Way Too Uncommon
There’s a free demo of id Software’s excellent Doom revival right now. It was supposed to be removed already, but it’s proven pretty popular. This brief taste of Doom was announced at E3 and treated as news, but since when did a demo become something to be celebrated? When publisher Bethesda Softworks revealed Doom was…
By Patrick Klepek Published June 30, 2016 -
I Don’t Want To Make A Whole Thing Out Of It But I Totally Should’ve Gotten Play Of The Game For This
Look, I realize that Overwatch’s Play of the Game system is flawed. When it comes down to it, I’m usually just happy if my team won. But COME ON, this is some bullshit. At the very start of a match on King’s Row, I took down like half the opposing team: My team ultimately won,…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 30, 2016 -
Asemblance Is A Mindfuck Of A Game That You Should Try
A little bit of P.T. mixed in with The Stanley Parable, Asemblance is a video game experience that totally messed with my head. What Asemblance does really well is ambiguity: you will spend most of your time wondering if aspects that the game presents are actually real. But let’s back up for a second here.…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 30, 2016 -
Fellow Division Players, Please Stop Kicking Me From Your Group
I’m trying to get into The Division’s new Underground DLC, but apparently no one wants me in their group. Two nights ago, I was matchmaking my way into the new randomized four-player co-op Underground missions in Ubisoft’s morose open-world shooter. I was having a grand old time. Last night, however, I tried to do the…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 30, 2016 -
20 Years Later, Few Nintendo Games Have Lived Up To Super Mario RPG
Squirreled away in a secret room within Monstro Town, a cliffside hamlet in Super Mario RPG, there’s a purple-skinned warrior named Culex. You can go the whole game without ever meeting this man; finding him requires you to backtrack to an earlier town, purchase a pricey set of fireworks, and trade it to an NPC…
By Jason Schreier Published June 30, 2016 -
Twitch’s Official Stance On Poop, Butt, and Orgasm Emotes Is Amazing
Last week, there was some commotion on Twitch over the removal of certain butt emotes. This week, Twitch clarified its new standards for emote approval, and man, some of these guidelines are golden. According to Twitch,all butts are not made equal: Butts and “booty” have taken on a silly but friendly cultural meaning outside of…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 30, 2016
