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There’s A Sim Game Just About YouTubers
Youtubers Lifeis just like The Sims. If The Sims could sit in front of a computer and record themselves playing video games for a living. Coming soon for the PC, it’s a full-blown life sim, in that you can leave the house, meet people, get married, etc. But the key appeal is right there in…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 11, 2016 -
From Software Says Dark Souls 3‘s Seemingly Useless Poise Stat Is Working As Intended
Poise, which allows players to take hits without staggering, has been one of the more important stats in the previous Dark Souls games. In the weeks after Dark Souls 3‘s release,players discovered the poise stat doesn’t seem to impact anything. Was it glitched? From Software has an answer: no. “The poise stat is working as…
By Patrick Klepek Published May 11, 2016 -
Watch Us Play Stikbold And Throw (Digital) Dodgeballs At Each Other
Stikbold is what you’d get if you mixed Smash Bros. and dodgeball together. What I’m saying is: the game is fun as hell. And today, we are playing it for your amusement. Join us over on Facebook, where you can watch us dunk on some nerds* with some rubber balls. (We are the nerds in…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 11, 2016 -
Publisher Defends Negative IGN Review Of Their Game, Shoots Down ‘Supposed Conspiracy’
Game publisher Paradox issued an unusual statement this morning, defending a negative IGN review of their newest game while shooting down conspiracy nuts who believed that IGN’s criticism was influenced by outside factors. The conspiracy, which originated in Gamergate circles because of course it did, alleged that IGN freelancer Rowan Kaiser (who has written for…
By Jason Schreier Published May 11, 2016 -
The Next Phoenix Wright Lands In September
Clearly unafraid of Final Fantasy XV, and stealing all of my free time, Capcom is releasing the next Phoenix Wright in the United States this September. New trailer above. The newest game will be called Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice. Like the last game, Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies, it’ll be an eShop-only…
By Jason Schreier Published May 11, 2016 -
Civilization VI Coming Later This Year
It’s been nearly six years since there was a new, proper Civilization game. That’s changing later this year, with the newly announced Civilization VI Here’s the official trailer for the game, due to arrive on October 21 on PC: In the new game, cities now physically expand on the map, units can be combined into…
By Patrick Klepek Published May 11, 2016 -
Look At These Beautiful Nintendo Cartridges
It’s May, which means it’s time for the annual Famicase exhibition, a showcase put on by Japanese game store Meteor that asks artists from around the world to design beautiful cartridges for fake video games. Which end up looking good enough for us to want them to be real video games. Here’s last year’s highlights,…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 11, 2016 -
The First Leg Of Our LEGO Dimensions Journey Is Complete
With yesterday’s release of the three figures comprising the fifth and final wave of announced toys our first trip around the LEGO Dimensions is complete. Let’s take a look at the massive cross-property army and what it cost to assemble them. LEGO Dimensions has had a great first year in the toys-to-life category, delivering signature…
By Mike Fahey Published May 11, 2016 -
Battlefield 1‘s Trailer, Remade In GTA V
GTA V might not have World War I era weapons and vehicles, but it has blimps and biplanes. So it isn’t impossible to remake early 20th century scenes from Battlefield 1‘s debut trailer in modern day Los Santos. It will just look a little bit different. J57F did an excellent job with his remake. Bonus…
By Gergo Vas Published May 11, 2016 -
The 2DS Gets a Price Cut and Will Cost $79.99
Today, Nintendo announced that starting May 20, the 2DS will be officially priced at $79.99. Previously, the handheld was listed at a suggested retail price of $99.99. Though, Walmart has been selling the 2DS at a discount. The Nintendo 2DS originally launched in October 2013 and is shaped like a thin slice of cake. Mmmm…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 11, 2016 -
My Ride Through Kingdom Come, The Medieval RPG With No Magic Bullshit
I’ve been following Kingdom Come: Deliverance’s development from the very beginning, what with it promising to be a bunch of things I dig (open world, RPG, weird FPS melee and history) all in the one package. I played through the rather barebones Alpha build of the game early last year, but in the time since…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 10, 2016 -
Canada’s Official Twitter Account Has A Pokémon Question
The official Twitter account of the nation of Canada, like most of us this week, has Pokémon questions. Only its question is not about Sun and Moon’s starters, but about Canada itself. Weird question, since there are no moose or hockey-based Pocket Monsters. But there are still good answers. The best, and most obvious, being…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 10, 2016 -
Star Wars Battlefront will return in 2017 with “bigger and better worlds,” and will pull from the new films, EA announced on an investor call today. It’s unclear if this means a proper Battlefront 2 or a big expansion. An EA spokesperson said the company had “nothing more to share.”
By Patrick Klepek Published May 10, 2016 -
The Long Dark Is Boring And That’s Why It’s Great
Since late 2014, the developers of the Canadian wilderness survival game The Long Dark have refined the game’s interface, made its ravenous virtual wildlife smarter and added numerous player challenges. They’re planning to add a story, too, but the best facet of The Long Dark was there from the start: The game is slow. Really…
By Riley MacLeod Published May 10, 2016 -
NBA Live 17 will not arrive this fall, but early next year under the more generic title NBA Live. The series hasn’t been so hot for a while but try try again? On an investor call, EA said more details are coming soon, and a mobile game is coming later this year. The NBA All-Star…
By Patrick Klepek Published May 10, 2016