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Sometimes You Just Have To Let Backlog Games Go
23.4.2021
Most of us will probably never play every game we own right now, let alone all the others we’ll buy or download in the future. In that sense, backlogs are like the universe: infinitely expanding and confounding to physicists. Sometimes you just have to make peace—or force yourself to make...
Hades Wins Game Of The Year At The 2021 DICE Awards
22.4.2021
Beloved indie game Hades scored the most wins at this year’s DICE Awards. Supergiant’s excellent roguelike action game ultimately won five awards, including “Game of the Year.”Read more
The Olympics Gets A Virtual Sports Tie-In Event
22.4.2021
It’s not quite esports in the Olympics, but the International Olympics Committee (IOC) will host a virtual sports event May 13 to June 23, tied to the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo.Read more
Playing Pandemic Legacy In 2021 Was Not The Best Time
22.4.2021
As life in Australia slowly settles back into something resembling normality—at least for now—after everything that happened in 2020, my board game crew have been finding our feet again and getting back into regular sessions. First up for 2021 was a long-overdue run through Pandemic Legacy: Season...
Call Of Duty: Warzone's Nukes Finally Went Off
22.4.2021
Today, Call of Duty: Warzone’s long-teased zombies and nuke event finally kicked off. A zombie-infested map led to a full-on kaboom that not only marked the end of Season Two, but the destruction of Verdansk. But we haven’t actually seen the last of Verdansk just yet: The nuke live event was just...
Never Count Out A Wario Full Of Farts
21.4.2021
Wario is, by most accounts, a pretty good character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. But facing him gets even scarier when he’s had time to fill his guts with explosive flatulence.Read more
Service Games Like Genshin Impact and Destiny Are A Backlog Nightmare
21.4.2021
It’s not uncommon for people to say they “need” something when they just want it, or vice versa. When it comes to games, however, you only really ever want to play them. Need, if we’re talking about it in the “Maslow’s hierarchy of” sense, does not generally enter the equation. Or at least,...
Rockstar Games Disappeared From Steam, Then Came Back, Even Ones You Couldn't Buy Anymore
20.4.2021
Earlier today all of Rockstar’s games temporarily disappeared from Steam, then quickly came back, likely down to a listing error. That’s fine, whatever, but when the games came back, some of them hadn’t been there in the first place.Read more
The European Super League Is Terrible, But At Least We're Getting PES Jokes Out Of It
20.4.2021
Plans for a European Super League are just about the worst thing to happen to football, maybe ever, but if we’re to get any consolation from these dark and turbulent times, it’s with jokes about Pro Evolution Soccer.Read more
Anatomy Of A Perfect Overwatch Earthshatter
19.4.2021
Overwatch League season four kicked off this weekend, with new players, a couple of fantastic upsets and a perfect, game-winning Reinhardt Earthshatter by Houston Outlaws player Myung-heum “Jjanggu” Cho.Read more
Apex Legends Coming To Phones
19.4.2021
Battle royale Apex Legends is coming to phones, developer Respawn announced today. The mobile version will begin testing in certain regions this spring, with a wider rollout to come.Read more
Path Of Exile Let Streamers Bypass Long Server Wait Times
19.4.2021
During the launch of its new expansion Ultimatum, Path of Exile’s servers were having some problems over the weekend, leaving players with wait times to get in that sometimes stretched into hours. Unless, that is, you were a streamer paid to broadcast the game, in which case you got straight...
Some Previously Banned Players Can Now Compete In Counter-Strike Events
17.4.2021
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has changed its rules for competitive players who’ve been banned for violations of Valve’s Anti-Cheat system. Previously, those bans were permanent; now, players who’ve been banned for VAC violations in the past can compete in Valve-sponsored events under specific...
Mass Effect Legendary Edition Will Have Photo Mode
16.4.2021
Today on Twitter, Mac Walters, project director of Mass Effect Legendary Edition confirmed that the remaster will have a photo mode.Read more
Outriders Could Really Use A Self-Revive
15.4.2021
Outriders is a game about balance, but it’s not always finely balanced. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the game’s revive mechanic, which is seriously biased toward players of the game’s cooperative mode.Read more
Destiny 2’s Guardian Games Return With A Tennis Ball Ghost
15.4.2021
After debuting last year, Destiny 2’s limited-time Guardian Games event is returning on April 20, alongside a super neat tennis ball Ghost.Read more
F1 2021 Launches July 16 With An EA Sports-Style Story Mode
15.4.2021
EA’s purchase of racing game maker Codemasters means EA Sports has an F1 racing game for the first time since 2003. F1 2021, available July 16 for Xboxes, PlayStations, and PCs, expands career mode to include a two-player option and introduces Braking Point, a narrative-driven story mode that’s...
Oh My God, Mario is Alive Again: Get Super Mario 3D All-Stars for $50
15.4.2021
Super Mario 3D All-Stars | $50 | WalmartSuper Mario 3D All-Stars | $50 | Best BuyRead more
Pay Your Respects to Anthem, Which is Now $8 at Newegg
15.4.2021
Anthem (PC) | $8 | NeweggRead more
Maybe Your 'Pile Of Shame' Is A Problem
15.4.2021
Because everything has gone to shit and very few new games are coming out—look at you, you’re all playing Outriders for God’s sake—we’re going to be spending the month looking at backlogs, aka the games we own but haven’t played. And I would like to start that month by saying that anyone using...