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Destiny Players Are Currently Locked In A Heated Debate About Orbs
13.1.2022
Sweeping changes are just over the horizon for Destiny 2, and players aren’t sure how they feel about all of them. One change in particular pertaining to how Orbs of Power are generated immediately sparked heated debate and speculation about just how Bungie can and should handle one of the game’s...
They Gave Kirby A Gun
13.1.2022
My mind has been consumed by it for the last 24 hours. I woke up in a cold sweat last night, almost convinced that I imagined it in a fever dream. But no. Flipping open my laptop today and clocking into work, the inescapable truth was still waiting there, staring me in the face and daring me...
Franklin And Lamar Headline GTA Online Update, Red Dead Online Update Does Not Exist
13.1.2022
Grand Theft Auto Online’s latest update is out now, and while Rockstar’s official “Newswire” site hasn’t posted any specific details, I’ve already played the new mode, which stars GTA V characters Franklin and Lamar. And while the new update isn’t amazing or anything, the timing of it will most...
What To Expect From Sony In 2022
13.1.2022
The longest year ever, 2021, is finally over. But for all the trials and tribulations it put us through, there’s no denying there were some great games that helped us get through it all. Like Microsoft and Nintendo, Sony had a solid year with strong exclusives like Deathloop, Kena: Bridge...
The Xbox One Is Officially Dead
13.1.2022
The Xbox One is officially dead. RIP. It will not be missed.Read more
Hitman 3 Is Going Rogue(like)
13.1.2022
At least someone’s racking up their frequent flyer miles. Travel restrictions are once again unpredictable, flights are being canceled by the thousands, but Agent 47 is still giving his AMEX Centurion a workout. The bar-coded, Saville-suited assassin is taking another jaunt around the globe,...
Twitch Purged Over 15 Million Hate Raid Bots Last Year
13.1.2022
A new open letter from Angela Hession, Twitch’s vice president of global trust and safety, details the company’s approach to making its streaming platform a more harmonious place, most notably the deletion of millions of bots in an attempt to stem the site’s hate raid epidemic.Read more
Riot Games Offers Resignation Bonuses As Company Announces New Direction
13.1.2022
Hot on the heels of announcing plans to head in a somewhat new direction over the next five years, Riot Games has expanded its Queue Dodge buyout program–normally available to new hires during the first six months of their employment–to all employees. In other words, employees who opt to leave...
God Of War Is Getting Rave Reviews On PC
12.1.2022
God of War was great when it came to PS4 in 2018 and, like Kratos himself, it appears to have only gotten better with age. According to the initial reviews, the previous Game of the Year winner is even more stunning on PC, where it’s set to land later this week on January 14.Read more
We Can All Finally Learn How To Make Big Macs On Nintendo DS
12.1.2022
The gaming preservationists over at Forest of Illusion recently got their hands on the holy grail of the Nintendo DS catalog: a cartridge meant to teach McDonald’s workers the ins and outs of the fast-food restaurant via the popular two-screen handheld. It’s called eSMART 2.0, and after years...
Uh-oh, March Is Even More Packed With Games Than February
12.1.2022
For a spell, it seemed that February would be the busiest month for gaming in 2022, with marquees like Sifu, Elden Ring, and Horizon Forbidden West crowding the calendar. But in recent days, March has officially taken the crown as the best (worst?) month to love video games. Folks, it’s getting...
Speedrunner Beats Halo Infinite On The Highest Difficulty Without Firing A Single Bullet
12.1.2022
“Can you beat Halo Infinite on Legendary without firing a bullet?” That’s the question posed by Tom, a Halo speedrunner and YouTuber who, like many Halo speedrunners and YouTubers, is on an endless mission to push the first-person shooter to its limits. Turns out, the answer is very much “yes.”Read...
Sonic 4: Episode II Speedrun Record Broken By Player In Cursed Sonic Outfit
12.1.2022
The speedrun world record for co-op Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II has been broken during this year’s Awesome Games Done Quick, which is made all the more impressive when you learn one of the players was wearing an ill-fitting bootleg Sonic outfit, complete with oversized floppy gloves.Read more
G4 Host Slams Xplay Audience’s Sexist Expectations
12.1.2022
Cult-hit gaming channel G4 has only been back for a few months after its nearly decade-long hiatus, and already the hosts are fed up with some of the assholes in the audience. Former esports commentator and new Xplay co-host, Indiana “Froskurinn” Black, specifically called out the crude sexism...
Sony To Produce More PS4s In Response To PS5 Shortage
12.1.2022
It’s been slightly over a year since the PlayStation 5 launched, and it’s still incredibly difficult for anyone to get their hands on Sony’s flagship console. The company’s solution to this shortage? Sony is planning to produce more PlayStation 4 consoles this year. Wait, what?Read more
Kirby And The Forgotten Land Trailer Shows Off New Abilities, Co-op Play
12.1.2022
Kirby and the Forgotten Land, the next mainline game in the adorable franchise, finally has a release date, and it’s not too far out. The open-world, 3D game is slated to drop on March 25, and ships with co-op multiplayer that looks similar to Bowser’s Fury.Read more
Tabletop Simulator’s Steam Reviews Descend Into Culture War Nightmare Factory
11.1.2022
It feels like familiar territory. A community moderator for the video game Tabletop Simulator handed out temporary and permanent bans for talking about queerness in the game’s global text chat and Discord. This upset a portion of the playerbase, who then took to Twitter and Steam reviews to express...
What To Expect From Xbox In 2022
11.1.2022
Halo Infinite. Forza Horizon 5. Game Pass’ unrelenting march toward global domination by way of indoctrinating everyone on the planet. It’s hard to imagine Xbox having a better year than 2021—and, to be sure, the console’s forthcoming slate certainly seems less luminescent than last year’s....
New Pokémon Short Finally Gives Bidoof The Respect It Deserves
11.1.2022
A new animation released this morning by The Pokémon Company provides a wonderfully intimate look at the life of one Bidoof, from its time as the outcast of its colony to champion of the Pokémon League.Read more
Clipping Out Of Halo Infinite’s First Level Requires Luck, A Grapple, And One Plasma Coil
11.1.2022
Players have already discovered a bunch of unintentional, wacky, and physics-breaking antics since the launch of Halo Infinite, and a new vid shows that with the help of a fusion coil, the grapple hook, and some good old-fashioned no-clipping, you can launch yourself right out of the massive...