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A Promising Weekend With Halo Infinite's Beta
3.8.2021
Over the weekend, 343 Industries let a bunch of eager players check out Halo Infinite’s first public “flight.” On paper, the flight was a technical test, meant to see how the servers perform under pressure and how bots, a series first, would stack up against real-life human players. But, really,...
Sonic 2 Boss Toy Can Be Defeated By Hitting Weak Spot Three Times
3.8.2021
For nearly three decades Sonic the Hedgehog fans have been flinging our spiky blue hero against the armored hull of Dr. Robotnik’s Death Egg Robot from Sonic 2. Why’d we have to wait until Sonic’s 30th anniversary for a proper Giant Eggman Robot Battle Set?Read more
That New Cyberpunk Game Rules, But The Multiplayer’s Kinda Busted
2.8.2021
The Ascent, a cyberpunk-themed twin stick shooter released last week for Xbox and PC, has long been billed as a single- and multiplayer game by developer Neon Giant. Thing is, for some players, the various multiplayer modes aren’t exactly working.Read more
Fans Dismayed Niantic Removed Pokémon Go Safety Measures Despite Delta
2.8.2021
One of the most popular pandemic-inspired changes to Pokémon Go was the doubling of the distance from which players could interact with gyms and Pokéstops, making those features easier to access without venturing out into the wild. Yesterday, with Covid-19 transmission levels spiking throughout...
Final Fantasy X's Tidus Was Originally A Plumber
2.8.2021
In a recent Famitsu interview, Final Fantasy X’s key developers recount bringing the game from conception to completion.Read more
The 15 Best Games For The PlayStation 4
2.8.2021
The PlayStation 5 is here, but that doesn’t mean you should count out the PlayStation 4. In fact, given how hard it is to get your hands on a PS4, Sony’s last-gen console is probably your best bet for playing PlayStation games. And, oh man, are there a ton of all-timers. From tight puzzle games...
At This Japanese All-Girls Esports Club, Members Learn More Than Headshots
2.8.2021
Jin-Ai Girls’ High School, which resides in the city of Fukui, established an esports club last October. It’s even garnering national media attention.Read more
Another Landmark Tokyo Arcade Is Closing
2.8.2021
After opening in July 1993, the nine-story Sega Ikebukuro Gigo became a neighborhood landmark. On September 20, the arcade will cease operations and close.Read more
Activision Blizzard's Torture Apologist Executive Is Now Blocking Employees On Twitter
2.8.2021
Over the weekend, amidst all the turmoil and toxic publicity being generated by the investigation and subsequent lawsuit from the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing over the company’s abusive workplace conditions, Activision Blizzard’s Fran Townsend thought it would be the perfect...
Man Shocked Through Video Game Controller After Lighting Strike
2.8.2021
A man from Robertson County, Tennessee was playing a video game on Saturday night during a storm when a nearby lightning strike resulted in him being shocked straight up the wire of his controller.Read more
The Week In Games: A Quiet Summer Week
1.8.2021
This week there’s really no big games, instead a relatively short list of smaller games. Perhaps a diamond in the rough or two can be found below? Read more
Halo Infinite's Bots Are Impressive (And Making Me Nervous)
1.8.2021
Halo Infinite’s first big multiplayer technical preview started this weekend and the main star are the bots. For the first time in the history of the series, there are online multiplayer bots. I wondered how much of a fight they would put up against teams of human players. Now, after being chased...
Everything That Has Happened Since The Activision Blizzard Lawsuit Was Filed
31.7.2021
The ongoing lawsuit against Activision Blizzard has made public some truly terrible and horrendous behavior that occurred across multiple studios and offices. Many women were allegedly sexually harassed, assaulted, and psychologically traumatized while the folks in power at the companies involved...
Let's Rank The Main Resident Evil Games, From Worst To Best
31.7.2021
The Resident Evil series is arguably the most successful and popular video game horror franchise of all time. It’s spawned more movies, spin-offs, and comics than I can count, and has easily cemented itself in mainstream pop culture as “those zombie games with dogs.” But not all Resident Evil games...
Game Industry Women Need You To Stop Defining Them By Their Trauma
31.7.2021
The games industry is in a moment of reckoning. Over the past few weeks, a series of damning reports have shed details about the culture of harassment experienced by women at the hands of big gaming companies like Ubisoft and Activision Blizzard.Read more
Report: Blizzard Once Slapped With 'Misogyny Tax'
30.7.2021
A cybersecurity company whose security researcher had once been harassed by Blizzard employees at a hacking conference charged the game developer a 50 percent “misogyny tax” when it sought a quote for security services, according to a new report from Waypoint.Read more
Report: Horizon Forbidden West Delayed To 2022
30.7.2021
Sony has delayed Horizon Forbidden West until next year, Bloomberg reports. Originally scheduled to arrive this holiday season, the big PlayStation console exclusive will now come out sometime in the first quarter of 2022. Read more
Sonic Is A Doctor and Psychiatrist Now, Thanks To Sega
30.7.2021
Sega’s never-ending quest to put Sonic the Hedgehog in all the things continues today with a special 30th anniversary crossover event with Two Point Hospital, of all games. Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy Rose as medical practitioners? Can’t be that much worse than normal American healthcare.Read...
Pokemon Unite's Pay-To-Win Is A Drag, Even If It'll Even Out Later
30.7.2021
I’ve had a surprising amount of fun with the Nintendo Switch’s latest Pokémon spin-off, the free-to-play arena fighter Pokémon Unite. Coming from the dense and inconsolable world of Valve’s Dota 2, there’s plenty I could nitpick about Pokémon Unite’s controls, interface, and balance, but man if...
Pokemon Red's One Million Dollar Bicycle Made Real
30.7.2021
To celebrate reaching a million Twitter followers, The Pokémon Company has now recreated the sweet bicycle from the first generation games, Red and Blue, and their remakes. Someone will actually get this thing!In-game, the bicycle is priced at a cool one million Pokémon dollars. It wasn’t possible...