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The PlayStation 3 Is Now Fifteen Years Old
11.11.2021
Can you believe it? The PlayStation 3 launched fifteen years ago today. It was an expensive console and a messy launch with hyper overload and some truly bad press conferences. But Sony didn’t give up on the PS3, and neither did gamers. Read more
Something Awful Founder Richard "Lowtax" Kyanka Dies At 45
11.11.2021
Longtime Something Awful forum administrator Fragmaster posted that site founder Richard “Lowtax” Kyanka has reportedly died. “I guess I should preface this by saying this isn’t a joke especially since I’m posting for like the first time in 10 years or something, but I got the bad news today...
Steam Deck Delayed, Valve Apologizes
10.11.2021
Valve has delayed the release of its Steam Deck handheld by several months, it announced in a blog post today. The anticipated handheld will now start rolling out in February 2022, pushed back from an initial December release.Read more
Animal Crossing’s Unofficial Gay Couple Gets Even Gayer After Update
9.11.2021
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a wonderful game, thanks in no small part to its introduction of two new characters: the goth, bug-loving chameleon Flick and the sporty, fish-loving beaver C.J. And while Nintendo is very adamant they’re just “roommates,” fans can’t help but see the friends as...
Animal Crossing: How To Grow Wheat And Other Crops For Food Recipes
9.11.2021
Being able to cook and grow new crops are some of the biggest changes in the new update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons. You can make all kinds of dishes and even regular DIY recipes. There’s just one problem. Most of these new delicious-looking recipes require items we’ve never seen before,...
Nice Ruins You Got Here
9.11.2021
Ellie Cooper is an artist based in the UK who has done stuff for companies like Disney and Google.Read more
Overwatch Player Kim "Alarm" Kyeong-Bo Dies At 20
8.11.2021
The official Twitter account of Overwatch esports team the Philadelphia Fusion announced that Kim “Alarm” Kyeong-Bo has passed away. He was 20 years old. Read more
BioWare's Classic Star Wars Trailers Are Being Re-Released In 4K
8.11.2021
Star Wars: The Old Republic is 10 this year, and as part of the birthday celebrations BioWare have decided to do something I can’t remember ever seeing before; they’re re-releasing the game’s old trailers in an elegant resolution for a less civilized age.Read more
Animal Crossing’s New Night Owl Ordinance Isn't Good Enough
5.11.2021
Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ big-ass update dropped earlier than expected and while it introduces tons of new stuff, there’s one modest aspect players aren’t totally pleased with: island ordinances, and to be specific, that new Night Owl one.Read more
Freeze!
5.11.2021
François Leroy, aka Friendly Robot, is a concept artist, designer and creative director.Read more
Katrina Joins Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Costs 100,000 Bells
4.11.2021
Brewster isn’t the only fan-favorite making their triumphant return in Animal Crossing: New Horizons this week. In addition to the sea shanty-singing Kapp’n and others, fortune teller Katrina is also back as of the 2.0 update, ready to grant you all sorts of bonuses, for a price.Read more
Animal Crossing's New Fisheye Lens Makes Everything Better
4.11.2021
If you’ve downloaded the new Animal Crossing update early, chances are good that you’ve already bought the new Pro Camera and are fiddling with its new features, like the fancy new first-person view. But that’s not all. The camera also comes with a few other new features and filters, which I...
Oh Snap, Animal Crossing Rocks Can Give You Star Fragments Now
4.11.2021
Well, this is a nice surprise. Folks have been exploring the big new Animal Crossing update since last night, as the patch went up early. Already, the community has struck gold. As it turns out, you can now visit a type of island that contains a special, never-before-seen type of rock.Read more
Brewster Is Finally In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, If You Know Where To Look
4.11.2021
After a long wait, Animal Crossing’s Brewster has finally arrived in New Horizons slightly ahead of schedule, at least if you know where to find him. Nintendo may have given players a head start on the game’s massive 2.0 update, but the coffee slinging pigeon isn’t hiding in plain sight. Read more
Twitch Creates Category Dedicated To Streams Of Cute Animals
2.11.2021
Twitch may be a cesspool of toxicity and marginalization, but while it continues to contend with longstanding issues around harassment and recently was the target of a massive hack, it’s OK to remember that sometimes, good and beautiful things can be found on the platform, too. This week,...
Pocket Camp Reveals The Personalities of Animal Crossing’s Newest Villagers
1.11.2021
Last week, the personalities of Animal Crossing: New Horizon’s (seemingly) final eight villagers were revealed via Pocket Camp. Their Pocket Camp iterations also include their favorite sayings, catchphrases, and broad descriptions of the characters—which has given me enough information to perform...
New World Bug Let You Kick Other Players Just By Chatting With Them
1.11.2021
New World’s launch has been plagued by a bunch of weird, sometimes catastrophic bugs, but this latest is one of the strangest I’ve ever seen: it let you kick other players out of the game just by sending them certain messages.Read more
Behold The Strange And Wondrous Aliens Of Guardians Of The Galaxy
28.10.2021
So, it turns out that Guardians of the Galaxy is very, very good! Don’t let Square Enix’s previous Marvel game, the online mess that is Avengers, scare you away from checking out this new, single-player adventure starring the galaxy’s most dysfunctional found family. Not only is it a blast to play...
Burger King Japan Is Selling Beef Patties, No Buns
28.10.2021
Who needs buns? I kind of do! But maybe you don’t. And if you live in Japan, you can get your butt to Burger King and order yourself a beef patty on what looks like a piece of paper. Mmmmmm paper.Read more
On The Mic
28.10.2021
Liu Xiao is an artist based in Beijing, China.Read more