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Last of Us HBO Show Casts Perfect Grump Bill With Grump Nick Offerman
8.12.2021
Nick Offerman, actor, woodsman, and grower of immaculate beards, has officially been cast as Bill in HBO’s upcoming adaptation of The Last of Us.Read more
Garfield's Gonna Kick Monday's Ass In The Nickelodeon Fighting Game
8.12.2021
Internet sensation Garfield is the first post-release character being added to Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, the devs behind the impressive Smash-style platform fighter announced today.Read more
Speedrunners Beat Pokémon Shining Pearl With No Fights, Only A Fishing Rod
7.12.2021
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl have been called “totally broken” by some speedrunners, and that brokenness has reached its logical conclusion: a sub-20 minute record time for the finishing game. About a week ago, that record time was 51 minutes.Read more
Uncharted: Legacy Of Thieves Comes With A Free Ticket For The Tom Holland Movie
7.12.2021
The leap from one console generation to the next continues to be a puzzle worthy of Uncharted: not terribly mind-bending, but certainly more complicated than you’d expect. The latest example, in an Escherian twist, is Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves, the forthcoming PlayStation 5 bundle that includes...
The Art Of Dune
7.12.2021
I finally got to see Dune over the weekend (its release was delayed in Australia due to pandemic lockdowns), and I haven’t stopped thinking about it since. Read more
Henry Cavill Gently Corrects TV Host: It's Warhammer, Not Warcraft
7.12.2021
This is a conversation that I’m sure has played out countless times across kitchens and living rooms around the world as children, friends and partners patiently try and explain the difference between a video game universe and a tabletop wargaming universe. I just don’t know if it’s ever been done...
Dead Cells' Constant Mutations Make It One Of The Best Games Of 2021, Too
6.12.2021
I love Dead Cells. The side-scrolling combat and platforming are tight, the art is impeccable, and its progression system and unlock curve are among the best I’ve ever seen. It feels like a near-perfectly designed game. In the three years since its release, it has become even better—and a more...
Unreal's Matrix Teaser Has People Debating Whether Keanu Reeves Is Real
6.12.2021
Today, Unreal Engine released an extremely short teaser trailer for its own “boundary-pushing cinematic and real-time tech demo,” The Matrix Awakens: An Unreal Engine 5 Experience. The teaser featured an existential Keanu Reeves looking into the camera and asking a real stumper of a question: “How...
Halo Subreddit Temporarily Shutdown Because Angry Gamers Won't Stop Being Toxic Jerks
5.12.2021
Once again, the angry gamers are angry and yelling and being just the worst. This time it’s happening over on Reddit. Specifically, the main Halo subreddit, r/Halo, which has been locked until Monday due to how angry and toxic most of the posts and comments have been recently following Halo...
Fortnite Chapter 3 Trailer Leaks, Revealing Spider-Man And Gears Of War Characters
4.12.2021
Fortnite’s next big chapter is nearly here, but before the official launch of Chapter 3 Season 1, a trailer for the next era Epic’s mega-popular free-to-play shooter has leaked online revealing new skins, game mechanics, and characters coming soon.Read more
An Extremely Goofy Performance Of 'Simple And Clean’
3.12.2021
You don’t have to be a Kingdom Hearts fan to experience goosebumps running up your arm when you hear the first infectious notes of Hikaru Utada’s “Simple and Clean.” From its early appearance in commercials to its continued use in the series, “Simple and Clean” is a beloved anthem of Kingdom Hearts...
The Game Awards Won't Take Sides On Activision Fallout To Focus On Reveals
3.12.2021
As Geoff Keighley’s annual Game Awards show enters its eighth year, the creator and host told The Washington Post today that he’s still thinking about how to “navigate” Activision Blizzard’s involvement in the ceremony following the latest reports of sexual misconduct at the publisher.Read more
Free Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl DLC Adds 20 Cool New Costumes
3.12.2021
Nick All-Star Brawl was released in October. That might not seem like long ago, but if you were stuck wearing the same outfit since then, you’d probably be desperate for some new looks too. Luckily for both the fighters and fans, a new update out now for most platforms has finally added...
Animal Crossing Nude Horizons Glitch Has Villagers Go Naked
3.12.2021
Thanks to a glitch in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, K.K. Slider isn’t the only nudist in the game.Read more
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Glitch Makes Pokémon Look Like They’re Boning
3.12.2021
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl have each seen their fair share of major glitches since release, ranging from Pokémon cloning to the random renaming of beloved friends. Now you can add inadvertent depictions of simulated sex to the list. Bibarels appear to be, likely much to the chagrin...
Someone Please Explain This Hideo Kojima Tweet To Me
2.12.2021
Hideo Kojima’s Twitter feed is one of the best in the gaming industry. He talks movies, shares his eclectic interests with fans, and generally provides a dose of positivity in a world sorely bereft of good vibes. But I really need someone to walk me through what the heck he meant when he sent a...
EA Plans Battlefield ‘Universe’ Following Awful Battlefield 2042 Launch
2.12.2021
A tectonic shift is coming to the Battlefield franchise, GameSpot reports, with Electronic Arts restructuring various studios and committing to a “connected universe” of projects in the long-running first-person shooter series.Read more
Battlefield 2042 Players Mad Over Santa Skin
2.12.2021
A recent Twitter post has revealed that Santa Claus will in fact be coming to town, at least in the form of a Battlefield 2042 skin. Some people are—both surprisingly and unsurprisingly—very mad about this. Surprising because...well, it’s Santa, and it’s weird to get mad at a kind old man)....
Destiny 2’s New Dungeon Is Inspired By The Infamous Loot Cave
2.12.2021
The Steam listing for Destiny 2’s upcoming Bungie 30th Anniversary Pack celebrating the studio’s history recently revealed that the game’s big new dungeon will be a throwback to the most famous moment in Destiny history: the loot cave.Read more
Bloodborne Vibes Weren’t Intentional, Say Pinocchio Souls-Like Devs
2.12.2021
Earlier this month, South Korean developer Round8 Studio shared early gameplay footage for Lies of P, its upcoming Souls-like based on the classic Pinocchio fairy tale. And while the dark fantasy setting elicited obvious comparisons to From Software masterpiece Bloodborne, the devs recently told...