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'Playing Fighting Games On Keyboard Is Fine, Actually' Announces Local Weirdo
2.9.2021
Let me get this out of the way early. I am very new to fighting games. Like very, very new. I played a good amount of Smash Ultimate, even went to a local tournament once, but I was never like, y’know...in it. I regret to inform both you, and past me, that I am now, in fact, in it.Read more
XCOM Marvel Game Sees Avengers and X-Men Go Full Yu-Gi-Oh!
1.9.2021
We knew almost nothing about Marvel: Midnight Suns when it was revealed at Gamescom last week other than the fact that it was a strategy game being developed by XCOM-makers Firaxis Games. Today the studio showed off actual gameplay, and it turns out the tactics game’s combat will be card-based.Read...
Please, Free Me From The Bad Takes About China’s Gaming Restrictions
1.9.2021
Whenever any kind of news about China hits the internet, I brace myself for oversimplifications by English-language writers and commentators. But in a country with roughly 720 million gamers (roughly twice the U.S. population), the context behind the recent gaming restrictions placed on Chinese...
If You’re Going To Preview Far Cry 6 At Least Do It Right
1.9.2021
Far Cry 6 is still over a month out from release and while there remains plenty we don’t yet know, a massive batch of hands-on previews dropped this week across various gaming outlets and influencer videos, shedding more light on the game. The problem is what they illuminate, and what they don’t....
Between Hitman 2 And Overcooked!, September's PS Plus Is Pretty Solid
1.9.2021
Between the bone-rattling screams of “How is it already September!?” and “Wow, 2020 Part II is going by so fast and it still sucks,” a multinational mega-corporation whispered the clarion call of “free* games.” Yes, earlier today, Sony unveiled September’s PS Plus games. Compared to the offerings...
These 10 Award-Winning Super Mario World Levels Want To Murder You
1.9.2021
It’s 2021 and Kaizo Mario is hotter than ever.Read more
Somehow We’re Still Learning New Things About BotW In 2021
1.9.2021
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, the greatest game ever made (according to me, Renata), is driven by dozens of interlocking systems and physics interactions. It is a modern marvel of craft and design. Which also means that it breaks in some pretty tremendous ways when you push those...
Ten New Eye-Catching Games That Deserve Your Attention
1.9.2021
The Indie Houses is a new initiative from a collection of seven independent games publishers, working together to better support one another, and help gain greater attention for the games they publish. Last night they hosted their first ever Indie Houses Direct, an hour-long presentation featuring...
Two Years After Microsoft’s Promise, FFXIII Finally Comes To Game Pass
1.9.2021
Final Fantasy XIII finally comes to Xbox Game Pass on September 2.Read more
Kyoto Looks Different Without All The Tourists
1.9.2021
This June, for the first time in a long time, I went to Kyoto with my kids to see the sights. But like everywhere, the city felt different. Something was missing. It was summer. The kids needed something to do. Kyoto Prefecture is not far from where I live in Osaka. I can be there in 20 minutes...
No Man's Sky Frontiers Update Adds Star Wars Style Settlements
1.9.2021
No Man’s Sky’s eagerly anticipated fifth-anniversary update is here, bringing Hello Games’ science fiction universe one step closer to Star Wars. The Frontiers update gives the game new planetary settlements—procedurally generated hives of scum and villainy that you can take over and govern as...
AI Also Makes Manga And Anime Characters Look Human
1.9.2021
We’ve already seen how AI can give Street Fighter characters human faces. Now, let’s see what it does to manga ones. Read more
PUBG's Creator Leaves Company To Form New Studio
1.9.2021
Brendan “PlayerUnknown” Greene, the man whose modding and design efforts helped create the Battle Royale genre as we know it, has left PUBG’s parent company Krafton to form his own development studio.Read more
WHATEVER Is A Video Game About The Big Boat That Got Stuck
1.9.2021
Remember when that big boat got stuck? People really wanted to play games about the boat, and while a few quick lil’ ones were thrown together, it was obviously going to take some time for more substantial adaptations to hit the market.Read more
AI Gives Street Fighter Characters Human Faces
1.9.2021
While Street Fighter V’s character roster is (mostly) supposed to look human, everyone obviously has a cartoonish slant since the game has never tried to be photorealistic. Let’s imagine just for a moment, though, that Capcom was trying to make everyone look real.Read more
Apex Legends Removes Tech That Grew Beef Between PC and Console Fans
1.9.2021
Apex Legends, the battle royale movement shooter developed by Repsawn Entertainment, is no stranger to controversy. Because Apex supports crossplay, PC and Console players have been beefing for a while over the slight differences and advantages each side gets from their platform of choice. All...
Seven New Guns You Should Really Have In Destiny 2 Season Of The Lost
31.8.2021
Season 15 of Destiny 2 is finally upon us and despite some of my skepticism after it went live last week, I haven’t been able to put it down. Season of the Lost might not be as significant as an annual expansion but it is still taking some big swings, and thanks to the intersection of a...
Wildermyth’s Incredible, Dynamic Storytelling Is Giving Me GotY Vibes
31.8.2021
Wildermyth has already secured a spot on my Game of the Year list, and barring any unforeseen gems, it will be near the top. Here’s an example of why:Read more
Fire Emblem Switch Fans, Here's Your Next Tactics RPG Obsession
31.8.2021
When I saw Dark Deity pop up during the ceaseless outpouring of Gamescom streams, I wrote it off as a competent-looking if somewhat uninspired turn-based RPG. Well, here’s a cool thing I learned today: Dark Deity is actually a tactics game. And based on the latest trailers, it looks perfect for...
Here’s An Extremely Early Look At The Dead Space Remake
31.8.2021
Well, the announcement of a new Dead Space wasn’t just a shared visceral hallucination among those of us who’ve long wished for such a revival. Electronic Arts showed off some extremely early footage of the upcoming action-horror game during a live stream on EA Motive’s Twitch channel today.Read...