Track: Ceora | Artist: Lee Morgan | Album: Cornbread
No Conan Dicks For You, Xbox One
Make that, no dongs at all. Conan Exile’s Xbox One release will be sausage free, it seems.
The Meaning Of Yakuza's Tattoos
In Japan, tattoos and the yakuza often seem inseparable. Not every gangster has a tattoo and not everyone with a full bodysuit is a gangster, but when pop culture depicts the underworld, anti-heroes come fully inked. Case in point, the Yakuza games.
Bright Lights. Montreal, Canada. By Vincenzo Spina.
Look At This 1:1 R2-D2 "Figure" (If You've Got $7500 To Spend)
There’s a point where R2-D2 toys stop being “figures” and start being “actual droids with limited functionality”. That point is probably somewhere around 48" tall and $7500.
Jason Momoa has been cast as Rico Rodriguez in the Just Cause movie. He seems more “cuddly hunk” than “swarthy charmer” to me, so it’ll be interesting to see how this shakes down.
Incredible Cosplay From The World's End
Photographer EXPit captured these amazing costumes by the Zone Rats, a post-apocalyptic/LARP group out of the Czech Republic who take influence from everything from Fallout to Stalker.
Overwatch Players Are Abusing Custom Games To Farm XP
Overwatch’s new custom game browser has given rise to everything from tense “predator” games of cat and mouse to sex role-play rooms. Good times all around, in other words. Other players, however, have taken to abusing the feature.
DayZ’s Dean Hall debuted a game called Ion during Microsoft’s E3 press conference in 2015. Like a lot of other things announced at a Microsoft E3 press conference in recent years, it now no longer exists.
This Isn't An Operating System, It's An RPG
In Kingsway, Andrew Morrish’s upcoming PC role-playing game, monsters are pop-ups, quests are emails and your backpack is a cluttered file folder. That’s right, it’s an OSRPG.
Today's Best Deals: Mohu Antennas, Wireless Audio, Electric Shavers, and More
Mohu HDTV antennas, electric shavers, and a wet/dry Shop-Vac lead off Tuesday’s best deals from around the web.
Nintendo Denies Pulling the Switch's Dock From Its Online Store
The Switch has been having a rough launch so far, with claims of bad connectivity, scratched screens, dead pixels, and miserable frame rates. Today’s freakout involves the Nintendo store no longer offering the much-maligned dock for sale, with claims it’s evidence of a recall or redesign—but the theory might not hold…
Horizon Zero Dawn's Little Details Are Polished And Well-Styled
The new PS4 game Horizon Zero Dawn does a lot of big stuff well. Literal big stuff, like robots the size of buildings. It also nails a lot of small things. Amazing leg animations, sure, but also things that more directly affect how it feels to play the game.
Hookshots, Wii U Maps, And Other Things Nintendo Cut From Zelda: Breath of the Wild
To make a game as massive and astounding as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, the developers at Nintendo needed to take a lot of experiments. As a result, they left a lot of ideas on Hyrule’s floor.
For Super Bomberman On Switch, TV Mode Is The Better View
As the Nintendo Switch launch title I was most excited about, Super Bomberman R does not disappoint in terms of explosive action, but boy does it make me squint in tablet mode.
Amazon's $24 Titanfall 2 Deal Is Now Available on PS4 Too
Amazon had digital downloads of Titanfall 2 for $24 on Xbox One yesterday, but now, the PS4 version has joined in the fun. If you like shooters, it’s a no-brainer at that price, even if only for the campaign.
Nintendo Flags YouTuber For Using Switch Sound
YouTubers who feature Nintendo games and products have long had issues YouTube’s controversial Content ID system, and Nintendo’s aggressive usage of that system is already impacting how YouTubers cover games on the Switch. Recently, a YouTuber had their video flagged by YouTube’s Content ID system over a sound effect…
Frustration Can Improve Video Games, Designer Found
In video games, frustration is often viewed as a dirty word. If you’re feeling frustrated—like you’ve hit a wall and can’t find a way over, under, or around—the designers must have made a mistake. That’s not always the case, though. Sometimes, game makers try to make you feel irritated, or even livid.
Ghost Recon Wildlands Impressions: Some Frowns, Some Smiles
I’ve played about eleven hours of Ghost Recon Wildlands, sniping enemies and trolling my hapless squadmates. It’s a pretty good time although I’m a bit worried that the fun won’t last forever. Here are some early thoughts on what works and what doesn’t.