One of The Last of Us Part II’s features allows players to unwind and take a break from post-apocalyptic events by giving them the option to play Ellie’s guitar in the form of a mini game. For those who know how to play the guitar or know how to read musical notes, they can create their very own songs, or use the mini game as an opportunity to try and learn the instrument....
COVID-19 may have choked out Sony Pictures Entertainment this summer, but Sony Interactive Entertainment brought in the bucks while stomping all over the June UK console game sales charts. Sony’s The Last of Us: Part II dominated with over 4 million physical copies shipped worldwide. That put the hotly-anticipated sequel title so far in the lead it sold more that every other game in the top 10 combined. Nintendo was the biggest casualty of the beating, losing it’s crown as best-selling game publisher....
Master Mode in Breath of the Wild took the already difficult gameplay of the original release and turned it up to 11, allowing players who had already beaten the game and become accustomed to the vast changes made to the Zelda franchise to have some more fun with the title. At first glance, it seems like not much changes between normal mode and Master Mode, aside from some tougher enemies, but there are also some much more subtle changes that can be missed between both modes of the game....
On the 10th of February, it was announced Gina Carano, who played Cara Dune on Disney’s The Mandalorian, had been fired from the show after sharing an antisemitic post on social media. The particular post had compared being a “Republican today” to being Jewish during the Holocaust, but industry insiders have confirmed that Disney had been considering sacking Carano for a long time, due to her history sharing alt-right views (such as anti-trans and anti-vax comments)....
The Mandalorian Season 2 is arriving in the Disney+ streaming star system imminently, having fortuitously dodged the blaster shot of COVID complications. Auspiciously enough, the hit Star Wars series will return in a form that’s bigger in every conceivable way—at least that’s what series creator Jon Favreau, executive producer Dave Filoni and the cast are teasing. The series, which premiered back in November 2019 while draped in mystery as the first proper live-action television series of the Star Wars franchise, became a pop culture phenomenon for a number of reasons, the most prominent of which was the “aw” inspiring presence of a miniature hearts-stealing hidden weapon in The Child, a....
In the nearly 35 years since its inception, the Final Fantasy series has been responsible for the creation of some of the most intriguing villains. These baddies have deep backstories, varied motivations, and personality quirks that make them fan favorites as often as the protagonists in the series. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® catalogs personalities in a way that is easily demonstrated through FF villains. From maniacal clowns to unscrupulous doctors to stone-faced generals, there’s a Final Fantasy villain for every conceivable MBTI® personality type....
A long time ago in a galaxy far far away, Jedi and Sith alike manipulated an energy field created by all living beings that binds the universe together, otherwise known as The Force. While recognizable powers such as telekinesis were utilized by all force-users, others were specific to either the light or the dark side of the Force. The Jedi might go as far as taking advantage of the weak-minded, for example, but shooting blue lighting out of their fingers was a step too far....
Stardew Valley is one of those games that offers something new every time you play. Players have played for hundreds of hours and still discovered new mechanics, items, features, or secrets. It’s a super-complex game with a ton to offer. If you’re looking to truly unlock Stardew’s secrets and make your farm the best it can be, you’ll need to learn the basics. Once you do that, it’s time to move into mastering the game....
Valve has now revealed the list of categories and nominees for this year’s Steam Awards, as chosen by Steam users during the service’s last sale. From now until January 2nd, each of the awards’ thirteen categories will have one day of public voting. Voting opens each day at 10am PT (1pm ET, 6pm UK, 7pm CET). Like Valve’s previous Steam Awards, this year’s thirteen categories are not the sort that one would expect to see at an event like the Game Awards, and are instead intended to reward games that were appreciated by its fans for a particular trait or quality....
Valve publishes its weekly list of Steam’s top-selling games every Sunday. For the third week in a row, that list has been topped by the third-person survival game Valheim. Valheim’s placement is no surprise to PC gamers, as its sales numbers have been widely reported and continue to climb, not to mention its popularity on streaming platforms like Twitch. Yet, Valheim isn’t the only returning game on Steam’s top-sellers list this week, as only one new game has made the climb....
Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town is on the way this March 23 in North America, but prior to its launch, Marvelous has news on the new Expansion Pass available at launch. It looks like you’ll be rewarded with new outfits, scenarios, and marriage candidates should you pick up the DLC. For those of you who pick up the Expansion Pass immediately, you’ll have access to an extra set of costumes including Pete and Claire’s overalls and Yuto and Noami’s hoodies from Friends of Mineral Town....
Popular YouTuber streamer ICE Poseidon has once again found himself in the midst of a “swatting” controversy in the Los Angeles area. As revealed by ICE Poseidon online, someone called the police on him, claiming he was involved in a robbery. This isn’t the first time ICE Poseidon has been the victim of swatting. About a month ago, someone called the police on ICE Poseidon and a friend as they were boarding a plane, claiming they had a bomb....
Studio Ghibli’s Earwig and the Witch, the company’s first fully 3D animated feature, debuted on Japan’s NHK General channel on December 30, 2020. Now, GKIDS has announced plans to release the film in the United States in theaters and on HBO Max in early February 2021. Based on the novel of the same name by English author Diana Wynne Jones, Earwig and the Witch tells the story of a young girl who grew up in an Orphanage unaware of her mother’s magical powers....
Super Girl Gamer Pro, a competitive video game series that aims to support women in gaming, will conclude its 2020 season with an online championship weekend that will include a $30,000 prize pool for the top gamers in Hearthstone, CS:GO, and League of Legends. Scheduled for October 2-4, the finals will close nine weeks of online Qualifier Series competitions that began in July. The last round of qualifiers is scheduled for this weekend, September 4-6....
Superman has a brand new mission statement, and it’s one that speaks to the realities of both the 21st century and the history of the character. “We’re excited to announce that to better reflect the storylines that we are telling across DC and to honor Superman’s incredible legacy of over 80 years of building a better world, Superman’s motto is evolving,” DC Chief Creative Officer and Publisher Jim Lee said at DC FanDome....
If you tuned in for the historic NASA Perseverance stream yesterday, you may have heard a familiar song. As several engineers talked about launch preparations, the theme song for Surviving Mars is playing triumphantly in the background. Perseverance successfully landed on Mars yesterday, and it’s already sending back some incredible images. The rover is set to explore the Jezero crater in the coming weeks, providing scientists and engineers with valuable data about the Red Planet....
Nightdive Studios has released a seven minute teaser trailer for the upcoming System Shock remake. It showcases gameplay features like exploration, combat, inventory management, and the overall creepy setting of the game. We already got a look at the remake thanks to the demo released back in February, and it’s a pretty obvious upgrade from the 1994 version of the game. The developers have tried to stay as true to the original as possible in terms of certain aesthetics and the atmosphere, but it’s undoubtedly a whole new game thanks to the modern technology used to remake the classic....
UPDATE 3/21: As predicted, PewDiePie has once again regained the top spot from T-Series, and currently has around a 25,000 subscriber lead. Original story follows. For months, PewDiePie has worked to keep the top spot on YouTube as the site’s most subscribed-channel from the corporate-owned T-Series, an Indian-based channel that mostly uploads music videos. For the most part, PewDiePie has maintained the lead, though he has briefly lost to T-Series a time or two....
If you boil the platformer genre down to its most basic elements, it’s just a bunch of games all about jumping and collecting random items. So if we go by that description alone, Tasomachi: Behind The Twilight may be one of the purest platforming games I’ve ever played. Because that’s all you do. You jump, you collect things, and then you jump again to collect more things. Also, there’s an airship sometimes....
Our quick take Tesla Roadster - 4.5 / 5 Tesla models compared: Model S, Model 3, Model X, Model Y, Cybertruck and more Design Electric power Great range Equipment To recap The Tesla is brilliant. Petrolheads will miss the roar of a big engine, but technology geeks will love the warp-factor acceleration and supercar-type performance. The Roadster is ridiculously powerful, magnificently fast and a laugh-a-minute to drive. It’s just a shame it costs more than most people will ever be able to afford to spend on a car....
