My job, you’ll be surprised to hear, involves an awful lot of thinking about videogames. I think about them as toys, as pieces of art, as arenas for competition and, if I’m feeling pretentious, as tools for expanding my mind. What I don’t often get to do is think about them as part of a …
Spectators have spoken out about being on the scene of the Grand Canyon helicopter crash which killed three and left four others in critical condition. British student Conrad Fish devoted seven hours to helping emergency services. He had landed in another helicopter close by during a sightseeing tour. The 19-year-old was at the Grand Canyon …
By Sherif Saed, Tuesday, 13 February 2018 13:45 GMT The situations PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds players find themselves in every match, and the setup for battle royale itself, can work really well in a live-action format. Although the idea of bringing PUBG to the world of live-action has yet to be explored in the West, whether in …
Has yer galleon got at least 4GB of RAM? Alas, if ye be missin’ that component, you’d best stay in port. *Ahem* Rare have announced the system requirements for their upcoming co-op pirate simulator Sea of Thieves. The game, which is due out on March 20th, has been heavily marketed as an Xbox One exclusive, …
A submerged volcano off the coast of Japan – which last erupted 7,300 years ago – is ‘preparing to erupt’ again, scientists say. Scientists have reportedly discovered evidence of a ‘giant dome of lava’ in the Kikai volcano’s magma chamber and they warn it could kill as many as 100 million people. They said …
By Sherif Saed, Tuesday, 13 February 2018 11:31 GMT Fortnite Battle Royale is not afraid of removing weapons after adding them if it means the overall balance improves. In the most recent Fortnite Battle Royale developer update, Epic Games revealed a bunch of exciting updates it’s currently working on for the game, including a 60fps …
It’s the big mon himself. Blanka, the beast-like brawler who first appeared in Street Fighter II, is coming to Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition next week, on February 20. He’s still got them electrics, he’s still likes to roll around and savage his opponents with his claws, and he’s still upset at the world for …
Chris Lee, the Democratic State Representative for Hawii, made waves in November after promising to create legislation that would ban the sale of games with loot boxes to those under 21. Now, the representative has submitted two pairs of bills to the US Senate and House. The bills, introduced last month, target the sale of …
By Sherif Saed, Tuesday, 13 February 2018 08:24 GMT The release of Kingdom Come: Deliverance has been a long time coming, and it’s time to find out if it’s been worth the wait. Kingdom Come: Deliverance is an open-world action RPG with many ambitious goals. The game was successfully funded on Kickstarter a little under …
By Sherif Saed, Tuesday, 13 February 2018 10:21 GMT Progression in Sea of Thieves will not rely on loot boxes. In fact, there’ll never be loot boxes in the game. Sea of Thieves design director Mike Chapman confirmed that Rare is not interested in putting gambling in the game, and as such didn’t include any …