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Garry's Mod is removing 20 years' worth of Nintendo-related items from its Steam Workshop following takedown request: 'It's Nintendo. Need more be said?'
Fans aren't happy, as you can imagine.
When does Manor Lords release?
Image: Slavic Magic/Hooded Horse See when the medieval city builder is hitting your time zone Continue reading…
Klei's new co-op brawler makes a strong first impression in early access
Rotwood launched on Steam today at a discounted early access price.
Nintendo Forcing Garry's Mod To Delete 20 Years' Worth Of Content
Garry’s Mod , a popular 2006 sandbox game that emerged from the modding scene around Valve’s Source software, has recently been issued takedown notices by Nintendo . As a result, Facepunch Studios, the developers of Garry’s Mod, are in the process of removing about 20 years’
Grind Before You Graduate - How to Build Your Portfolio in a Challenging Hiring Market
The key to standing out amongst other recent grads? Real-world experience.
Two Popular Fallout 76 Builds To Stop You From Dying In The Wasteland
Fallout 76 isn’t like Bethesda’s previous open-world RPGs. While those single-player adventures were somewhat forgiving campaigns that let you build your character however you wanted, the multiplayer spin-off is full of bullet sponge-y enemies that require you to focus on a
'We aren't going anywhere,' TikTok CEO says as company vows to fight US ban
US President Joe Biden signed a bill ordering TikTok to be sold or blocked earlier today.
Embracer CEO Is Full Of Excuses
The past year or so has been a slow-moving trainwreck for Embracer Group, following the large company’s unprecedented studio acquisition spree. And, after announcing on April 22 that the company was planning to split itself up into three different companies, the CEO of Embracer
Overwatch 2 Players Face Bans For Leaving Games They Never Did
Overwatch 2 outlined several new rules and penalties it would be implementing in season 10 to help curate a less hostile player environment on April 10 . But since the season began last week, players have been reporting bans that would typically be applied to someone leaving a
The 12 Best Stellar Blade Skills To Unlock First
Stellar Blade , the new PS5-exclusive character action game, has tons of skills to unlock like its genre siblings Bayonetta and Devil May Cry. Across protagonist Eve’s five skill trees, some abilities increase your damage, stun your enemies, dodge attacks entirely, let you
Surprise! Minecraft's brand new mob has rolled out months before the update we expected it would be in
Minecraft update 1.20.8 just arrived with extra armadillo.
Ubisoft appoints Cécile Russeil as new executive VP
Russeil's day-to-day duties as executive VP will see her manage multiple departments at Ubisoft, including corporate affairs, legal, and communications.
Lars Wingefors says splitting Embracer was for the greater good...of business
You gotta break companies to make moneys.
How To Make Fallout 76 Stop Running Like Crap On PC
So, you watched the Fallout TV show on Amazon , got excited about the franchise, maybe saw some folks playing Fallout 76 , and decided that you were finally going to install Bethesda’s post-apocalyptic MMO and give it a real shot. But then you tried playing it on PC and
How to complete the Yo-kai Watch event in FFXIV
Image: Square Enix via Polygon How to farm FATEs to get Yo-kai Watch rewards Continue reading…
Ahead Of Dawntrail, Final Fantasy XIV Players Are Conflicted About Healers
Final Fantasy XIV fans are having a debate over what the healer role should look like going forward. The MMO’s next expansion, Dawntrail , releases this summer and will bring with it a myriad of new features and changes to how the game will play. Recently a benchmark for the
X-Men ’97’s big villain reveal gives mutants their second-greatest enemy
Image: Marvel Studios Animation Sentinels aren’t just big dumb robots anymore Continue reading…
No Rest for the Wicked chief defends early access, says more games should do it: 'Imagine [if] Dark Souls 1 had been in early access'
The action RPG from the Ori and the Blind Forest studio launched to a "mixed" rating on Steam last week, but Thomas Mahler has no regrets.
Overwatch 2's Mirrorwatch Event Is So Good It Has Me In Mourning
Overwatch 2 has had a lot of bad news since it launched, such as the gutting of its PvE suite , and now the reported cancellation of its story missions . Every seemingly good thing that’s introduced, like a store to buy rare skins, comes with a caveat, in that case being
Sand Land’s Video Game Adaptation Is A Devilishly Good Time
Sand Land caught my attention as soon as I saw the game’s booth at New York City Comic Con last year, with its enormous recreation of the Royal Army tank . The game’s setting, character designs, and of course the tank, stuck with me, even though I wouldn’t consider myself
Arkadium launches platform for third-party browser game devs
The studio behind browser games like Mahjongg Solitaire and Block Champ is inviting smaller teams to join its network and get millions of eyes on their game.
Fallout 76 Is Getting Something Rare: A Second Chance At A First Impression
Fallout is bigger than ever right now, thanks in large part to the recent live-action Amazon show . The show’s success has led to millions of players hopping into past Fallout games. And yes, that includes the franchise’s oddball MMO, Fallout 76 . Thanks to the show and 76’s
Dawnrunner is a mecha-kaiju comic about the ‘Bandai-ification’ of the military-industrial complex
Image: Ram V, Evan Cagle/Dark Horse Comics The 5-issue limited series is one of the year’s best new comics Continue reading…
Dark Roast Cafè is an adorably satanic, cozy game where you employ quirky demons to help run your business
A deal with the devil.
HyperX Cloud III Wireless review
Not the convincing wireless gaming headset I was hoping for.
Fallout 76 hits 1 million players in a day, brings overall series to near-5 million players
The post-apocalyptic franchise continues to enjoy its time in the sun as players keep raising up "recent" games like Fallout 76 and Fallout 4.
Stellar Blade: The Kotaku Review
In many ways, Stellar Blade is awesome. The action is awesome, the soundtrack is awesome, the world is awesome. However, when you peel back the curtain just a bit and peer behind all the flash and style, you find that Shift Up’s character action game can also be quite tedious.
Are video game addiction lawsuits having a moment?
Photo: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images There are more than a dozen lawsuits filed against gaming companies in the U.S. right now Continue reading…
The futility of Helldivers 2's 'Menkent Line' has parts of the community feeling bot fatigue: 'We fought hard to establish a defensive line, and for what?'
War. War never changes.
Fallout is ‘probably the best-performing Commander set ever,’ says Hasbro CEO
Image: Wizards of the Coast Licensing never changes Continue reading…
Valve updates Steam refund policy to cover 'Advanced Access' playtime
The company will start tracking pre-launch playtime to close a refund loophole.
Murder on Space Station 52 - Paper to Pixel: Making a Scene
Many people have been speaking about the unique visual style of the game, so I wanted to break down a scene from the game and explain how I created it.
Sony Removing Stellar Blade's Unintentional N-Word Reference
A juxtaposition of environmental elements that, taken together, can be interpreted as an allusion to the n-word will be removed from sci-fi action game Stellar Blade in a day one patch, Sony confirmed today. The company told IGN the offensive reference was “unintentional.” Read
‘TikTok ban’ gets signed into law — here’s what happens next
Illustration: Ariel Davis for Polygon The US government is giving TikTok owner ByteDance 9 months to sell the app Continue reading…
Deadpool & Wolverine’s Cassandra Nova Signals A Surprising Comic Influence
The latest trailer for Deadpool & Wolverine gave audiences their first good look at the movie’s big bad, Cassandra Nova. She’s an X-Men character with a weird history in the comics and no obvious connection to Deadpool. So how does she fit into the merc with a mouth’s
Beyond the battle: Why do we need to create a safe game environment
Why can players be toxic, is it possible to play without offense, and why place new filters for finding online gamer friends?
Shōgun is a great war epic that never actually shows us any war
Photo: Katie Yu/FX The Hulu show is living the dream — Toranaga’s, to be specific Continue reading…
17 Essential Sand Land Tips To Get You Started
Sand Land, the video game adaptation of Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama’s one-volume manga of the same name, arrives on April 26, 2024 for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, and Windows. Read more...
