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No one likes EA’s joke about singleplayer games, even EA
Brands are now social media influencers who say things like "vibe check" and "I was today years old when," behavior which backfired for EA this week. The publisher's careless meme format Mad Libs led to a tweet that was taken as an attack…
Someone got Doom running in a McDonald’s
It's almost a cliché at this point, getting id's 1993 classic, Doom, running where it shouldn't (opens in new tab), but enterprising gamers continue to raise the bar in terms of where they stash the classic FPS, including one of those…
And now, an adventure game about, uh, getting a divorce
I've gotten married in a few games over the years—The Sims 4, Skyrim, My Time at Portia, stuff like that—but I don't have a lot of experience with virtual divorce. That'll change next month when I play adventure game My Divorce Story,…
Sucker Punch breaks the bad news to Sly Cooper and Infamous fans
When someone starts a rumor that one of my favorite games from childhood is about to make a triumphant return, I try to not think much of it, lest my hopes be dashed by a far less interesting reality. My fellow Sly Cooper and Infamous…
Rhythm roguelike Crypt of the Necrodancer gets massive update after 5-year hiatus
Rhythm-based indie roguelike Crypt of the Necrodancer just got its first update in five years (opens in new tab), with version 3.0 making a whole host of changes and additions including bug and quality of life fixes, as well as Steam Deck…
This Fallout 4 mod looks so good Bethesda just hired one of its designers
I imagine the dream for many modders, who largely work as volunteer developers, is to catch the eye of a big game studio and get a job there. It's happened with Valve in particular (it hired the modders who created Counter-Strike, Dota,…