Irish comedian Dara O Briain has been a favorite of mine for a while, but this video clip of him supporting videogames as an artistic medium may have catapulted him right to the top of my love list. In this clip, from his recentLive At The Apollogig, O Briain comes out to the audience as a gamer and points out how silly it is that the largest entertainment medium in the world should be so shameful to enjoy....
May the Schwartz be with you Through Black Friday, if you buy the premium Lenovo Yoga C930 ultraportable laptop, Lenovo is tossing in a free unit of Star Wars: Jedi Challenge. This comes with a Lenovo Mirage AR headset, lightsaber controller, and tracking beacon. Initially priced at $199 (hah), the bundle is on sale during Black Fridayfor $49.99at various retailers. On its own, the Lenovo Yoga C930are all on salethis Black Friday for $200 off but we’ve also dug up an extra 5% off coupon which stacks upon existing savings....
Codemasters has announced that it has secured the official World Rally Championship (WRC) licence, allowing the British developer to create games based on the off-road racing sport. Currently owned by Bigben Interactive, Codemasters will become the official WRC licensor in 2023. The news might come as something of a surprise, given that Codemasters already has its own successful rally franchise in the form ofDiRT– an evolution of theColin McRae Rallyseries of the early ’00s....
Five runners-up will win the game! Win a new game, and a Switch to play it on, in today’sAssault Android Cactus+contest! Last week I was summarily put in my place by Witch Beam, developer ofAssault Android Cactus+. I asked them if they were interested in doing a giveaway for their game so our readers could score on a sweet little game. They then asked me how that helps anyone if they don’t have a Switch to play it on?...
What a time to be alive An event in South Korea, featuring characters created in Japan, set to the tune of an American made musical — globalization at its finest (or most masochistic). Songdo, South Korea hosted the Pokemon World Festival this past week, and one of the celebrations involved a series of dance numbers from performers dressed up in Pikachu costumes. The thing is (at 1:00 in the video) one of the front and center costumes started to hilariously and slowly deflate in front of the audience’s eyes, leading to two officials immediately running up and grabbing the poor little mouse creature like they needed to be escorted out of the building....
EA FC 25players can now try to complete The One Hundred Club evolution, which is now available in Ultimate Team. This evolution can be used to upgrade one of your lower-rated items. The upgrades include boosts to stats, new roles, and playstyles. Let’s take a look at the requirements which determine the cards that can be used for the upgrades. EA FC 25 The One Hundred Club Evolution requirements Here are the requirements of The One Hundred Club evolution inEA FC 25....
Overwatchdied so thatOverwatch 2could live At launch,Overwatchwas a powerhouse. It was the first new real IP from Blizzard in a long time, and from beta through the first few years, it was widely beloved by many, and even lead to a burgeoning (though late) eSports scene. But then the troubles started. Overwatchbecame staler as the team re-used the same events, and slowed with new hero releases. Critical team members left, and Blizzard was turned upside-down by someegregious activities at the company....
Near-future plans for the game detailed Epic has run throughsome of its update plansforFortnite Battle Royaleand one note in particular stands out: the game is getting a 60 frames-per-second mode later this month. It’ll be available not just on Xbox One X and PlayStation 4 Pro, but on the base consoles, too. The setting is “tuned for each console to maximize frame rate while minimizing loss of visual quality,” according to the studio....
And God said, ‘Let there be games’ Religion is not something that is discussed much when talking about videogames, even though many games often feature religious themes and stories based on religious texts. It’s difficult to avoid these things, since religion has had such an enormous influence on all cultures, so of course we’re going to see it making its way into videogames. I’ve always appreciated seeing religious themes in games, even though I’m not religious myself....
All Aboard Publisher Focus Entertainment continues on its journey to grow as a company and as a brand within the market,announcing that it has acquiredRailsimulator(dot)com, the parent company of train sim studio Dovetail Games. The purchase sees Focus secure 100% of all Dovetail Games shares, as well as ownership of the British studio’s niche-but-popular IPs such asRail Simulator, Train Simulator Classic, andTrain Sim World. The studio itself will continue to run under its own steam (no pun intended) via the current leadership team....
Interactive map of Horizon’s game world Are you lucky enough to own bothForza Horizonand Windows 8? What are you? Rich? Well, Mr./Mrs. Baller, you’re now able to download the freeForza HorizonSmartGlass Experience for Windows 8 PCs. This works as an interactive map ofHorizon‘s in-game world, which is set in Colorado. Pinch and zoom anywhere on the map to set waypoints. Once set in Windows 8, directions are then sent to the Xbox 360 game for the player to follow....
[Update:The winners are Aequitas, Altum Videtur, Arttemis, Holopoint, and Matthew Wood! Thanks to everyone who tried out!] As I mentionedyesterday, we’ll be challenging our friends over atMachinimato a 7 versus 7 match ofTribes: Ascendon Tuesday, May 8 at 2 PM Pacific, and we need your help to beat them! We’re looking for three of the best Destructoid community members to join our team and help us put a hurt on the Machinima boys, so if you think you’re up to the task, join myTribesmatch tonight and show me what you’ve got!...
Closure at last Recent talk ofMossput the medieval mouse adventureGhost of a Taleback on my mind and left me wondering when the game would see a full release. It appeared on Steam Early Access in July 2016 only to slip off my radar not long after. Thankfully, in just a couple more weeks, it’ll be out for good. SeithCG has confirmed a March 13 launch on Steam, GOG, and Humble for $25....
