#Video Games

Nintendo’s new NX Console skipped E3 afraid of “imitators”

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So, Nintendo skipped out on E3 this year. Apparently! Apparently it was due to a company-wide fear that showing their NX too early would lead to copy cats and imitators.

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Watch: Speedrunner reprograms a ‘Super Mario’ game to beat itself

This is how we anger the robots, folks. We fuck around with programming, exploit it. We fuck around with the robots, making them humiliate themselves. I’m not saying we can play the robot uprising on this hacked copy of Super Mario. But we can.

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‘Final Fantasy VII’ getting an official Monopoly Board

‘Grand Theft Auto V’ players solved mystery involving Bigfoot and Teen Wolf. Seriously.

Rockstar and Grand Theft Auto V‘s community are tight, man. Fucking around with one another. The former hiding shit in code (seriously), the latter working diligently to figure out just what is fucking hidden. The latest case of this back and forth, cat and mouse, involves Bigfoot. Peyote. And Teen Wolf.

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‘Overwatch’ has passed ‘League of Legends’ as most popular game in Korean Net Cafes

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Overwatch seems popular as fuck, given the response from the various gaming communities I frequent. (Basically, OL’s Facebook page.) How popular though, across countries and fandoms? Apparently very.

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Oculus no longer blocking Vive headset from playing Rift-exclusive titles

the war is over folksz

A tech war I did not know was being waged has come to an end. Vive owners will now be able to play Rift-exclusive titles on their headset. Which, I sort of imagine, benefits both companies.*

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Seriously: New official ‘Quake 1’ Episode Out to celebrate its 20th Anniversary

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Quake is returning to us, soon. In what appears to be another quasi-MOBA done up in FPS style. But if that ain’t your speed, how about a fucking official new episode for Quake 1? Yeah, dude. Yeah.

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Tencent is buying ‘Clash of Clans’ studio Supercell for nearly $10 Billion

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Man. I knew that Clash of Clans was popular. But I had no idea Clash and its developer’s other games were $10 Billion popular.

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‘Spider-Man’ E3 2016 Trailer: Gorgeous Open World, Ugly Haunting Costume

‘Xbox Design Lab’ E3 2015 Trailer: Design Your *Own* XB1 Controller

Even if I never take advantage of this opportunity, I find it incredibly cool that people can design their own XB1 controllers.

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