Winter’s over Looks likeFallout 76‘s winter is over. Bethesda has announced that Nuclear Winter,Fallout 76‘s battle royale mode, will be coming to an end in September. In a new blog, Bethesda discussed its plans forFallout 76in the upcoming summer showcase and the road ahead, which includes the sunsetting of the game’s Nuclear Winter mode. Here’s the statement on why: “When we first introduced Nuclear Winter, we were thrilled to watch so many players from our community, as well as many newcomers, dive head first into our take on the ruthless last-player-standing Battle Royale genre....

So cute ‘n’ cuddly Olly Moss is my favorite artist working ongame-related prints, though he also makesgreat postersand evenbox art. I never seem to be around when his stuff is up for sale, and that, well, that doesn’t change today with these limited-editionThe Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Maskprints. I slept in too late to make it in time for the three-piece set, but we can still look, damn it. Wonder what the Moon would look like in this style....

We ’ve construe some prettyawesome Rube Goldberg machines in the past , but if you were too lazy or do n’t have enough elbow room to build one yourself , Frigits may be the solution . This is a set of miniature contraptions that permit you to set up a Rube Goldberg - vogue car on anything capable of holding magnets . Impress your friends at the role , or just set one up on the icebox ....

Amanita Design has had great success with its robot-centric adventure titleMachinarium. After a number of favorable reviews and awards under its belt, the studio decided to put away the robots and go for a different look with its next title,Botanicula, releasing April 19 for PC, Mac, and Linux. Botaniculawill feature the same point-and-click exploration found in other Amanita Design games, but this time players will have the ability to utilize all five characters in their group in order to traverse the dangers ahead....

Replacing your landline withGoogle Voiceis wakeful years Show Me State ’ well than pay monthly dues to a telco , we already know that . But there ’s always been a certain trade-off in whether you ’re paying too much money or doing too much work for a Google Voice landline . gHome is a $ 5 / month service ( tacky ! ) that is gentle to set - up ( no SIP or information processing system expect !...

Collaboration coming in September Publisher NEOWIZhas announcedthat it is collaborating with Koei Tecmo in a partnership that will see the former’s incoming adventureLies of Pcross swords with the latter’s semi-recent releaseWo Long: Fallen Dynasty.The two Soulslike titles will crossover in curious fashion this September. Outside of noting the collaboration, neither publisher offered any information whatsoever as to what the hook-up will entail, with details expected at a later date. While both games feature challenging action-RPG combat, they could perhaps not be more diametrically opposed in regards to characters, settings, and style — Though both games host a typically heavy and somewhat downbeat mood....

When players saw there was DLC forMarvel’s Midnight Suns, they were naturally curious to see what kind of content would be added to the game. Easily the most shocking of the four announced characters was Deadpool and somehow the family-unfriendly mercenary is here already. RELATED:Marvel’s Midnight Suns: How to Get Eclipse Credits Unlocking Deadpool isn’t as simple as buying him from the shop. The process is a bit more complicated than that....

Also, LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens The Wii U only has a few releases this week but damn is one of them good.Super Mario RPGhas hit the Virtual Console, and if you’re on the fence,hit up our discussion. You can also findLEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Prism Pets, Invanoid, and aRunbowdemo on the eShop. The 3DS isn’t slouching this week either, withBOXBOXBOY!,aMonster Hunter Generationsdemo,Battle Cats POP!, LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens,Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma,and a7th Dragon III Code: VFDdemo....

The hits keep on rolling for Sony’s PS3. Earlier this week, we learned that the PS3 Slim wasselling like crazy in the UK, and it’s now become known that around40,000 of themhave made their way into the hands of British consumers. With the PS3 increasing its sales by 999%, you could say it’s been a very, very good week for the system. Sony has not officially revealed sales figures for the PS3 Slim, but it did drop a hint by saying that sales were 20% behind the PS2 Slim’s when that system launched in 2004....

The Huntswoman’s Prey Today sees the launch of one of 2022’s biggest and most anticipated sequels:Horizon Forbidden West.Around the world, Sony is holding various unique publicity events to celebrate the game’s launch, but perhaps none so impressive as in Italy, where a statue of protagonist Aloy now stands proud. The statue, located in Piazza Madonna della Neve in the Complesso delle Murate of Florence, is titled “Aloy — The Placeholder.” The purpose of the diorama is to draw attention to the talent and expertise of women across the world, who often find their work lacking representation in the wider global lens and within Italy in particular, thus Aloy stands as the “placeholder” for the women of art, culture, science, and history who find their words, deeds, and actions lost within the cacophony of the modern world....

‘No questions asked’ H1Z1, Sony Online Entertainment’s bizarrely-named version ofDayZ, was the center of a kerfuffle over the weekend that didn’t even have to do with the gamenot working at its Early Access launch. Rather, the community leveled“pay to win” complaintsfollowing the glut of “our game won’t be pay-to-win” claims that always precede releases of games that have micro transactions (H1Z1‘s Early Access is not free-to-play). They have to do with concrete studio claims that you can’t buy resources like guns, ammunition, and food, followed by fans learning that those items can indeed be found in paid airdrop events....

The weak lose and the strong survive Capcom had decent expectations for howStreet Fighter Vwould perform in its first few months on sale. Due to fan hype and EVO starting shortly after launch, Capcom was betting about two million units would ship by March. Turns out, the game has hardly moved 100,000 in the last four months. Yes, the sales figures forStreet Fighter Vare around 1.4 million, which is the same figure Capcom posted in May....

Best of 2013 A great soundtrack can help make a great game legendary, and can even make a mediocre title memorable. In recent years, more emphasis has been put into crafting a noteworthy and fitting soundtrack for a game, and more composers have been receiving recognition for their work. Music can be beautiful, ugly, calm, energetic, foreboding, soothing, or any number of other things, and when done well it can make a scene or a sequence just perfect....