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Splat-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-Splatoon Update:The stream is over, but feel free to watch the replay embedded below! Tonight the game you’ve all been waiting for releases at midnight, Splatoon. I’m so darned excited I’m sitting here dripping ink in anticipation, becauseI’m a squid now. Join me tonight as I kid and squid it up on my journey to becomethe eSports championofSplatoon. The stream goes live just before midnight ET / 9p.m. PT on ourofficial Twitch channel....

Skate or Die Animpromptu live streamhosted by industry figure Geoff Keighley has just confirmed one ofgaming’s worst kept secrets. Classic PlayStation skateboarding simsTony Hawk’s Pro SkaterandTony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2are being remastered for PS4, PC, and Xbox One. The announcement is the first of many “Summer Game Fest” reveals that Keighley has planned, in lieu of events such as E3 and gamescom. Fun fact: It’s also Tony Hawk’s 52nd birthday today....

You have until tomorrow I’m actually fairly impressed with Pokemon Sword and Shield’s in-game support over the past one and a half years. I know I know, there’s plenty to criticize overall. But the team has been rolling out Gigantamax events and distribution methods on a regular basis this entire time, giving hardcore fans something to look forward to when they log in. They’re not game-changing to be sure, but I love that at pretty much any point when I feel like getting back into either game there’s something there....

But it’s for a good cause! We Are Chicagotakes place in Chicago’s south side. It is a city whose residents are besieged by violent crime, with homicide rates that make Los Angeles and New York look like Pleasantville. Much of that is confined to the gang-heavy south side of the city that most of us don’t know beyond pop culture, typically music from the likes of Common, Kanye, Rhymefest, Twista, and more....

Alien: Isolation for $12? Wolfenstein: The New Order for $15? Flash sales sometimes seem like digital stores’ weird attempt to sell off junk that no one wants. It’s like going to a garage sale where a kind old lady wants to pawn off old cigarette butts and ruined cassette tapes to anyone passing by. Not so with Sony’s latestflash sale. There are some tasty deals for up to 75% off on some notable games....

Comfrey is an alchemy plant that appears multiple times duringKingdom Come Deliverance 2, both as a potion ingredient and a quest item. Whether you’re looking to max your alchemy skill or want to finish an optional mission objective, knowing the best spot to find Comfrey will help you out. Comfrey location in KCD2 The best spot to find Comfrey early on is in theApothecary’s herb garden in Troskowitz.The garden has several crops you can gather from to obtain this ingredient, among numerous others, quickly....

If you’re winding through the twisting threads of Miquella’s followers’ quests inElden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, you’ll eventually reach a point when Leda turns to you for advice. Should she go afterThiollier, The Hornsent, or should you just remain impartial. Upfront: it doesn’t matter.Not at this juncture, anyway. You’ll be pushed onto the final decision regardless of what you choose. If you take no action, she’ll reach a decision on her own....

Going my way? Do you want to get the fuck out of this town? I sure do. But while needs must and pandemics keep me under lock and key, I’ll settle for living vicariously through the escapism of Digixart’s upcoming adventureRoad 96, currently in development for PC. Set against the backdrop of 1990s Petria – a desert county currently under authoritarian rule –Road 96 is a graphic adventure that will task the player with getting out of town and out of the state, in a wild run for the border by any means necessary....

Despite developer Saber Interactive being hard at work makingWarhammer 40K: Space Marine 2as good as it possibly can be, it’s managed to cook up a ferocious new game mode forWorld War Z: Aftermath. The new mode sounds like a tonne of fun, but only for those players ready to take on an impossible challenge. Saber Interactive has been pretty busy over the last couple of months with the final prep and then the launch ofWarhammer 40K: Space Marine 2....

Also featured: Awesome beard, awesome flannel You know what I’ve always wanted to do? Punch a bear in its stupid mouth. But, bears are decidedly more badass than I am, and it’d most likely rip my head off of my stupid body. I like my head; I’d prefer for that to not happen. Perhaps I can live vicariously throughFist of Awesome, a beat-em-up that features a time-travelling lumberjack straight-up bar-brawlin’ bears and other suit-donning animals with questionable intentions....

Discord has a server for every interest under the sun, and for more than 300 users in Tekkenscript, that interest is breaking downTekken 8‘s code to gain a competitive advantage. Now, a pair of YouTubers are trying to raise awareness of the cheaters. Tekkenscript is a haven for cheaters, where they share and promote the use of scripts for auto-blocking, combo execution, movement, and more. Members used the cheats in variousTekken 8game modes, including ranked mode, and shared their accomplishments on the server....

Now coming to PS4 Until I saw the ominous shipping containers filled with PlayStation VR systems, I had totally forgot that Activision had unveiled a “Call of Duty VR experience” that would debut atthe XP eventthis weekend in Los Angeles. As the PSVR helmet (which I find to be a cut below the Vive or the Oculus, but the price is right) was slipped on, a quick controller rundown was given — there’s the option to boost with the left stick, pitch with the right, fire missiles with the left trigger (which paints up to three targets,Star Foxstyle), and shoot your machine-gun with the right trigger....

(Not) Afraid to Shoot Strangers [Update:After posting last night, we reached out to 3D Realms for a statement on the lawsuit. It responded with the following: We’ve recently heard about a lawsuit filed in California by the band Iron Maiden, claiming our old-school first-person shooterIon Maidenis infringing on their trademark. From what we’ve heard, the suit claims our main character, Shelly Harrison, originally debuting in 2016’sBombshell, is based on their musician Steve Harris; our skull bomb icon found in-game is based on their skeleton mascot Eddie; our logo in itself is based on theirs; and other frivolous claims anyone who has played Ion Maiden would find more over the top than Shell’s “Loverboy”, her signature 18-round triple-barreled revolver....