Colonel Croesus: Turn 9

HomeNewsCombat Mission: Fortress Italy Colonel Croesus: Turn 9 The Comment Commanders' O’Rourke proves just as plucky as his celluloid inspiration. And suffers precisely the same fate. The reversing Crabmeat 1 establishes LoS to the far end of the row 3 tunnel a few seconds too late to save the prone automatic rifleman and his pals. While Crosbie’s crab is busy immolating centaurs in the north, Nemchik’s is hard at work flushing out machinegunners in the south....

May 10, 2020 · 2 min · 223 words · Susan Wiley

Mafia teases a return after two years of criminal radio silence

HomeNews Mafia teases a return after two years of criminal radio silenceDon’t read into it Don’t read into it Family.— Mafia Game (@mafiagame)May 10, 2020 Family. — Mafia Game (@mafiagame)May 10, 2020 To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings Granted, “Family” could mean literally anything where mobsters are concerned. All three games have strong ties to family, whether it’s Vito Scaletta’s brotherly relationship with Joe, or Lincoln Clay’s relatives getting gunned down in a pub....

May 10, 2020 · 1 min · 189 words · Brandi Conway

Ride piggy-back on colossal boars in this Red Dead Redemption 2 mod

HomeNewsRed Dead Redemption 2 Ride piggy-back on colossal boars in this Red Dead Redemption 2 modHog wild Hog wild Y’all still riding horses out there? It’s 1899, son, get with the times. A new, in-developmentRed Dead Redemption 2mod has opened the stables to all manner of wild bears, boars cougars and more. After all, there ain’t a sight in the West more terrifying than a grim outlaw with a fistful of bullets, nothing to lose, and 500 pounds of furious pork under his saddle....

May 10, 2020 · 2 min · 263 words · Carlos Perez

Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare's crowded April Fool's Shipment playlist returns

HomeNews Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare’s crowded April Fool’s Shipment playlist returnsBad spawns? Oh, buddy… Bad spawns? Oh, buddy… Fancy a 1v1 match on Shipment? Of course not. Duels to the death are played out and boring. Subscribing to the view that bigger is indeed always better,Call Of Duty: Modern Warfarehas brought back its 10v10 Shipment playlist. After briefly appearing as an April Fool’s jab, Infinity Ward have decided to make 20-player brawls on the game’s teeniest, tiniest map a more permanent fixture....

May 9, 2020 · 5 min · 948 words · Kyle Wilson

Destiny 2 steps up its fashion game with transmog in Year 4

HomeNewsDestiny 2 Destiny 2 steps up its fashion game with transmog in Year 4New light, new look New light, new look As any good Guardian knows,Destiny 2isn’t just a jargon-filled sci-fi loot ‘em up. It’s just as much, if not more so, a far-future fashion show. But in a game about constantly trading out new gear, keeping a fresh look has always felt a little contentious. This week, Bungie revealed that Year 4 will introduce a transmog system to help you store your favourite spacefaring looks, alongside plans to lessen Eververse’s role in the Tower’s fashion scene....

May 9, 2020 · 3 min · 466 words · Sara Cohen

Doom Eternal's next update summons trans-dimensional Empowered Demons

HomeNewsDOOM Eternal Doom Eternal’s next update summons trans-dimensional Empowered DemonsGood for you, Imp. Good for you, Imp. For most ofDoom Eternal’s demonic foes, the best they can expect is to make a nice corpse. A particularly pleasing splash of gore on the Doom Slayer’s boot. But for those lucky few that manage to take down our man in green, a special reward will soon be in store. DoomEternal’s first major update will add Empowered Demons to the shooter, turning plucky imps and revenants into a dimension-hopping menace....

May 9, 2020 · 6 min · 1176 words · Dr. Sydney Jordan

Priceless Play -- 9 May 2020

HomeFeatures Priceless Play – 9 May 2020Games of magic and mundanity Games of magic and mundanity I was talking to a friend of mine recently, who told me that quarantine is full of “bad days and medium days.” I think that’s a pretty glass-half-full way of looking at it: aim any higher, and you’ll be disappointed. Shoot for medium, and you might be pleasantly surprised. I hope your quarantine is averaging out to medium, and you’re pullin' through....

May 9, 2020 · 10 min · 2026 words · Rachel Campbell

Apex Legends is adding a horde mode-looking PvE mission next week

HomeNewsApex Legends Apex Legends is adding a horde mode-looking PvE mission next weekHungry like the horde Hungry like the horde King’s Canyon has gotten a kick in the teeth too. Apparently both the Skulltown and Thunderdome areas have fallen straight into the ocean during Loba’s arrival and the new area Salvage is sitting in the newly-formed bay. To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings PvE quests aren’t the only new things that Fortune’s Favor will bring to Apex next week....

May 8, 2020 · 1 min · 133 words · Angela Peterson

Colonel Croesus: Turn 7

HomeNewsCombat Mission: Fortress Italy Colonel Croesus: Turn 7 Chance of The Flare Path appearing today: 0-5%*. Chance that you’ll nod off while reading the following turn tale: 40-50%. Yesterday’s wanton bloodletting seems to have satisfied Connor’s bloodlust for the time-being and cowed the Comment Commanders somewhat. In the sixty seconds of CM combat footage I’ve just watched, little ammo was expended and no-one - well,almostno-one - got hurt. *Roman has promised me a Foxer...

May 8, 2020 · 2 min · 287 words · William Evans

Have You Played... River City Girls?

HomeFeaturesRiver City Girls Have You Played… River City Girls?They just want their boyfriends back They just want their boyfriends back On the surface,River City Girlsis remarkably similar to other River City Ransom games. They’re more standard beat-em-ups where punching an enemy enough makes them barf money which, in River City Girls, you can spend on new moves and accessories as well as recovery items. You also get to make alliances with enemies that grovel at your feet, giving you an assist that drops in at a push of a button....

May 8, 2020 · 1 min · 200 words · Ryan Stewart

Monster-fighting action game Scarlet Nexus is coming to PC

HomeNewsScarlet Nexus Monster-fighting action game Scarlet Nexus is coming to PCAlways fighting the Others Always fighting the Others This anime-style action game about fighting off the creatively-named “others” was one of the many trailers we peeped during Xbox’s big reveal real yesterday. Bandai Namco have announced thatScarlet Nexusis actually coming to PC as well, so we’ll get to do a bit of monster butt-kickin' too. Is that an evil bouquet of flowers in a corset down in yon trailer?...

May 8, 2020 · 1 min · 198 words · Kelly Nunez MD

Podcast: the triumphant return, and Gears Tactics vs XCOM: Chimera Squad

HomePodcasts Podcast: the triumphant return, and Gears Tactics vs XCOM: Chimera SquadBack with a bang Back with a bang We’ve been away from podcasting for a while, ever since Bungus Humongous (who used to record and edit it) fell off his skateboard and exploded into a pile of coins. But now we’re back! And because we all need a chat with mates at this difficult time, we’re just having a nice chat about the games we’re playing every week....

May 8, 2020 · 2 min · 390 words · Joseph Rice

Shounen-y punch 'em up Indivisible now has a DLC with 40 new challenges

HomeNewsIndivisible Shounen-y punch ‘em up Indivisible now has a DLC with 40 new challengesChallenge accepted Challenge accepted ThroughoutIndivisibleyou learn new abilities to increase your platforming abilities—additional jumps, environment effects, and such—and take on bigger and badder enemies with your team of four. The DLC’s apparently got more of both. “Perfect your technique, and learn some new ones, as you use Ajna’s abilities to get through each cunning construct. Each level allows only pre-selected abilities, so you’ll need to combine actions in new ways to succeed,” Lab Zero say....

May 8, 2020 · 2 min · 309 words · Jonathan Johnson