Category: Video Games

2012’s IGF Nuovo award winner will finally launch next week

Storyteller around eleven years ago, which is also the first time RPS wrote about it. It was a story-building puzzle game in which players constructed three-panel comics by dragging and dropping characters and items such that they combined in delightful, dramatic ways.

It looks to still be that, more or less, now that it’s coming out in greatly expanded and polished form next week. Watch the launch trailer below.

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Destiny 2 Players Are Gathering In the Tower to Honor Lance Reddick

Destiny 2 players have been gathering en masse at the Tower to honor the late Lance Reddick, who passed away yesterday at the age of 60.

After the news broke yesterday, Guardians began flocking to Commander Zavala, who Reddick famously voiced, to pay their respects. News traveled quickly in the Destiny community as Reddick was not only an avid fan of Destiny, but would occasionally engage with players on social media as Commander Zavala.

Although it’s a bit quieter in the Tower today, just about every instance had Guardians standing stoically in a circle around Zavala yesterday using the “Humanity’s Sheild” emote to signify his character’s larger-than-life presence, or sitting amongst their fellow Guardians while attending a impromptu candlelight vigil.

Over on the /r/DestinyTheGame subreddit, the post honoring Reddick quickly rose to become the 2nd most popular post across all of Reddit, with plenty of community members and former Bungie developers sharing their favorite memories of Zavala, or Reddick himself.

Reddick’s passing hit especially close to home for Guardians, as they’ve spent the past nine years alongside his character in-game. As I popped into various livestreams on Twitch yesterday, it seemed like it was all people were talking about. Likewise on Twitter, where just about everyone in the Destiny community was sharing screenshots of the Tower, or posting videos showcasing all the Guardians that had gathered to pay tribute to Zavala.

Bungie also put out an official statement following the news stating that “Lance Reddick was an iconic presence on screen, in Destiny, and most importantly, in person. His love for our community shined through in Commander Zavala, in his uncompromising dedication to his craft, and out of the radiating kindness that touched those around him. To say he will be missed is a profound understatement, yet no less true. Rest in peace, Lance.”

In the words of Commander Zavala, “Eyes up, Guardian.”

Matthew Adler is a Commerce, Features, Guides, News, Previews, and Reviews writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @MatthewAdler and watch him stream on Twitch.

Diablo 4’s pre-order beta is beset by long queues and connectivity issues

Diablo 4‘s pre-order beta is underway. That means people who have already paid for the hack-and-slash sequel are currently enjoying the quintessential modern Diablo experience: queuing to play for hours and being spontaneously disconnected should they manage to enjoy a few moments smashing monsters.

Blizzard saying they’re tracking the issues and, as of a couple of hours ago, say that they’ve applied fixes that have improved wait times.

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Countdown: 3DS eShop Spotlight – Nintendo Pocket Football Club

#23 – Don’t be a benchwarmer.

For the month before the 3DS and Wii U eShops close for new purchases on 27th March, each day we’re going to highlight a specific eShop game for one of those consoles and give a short pitch as to why we think it deserves your love and attention — before it’s too late. The chance to add these to your library will be gone for good soon and, for one reason or another, these eShop-exclusives are close to our hearts.

Today, Liam highlights one of the best football sims on a Nintendo platform, and one that was exclusive to PAL territories, unfortunately…

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Talking Point: What Makes A Really Good Demo?

Time is money.

As the Switch eShop library continues to grow, so too does the number of available demos. And hey, demos are great!

This convenient way to try before you buy has got us hooked on many a game that we may never have otherwise picked up, and with a number of demos offering the chance to carry your data over from the trial into the full version, playing through introductions increasingly feels purposeful instead of ‘ugh, I’m going to have to play all of this again in the full version, aren’t I?’

Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Pokémon Game Boy Titles Dominate 3DS eShop Charts Ahead Of Service Closure

Get ’em while you can.

We’re now nearing the end of the month and that means we’re getting closer to the end of the 3DS and Wii U eShop service. If you haven’t got around to making any last-minute purchases just yet, and are wondering what’s hot on the 3DS eShop right now, the weekly sales chart for North America should help you out.

As you can see below, the Pokémon Virtual Console games continue to dominate the charts – with the second generation title Pokémon Crystal in the lead. Just below this is Pokémon Red followed by Pokémon Yellow, Pokémon Gold, Pokémon Silver and Pokémon Blue in the sixth spot.

Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Shovel Knight Dig ‘Fate And Fortune’ Free DLC Update Announced

Coming to consoles “soon”.

Yacht Club Games and Nitrome have announced a ‘Fate and Fortune’ free DLC update for Shovel Knight Dig. It’s out now on mobile devices and PC, and will be coming to consoles “soon”.

This free DLC adds “even more” to the adventure – including the challenging Knightmare Mode, “sweet mementos” to unlock and show off, a bunch of quality-of-life improvements and even a new music track.

Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Grab Corsair’s $2300 all-AMD gaming and streaming laptop for $1536

add a PC case like this one and then use code NEWBUILD, you can pick up the laptop and the case for significantly less than the cost of the laptop alone.

In fact, this $1800 laptop that debuted in December last year for $2300, complete with Ryzen 9 CPU, 32GB of DDR5 RAM, 2TB of NVMe storage, a 16-in 2560×1600 (16:10) 240Hz display and Radeon RX 6800M graphics card, goes down to just $1536. And you get a free case, essentially, which you can resell later if you don’t need it. Or keep it and build a PC in it, because these Corsair cases are actually really lovely!

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