Wii Party U review | Eurogamer.net

Imagine you've recently made a new friend. They're fun, a little different, slightly unsure of themselves, but a good laugh once you get to know them. They've invited you to a get-together at their place. But an old friend is back in town. Now this friend loves parties, and usually ends up the centre of attention - at least until they decided to take a step back from the limelight a couple of years back. [Read More]

After all these years, World of Warcraft adds a potion to understand your enemy with

For as long as World of Warcraft has been alive, Horde and Alliance haven't been able to understand each other (with a few exceptions). Your game client would garble what players of the opposing faction said, thereby reinforcing a sense of belonging while sprinkling on a bit of exotic mystique. But now Blizzard has added - in a 14th December hotfix - a new World of Warcraft potion enabling exactly that: the ability to understand the opposing faction in chat. [Read More]

City Wars: Tokyo Reign is a wonderfully brutal slice of cyberpunk

This is cyberpunk right here. The analogue future of analogue yesterday, but with a bit of grit in it. A handicam with a busted viewing screen. A space-taxi dropping off stale pizza. City Wars: Tokyo Reign Publisher: Mojo Bones Developer: Mojo Bones Platform: Played on PC Availability: TBD on PC City Wars: Tokyo Reign gets cyberpunk. Gets it right in its chunky, villainous, brutal heart. This is a collectible card game and a roguelike, but deep down, in its heart? [Read More]

Cory Barlog discusses almost cutting Kratos from God of War 2018

Kratos might seem inextricable from God of War, but Sony Santa Monica considered dispensing with him early on in the PS4 reboot's development, fearing that his anti-heroism had become a liability. During an on-stage stage interview at Gamelab in Barcelona today, game director Cory Barlog discussed the game's change of direction and what almost got hacked out of the package along the way. "Early in discussion, people were saying we had to get rid of Kratos," [Read More]

EyeToy: Play | Eurogamer.net

It's just as well we don't mind making ourselves look like tits in the comfort of our own home. After our recent humiliating Dancing Stage antics, the Sony EyeToy held no fear, if only that it's markedly less embarrassing waving your arms like a frantic Italian at some imaginary objects than playing 21st Century hopscotch. The EyeToy is essentially Sony's attempt to bring a new form of gaming to the masses - or in other words, games that you don't need to be a gamer to play. [Read More]

Far Cry 5 - O’Hara’s Haunted House solution

Previous page Page 27 of 29 Next page Far Cry 5 O'Hara's Haunted House is a puzzle you have to solve within the Henbane River region. It's one of many Prepper Stash locations you'll find throughout the game, all giving you rewards once you solve and figure out how to access them. If you're interested in other Far Cry 5 guides, we have have articles on endings, fishing and perks. [Read More]

GTA IV details leaked | Eurogamer.net

New details for Grand Theft Auto IV have spilled their way onto the Internet, expanding on what we can expect when the game launches on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 this October. The game will be as significantly different as GTA III was to the previous top-down crime capers, Rockstar founder Dan Houser told Game Informer, and will offer much wider choice and freedom to the player. As we already know from the trailer, GTA IV will take place in Liberty City (New York) in 2007, and will revolve around an Eastern European fellow. [Read More]

Halo Waypoint | Eurogamer.net

Halo Waypoint BBC News mistakes Halo UNSC logo for UN UPDATE: BBC tells Eurogamer: "Very occasionally mistakes do happen." 131 Opinion | Why I hate… Halo I say goodbye. 134 Microsoft announces Halo Fest New game reveal at August PAX blow-out? 58 Mona Lisa Halo motion comic release date Microsoft to improve Halo Waypoint. [Read More]

Introducing Stick Shift: a game about having sex with your car

Back in January whimsical academic Robert Yang brought us Succulent, a game about a man fellating a popsicle. Now, the developer behind that homoerotic sexy time has brought us Stick Shift, a "short autoerotic night-driving game about bringing your car to climax." Yes, you play as a man having sex with his car. Yet, like Yang's Succulent and Hurt me Plenty before it, Stick Shift has a political message, which the developer explained in a recent blog post. [Read More]

Nintendo of America's new boss Doug Bowser quickly turned into memes

Nintendo of America shocked fans around the world last night with the announcement its iconic figurehead, Reggie Fils-Aime, would be retiring after 15 years at the top of the company. But while fans were still wishing Reggie well, attention was already turning to the new man in charge, the improbably named Doug Bowser. Mr. Bowser has already been at Nintendo for four years, but his ascension to NOA boss makes him one of the most visible characters in the entire company. [Read More]