FromSoftware The Small But Important Change 'Celeste' Made to Its Celebrated Assist ModeVICE - Patrick KlepekMore than 100 new levels were added to Celeste this week, alongside a small bit of story, a poignant goodbye to Madeline and their attempt to scale a magic mountain. It also features a small but important
Writing It's Hard to Keep Returning to Video Game ApocalypsesVICE - Cameron KunzelmanPostscript is Cameron Kunzelman's weekly column about endings, apocalypses, deaths, bosses, and all sorts of other finalities. There’s a part of the back story for Remedy’s Alan Wake that I’ve been entranced
Source Code The Story Behind the Tireless Slog of Porting 'Double Dragon' to GenesisVICE - David L. CraddockPete Andrew had fallen down a rabbit hole. Like Alice, he had landed in a place that seemed too small for him. Once upon a time, it had fit just right. Back then, the walls had stretched up to ceilings
Austin, TX 'Ring Fit Adventure' Looks Goofy As Hell And We Can't Wait To Play ItVICE - Ricardo ContrerasNintendo announced their latest foray into the exercise space this week, and you know what? We're down! We discuss this wild new contraption and the game that comes with it, Ring Fit Adventure, Austin
Blair Witch Project The Most Terrifying Thing About the 'Blair Witch' Game? It Hurts Your DogVICE - Danielle RiendeauI finished Blair Witch this past weekend, playing the way I played the whole game: with my real life chihuahua mix snuggled up to me, in my lap or cuddled up to my chest. Drake didn’t care much about game,
Monsters 'Iceborne' is Monster Hunter at its Peak, Colonialist Fantasy IncludedVICE - Ricardo ContrerasIn its opening moments, Monster Hunter World: Iceborne hits many of the same narrative notes as the original game. You, the Fifth Fleet’s foremost A-Rank hunter, are here to “study” the ecology of the
Play buttonSquall The Comic Absurdity of 'Final Fantasy VIII' Is Partly Why It's So SpecialVICE - Ashley OhWarning: There are lot of spoilers for Final Fantasy VIII below. Squall Leonhart, a 17-year old loner, is on the cusp of becoming an official SeeD (a mercenary) at a military academy called Balamb Garden.
Play buttonGears of War 'Gears 5' Director on His Career of Salvaging Game Development TrainwrecksVICE - Patrick KlepekWhen Microsoft purchased the Gears of War franchise from Epic Games in 2014, it hired someone from the game’s past to help lead its future, producer Rod Fergusson. This week, Fergusson and his studio,
Alan Wake Thank God, Next Year's 'Control' DLC Will Apparently Involve [Redacted]VICE - Cameron KunzelmanControl developers Remedy Games have announced a map of upcoming features and expansions for the game, and it is probably the most excited I have ever been about a downloadable content announcement. Spoilers
Hasbro 'Ms. Monopoly' Erases the Woman Who Invented MonopolyVICE - Eric ThurmFinally, it’s time for women to have a chance to win the game of Monopoly. Hasbro has just announced Ms. Monopoly, a new variant on the classic real estate game with the tagline, “The first game where
Monster Hunter 'Daemon X Machina' Soars with Colorful and Dynamic Mecha ActionVICE - Austin WalkerAbout 10 hours into Daemon X Machina, Marvelous and Nintendo’s new third-person, mecha action game, I finally hit the moment I’d been waiting for. My machine explodes forward across the tarmac with white
Play buttonKingdom Hearts III The 'Kingdom Hearts III' DLC Trailer Is Here And We. Have. Questions.VICE - Ricardo ContrerasThat's right, there's new Kingdom Hearts III DLC, and that means new reaction videos! We stopped this week's Waypoint Radio dead in its tracks to watch the brand new trailer. Watch below as Cado and Patrick
Final Fantasy VIII One Reason I've Always Loved 'Final Fantasy VIII' Is Because People Hate ItVICE - Patrick KlepekIf there’s a single line that defines my memory of Final Fantasy VIII, re-released last week with updated visuals and quality-of-life features to eliminate much of the game’s grind, it’s Squall’s hysterically
Play buttonStreet Fighter The Composer of Kingdom Hearts Has Never Stopped Reinventing HerselfVICE - Sam GoldnerThe first time I encountered Yoko Shimomura was in 2017 at a crowded concert hall in downtown Tokyo. It was the opening night of the Kingdom Hearts Orchestra’s first world tour, and all around me, jittery
Pokémon The Weird New Pokemon That You Can Drink Is Tearing Us ApartVICE - Ricardo ContrerasEvery so often, there's a Pokemon that becomes highly controversial. Sometimes, it's because it has an overpowered ability or move. Sometimes, people don't like the character design. And sometimes, it's
Banjos 'Smash Bros.' Keeps Breaking Its Rules, and That's GreatVICE - Ricardo ContrerasNintendo has just released a new character for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Banjo & Kazooie. The Rare mainstays have joined the battle and are already shaking things up with the usual Smash formula. With
eSports Even Esports Is Suffering From the Wealth GapVICE - Will PartinLast Thursday, Matt “nadeshot” Haag, uploaded an emotional video to Twitter announcing that 100 Theives, the esports team he leads and co-founded with investors like Dan Gilbert, Drake, and Scooter Braun,
Alec Holowka The Games Industry Is Wrestling With Multiple New Allegations of AbuseVICE - Patrick KlepekWhere there is smoke, there is often fire. Last week, there was a lot of smoke in the video game industry, as it grappled with a growing list of allegations against game developers, which ranged from assault
Nintendo Switch Play ‘Overwatch’ on the Nintendo Switch Starting Next MonthVICE - Matthew GaultSoon, you’ll be able to complain about Mercy’s heals during your morning commute. It’s official, Overwatch is coming to the Nintendo Switch. News of the popular shooter’s arrival on the Switch broke last
Public Policy The Mysterious "Board" in 'Control' Is One of the Game's Best, Most Unsettling IdeasVICE - Cameron KunzelmanPostscript is Cameron Kunzelman's weekly column about endings, apocalypses, deaths, bosses, and all sorts of other finalities. Early in Control, like in many games, you pick up a gun. It’s the service
Monsters 'Monster Hunter World: Iceborne' Changes the Monsters, Not Just the WeatherVICE - Ricardo ContrerasI spent a lot of time playing Monster Hunter World, logging 75 hours by the end of the campaign. As a Monster Hunter neophyte, I was excited when the game introduced subspecies around the 40-hour mark.
Gears 5 'Gears 5' Is Playing Catch-Up With Ideas That Are Already OutdatedVICE - Cameron KunzelmanGears 5, the sixth game in the Gears of War franchise, is full of familiarity. It's roughly the same as 2007’s original Gears of War: you hide behind cover, you shoot things from behind that cover, and
Play buttonBiological Species Gorgeous 'Birdspotting' Trailer Has No Hunting and No Shooting. Just BeingVICE - Matthew GaultModern life is increasingly stressful and dystopian (what with the rainforest and the Arctic burning down) and the thought of fleeing into nature has almost never been more appealing. Wouldn’t it be great
Alec Holowka ‘Night in the Woods’ Developer Alec Holowka DiesVICE - Patrick KlepekNight in the Woods developer Alec Holowka died Saturday morning, his sister, Eileen Holowka, said on Twitter. Last week, Holowka was one of three prominent men in games accused of various forms of sexual
World of Warcraft ‘World of Warcraft Classic’ Is a Nostalgia Trip For a Game That Doesn't ExistVICE - Matthew GaultWorld of Warcraft doesn’t change. Except it has. World of Warcraft Classic is an attempt to capture something special—the game, as it was, when Blizzard released it in 2004. It’s a nostalgia trip for who
Jay Z The NFL Is Terrible And We Keep Watching ItVICE - Rob ZacnyIt's Madden season! Which means it's time for Patrick, Rob, and Austin to confront pro football and all its ugly contradictions and compromises. First, they're as shocked as anyone by the "in his prime"
Podcasting We Talk About This Week's Allegations on Today's Waypoint RadioVICE - Ricardo ContrerasIn the past week, we've seen a slew of survivors of sexual assault and harassment in the games industry take to social media to speak about their traumas. As this wave of accusations began, Motherboard's
Destiny 2 'Shadowkeep' Will Change the Way You Play and Pay for 'Destiny 2'VICE - Ricardo ContrerasShadowkeep, the new Destiny 2 expansion dropping in October, isn’t just bringing new story content and a new location , but some pretty large structural changes. The biggest one is obviously the free-to-play
Play buttonOculus Rift 'Doom' Programmer John Carmack Says Games Industry Doesn't Need Laws Against CrunchVICE - Matthew GaultDoom programmer and game industry legend John Carmack recently went on Joe Rogan’s podcast, a show downloaded by millions each month and a favored space for men to launder bad ideas. The pair talked about
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