Black Mesa: Xen Aims to Fix Half-Life 1’s Weakest Part
Many gamers consider Half-Life 2 to be Valve’s greatest achievement and one of the best games ever made. I, for one, have always preferred the original Half-Life. With no disrespect to Alyx, Dog, or the gravity gun, the mystery of the Black Mesa facility, the slow onion-peeling reveal of one weird layer after another, the mystery of the G-Man and, lest many forget, the two endings(!) that the original delivered always left a more lasting impression for me. But what knocks Half-Life 1 down a peg for a lot of folks – and this is hard to argue against – is a particular part of the campaign: Xen. The alien dimension is placed right near the end of Gordon Freeman’s Excellent Science Adventure, and it was...a let-down, for sure, after the GOAT-quality experience up until that point.
Cyberpunk 2077 Will Feature Romance Plotlines Similar to The Witcher 3
UPDATE (6/24/19) - Paweł Sasko answered another question via a Twitter direct message and, this time, it was focused all on how important romances will be in Cyberpunk 2077.
Posted on Reddit by u/Magired1234, Sasko confirmed that romances will be returning in a similar fashion as they were seen in The Witcher 3. As explained by Sasko, "there were whole plotlines regarding character and if that NPCs were treated well and interested in Geralt, something was happening ;)."
According to Sasko, this will be "very similar ;)" in Cyberpunk 2077, and "of course players will have way more options then only heterosexual, as it was in the Witcher 3 (as Geralt was a defined character that was only interested in females)."
The Most Disappointing Moments of E3 2019
E3 is over...long live E3! And although it was a great show overall, that doesn't mean it didn't have its fair share of disappointing moments. We went around the IGN office to round up the creme de la creme of the biggest E3 bummers.
A Lack of Rocksteady
I was already sad that we wouldn't be seeing Rocksteady's next game at E3 this year, and then Avengers happened. We still don't know what the Batman Arkham devs are up to officially, but if rumours (and a certain amount of common sense) are to be believed, it'll be a DC superhero game of some description. You only need look at this list to see that the Marvel effort on show didn't quite meet expectations - how nice would it have been to have something else to pin our superhero hopes on? As it is, the wait continues. Here's hoping that long-awaited reveal works in Rocksteady's favour, unlike Crystal Dynamics. - Joe Skrebels
Here’s Why Pokemon Fusion Is Making a Comeback
Pokemon Fusion, an online program that randomly generates the fusion of two separate Pokemon sprites into a single (often horrifying) sprite, has suddenly come back into the spotlight.
With a resurgence in Pokemon Fusion’s popularity, we’ve decided to dig into why it has regained attention, how the program works, and share some wonderful examples of fan PokeFusions and subsequent fan art.
The Return of Pokemon Fusion
Fusing two Pokemon together to create fan art has been around nearly as long as Pokemon Red and Blue, but web developer Alex Onsager launched the widely used Pokemon Fusion website in 2010. The site spiked in popularity in 2013, generating a slew of memes, including the classic “Be strong for mother” comic created by ohcorny on Tumblr, which featured fan art for their Weepinduo, a fusio of Weepinbell and Doduo.
Here’s Why Pokemon Fusion Is Making a Comeback
Pokemon Fusion, an online program that randomly generates the fusion of two separate Pokemon sprites into a single (often horrifying) sprite, has suddenly come back into the spotlight.
With a resurgence in Pokemon Fusion’s popularity, we’ve decided to dig into why it has regained attention, how the program works, and share some wonderful examples of fan PokeFusions and subsequent fan art.
The Return of Pokemon Fusion
Fusing two Pokemon together to create fan art has been around nearly as long as Pokemon Red and Blue, but web developer Alex Onsager launched the widely used Pokemon Fusion website in 2010. The site spiked in popularity in 2013, generating a slew of memes, including the classic “Be strong for mother” comic created by ohcorny on Tumblr, which featured fan art for their Weepinduo, a fusio of Weepinbell and Doduo.
Toy Story 4 Ending Explained
This ending explained contains full spoilers for Toy Story 4.
Toy Story 3 seemed like a perfect ending for Woody, Buzz, and the rest of the gang. Andy went off to college, but he left his beloved toys in the gentle hands of pre-schooler Bonnie, implying that his toys had many years of playtime left ahead of them.
Toy Story 4 director Josh Cooley admitted that when it came to approaching a fourth installment, "We had the same questions everybody else has right now: 'I thought you guys were done.' ... We love the end of Toy Story 3, and feel like that’s the completion of Woody and Andy’s story. But there was more Woody story to tell."
Netflix’s Dark: Season 2 Ending Explained
Warning! Full SPOILERS follow for Dark Season 2. Be sure to check out our Dark Season 2 spoiler-free review. And for every upcoming show and movie headed to Netflix in July, click here.
Time travel can be confusing on the best of days. On the Netflix series Dark, it's a recipe for brain-bending gymnastics. Season 2 just made its Netflix debut, showing just how complicated the web of past, present, and future truly is in the quiet town of Winden.
Netflix’s Dark: Season 2 Ending Explained
Warning! Full SPOILERS follow for Dark Season 2. Be sure to check out our Dark Season 2 spoiler-free review. And for every upcoming show and movie headed to Netflix in July, click here.
Time travel can be confusing on the best of days. On the Netflix series Dark, it's a recipe for brain-bending gymnastics. Season 2 just made its Netflix debut, showing just how complicated the web of past, present, and future truly is in the quiet town of Winden.
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order for $33.74 and More PS4 Deals
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Thor’s Taika Waititi Developing Flash Gordon Animated Film
Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi is reportedly looking to "crack" the long-gestating big screen return of sci-fi icon Flash Gordon as an animated feature film rather than live-action.
Deadline claims they've heard Waititi is going to write and direct the film for Disney/Fox, but his camp tells the site "it’s too early to gauge exactly what his role would be."