This Tough Boss-Rush RPG Levels You Down Before Fighting a Boss
Even though playing Sinner: Sacrifice for Redemption can sometimes feel as awkward as its lengthy title is to say, the upcoming boss-rush action-RPG has potential thanks to an unforgiving “level down” system, which has you constantly juggling different strengths and weaknesses with each new battle. Pretty much everything you need to know about the look, tone, and themes of Sinner: Sacrifice for Redemption is right there in the title too. It’s dark. It has religious undertones. Sacrifices will be made, and you will be redeemed for them. But despite a cool core idea, the execution of its early stages feels flat.
Sinner starts out in a gray, dreary hub world lined with rune-encrusted stones. With its almost cartoonishly-proportioned hero decked out in plate armor and a stub-horned helmet, the first impression I got in my hands-on demo was Demon’s Souls for Kids — a gloomy, Gothic take on medieval Europe with slightly more rounded edges. But no matter how cute its stylized little knight might be, Sinner is certainly not playing around.
Baz Luhrmann Reacts to Moulin Rouge Olympics Performance
Canadian figure skating duo Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir made the most of this year's decision to allow lyrics in figure skating music, hitting the ice to Moulin Rouge's El Tango de Roxanne. The routine paid homage to Baz Luhrmann's musical, with a flurry of fancy moves that impressed the film's director so much he shared a snippet of their performance on Twitter.
"Moulin Rouge on ice! It’s moving to see so many champions skating their way to
to the music from
," he tweeted.
London Spitfire Win Overwatch Stage 1 Playoffs
The Stage 1 playoffs of the Overwatch League are over and London Spitfire emerged victorious, beating the top-seeded New York Excelsior with a 3-2 reverse sweep on Saturday. London ended the first half down 0-2, but turned things around in the second half for their 3-2 comeback.
The first game of the day saw London and New York face off, with Excelsior winning 3-2. Spitfire went on to play the Houston Outlaws, winning 3-1, and found themselves facing New York again. After losses on Junkertown and Oasis, London entered Hoizon Lunar Colony in need of a miracle.
"Losing the first two maps, we thought, 'Hey, we couldn't let it end like this,'" Spitfire tank Hong 'Gesture' Jae-Hee told ESPN. "We rallied back and won a game. After that, we were like, 'Hey, it's 2-1. Might as well.'"
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Gravel Wants to Revive Arcade Off-Road Racing
Gravel is an interesting experiment for Italian developer Milestone, an experienced racing outfit whose games usually tend to trend towards the more serious end of the spectrum. The studio is primarily known for its two-wheeled work but Milestone is also responsible for a fistful of official WRC games released between 2010 and 2013, plus 2016’s Sébastien Loeb Rally Evo. Gravel is a significant departure from all of that.
Gravel is an arcade-style, multi-discipline racer; a pick-up-and-play racing game that sheds official motorsport licensing in favour of wrapping proceedings up in an over-the-top, televised racing show that takes its contestants all over the world.
As such, Gravel’s single-player mode straddles a bunch of different styles of racing, from checkpoint-based cross country blasts to tight, multi-lap, stadium-style events stuffed into cramped arenas. Races largely take place on fantasy tracks in a variety of real-world locations, from open-cut mines in the Australian outback to isolated Polynesian beaches, but a handful of licensed tracks have also been included, like Portugal’s Montalegre rallycross circuit.
Discovery Producers Explain Season 1 Ending
Full spoilers follow for the Star Trek: Discovery Season 1 finale, "Will You Take My Hand?", as well as everything that has led up to this point.
Gretchen J. Berg and Aaron Harberts can breathe a sigh of relief, having finally brought the first season of their Star Trek revival to the air (well, the stream) after being under quite a bit of scrutiny from not just fans of the revered franchise but also industry pundits wondering if Trek was still viable in the age of Peak TV. Fortunately for us, Berg and Harberts have proven that not only is Star Trek still achievable on the small screen, but it can thrive and evolve and take the series to entirely new places creatively.
A Personal Story About Gaming as Pain Relief
My name is Nathanael, and this is a story about why I play games, what they mean to me, and how they help me to cope with chronic pain. It will be a look back on my life so far, my experience as a gamer, and the games that have helped me.
In writing this piece I hope that other people in pain can find some commonalities in what I have to say, and together we can keep looking for new worlds to live in, escape to or in which we can simply spend a few hours away from our worries.
(Oh, and just be clear at the outset - in what follows I by no means want to imply that I’ve had the worst or the hardest life. I’ve had amazing opportunities, worked with incredible people, and had a support network that got me where I am today.)
I Haven’t Made a Single Kill in PUBG Yet, but I Love It…
I have not yet bested any opponents, nor do I have any chicken dinners to my name. Hell, I've barely fired a weapon in anger outside of the chaotic pre-game lobby but, regardless, I'm new to PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds and I'm finding it absolutely thrilling.
Without a PC powerful enough to run it and a general disinterest in online shooters (with a few exceptions), it's taken me a long time to come around to the idea of PUBG. Yet, as a big fan of slower-paced, more methodical shooters, such as old-school Ghost Recon and Operation Flashpoint, and the fact that its primary mode allows me to play in isolation, in picking up the (admittedly still-wonky) Xbox One version, I've discovered a game that feels like it was tailor-made for a lone-wolf like me.
V The Movie Officially Announced
A movie based on the '80s sci-fi series V is coming from the show's original creator, Kenneth Johnson.
V The Movie will presumably retread the story of the two-part mini-series, which focused on human-suit-wearing reptilian visitors to earth who may or may not be there for nefarious purposes. The series focused heavily on humanity's reactions to the 'Visitors', including those who resisted against assimilation. The 1983 mini-series was followed by 1984 sequel V: The Final Battle, a short-lived 1985 series, and a 2009 reboot starring Morena Baccarin.
Deadline reports that the movie will be the first project for a reborn Desilu Studios, originally founded in 1950 by Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball.
New Splatoon 2 Amiibo, Map, and Weapon Coming Soon
A pair of new amiibo, as well as a new map and weapon are coming soon to Splatoon 2.
The amiibo are of Splatfest hosts Pearl and Marina, an they'll be available in a two-pack later this year for $25 USD. Details regarding their specific functionality have yet to be revealed.
For a sneak peek at the figures, check out the reveal trailer below:
A new map called Goby Arena and a new weapon known as the Dark Tetra Dualies, which allows the wielder to do for consecutive dodge rolls, are also on the way for Nintendo's ink-based shooter.
Check out the gallery below to see a few images of the new map and weapon, courtesy of Nintendo Versus on Twitter.