Steam Is Getting a Revamped Recommendation System
Valve is working on a new recommendation system for Steam.
During a talk at Unite Europe 2017, Valve product designer Alden Kroll outlined how the company plans to change the Steam Store in a way that benefits developers by improving discoverability and providing better game recommendations.
As reported by Gamasutra, Kroll said that instead of having a group from within Valve decide which games are shown to Steam users, the company is taking an approach that provides "customers the tools they need to be able to customize and personalize their store." In order to accomplish this, Valve will provide users with the ability to directly sort and filter the content they are and aren't interested in.
Who Is Marvel’s Second Miles Morales?
Marvel's Spider-Men II mini-series has begun, and a five-year-long mystery is finally being addressed.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Spider-Men II #1!
When the original Spider-Men series unfolded in 2012, Peter Parker and Miles Morales were still living in different universes. That book ended with Peter returning home and deciding to look up whether a version of Miles existed in his universe. The answer apparently shocked him.
The Best Third-Party Controllers for Xbox One
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Having the right controller in your hands can be a critical step towards gaming domination. Microsoft’s own Xbox One controllers are excellent and always a safe purchase, but the days of all third party controllers being cheapy monstrosities only fit for your little brother are over. Compared to the stock units some of these controllers offer a bit more panache, more features and customization, and other niceties and customization options. They're often cost a little less, too.
Is the Nintendo Switch in Early Access?
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Longtime Kermit the Frog Performer Replaced
After 27 years on the job, Steve Whitmire will no longer voice Kermit the Frog.
Disney's Muppet Studio confirmed to Muppets fan site ToughPigs that Whitmire is being replaced by Matt Vogel, who's been with the Muppets since 1996.
Vogel is currently the performer behind Sesame Street's the Count, Floyd Pepper, and Camilla the Chicken. He also voiced Kermit impersonator Constantine in Muppets Most Wanted.
Steve Whitmire with Kermit the Frog
Game of Thrones: Season 7 Predictions and Death Wishes
Game of Thrones is coming back to a TV set near you this Sunday, and to kick off the new season, IGN's Dragons on the Wall dream team reunited for a preview episode. We also were lucky to welcome Samwell Tarly himself, star John Bradley, for a special interview to kick off this season of Dragons.
This episode launches our new season of Dragons on the Wall, so make sure to tune in every week after the episodes air for our experts' takes on the insanity that's sure to go down in Season 7.
What Does Joker Know About Batman’s True Origin?
DC released Dark Days: The Casting #1 today, the second of two comics designed to build towards next month's epic Batman story Dark Nights: Metal. But even though we haven't gotten to the main event yet, writers Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV have already delivered some pretty huge bombshells about the shared history of the DC Universe. Scroll down to find out what was revealed in this pivotal prologue issue.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Dark Days: The Casting #1!
Nintendo Switch Gets First Video Streaming App in Japan
Nintendo Switch is getting its very first video streaming app in Japan tomorrow, July 13.
According to Nintendo's blog post, the system's first streaming service isn't Netflix or YouTube. Instead it's Niconico, one of the biggest Japanese video platforms.
Niconico lets people livestream and upload videos, similar to YouTube. However, what makes Niconico stand out is that user comments actually appear over livestreams. Uploaded videos also have real-time comment pop-ups, and uploaders can add quizzes and polls to the video as well.
For the time being, the Niconico app can only be downloaded via the Japanese eShop. However, Switch owners outside of Japan can still download and use the streaming service by making a Japanese account.
Mysterious Pokemon Video Teases Reveal for Next Week
The Pokemon Company has released a mysterious new video teasing a reveal for July 19.
Check out the teaser, which includes some of the strangest footage from previous Pokemon titles, below:
As noted by Polygon, the video includes footage from Pokemon Platinum, Pokemon HeartGold and Soul Silver, and Pokemon Sun and Moon. While in Japanese, the video's title can be translated to read: "Pokemon Mystery File: A world of Pokemon you don't know."
Several mysterious questions appear throughout the video, including: "Is this a time slip? Is it manipulating time? It came from the moon? Is it a space virus? Is this an encounter with aliens?" The cryptic messages continue with: "The battle with the alien invader has begun! Is this the underside of this world? Is this a puzzle of ancient relics? Is this an attack from a parallel universe? Is it possessing humans?"
Wrestling Wrap Up: We Don’t Need a Shield Reunion
With Roman Reigns as a perpetually booed attempted-murderer, Seth Rollins as a hard-to-define quasi-over babyface, and Dean Ambrose as the dude who's way to old to still be hanging out in the QT parking lot, is this really a good time to reunite the Hounds of Justice? Even if one of them is still going by a notable canine moniker?
Secondary question: Are we past the point now that a Shield reunion will mean anything at all? Was the iron hot a year ago? Or two years ago? Fresh off the break up?
