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Happy 20th Birthday Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos

July 7, 2022July 7, 2022 Payton Russell

Happy 20th Birthday, Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos Blizzard Entertainment was primarily known for developing real-time strategy and gaming games before Overwatch and World of Warcraft. They did dabble in other genres during the 90s, creating hits such as Rock n’ Roll Racing and The Lost Vikings, not to mention the genre-defining Diablo. Their meat and potatoes in the late 90s were the twin Starcraft and Warcraft franchises. Warcraft was mostly forgotten by its futuristic sequel, Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, which came out in 1995. RTS fans had largely moved on to the immensely-popular Starcraft. Blizzard then released Warcraft…

FFXIV Maintenance Completed, but Data Center Travel Struggles [UPDATED]

July 7, 2022July 7, 2022 Michael Gibson

FFXIV Maintenance Completed, but Data Center Travel Struggles [UPDATED] Editor’s Note: Final Fantasy XIV Patch 6.18 maintenance is complete, and the game has been restored to its original state. Players had difficulties using the new data center travel system. The FFXIV team stated that they received 15,000 requests for data center travel every minute. They temporarily suspended this feature via a blog post to The Lodestone. Editor’s Note (7/4/2022), FFXIV Patch 6.18 maintenance began July 4 at 3:00 a.m. PT and will end July 5 at 3:00 a.m. PT. FFXIV will be offline…

What has changed in the games media industry over the past 30 years?

July 7, 2022July 7, 2022 Jay Hammond

What has changed in the games media industry over the past 30 years? Giant Bomb’s new Jeff, of the Grubb variety, was my guest on Thanks for the Knowledge last week. I had the pleasure to speak with Jeff Gerstmann this week. He recently quit the outlet he co-founded to start his own business. It was great to talk about 2022’s games through the lens of AEW. But I was also curious about Jeff Gerstmann’s thoughts on becoming an independent wrestler after nearly thirty years of wrestling. Since I began paying more…

EA’s Bad Single Player Games Tweet Depends on an Outdated Narrative

July 7, 2022July 7, 2022 Adrian Shaffer

EA’s Bad Single Player Games Tweet Depends on an Outdated Narrative You may have seen a tone-deaf tweet on Twitter over the past week. It was a joke about single-player gamers and riffed on an old meme. You’re familiar with Mass Effect and Dead Space. As you would expect, the developers on the publisher’s teams were not happy about it. A follow-up tweet was sent that apologized but made clear that the account was retracing its steps. According to USA Today, the tweet received enough backlash from internal and external…

Fortnite: When is the Next Update?

July 6, 2022July 6, 2022 Vanessa Cao

Fortnite: When is the Next Update? Epic has been keeping its fans busy since Fortnite was launched. There have been constant updates that Epic provides, more than any other studio. Fortnite updates are always available, with new items and new skins. Epic attempts to keep Fortnite players happy by providing mini-events throughout the seasons. Fortnite updates are essentially mini-events within each season. It isn’t easy to produce so many items so frequently. Epic releases major updates every two weeks, with a hotfix in between to release items already in the game. You might be…

REVIEW: The Black Phone – Poor Reception

July 6, 2022July 6, 2022 Payton Russell

REVIEW: The Black Phone – Poor Reception Sinister is one of my favorite horror movies. It combines true crime and supernatural genres, uses home videos well, and builds up to a shocking ending. Needless to state, I was thrilled to see The Black Phone. It marks Derrickson’s return to the director’s chair for the first time since 2016’s Doctor Strange. The Black Phone fails to exploit the potential of this film fully and fails to make a film that gets under the skin. It’s 1978. Denver is plagued with a series of child kidnappings…

Modern Brawlers Could Run When Anarchy Ruled

July 6, 2022July 6, 2022 Michael Gibson

Modern Brawlers Could Run When Anarchy Ruled The battle royale genre has reached a point where developers are trying something new or exciting with the formula, instead of throwing a bunch of people with itchy trigger fingers onto an island and watching what happens. I have grown to like the “brawler royalty” genre. It is more melee-focused than getting sniped by a bush camping 12-year-old who has consumed Gfuel and used their parent’s credit card for cosmetics. We have already discussed how the wrestling-inspired brawler royale Rumbleverse may be a new competitor…

Automata coming to the Switch in Nier this Year

July 6, 2022July 6, 2022 Jay Hammond

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Automata is coming to the Switch in Nier this Year Square Enix today announced that Nier Automata, widely considered one of the greatest games ever created, will be portable to the Nintendo Switch. The End of YoRHa Edition will launch this new version on October 6th. You can see the trailer at the top of this page. Nier: Automata is difficult to explain for those not familiar. You play 2B and fight a lot of robots. It is also one of the most emotional and profound stories in gaming. However, it’s also incredibly…

Pokemon GO July 2022 Events – Legendary Raids & Community Day & More

July 6, 2022July 6, 2022 Adrian Shaffer

Pokemon GO July 2022 Events – Legendary Raids & Community Day & More Niantic is very excited about July since it’s the anniversary month of Pokémon GO. The three Kanto birds are back in Legendary Raids, with Dialga appearing at the end. Spotlight Hours feature Pokemon with a chance to be shiny. There are also good rewards. Keep your eyes peeled for more in July. Pokemon GO July 2022 Legendary Raids July will see the return of Articuno and Zapdos as well as Moltres, Moltres, and Dialga for Legendary raids. All of…

Neon Genesis Evangelion Beginner’s Guide: Everything you Need to Know

July 6, 2022July 6, 2022 Vanessa Cao

Neon Genesis Evangelion Beginner’s Guide: Everything you Need to Know Neon Genesis Evangelion is a show that has shown the power of animation and anime in general to tell a story. Evangelion, one of the few anime that inspired a manga adaptation of the manga version of the anime, is a trendsetter in many ways. The series also features a reluctant hero who fails to win every battle rather than succeeding and becoming more assertive. The series explores psychology, philosophy, and sociology. It is also rich in depth. Instead of crazy action sequences…