The second season isn’t as reliant on a riddle’s intrigue to keep viewers enticed as the plot progresses. Right and wrong still exist in the second season, but almost everyone’s reasons for their actions are defendable. All of these elements combine for a richer story that makes the second season light-years better than its predecessor. At the same time, it’s easy to take a step back and forgive the chronology issue when recognizing what Westworld’s second season also is: an ode to badass women.

Drew Scanlon’s face is synonymous with the never ending sense of bewildering disbelief that rules the internet, and now it’s award winning. The Shorty Awards named Scanlon’s face as the Best GIF of 2017 as “Blinking White Man” last night during the annual award ceremony that celebrates internet and influencer culture. Even if you don’t know Scanlon’s GIF by name, you’ve absolutely seen it. The first time that Scanlon’s face really became a global sensation was in February 2017, after a student t

The second season isn’t as reliant on a riddle’s intrigue to keep viewers enticed as the plot progresses. Right and wrong still exist in the second season, but almost everyone’s reasons for their actions are defendable. All of these elements combine for a richer story that makes the second season light-years better than its predecessor. At the same time, it’s easy to take a step back and forgive the chronology issue when recognizing what Westworld’s second season also is: an ode to badass women.

One of the reasons I’m looking forward to Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia is how closely it simulates the scale of battles fought in the time of the Vikings. Battles in Thrones of Britannia are based on the ninth-century wars in Britain and Ireland, where “armies” might refer to relatively small numbers of warriors. Another reason to be optimistic about this game is the pedigree of the Total War franchise. You can get a sense of some of the improvements being brought to Thrones of Britannia

Square Enix is giving Kingdom Hearts 3 players a double dose of nostalgia inspired by classic Disney animated shorts and 1980s-era LCD games with the role-playing game’s Classic Kingdom. Kingdom Hearts 3’s Classic Kingdom minigames are inspired by classic Mickey Mouse cartoons, including“Giantland,” “The Karnival Kid,” “Musical Farmer” and “The Barnyard Battle,” and look like Game & Watch-style games. Those same minigames will also be playable in Kingdom Hearts Union χ Cross, Square Enix’s mobil

Square Enix is giving Kingdom Hearts 3 players a double dose of nostalgia inspired by classic Disney animated shorts and 1980s-era LCD games with the role-playing game’s Classic Kingdom. Kingdom Hearts 3’s Classic Kingdom minigames are inspired by classic Mickey Mouse cartoons, including“Giantland,” “The Karnival Kid,” “Musical Farmer” and “The Barnyard Battle,” and look like Game & Watch-style games. Those same minigames will also be playable in Kingdom Hearts Union χ Cross, Square Enix’s mobil

This weekend, Sega announced that it would bring its Sega Ages line of classic games to Nintendo Switch this summer, starting with Sonic the Hedgehog, Phantasy Star and Thunder Force 4. Today, Sega confirmed that the Sega Ages games are bound for North America and Europe in addition to Japan, and revealed two more classic games: Alex Kidd in Miracle World for Sega Master System and the original arcade version of Gain Ground. Alex Kidd in Miracle World was originally released for the Master Syste

This weekend, Sega announced that it would bring its Sega Ages line of classic games to Nintendo Switch this summer, starting with Sonic the Hedgehog, Phantasy Star and Thunder Force 4. Today, Sega confirmed that the Sega Ages games are bound for North America and Europe in addition to Japan, and revealed two more classic games: Alex Kidd in Miracle World for Sega Master System and the original arcade version of Gain Ground. Alex Kidd in Miracle World was originally released for the Master Syste

Xbox Live debuted in November 2002, back when the idea of a first-party online system for consoles seemed ambitious and futuristic. Communicating all the advantages of Xbox Live to players was a big challenge, especially since console gamers were much less savvy about the world of online gaming in 2002. It was something the Xbox could offer that its competition couldn’t matchIt’s hard to believe now, but when Xbox Live launched, you had to buy a physical “starter kit” to get online. The $49.99 b

Xbox Live debuted in November 2002, back when the idea of a first-party online system for consoles seemed ambitious and futuristic. Communicating all the advantages of Xbox Live to players was a big challenge, especially since console gamers were much less savvy about the world of online gaming in 2002. It was something the Xbox could offer that its competition couldn’t matchIt’s hard to believe now, but when Xbox Live launched, you had to buy a physical “starter kit” to get online. The $49.99 b

Falke, the next downloadable character for Street Fighter 5: Arcade Edition, is coming to the game April 24, Capcom announced today. Street Fighter 5’s newest character fights with a staff imbued with Psycho Power, the same spiritual energy used by characters like M. Bison, Decapre and Ed. Falke will fight in a fashion similar to Street Fighter 5’s Ed, in that her specials require dual button presses only. Pressing down and HP+HK will see Falke using Psycho Panzer, a powered up version of Psycho

Falke, the next downloadable character for Street Fighter 5: Arcade Edition, is coming to the game April 24, Capcom announced today. Street Fighter 5’s newest character fights with a staff imbued with Psycho Power, the same spiritual energy used by characters like M. Bison, Decapre and Ed. Falke will fight in a fashion similar to Street Fighter 5’s Ed, in that her specials require dual button presses only. Pressing down and HP+HK will see Falke using Psycho Panzer, a powered up version of Psycho

Dwarf Fortress, the famously complex and at times inscrutable colony simulation, is getting a bizarre new update. In Dwarf Fortress, players arrive in a massive game world with a small team of dwarves and a rudimentary set of tools and supplies. That’s why many players use add-ons such as Dwarf Therapist to get inside the dwarves’ heads and noodle around. Then, once an in-game year passes, a short-term memory can graduate to become one of eight long-term memories. “Long-term memories periodicall

Dwarf Fortress, the famously complex and at times inscrutable colony simulation, is getting a bizarre new update. In Dwarf Fortress, players arrive in a massive game world with a small team of dwarves and a rudimentary set of tools and supplies. That’s why many players use add-ons such as Dwarf Therapist to get inside the dwarves’ heads and noodle around. Then, once an in-game year passes, a short-term memory can graduate to become one of eight long-term memories. “Long-term memories periodicall

Fortnite promposals, a quaint term that refers to high schoolers asking someone to prom using an extravagant setup, aren’t exactly new. One of the best-executed in-game Fortnite promposals made its way to the top of the Fortnite subreddit. Navypython isn’t the only person using Fortnite as a way to ask out a potential prom date in the game. Fortnite is even being used as a way to sell high-schoolers on attending prom in the first place. THEY HAD FORTNITE AT PROM AND MY BOY WON LMAOOO pic.twitter

Tropico 6, said Pfeifer, will take into account the time employees are not at work, and productivity will reflect that. In past Tropicos, such activities would usually manifest as the hostility of a political faction that El Presidente didn’t care for in the first place. In Tropico 5, quashing rebellions, even with an armed and deadly intervention, were less of a problem to El Presidente than a superpower invasion or an unhappy military tossing him out. “The overall idea is we want t provide dif

Solo: A Star Wars Story is going to give us a view of Han Solo’s early days, presumably before his weatherbeaten, mistrustful pirate persona took root. That, of course, means someone has to do him dirt, which is probably gonna be the major conflict of Solo: A Star Wars Story when that launches on May 25. Billed as a “space western” it’s probably a good bet that Solo: A Star Wars Story is gonna disabuse both Han (Alden Ehrenreich), Lando (Donald Glover) and Chewie (Joonas Suotamo) of a lot of the

The Good Life, the next project by Hidetaka “Swery” Suehiro, is back on and currenty in the middle of a second crowdfunding drive on Kickstarter. Swery demoed the game at PAX East last week, and here is a 25-minute let’s play video that showcases the game’s unusual concept. In The Good Life, players will taken on the role of a young photographer, Naomi, who discovers that the townsfolk turn into cats and dogs at night. The Good Life was first pitched on Fig, the equity crowdfunding platform, but

Here’s a look back at some weird Nintendo hardware as we get ready to welcome Labo. to ease retailers’ minds about the viability of a video games console following the Great Crash of the mid-1980s. Power GloveNo list of weird Nintendo accessories is complete without the Power Glove. To check an opponent, you had to brace the Wii hockey stick with both hands across your body and push out. I played a 3-on-3 pond hockey game against a friend visiting from Oakland and just destroyed him with those c

Tropico 6, said Pfeifer, will take into account the time employees are not at work, and productivity will reflect that. In past Tropicos, such activities would usually manifest as the hostility of a political faction that El Presidente didn’t care for in the first place. In Tropico 5, quashing rebellions, even with an armed and deadly intervention, were less of a problem to El Presidente than a superpower invasion or an unhappy military tossing him out. “The overall idea is we want t provide dif