Small-scale management sims like Cook, Serve, Delicious or VA-11 HALL-A offer an abstracted interpretation of the experience of working behind a restaurant counter, but Yo, Bartender! from a student design group at Campus Gotland in Uppsala, Sweden, goes one step further: real “bottles” and real “mixing.”Shown off at GDC’s annual exhibition of games with custom controllers and peripherals, alt.ctrl.GDC, Yo, Bartender! centers around a cabinet with a ‘cup’ integrated into a joystick as well as a

Small-scale management sims like Cook, Serve, Delicious or VA-11 HALL-A offer an abstracted interpretation of the experience of working behind a restaurant counter, but Yo, Bartender! from a student design group at Campus Gotland in Uppsala, Sweden, goes one step further: real “bottles” and real “mixing.”Shown off at GDC’s annual exhibition of games with custom controllers and peripherals, alt.ctrl.GDC, Yo, Bartender! centers around a cabinet with a ‘cup’ integrated into a joystick as well as a

Today marks the fifth anniversary of BioShock Infinite’s launch, but rather than revisit the game that was released, I’ve been thinking fondly about the game that never made it to market. In 2010, I had the opportunity to attend the BioShock Infinite reveal in the Plaza Hotel in New York City (better known as the hotel from Home Alone 2). That story goes deeper on the initial reveal. Today, I’m still a little disappointed we’ll never get to play the initial pitch for BioShock Infinite. But if th

Today marks the fifth anniversary of BioShock Infinite’s launch, but rather than revisit the game that was released, I’ve been thinking fondly about the game that never made it to market. In 2010, I had the opportunity to attend the BioShock Infinite reveal in the Plaza Hotel in New York City (better known as the hotel from Home Alone 2). That story goes deeper on the initial reveal. Today, I’m still a little disappointed we’ll never get to play the initial pitch for BioShock Infinite. But if th

The entire world of Far Cry 5 is open to you from the start, allowing you to tackle the game however you see fit. Having played most of the adventure already, I have a piece of advice on the best way to play — a single tip I would have greatly appreciated in hindsight. You’re now ready to play the game in what I call Beast Master Mode. I personally like to keep Peaches the cougar and Boomer the dog with me at all times, but Cheeseburger the bear is a valid choice. And if you’re ever attacked by

Mythical monster Mew arrives in Pokémon Go this week, Niantic announced, coinciding with a feature-heavy update to the mobile game. Guided by the game’s resident scholar Professor Willow, the new Field Research and Special Research quests will give players new incentive to check in daily — as well as a new way to capture Pokémon. Field Research challenges come from swiping at PokéStops, and award players stamps upon completion. At seven stamps, players will have a special “Research Breakthrough”

Tecmo Madison, the de facto world championship for Tecmo Super Bowl, is moving away from its heritage as a getaway weekend in a bar for dad-bod 30-somethings reliving their college or rec-room glory. Tecmo Super Bowl came out in 1991, and most people (in Tecmo Madison) were 10 or 11 when they started playing. Tecmo Madison began in 2005 as a score-settling showdown, largely among friends, in a college-town bar shortly after most of the participants had graduated. Related The Super Bowl of Tecmo

Tecmo Madison, the de facto world championship for Tecmo Super Bowl, is moving away from its heritage as a getaway weekend in a bar for dad-bod 30-somethings reliving their college or rec-room glory. Tecmo Super Bowl came out in 1991, and most people (in Tecmo Madison) were 10 or 11 when they started playing. Tecmo Madison began in 2005 as a score-settling showdown, largely among friends, in a college-town bar shortly after most of the participants had graduated. Related The Super Bowl of Tecmo

Grand Theft Auto Online’s community is reporting a wave of bans, either mistaken or for no good reason, following the game’s latest update. “Rockstar’s anticheat seems to have truly failed, as, according to a post in the GTA online discord, a user using their own anticheat detected everyone else in their session was a modder,” says this post hailing attention to the banwave in the GTA Online subreddit. Naturally, anyone banned always claims they didn’t do anything wrong, but the scope of the ban

Grand Theft Auto Online’s community is reporting a wave of bans, either mistaken or for no good reason, following the game’s latest update. “Rockstar’s anticheat seems to have truly failed, as, according to a post in the GTA online discord, a user using their own anticheat detected everyone else in their session was a modder,” says this post hailing attention to the banwave in the GTA Online subreddit. Naturally, anyone banned always claims they didn’t do anything wrong, but the scope of the ban

The search began when people began posting screenshots of gun videos — content that YouTube recently announced it was placing stricter restrictions on — that ended up in PornHub’s safe-for-work section. Gun videos are now part of a YouTube policy prohibiting certain kinds of content that are strictly prohibited, and will be removed from the website. While YouTube is taking action against firearms content on its platform, PornHub doesn’t have similar rules. For now, however, some people are start

“What No Justice does is it sets us up with a whole new mission for the Justice League group,” Snyder told the WonderCon audience, “A whole new thesis and ideology for what the Justice League should be, called ‘New Justice.’”In Snyder’s Justice League, the League will once again face its rival supervillain organization, the Legion of Doom, and will operate from the Hall of Justice again, rather than the orbiting Watchtower satellite. Justice League Odyssey“This is ‘Justice League Space,’” Snyder

If you have a friends who are PC or Xbox gamers, you’ve probably heard some buzz about Sea of Thieves. If Xbox One isn’t your jam and you’re more of a Nintendo person, you’re in luck. Nintendo Switch consoles really aren’t bundled or discounted very often, but eBay is bringing some heat by packaging a Switch with Neon Blue and Red Joy-Cons with Attack on Titan 2 for $319.99. This usually would run you $359.99, so it’s a pretty great deal for a Switch. It only lasts through today at 1:00PM EST, s

Black Panther this weekend surpassed Marvel Cinematic Universe sibling The Avengers in North American box office earnings, making it the highest-grossing superhero movie of all time there. The total, estimated at more than $624 million, also means Black Panther has motored past Star Wars: The Last Jedi into fifth place all-time on the domestic box office leaderboard. Worldwide, Black Panther has surpassed more than $1.2 billion in ticket sales, good for 14th place. Black Panther cost about $200

The search began when people began posting screenshots of gun videos — content that YouTube recently announced it was placing stricter restrictions on — that ended up in PornHub’s safe-for-work section. Gun videos are now part of a YouTube policy prohibiting certain kinds of content that are strictly prohibited, and will be removed from the website. While YouTube is taking action against firearms content on its platform, PornHub doesn’t have similar rules. For now, however, some people are start

“What No Justice does is it sets us up with a whole new mission for the Justice League group,” Snyder told the WonderCon audience, “A whole new thesis and ideology for what the Justice League should be, called ‘New Justice.’”In Snyder’s Justice League, the League will once again face its rival supervillain organization, the Legion of Doom, and will operate from the Hall of Justice again, rather than the orbiting Watchtower satellite. Justice League Odyssey“This is ‘Justice League Space,’” Snyder

If I’m in a one-on-one shooting encounter with another player, I figure there’s at least a 70 percent chance I’ll be killed. I enjoy stealth games, and I’m patient, so that’s how I play. I’m usually the last off the bus, floating above the world with a couple of AFKers. It’s true that I don’t usually find great weapons, and I am missing out on augmenting my pack with the weapons of defeated enemies. Sometimes, it’ll be a hunter, skilled at taking out stealth players, waiting for us to come in wi

If you have a friends who are PC or Xbox gamers, you’ve probably heard some buzz about Sea of Thieves. If Xbox One isn’t your jam and you’re more of a Nintendo person, you’re in luck. Nintendo Switch consoles really aren’t bundled or discounted very often, but eBay is bringing some heat by packaging a Switch with Neon Blue and Red Joy-Cons with Attack on Titan 2 for $319.99. This usually would run you $359.99, so it’s a pretty great deal for a Switch. It only lasts through today at 1:00PM EST, s

Black Panther this weekend surpassed Marvel Cinematic Universe sibling The Avengers in North American box office earnings, making it the highest-grossing superhero movie of all time there. The total, estimated at more than $624 million, also means Black Panther has motored past Star Wars: The Last Jedi into fifth place all-time on the domestic box office leaderboard. Worldwide, Black Panther has surpassed more than $1.2 billion in ticket sales, good for 14th place. Black Panther cost about $200

If I’m in a one-on-one shooting encounter with another player, I figure there’s at least a 70 percent chance I’ll be killed. I enjoy stealth games, and I’m patient, so that’s how I play. I’m usually the last off the bus, floating above the world with a couple of AFKers. It’s true that I don’t usually find great weapons, and I am missing out on augmenting my pack with the weapons of defeated enemies. Sometimes, it’ll be a hunter, skilled at taking out stealth players, waiting for us to come in wi