Tag: World

In my opinion, video games need to feel completely immersive in order to be effective. Sure, the story and graphics matter too, but a vivid, sweeping open world is the key to my heart. After all, video games serve as a form of escapism. And from my experience, it’s an even better experience when there’s

Hugh Mcdonalid
April 13, 2023

Image: pio3 / Kotaku (Shutterstock) Disturbing accusations of “grooming” and sexual abuse have recently rocked the world of professional chess. Grandmaster Alejandro Ramírez is reportedly currently under investigation by two major chess organizations, as detailed in reports from fellow chess grandmaster and advocate for women’s participation in the game, Jennifer Shahade. Watch CC Off English

Hugh Mcdonalid
February 22, 2023

Image: Yuichiro Chino (Getty Images) The award-winning Clarkesworld Magazine has helped launch the careers of science fiction writers for almost 20 years, regularly featuring work from Hugo Award nominees and winners like Elizabeth Bear, Peter Watts and Catherynne M. Valente. But right now, in quite the ironic situation, it finds itself battling against that most

Hugh Mcdonalid
February 20, 2023

Where’s the cleanup crew when you need them?Screenshot: xQc / Kotaku There are only so many hours in the day and when you’re a capital-S streamer, most of them are dedicated to grinding battle pass levels in whatever new live-service game just dropped or reacting to all the latest internet drama to thousands of chatters.

Hugh Mcdonalid
February 16, 2023

Image: Blizzard A Reddit user recently posted a brief, bombshell documentation of how they accomplished something they claim has never been done before: arrive at World of Warcraft’s newbie starting area, Exile’s Reach, at the highest possible character level 70. Initially noticed by Games Radar, user Cheatcho’s post is happy confirmation that anything is possible,

Hugh Mcdonalid
February 15, 2023

Screenshot: HBO / Kotaku The story of Bill and Frank in The Last of Us (and its remaster and remake) is a tragic one. Naughty Dog’s series is full of tragedy, but because it features a same-sex relationship to portray the danger of forming connection in the post-apocalypse, to some, it felt like another in

Hugh Mcdonalid
January 30, 2023

The next Captain America movie, New World Order, has reportedly added another cast member. According to Deadline, Xosha Roquemore (The Disaster Artist, Space Jam: A New Legacy) will star in the upcoming MCU movie, though Marvel has yet to confirm the casting. Roquemore would join a cast that includes Anthony Mackie in the lead role,

Hugh Mcdonalid
January 24, 2023