Opening Overwatch loot boxes or Halo 5 REQ packs adds a special drama to a gaming session. The crate shakes. A jingle chimes. Lights peek out from the cracks. It swells with potential. Game developers make subtle design decisions that stoke the hope that keeps players opening mystery boxes, crates and packs. And not…
Why Opening Loot Boxes Feels Like Christmas, According To Game Devs
Opening Overwatch loot boxes or Halo 5 REQ packs adds a special drama to a gaming session. The crate shakes. A jingle chimes. Lights peek out from the cracks. It swells with potential. Game developers make subtle design decisions that stoke the hope that keeps players opening mystery boxes, crates and packs. And not…
Here Is A Good Video Game Kid
Here is a note Allie’s daughter brought home from her after school care, after she used the gravest insult of all: calling another kid a “Hanzo Main”.
For Honor Viking Gets Whupped By The Invisible Man
Today on Highlight Reel we have Viking mimes, close shaves, gods worth dying for, and much more!Read more…
For Honor Viking Gets Whupped By The Invisible Man
Today on Highlight Reel we have Viking mimes, close shaves, gods worth dying for, and much more!Read more…
Blizzard Cracks Down On Overwatch Players Who Farm XP
Jeff Kaplan sees you, Overwatch XP farmers. He sees you, and he’s pissed. Well, maybe not pissed, but unusually angry by “glittering ray of sunlight transformed into an eternally patient man” standards.
Overwatch Players Are Abusing Custom Games To Farm XP
Overwatch’s new custom game browser has given rise to everything from tense “predator” games of cat and mouse to sex role-play rooms. Good times all around, in other words. Other players, however, have taken to abusing the feature.
Overwatch Players Are Abusing Custom Games To Farm XP
Overwatch’s new custom game browser has given rise to everything from tense “predator” games of cat and mouse to sex role-play rooms. Good times all around, in other words. Other players, however, have taken to abusing the feature.
Frustration Can Improve Video Games, Designer Found
In video games, frustration is often viewed as a dirty word. If you’re feeling frustrated—like you’ve hit a wall and can’t find a way over, under, or around—the designers must have made a mistake. That’s not always the case, though. Sometimes, game makers try to make you feel irritated, or even livid.
Overwatch Players Are Making Custom Sex Role-Play Rooms Now
Predictably, several 18+ sex role-play rooms have made their way into Overwatch’s new “custom games” lobby.