Asmongold Confirms 14 Day Twitch Ban And Apologizes For Nothing

Zack “Asmongold” Hoyt broke his silence on a recent Twitch suspension in a new video on YouTube in which he confirmed that the temporary ban will last 14 days, and he’s still not sure what caused it. “I’m just guessing it’s probably the thing that everybody was mad about,” he said. One of Hoyt’s Twitch…

Minecraft has been transformed into a full ARPG, with endgame maps and bosses inspired by Path of Exile 2

Minecraft is still one of the best sandbox games around, particularly if you’re the creative sort who envisions all manner of towns and bases to build. It’s always been light on the progression side, however, dodging the depth and complexity of the likes of Terraria. If that’s something you’ve secretly wished for, Minecraft mods offer…

Box Art Brawl: Metroid 40th Anniversary Special

Metroid Image: Nintendo / Launchbox You folks chose this as your winner for Metroid’s Box Art Brawl back in January 2024, and it’s easy to see why. The yellow background is striking, and Samus’ Chozo Suit is just a lot more iconic than its alternatives. We’re not super keen on the red banner at the…

YouTube Mistakes Popular Science Channel For AI Slop

While YouTube often rewards the outrageous and exploitative, Kurzgesagt has maintained a steady following without sensationalizing. German for “in short,” Kurzgesagt aims to explore science in succinct and accessible ways, accomplished through amusing animations. A recent video, concerning microscopic superpredators, was set to private before being removed altogether. As it turns out, the bizarre history…

League of Legends needs “the right amount of frustration” to survive

League of Legends and frustration have gone hand in hand since day one. Such is the way of all multiplayer games, whether it’s at yourself after making mistakes, at your team for not coordinating well, or at the game itself over some perceived imbalance. But should developers work to iron out every agonizing crease? In…

Lae’zel actor Devora Wilde didn’t know she was in Space Marine 2 until players told her

Devora Wilde Revisits Her Greatest Video Game Performances – YouTube Watch On Devora Wilde has been in loads of videogames. While she’s most famous for playing Lae’zel, everyone’s hot gith girlfriend in Baldur’s Gate 3, she’s also been in games like Solasta 2, Clair Obscur, Crimson Desert, Split Fiction, and Red Solstice 2. She’s in…

5 Anime Endings That Fans Still Argue About (I’m Still Mad About #3)

Endings can be hard to pull off. A perfectly serviceable anime might ruin its well-earned goodwill with a particularly disappointing or shocking ending. Death Note suffers from this problem, as its brilliant cat-and-mouse build-up feels upended by a rushed resolution that is significantly different from the manga. At other times, abstract or confusing endings can…

Trump’s New E-Waste Policy Puts Vintage Tech In The Crossfire

It’s the deepest nightmare of many distinguished dorks. They’ve finally sourced that rare, elusive vintage dream item. They’ve secured the order. It flies halfway around the globe. Only to be intercepted, even annihilated, by someone at the border. It’s a terror made real a few times in the past, but now collectors are concerned the…

Company of Heroes Definitive Edition is a serious upgrade on an RTS classic

I think it’s fairly easy to say that Company of Heroes is one of the best RTS games of all time. Anyone disagree? You, there, in the back? No? Okay, good. Now that’s settled, let’s talk about its lovely-looking Definitive Edition, what that actually means, and just how old I felt when I found out…

Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Will Allow You To Strategise With Mouse Controls

I was already skipping this when I didn’t see mention of mouse mode in the direct, but now it’s day 1. I can’t live without the mouse mode. The Joy-con mouse works so beautifully in sofa, and its rumble features and gaming buttons and analog stick working as 2-axis mouse wheel combined with it’s second…