Gaming
The Game Awards Are Tonight. Vote Before It’s Too Late.
It’s that time of the year again: The Game Awards are upon us. Developers have given us their all, and we will find who comes out on top in just a few hours. At 8:30 PM EST, the awards ceremony will begin, but you still have time to vote for your favorite games. Yes, you; unlike other award ceremonies, The Game Awards actually cares about your opinion, and you can vote for who you want to win. Just visit the voting page and select your choices, but think long and hard, because this year has plenty of solid contenders. Each category is bursting with nominees that deserve the award for one reason or another, be it Persona 5‘s stylish visuals vs. Cuphead‘s Fleischer-esque aesthetic for the Best Art Direction award or Melina Juergens’ portrayal of Senua against Ashly Burch’s role as Aloy for Best Performance. The Game of the Year category alone has some strong competition as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey, Persona 5, Horizon Zero Dawn, and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds all vie for the coveted award
While the categories includes plenty of games from big name companies, they also includes numerous smaller, independent games that demonstrate raw, unbridled talent. Games such as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Horizon Zero Dawn stand as much a chance of sweeping the awards as Cuphead and Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice. However, some games are going to be left in the dust; games such as Destiny 2 and Call of Duty: World War II have come under fire for poor business choices, which will no doubt negatively color voters’ opinions of these games.
Of course, game awards aren’t the only reason to tune in to The Game Awards; expect plenty of exclusive looks at upcoming games and possibly a few surprises (coughDeathStrandingcough). Grab some popcorn; visit the official Game Awards Livestream, and enjoy the festivities.
High on Life gets its first major paid DLC next week. From October 3, you can experience High on Knife. The offering was announced by a strange claymation trailer, and while you can still expect a silly experience, the developers wanted to make it spooky.
Announcing the DLC, Squanch Games CEO Mike Fridley said: “High On Knife is still hilarious and weird, but we’re getting spooky. Maybe not ‘I may never sleep again’ terror, but ‘my dreams are going to be broken for a while’. Imagine body horror, but your horrible body gets worse. We need your trust for now.”
Consider our curiosity piqued. Would you have bought High on Life for PlayStation or played it before? Any thoughts on High on Knife? Are you considering another serving?
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 appears to be a completionist’s dream, like its predecessors. Famous developer Insomniac Games has revealed a partial list of Trophies for the upcoming release, likely excluding spoilers. The lesson is that you must do almost everything to get Platinum.
Gongs include 100% completing every district in the game, including quests, collectibles, and crimes. You must also buy all gadget upgrades, unlock all suits, and complete combat missions as Peter Parker and Miles Morales. It seems simple, but you must do everything.
Here is a partial list of spoiler-free Trophies. After browsing, let us know if you’ll go Platinum. Doesn’t it look fun to unlock?
After an alleged data breach this week, Google Trends registered a 277% increase in “delete PlayStation account” searches. Ransomware group claimed to have “successfully compromised all of Sony’s systems” and sold stolen data. The Japanese giant says it’s investigating.
Despite no leak confirmation, search data suggests many gamers are eager to close their accounts in the aftermath. A 277% increase in search traffic is alarming, but we don’t know how many queries it represents.
Sony was hit hard over a decade ago when a PSN data breach took down its online network. This led the company to offer free security and several games as compensation. Naturally, it increased behind-the-scenes security.
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