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It can be frustrating when the law seems to get in the way of videogames, and doubly so when lawsuits seem ridiculous. Regardless of how you feel about gaming lawsuits, there are times when the lawshouldstep in to protect developers. This is a story about the line between a lack of creativity and copyright infringement. It’s about how Attack Touch, the less-than-reputable creator ofUltimate iZelda Climb, is repeatedly using the copyrighted works of other game companies to make money on the iTunes App Store....

Welp, there’s my new go-to Zarya skin To go along with its upcomingBlizzard World mapforOverwatch, Blizzard is also preparing a line of character skins that pay tribute to its legacy. I thought the map was a clever-enough idea, and I think it looks fine, but this… it’s hard not to get over-excited about this. I need those Nova and Sonya skins! The outfits and other new cosmetic items will be available in normal (non-event) loot boxes and are scheduled to join the game early next year....

It hasn’t wowed me yet, but I’m open to seeing more I’m in “cautiously keeping tabs” territory withThymesia, an action-RPG from OverBorder Studio and publisher Team17 that lets you “seize the disease from gruesome bosses and wield them as weapons.” The combat is speedier and more offense-oriented than the averageSouls-like, which I appreciate, and the plague doctor protagonist can bust out a scythe. That’s rad. But based on the gameplay’s frankly lower-budget vibe and thesparse Steam summary, I’m far from convinced this can capture the magic of its inspiration, especially withBloodbornefresh on my mindthis week thanks to its sixth birthday....

Somebodystop him, please. I don’t want to kill him, just take out a part of the brain that makes directing movies impossible or something. IfBloodrayne 3: Warhammer, a movie based on a videogame that wasn’t ever made, gets made as Uwe Boll wants to I will hold each and every person who reads this post responsible because you didn’t stop him. What is wrong with the world that this man keeps on being allowed to make movies?...

Ian Stevens, head of Vin Diesel’s Tigon Studio,has saidthat Hollywood only takes videogames seriously when there’s money to be made, with most of them viewing games as pointless toys until they start to realize that such a pointless industry is kicking their arses. “There’s certainly no shortage of guys that look at games and see them as toys, and meaningless bullsh*t, and now look at revenue — and for their own survival’s sake have to care, and have to get involved,” reveals Stevens....

WithBlack Ops 6firmly on the horizon, fans ofCall of Duty‘s battle royaleWarzoneare already thinking about what it means for the mode. Many want to see the number of guns slashed, begging Treyarch and Raven to removeMW2andMW3guns permanently. WhenModern Warfare 3was released, many thought that the guns from the previous year’s game would be removed. This wasn’t the case, however, with guns carrying through from the old gun, and all the guns from the new one added in too....

World of Warcraft Season of Discovery Phase 3 is here, and with it a slew of new activities to complete and items to collect. With so many new items, quests, and factions there will always be a few oddities to find, and this phase is no different. Recently players have been struggling to understand the Emerald Chip. Players are receiving Emerald Chips with no obvious use, leading to some confusion. Still, there are answers out there, and this guide will walk people through the Emerald Chip, what they do, and where to collect them....

Artificial intelligence is the new buzzword in gaming, and people’s reaction to it is mixed. At the Wells Fargo TMT summit, Xbox chief financial officer and corporate vice president of finance and operations Tim Stuart spoke a bit aboutthe role of AI in Microsoft’s vision for its gaming sector. Stuart is optimistic about what AI can do and sees it as a tool that can simplify developers’ lives. Several aspects of game development can be automated with AI, such as localization and game testing....

Bummer In case you haven’t heard,Pandora’s Toweris coming to North America and we’re excited around these parts. The fact that the long-awaited role-playing game is getting localized is cause enough for celebration, but wouldn’t it be killer if the game received a special edition similar to the one XSEED put out forThe Last Story? The correct answer is yes. Yes, it would. Sadly, though, that just isn’t in the cards. The publisherannounced via Twitterthat this will be a more “streamlined” release, but reversible cover and manual art might happen....

Chest punching After all my time withZelda: Breath of the Wild, this is something I haven’t done. Apparently if you duck down and open a chest Link will throw out a punching animation, messing up his hand akin to the “foot meet chest” bit most people have seen before. This is all detailed in the newest “Tips from the Wild” news channel update, by way of the Nintendo Switch’s main menu....

Something doesn’t fit, and it’s not my hands [For impressions from Japan, check outCory’s hands-onwith the Switch.] I first playedThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildback at E3 2016. You don’t need me (the “there are only five goodZeldagames” guy) to tell you thatBreath of the Wildlooks fantastic. I was sold from the moment the world opened up, so it was only a matter of choosing which version to purchase....

Bad Santaactor and one-time pretend rock star Billy Bob Thornton has recently attacked Hollywood over what he believes is a significant downturn in quality. Claiming that recent years have seen the “worst movies in history”, Thornton would almost have a point … except for the bit where he blamed videogames. “In our current state of affairs, especially in the entertainment business, we’re living in a time when we’re making — in my humble opinion — the worst movies in history....

Developers CD Projekt RED have announced their new title at their Summer conference, based on the classic pen and paperCyberpunk 2020. The original game was developed back in 1988 and the creator, Mike Pondsmith is working with a second CD Projekt RED team on the title. Considering I’m almost always re-reading my favourite William Gibson books, I couldn’t be more excited for this. I’ll be interested to see how the developers switch from fantasy to hard sci-fi....