You probably haven’t thought about the phrase “Gamer Girl Bath Water” in years, and maybe you were happy about that. If so, I’m sorry, but there’s been a new development, and we’ve got the details. Also, we’ve got some insight into what it’s like to trade in your Pokémon cards at GameStop, and a story on the ways in which Diablo IV’s hugely popular new season is impacting the game’s economy. All that and more awaits in the pages ahead.
Cosplayer and OnlyFans creator Belle Delphine recently revealed that she earned no money from her 2019 viral “Gamer Girl Bath Water” stunt because PayPal was charging her weird fees and keeping the funds for itself. Almost five years later, Business Insider reports that the internet celebrity’s “biggest L” has finally turned into a “W” as PayPal has decided to refund her the money she’d earned after getting called out online. - Ethan Gach Read More
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger may not look as fancy and realistic as Red Dead Redemption II, but its tight Old West gunplay, creative design, and stylish visuals make it one of the best cowboy games around. And now you can buy it on Steam for under $2. That’s a steal, partner! - Zack Zwiezen Read More
In a surprise twist, GameStop recently announced internally that some of its stores would begin buying and selling graded collectibles like Pokémon cards. There were immediately a bunch of questions like “how?” and “why?” One YouTuber recently tested exactly how the process works. - Ethan Gach Read More
It might be a good idea for Escape From Tarkov developers Battlestate Games to hire a PR person. It’s arguable that the team’s current approach of just making awful decisions as loudly as possible isn’t doing enormous good for its reputation. Last month saw a new PvE mode for the first-person shooter gated behind a $250 paywall—made even worse by having previously sold a $150 Edge of Darkness edition that had promised all future DLC—all then halfway reneged by offering a confusing $50 upgrade for those affected. Except a whole bunch of people had already forked out the full $100. Now, how could this situation be made worse? - John Walker Read More
As the handheld gaming market continues to blow-up, high-end PC gamers aren’t the only ones swimming in options. Retro enthusiasts also have a bigger selection of sleek emulation machines to choose from, including a handful of new devices with impressive specs and beautiful designs. - Ethan Gach Read More
When Diablo IV first came out its economy felt hopelessly broken. Incrementally better but mostly worthless gear was incredibly expensive to buy during the main campaign, while gold was so tangential to the end-game grind that players quickly amassed Scrooge McDuck-like fortunes with nothing really worthwhile to spend it on. No longer. - Ethan Gach Read More
WB Games and Rocksteady’s online supervillain looter-shooter, Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League, received some new skins ahead of the game’s upcoming season 1 episode 2 update. But the new skins haven’t gone over well with the game’s remaining players who aren’t sure how much longer they can keep playing. - Zack Zwiezen Read More
Overwatch 2’s entire concept as a sequel was based on it offering new modes, seasonal cycles, and new monetization plans through battle passes and an overhauled cosmetics shop. Two of those pillars are very much intact, but many of the new game modes have not panned out over the past year and a half. Blizzard’s planned PvE suite was gutted to remove its skill trees and hero missions, and the story mode has reportedly been scrapped after just three missions. Now, there’s been another new mode removed from the game, though it’s probably the least offensive loss thus far: Hero Mastery Gauntlet. - Kenneth Shepard Read More
Valve—the company behind Half-Life and Steam—is working on a new game likely named Deadlock. It’s probably a third-person team-based hero-shooter with MOBA and tower defense elements. And people are playing it right now via a closed and private beta. However, some of those same people have started leaking footage of the yet-unannounced game online and the reaction has been...mixed, to say the least. - Zack Zwiezen Read More
The Switch remake of Nintendo’s classic 2004 role-playing game Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is out this week, and according to the reviews, it’s a banger. But that’s not too surprising, given that the GameCube original was always the best Paper Mario game. What is surprising is finding out the remake undoes one of the noteworthy localization changes from the original that erased a character’s transgender identity. - Kenneth Shepard Read More
