Month: May 2020

Sometimes playing a video game is more than just our experiences following their stories and completing everything we’re tasked to do. Whether the game wants us to or not, we always find opportunities to go off the rails and spend countless hours engaging in all manner of ridiculous behavior just for the fun of it. The GameSpot staff has done some pretty dumb stuff in games in our time, and we’re willing to bet you have too.

In the video above, we recount some of our fondest memories, both old and new, spent either trying to break a game’s rules or just engaging in a funny activity we made up when we were bored. Our experiences run the spectrum of games, which includesThe Sims, GTA: Vice City, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and Street Fighter II.

What dumb things do you do in games? Share with us in the comments below! And if you’re a fan of hearing our experiences, be sure to let us know that too, as we’d love to make more videos around this subject. After all, the four stories above are only a handful of the many the folks at GameSpot still have to tell!

Whether it’s the history of Jason Voorhees, the introduction of fan favourite character, Tommy Jarvis, or the sci-fi mayhem of Jason X, A LOT happens in the Friday the 13th timeline. So join us as we break down and explain the entire Friday the 13th timeline.

Friday the 13th is one of the most enduring horror franchise of all time. For better or for worse, the slasher flick series has moved with the times and, movie after movie, teens in peril have met their end at the hands of Jason–with some help from other pretenders along the way.

Of course, the kills haven’t come easy for everyone’s favourite hockey mask-adorned murderer. He’s had to die and come back over and over, and each time the circumstances change and become a bit less comprehensible, though still enjoyable for the most part. Needless to say, the Friday the 13th timeline is messy.

Even if you’ve been following it from the very start, it can be difficult to keep track of who is doing what, why, when, and, of course, how they meet their gruesome and untimely end. Thankfully, we’ve put together a comprehensive explanation of how it all shakes out, from the very beginning of the story where a bunch of teens are hunted in camp, to the modern day, by which point the action has travelled to space and back. Join us, as we go through the complete Friday the 13th timeline.

If you enjoy this video, make sure to check out the previous episode of Timeline, which also deals with another horror classic: Resident Evil. Just like Friday the 13th, Capcom’s beloved survival horror franchise has a story full of twists and turns, but we’ve got it all down in easy to digest form.

We’ll have more episodes of Timeline soon, so make sure you’re subscribed to GameSpot on YouTube to see them. If you have suggestions for what video game franchises, or even TV shows, movies, and anime, we should make story explains on, let us know in the comments.

When I was growing up–maybe eight or nine years old–there was a family next door to us that had kids roughly the same age as my brother, sister, and me. We took part in the usual gamut of things you do when you’re a kid: we ran around outside, we had sleepovers, we played Tony Hawk (well, I didn’t, because of the “wait-your-turn-but-you’re-not-actually-going-to-get-a-turn” older brother hierarchy). But there was one thing that catapulted us into the complications of adulthood much earlier than anyone our age should’ve been subjected to, and that was The Sims.

Back then, I had a pretty big crush on one of my neighbors. Let’s call her–I know; I’ll spell her name backwards–Hannah! (…wait.) Unfortunately for me, my older brother did too. Instead of talking to her about our feelings, or giving her Skittles, we figured the best way to form a union in the real world was to do so in The Sims.

We all modeled our Sims after ourselves to the best of our understanding at the time. I, of course, was fast-tracking my way into becoming a professional athlete by swimming in the pool I had bought with my “rosebud”-generated funds. At the same time, my brother went the route of a professional musician. He played guitar at the time, and I’m pretty sure I owned a soccer ball at some point, so it all checks out. While that a**hole was out at guitar lessons or learning how to skateboard, my Sim was laying down a strong game on Hannah’s Sim. I’d call her over to visit, and I’d make her dinner. She’d leave her plate half-finished on the table and walk out without saying goodbye sometimes, but whatever, we were basically engaged, right?

When it came down to sealing the deal, though, my Sim couldn’t seem to make the first move. He loved to talk and gave some Mr. Rogers-level hugs, but for some reason, he never developed the option to kiss her. I asked my sister what the problem was, and she told me to bring up how I had allocated my personality points. “Nick, you didn’t put any points in ‘Outgoing.’ If your character isn’t outgoing, they’re not going to be brave enough to ask people to kiss or marry them.” “So, how do I fix it?” “You can’t. You’ll have to get her to propose to you.”

I know somewhere my old computer hard drive is rotting and rusting in a landfill. There, my Sim is still calling over Hannah, watching patiently as she eats her meal, waiting for the day she realizes her true love has been there all along, talking her ear off about sunglasses and pizza. Ah, to be young again and know love, but not yet know what outgoing means. What a feeling it all is.

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With sports around the world put on hold as we continue to fight the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, competitors are getting creative in order to still enjoy their favorite events. The esport event ACC SRO Championship 2020–part of the E-Sport GT Pro Series–takes place in the game Assetto Corsa Competizone, and Round 2 will be available to watch for free across CBS services.

Streaming on CBSSports.com, the CBS Sports app, and other CBS platforms, Round 2 will run on May 10 at 4:45 AM PT / 7:45 AM ET, and features three different categories: Pro, Silver and AM. The Silver is made up of professional simulation drivers while the AM is available to the public. For the Pro category, there are 50 real professional drivers competing. The races take approximately one hour each, so sit back with a snack and a drink and enjoy the virtual action. Check out Round 1 below.

Thirty drivers in total will move on from the three categories for the final event, and the races run every two weeks. For the finale, all racers will be grouped together into a single race to determine the ultimate Assetto Corsa Compeitzone player.

The ACC SRO Championship 2020 includes vehicles from manufacturers like Bentley, McLaren, Lamborghini, and Ferrari, so you won’t want to miss the chance to see them (virtually) speeding down the track.

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On this episode of Good News Gaming, we take a look at the footage of a canceled Prince of Persia game that’s been making the rounds online this week, even though it was uploaded… eight years ago. We also cover an incredible gesture from the Fallout 76 community, which has rallied to help out one of its most famous role-players in their time of need.

We also delve into that fake Animal Crossing Direct (and hope that Nintendo is taking notes), as well as watch a very good video essay about horror game soundtracks. There’s a couple of excellent memes and funny gaming moments thrown in for good measure.

As always, if you have any uplifting news stories you’d like to see mentioned next week, leave them in the comments!

It’s been a long week but let’s end on a high note with some more fun, cool, and quirky things from around the video game world. If you’re new to this, Good News Gaming is a show that brings you positive and uplifting stories from gaming, so you can start the weekend with a spring in your step.

This week we’ve got a sweet story about the Fallout 76 community coming together to help one of their own. In the land of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, one fan has put together a fake Nintendo Direct that we really wish was real. It’s full of amazing quality of life improvements that the game really needs, so we hope Nintendo is paying attention.

As a fun aside, Facebook has been cracking down on one group that it has identified is talking about “weed.” More specifically, weeds from Animal Crossing, but we all know that Facebook isn’t smart enough to make that distinction. Still, a weird little moment for a bunch of New Horizons fans nevertheless.

We’ve also got a fantastic photography series from Richard Parry, who tears apart video game controllers to give us an up-close look at the innards–it’s really cool. There’s also a video essay about soundtracks in horror games and a canceled Prince of Persia game that has been sitting out in the open for years, going unnoticed–wild.

We hope you enjoy watching this week’s Good News Gaming and if you have any positive news from the world of video games that you’d like to share, let us know in the comments. We’ll be keeping an eye on what you’re saying, and it may show up in a future video.