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PlayStation Is Getting Some Red Dead Redemption 2 Online Content First

PlayStation and Rockstar Games announced a partnership today that will give Ps4 players first dibs on “select online content” in Red Dead Redemption 2 The Fall 2017 game is, in PlayStation’s words, “hand crafted to take full advantage of PS4.” More details on PlayStation’s partnership with Rockstar Games are on their way. Sony and rival Microsoft…

A Breakdown Of The Nintendo Switch’s New Controllers

Nintendo’s 2017-slated Switch console will offer a competitive controller that seems to draw from Nintendo’s old GameCube controller as well as the Xbox’s. This is exciting for Wii U players who have long complained about the Wii U Pro controller’s layout. Here’s a breakdown of what’s interesting about the coming Switch pro controller: Like an…

New 3D Mario Game Coming To Nintendo Switch

A new 3D Mario game is coming to the Nintendo Switch, announced today. The Switch will be released in early 2017. It’s not a side-scroller, but a 3D game along the lines of Super Mario Galaxy. The graphics look great:

A Weed App Company Wants To Get Esports Lit

Esports tournament Smash Summit 3 is going to be lit. Now, with medical marijuana app Weedmaps as a primary sponsor, this year’s Summit might be lit up. Weedmaps has been called “Yelp for pot.” It’s a hugely successful weed hook-up app that matches medical marijuana license-holders with dispensaries in weed-legal states. Medical marijuana is legal…

Drama Over Music Video Inflames Argument About What Anime Is

Yesterday, acclaimed American electronic musician Porter Robinson released an anime. Shelter is the short and tender story of a girl living alone in virtual reality, rendered by Japanese animation studio A-1 Pictures. Over the last 24 hours, it has received overwhelming praise. And, after its swift removal from Reddit’s 420,000-strong anime subreddit, Shelter has also…

American EDM producer and noted Japanophile Porter Robinson just released a short anime film called Shelter, which he made along with A-1 Pictures. It’s about a girl living alone in a simulation that her father created for her. Shelter’s music is a light, synthy pop and the animation is pure delight.

One-Punch Man Sex Game Gets Discounts Right

I always felt that One-Punch Man’s Saitama and his cyborg student Genos were bound by something stronger than fighting together. What I didn’t consider is that it’s a threesome with one of One-Punch Man’s goofiest villains. New Itch.io PC title Deep Discount: Coupon Crisis! is a very NSFW sex game about Saitama’s love affair with…

Watch Dogs 2‘s PC launch will be delayed from November 15th to the 29th, Ubisoft announced today, citing the need for “extra polish.” “Watch Dogs 2 features a multitude of PC-specific improvements,” Ubisoft said, “including full 4K support with Ultra Textures and Extra Details options, and uncapped FPS, along with a host of other features…

Hello Neighbor is an upcoming horror game in which the AI learns from your every move. A teaser trailer is now live and you can sign up for the alpha here

Flip Flappers Is A Tender Spin On Magical Girl Anime

Flip Flappers is a new magical girl anime bursting with charisma. It’s an ebullient story of female companionship and vulnerability that, after two episodes, has me hooked on its delights. -Spoilers Ahead- Cocona is a diligent student who keeps her problems to herself. She lives with her aged grandmother in a typical Japanese town. On…

Nostalgia sells, and Emily Is Away Too is selling it, again. The bing of AOL Instant Messenger loading up, the door-opening creak of a friend logging on (or a special sound for your crush)—the facets of our youth that live on in outdated software are re-livable in the upcoming 2017 sequel to interactive fiction title Emily…

The world of Dungeons & Dragons character generators and vast and full of delights. WhoTheFuckIsMyDnDCharacter.com takes the cake: “SASSY DRAGONBORN ROGUE FROM A THRIVING SEAPORT TOWN WHO SUFFERS FROM CRIPPLING STAGE-FRIGHT.”

Gonner Is A Punishing Platformer That’s Hard To Put Down

Gonner is a roguelike-inspired platformer that does not care if you think it’s too hard. When you’re playing, you tend not to care, either. It’s so damn cute and smart that every punishment, even the ones you might not deserve, is easily forgiven. The goal of Gonner (on Steam) is cheer up your floating whale…

FFXIV Announces Stormblood Expansion: New Jobs, Zones And Battle System [UPDATE]

Final Fantasy XIV is releasing its second major expansion, Stormblood, early Summer 2017. At today’s FFXIV fan fest, Game Director Naoki Yoshida announced Version 4.0 and a variety of coming changes. Development has already begun on Stormblood, which will primarily take place in the new Ala Mhigo zone. “The main concept is getting Ala Mhigo…

Dark Souls III’s player-versus-player trailer dropped yesterday. It features an epic 3v3 multiplayer battle.

World of Warcraft‘s Game Director Is Leaving The MMO

World of Warcraft’s Game Director announced in a Battle.net post yesterday that he’s leaving the 12-year-old MMORPG’s team. Tom Chilton brought the blockbuster game from alpha to its latest expansion, Legion In his post, he says that “It’s with a mix of excitement, sadness, and gratitude that I’m saying farewell to the WoW team.” Chilton will be…

Check Out These Weird Virtual Dogs

Wobbledogs will eventually be a game about raising wonky physics puppies, but right now it is the best developer log, ever. On a TIGForums page, creator Tom Astle catalogues little ideas like “dogs on treadmills” and “dogs poop eggs.” You’ll be able to raise these pups and put them through you own weird, personal hell…

Anime Feminist Wants To Get Real About Fan Service

So-called nerd culture has, over the last few years, been forced to take a moral inventory. Women and minorities have always consumed this media; lately, and loudly, some of us have been asking to see ourselves better-reflected, at least in comics and video games. In anime, that conversation is just starting. Anime fan Amelia Cook…

An Adventure Game That Lets You Explore Ruins As A Wolf

Lost Ember is an upcoming indie game from a wolf’s perspective. Marvelously, that wolf can possess other animals as a way of exploring the ruins of the imaginary Machu Kila. It looks to be a gorgeous adventure title that, as of yesterday, is raising funds on Kickstarter In Lost Ember, currently in development, players will…

Britney Spears’ son is Lord Frieza, the pop star bragged in a Halloween tweet today. What’s better—the image of Spears watching Dragon Ball Z or…. no, nothing is better.