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A Punch-Out Successor Starring A Boxing Duck
There are a lot of ways to create a spiritual successor to Nintendo’s classic boxing game Punch-Out!! But Pato Box, with its black-and-white noir look, mechanic-laden bosses, and half-mallard protagonist might be one of the more unique ones out there. I’ve been really enjoying my time with Pato Box, gradually chipping away at its roster…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 14, 2018 -
Esports
The Weekend In Esports: Halo, Is It Me You’re Looking For?
Grab your Rocket Launchers and overshields, the 2018 Halo World Championships are this weekend. The action’s already underway, and thankfully, it seems the venue this year matches the hype. The games are going down in Seattle at the CenturyLink Field, an upgrade from the balloons and risers of last year For those who aren’t looking…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 14, 2018 -
Sega Announces A Mega Drive Mini
During last night’s Sega FES 2018 stream, the company announced a mini version of the Mega Drive will be released in Japan later this year. Sega didn’t show much more than the actual model, so details are scarce as to what kind of hardware or software is packed in the lil’ machine. We do have…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 14, 2018 -
Shenmue I And II Are Coming To Consoles And PC This Year
Shenmue I and II are coming to the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC later this year, Sega announced at tonight’s FES 2018 press conference. Sega has confirmed it will have higher resolutions and improved textures, as well as graphics options for PC players. You will also be able to choose between modern or classic…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 13, 2018 -
EsportsDota Pro Has A Very Racist Reason For Hating His Own Name [UPDATE]
Professional Dota player Daryl Koh “iceiceice” Pei Xiang was streaming today when he felt compelled to explain why he doesn’t like his own first name. “I don’t even like the name Daryl,” said iceiceice. “Daryl is like a nigger’s name. It’s not an… okay, it’s a black person’s name. I’m not a big fan of…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 11, 2018 -
Esports
Doublelift’s Team Liquid Wins Major League Of Legends Title Just A Week After His Brother Was Arrested For Murdering Their Mother
Three different teams with Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng on them have now won major North American League of Legends titles. The third, Team Liquid, instantly became the most memorable last night with a 3-0 sweep over 100 Thieves. Just a week after his brother was arrested and charged with murdering their mother, Doublelift opted to travel…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 9, 2018 -
Esports
Go1 Lands A Punishing Reflect In Dragon Ball FighterZ Match
Goichi “Go1″ Kishida and William Peter “Leffen” Hjelte matched up today in Dragon Ball FighterZ at the Brussels Challenge in Belgium. During the match, a quick exchange of blows reminded everyone just how good Go1 is at this game, especially on defense In a winner’s side match, Leffen was down his Android 21 and fishing…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 8, 2018 -
Esports
Fnatic Sweeps European League Of Legends Spring Finals
The 2018 League Championship series spring split comes to a close today. In Europe, the grand finals hosted Fnatic and G2. It was the former who put on a convincing display, cruising to a 3-0 win and putting on one of the better showings of any League of Legends finals in recent memory. G2’s young-gun…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 8, 2018 -
Esports
Tekken Player Jumps For Joy After Closing Out The Upset
Tekken 7 pro Choi “Saint” Jin Woo is one of the top players in the game. He took second at both Evo 2017 and last year’s Tekken World Tour finals. So when fellow pro Tanukana eliminated him from Beast Arena in Hong Kong this morning, you can imagine how exciting that must have felt. In…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 8, 2018 -
Esports
Richard Lewis Leaves Full-Time Hosting Job At Eleague
Esports journalist and commentator Richard Lewis announced today that he would no longer be the full-time host for Turner and IMG’s esports tournament series Eleague. His statement, via TwitLonger, says he hopes he can come back in the future but “for now though, it’s time for a change.” Well, here it is. After more than…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 7, 2018 -
Esports
One Overwatch Fan Is Tracking The Best Widowmaker Duelists In The League
Widowmaker is Overwatch’s femme fatale sniper, and many pros in the Overwatch League wield her rifle with deft precision. With her prevalence in the league on both offense and defense, one Reddit user is working to find out which Widowmaker trumps them all. User /u/zeftorias has created graphics tracking the stages so far, 1 and…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 7, 2018 -
Esports
Mineski Becomes First Southeast Asian Dota Team To Win A Major
In a 3-2 victory over LGD Gaming, Mineski won the 2018 Dota 2 Asia Championships. It marks the first major win for a Southeast Asian team, a hard-won title for a few veterans, and a sign that the Dota landscape is not as set in stone as some might think. The story of this Mineski…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 7, 2018 -
Esports
Dota Team Ambushes Opponent With Sneaky Teleport Play
In last night’s Dota Asia Championships, the home-crowd team LGD Gaming was in a bit of a bind against Virtus.Pro. The high ground of their base was broken and VP was knocking on the door, but LGD did have one thing left: the element of surprise. Hiding in Roshan’s pit was a single Dire siege…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 7, 2018 -
Esports
The Weekend In Esports: Welcome To Miami
The League of Legends spring split playoffs are this weekend, and North America is headed to sunny Miami for the big dance. Normally the spring split playoffs are just a nice test of the waters between teams. The winner gets some good points towards worlds qualification, but the summer split has always felt like the…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 7, 2018 -
Esports
The Shanghai Dragons’ Signings Were Good, But Not Nearly Enough
Kim “Geguri” Se-yeon finally made her debut for the Shanghai Dragons last night, a huge deal—the first game ever for the first woman in America’s most prominent esports league yet. And like every other match they’ve played in the Overwatch League, the Dragons got trounced, this time by the Dallas Fuel. But there were some…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 5, 2018 -
EsportsDragon Ball FighterZ‘s Best Player Does It With Defense
Goichi “Go1″ Kishida has been dominating the Dragon Ball FighterZ scene since the game came out with a devastating lineup of Adult Gohan, Cell, and Vegeta. His success isn’t really in dealing punches and kicks, though: it’s that it’s almost impossible to land blows on him. The rhythm of a Versus style game like Dragon…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 3, 2018 -
Esports
The Overwatch League Stage Playoffs Are Letting The Top Seed Pick Their Opponent
The Overwatch League’s stage playoffs are expanding again, this time adding another team to the mix and removing the first-round bye for the top-seeded team in the league. After the marathon that was stage 1 playoffs, the league moved playoffs to Sundays, allowing an extra day for matches. Starting with stage 3—which kicks off this…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 2, 2018 -
Esports
Overwatch League’s Eqo Faces Punishment After Making Slant-Eye Gesture On Stream
Josh “Eqo” Corona of the Philadelphia Fusion is in hot water with his team and maybe the Overwatch League after making a slant-eye gesture about Korean players during an Overwatch stream last weekend. After someone compared his skill to a Korean player’s, Corona (who was born in Colombia and raised in Israel) said “I am…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 2, 2018 -
Esports
Rocket League Match Ends In Game Of Keepie Uppie
Cloud9 has secured a neat 3-0 at the end of its match yesterday against Out of Style in the Rocket League championship series. Mariano “Squishy” Arruda was not content to let the game end at the zero, however, and caught the ball at just the last second for a game of keepie uppie A game…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 1, 2018 -
Esports
A Japanese Virtua Fighter Tournament Returned From Hiatus, And It Was Rad
Amid all the pro circuits and premiers for games like Street Fighter and Tekken, you might have forgotten about another classic: Virtua Fighter. Last night in Japan, 510 entrants gathered in Tokyo to play some Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown and y’all, it was pretty rad. To boil it down, Virtua Fighter is a very…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 1, 2018
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