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Nintendo Explains How It Came Up With Min Min’s Unique Design In Arms
Whether Nintendo fans are buzzing about the fabulousness of Twintelle, or the creepiness of Helix, it’s clear that Arms’ characters are already inspiring fierce fandoms. But when I asked Arms art director Masaaki Ishikawa, about the team’s favorite fighter over email, I got the lowdown on Min Min, and how the developers came up with…
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How To Use Twitter In 2017, Maybe
In 2014, we published a list of video game people to follow on Twitter. I’m not sure I’d give the same advice today. Twitter is a very different place than it used to be in 2014, when our list of which video game people to follow was originally published. Sometimes it’s a laugh riot of…
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Nobody Wanted This, But Bubsy Is Officially Coming Back
Development studio Accolade is back with a new game featuring their flagship character, Bubsy. Is this even legal? Mods? “Bubsy: the Woolies Strike Back is an all new Bubsy adventure featuring Bubsy in a bevy of exotic locations as he travels the planet looking for the beloved Golden Fleece,” Accolade said in a press release…
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It Happened To Me: I Killed My Sim To Make Him A Better Dad
The new The Sims Game Pack, Parenthood, added a bunch of new ways for sim parents and children to interact. By sending presents and inviting children to hang out, Parenthood makes it feel a lot more like the parents are raising their children now, rather than just having smaller, louder roommates. They’re such good parents…
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A Cartoon Action RPG With Adventure Time Vibes
The trailer for The Swords of Ditto is adorable enough that I can’t wait to see more of this game. The Swords of Ditto is a newly-announced action RPG that takes place in a charming fantasy world Developed by One Bit Beyond and to be published by Devolver Digital, it’s slated for an early 2018…
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The New Crazy Taxi Mobile Game Gets By On Personality
Crazy Taxi Gazillionaire’s gameplay is pretty run of the mill, but it’s fun and charming regardless. Crazy Taxi Gazillionaire is a clicker game for iOS and Android, based on the arcade driving game that released on the Dreamcast in 2000. It does nothing to pretend it is not a clicker game. In the game you…
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JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Movie Trailer Finally Shows Off Stands
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure’s first live action adaptation, directed by Takashi Miike, is set to open in Japan in August. Now, thanks to the film’s newest trailer, fans can see one of the things that makes this series truly unique: Stands. Stands are a staple of JoJo from the third part of the manga and anime…
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Chill Soundtrack Makes Tricky Puzzle Game Slightly Less Stressful
The surprisingly complex Yankai’s Peak has some intense puzzles, but it’s pretty relaxing to play. Well, mostly. Yankai’s Peak is another horrifying puzzle game from Kenny Sun. Like Yankai’s Triangles, it takes a simple shape—here, pyramids—and creates a compelling series of puzzles out of manipulating them. The goal of Yankai’s Peak is to push a…
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Friday the 13th, As Told By Steam Reviews
Lots of people love Friday the 13th. On Steam, they also love telling you how they died in it. Friday the 13th is a Getting Murdered by Jason Voorhees simulator, a genre that definitely has an appeal. Getting impaled on a tree branch is half the fun—the other half is doing the impaling. Read on,…
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Modder Adds Kirby With Human Feet To Smash Bros.
Someone made a mod for Super Smash Brothers of Kirby with realistic feet. It is so disturbing. When fanart of barefoot Kirby with old man feet took the internet by storm, all my coworkers and I had pretty much had it. Was it hilarious? Sure. Is it a vision that creeps into my subconscious as…
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Culture
Talking About The Anxiety of Playing Games In Public
Compete Staff Writer Maddy Myers and I both feel nervous about playing games in front of other people. We sat down to talk about why. Gita Jackson: Hey Maddy. Both of us have been put in the position of playing games in front of other people. Whether it’s at a tournament or over streams, playing…
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YouTube Video Sparks Debate About Relabeling Vintage Cartridges
A YouTube video about relabeling cartridge games opens up a whole can of worms on the ethics of how to restore old, worn-down video games. The 8-bit Guy, a hobbyist retro game collector, released a video yesterday detailing his methods for restoring and relabeling old cartridges he’s bought. Being a hobbyist, he documents his experiments…
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JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Face Masks Are Also A Bizarre Adventure
These JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure face masks are more fanservice than beauty product, but they’re loads of fun. JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is one of my favorite series, and it’s also a foundational text for many adventure shows targeted at a male audience. Hirohiko Araki’s art for the original manga is striking and full of personality, and…
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Killing Jason Is Possible In The Friday the 13th Game, But It’s Not Easy
Killing Jason in Friday the 13th is a complicated process that’s easy to mess up. Watching people attempt it is thrilling, even when they fail. Since it’s possible for counselors to escape on their own, and because running into Jason can often lead to getting impaled on a tree branch, you might be tempted to…
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New Sims Game Pack Makes Teens More Realistic, For Better Or Worse
The Sims’ new Game Pack, Parenthood, makes growing sims behave more like real life teens and children. While the new mechanics are fun, they’re also very stressful. The aim of Parenthood is to add some dynamism to families. I was really looking forward to this one—in the base game, there’s not a lot going on…
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The Friday the 13th Game Isn’t Very Good
Friday the 13th has a lot in common with some of the sillier sequels in the film’s franchise: it’s great for a laugh, but not much else. Friday The 13th is an online multiplayer game based on the long-running horror franchise about Jason Vorhees and the teenagers he murders. Up to seven players are counselors…
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YouTuber Mods The Last Of Us To Play As Tess Instead Of Joel
Ever wondered what The Last of Us would be like if Joel died instead of Tess? One YouTuber has the answer. On May 10th,YouTuber Freako released a video showing off using different NPCs as Joel replacements. While some of them, like Marlene, he couldn’t get to work properly, others, like Tommy and Tess, worked perfectly.…
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Counterpoint: I Would Totally Bone A Vampire
Deadspin columnist Drew Magary claims he wouldn’t have sex with a vampire. While he articulates his argument with convincing confidence, he is also completely full of shit Magary’s claims are as follows: Vampires are too dangerous to bone Vampires are lame, actually If they bit you during sex, being a vampire would suck You would…
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The Biggest Overwatch ‘Ships, According To Tumblr Data
Overwatch has a massive, near unavoidable fandom. After a year, which ‘ship reigns supreme? For the one year anniversary of Overwatch, Tumblr’s Fandometrics blog, which compiles the most frequently used tags on the platform, took it upon themselves to analyze the fandom juggernaut. “During this 358 day period, the #overwatch tag alone garnered nearly 150…
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Five Battlegrounds Players You Should Watch On Twitch and YouTube
Battlegrounds is a huge game on Twitch and YouTube, and it’s easy to see why. The structure of the game is imbued with drama, which turns rounds into thrilling narratives of hard-won success or biting defeat. Here are a few of my favorite people to watch. Battlegrounds is a game of tension and release. It’s…
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