Ian Walker

Yes, Daigo Umehara Is Still Winning Street Fighter Tournaments

I’m not going to mince words: Daigo Umehara is the greatest fighting game player of all time. His legacy added a new footnote over the weekend when he dominated a stacked Street Fighter V tournament. And it’s strange that folks still managed to be shocked by the results. Umehara faced down several incredible Street Fighter…

Massive Star Fox Leaks Include Crystal-Clear ‘Do A Barrel Roll’ And Slippy’s Angelic Voice

The internet was recently set ablaze by a dump of Nintendo assets known as the “Gigaleak.” This batch includes incredible finds, like early Yoshi prototypes and even Luigi files in Super Mario 64. But my favorite part has been hearing the Star Fox 64 cast speak with crystal-clear clarity via new digital audio files. The…

Koei Tecmo is finally talking about a western release for Persona 5 Scramble The company’s most recent fiscal report mentions that a localized version of the “musou” game is being planned for the United States and Europe. No further details were provided.

Nintendo, Please Stop Your Hit Console From Capping My Perfect Tweets At Just 140 Characters

Although Twitter increased character limits on posts from 140 to 280 in late 2017, Nintendo has yet to reflect this change through the Switch’s screenshot and video sharing functionality. As someone who spends much of the day reading Twitter and weeping, I think this is A Big Deal. This problem has vexed me for awhile,…

G4 Is Coming Back, Apparently

The gaming-focused television network G4 has hinted at something happening next year via a brief video on its revived Twitter account. And while that’s exciting for those of us who grew up watching G4 in the early 2000s, it’s unclear what exactly it will bring to today’s audiences. The teaser was released during an IGN…

Suikoden Developers Get The Band Back Together For New RPG

Key developers responsible for various entries in the Suikoden series have formed a supergroup to develop a spiritual successor called Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, which they plan to crowdfund starting next week, according to reporting by The Verge Yoshitaka Murayama, who is often credited with creating Suikoden due to his extensive work as a director,…

CrossfireX‘s Campaign Doesn’t Seem Like A Remedy Game Yet

During today’s Xbox event, Remedy Entertainment revealed the single-player campaign for CrossfireX, the next installment of a long-running multiplayer franchise developed by Smilegate Entertainment. Later, I sat in on a preview of a single mission, which lasted around 15 minutes. Even with the folks behind Alan Wake and Control at the helm, I didn’t see…

Xbox Is Bringing Back Fable

Fable is back. The next installment of the irreverent roleplaying series is being spearheaded by Forza developer Playground Games and will be on Xbox Series X and PC. It’s been nearly a decade since Fable III landed on Xbox 360, leaving fans to make due with spin-offs like the Kinect-focused Fable: The Journey and 2017’s…

State of Decay 3 is coming to Xbox Series X and PC. Details are scarce, but it will be available through Xbox Game Pass on launch day. Bring on the zombie deer.

Waluigi Debuted 20 Years Ago Today, And I Respect Him A Lot

Today marks the 20th anniversary of Waluigi’s debut in Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64. In the decades since, the lanky loser has become something of a meme among gamers. But I’m here to say that, no, my love for Waluigi is pure, and I’m sick of hiding it behind a veil of irony. There…

Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time launches August 21. It will be available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam for $39.99. This game looks better and better every time I see it.

I Asked An Expert To Read My Ghost Of Tsushima Haiku. He Wasn’t Impressed

The island is littered with scenic spots that host a haiku-composing mini-game. Unfortunately, they probably won’t be very good.

To The Random No Man’s Sky Players Who Gave Me Free Stuff

Hi. You probably don’t remember me. I was the chubby Gek pilot exploring the Nexus for the first time when you both handed me some supplies. I didn’t catch your names, but I want to say thank you! I’m betting all the credits in my spacesuit that I looked pretty lost. My last go at…

GameStop Will Require All Customers To Wear Face Masks [UPDATE: But Employees Can’t Enforce It]

GameStop will require all customers to wear face masks in its United States locations starting on July 27, the company announced via press release today. “We believe this is the right thing to do to ensure the health, safety and well-being of our associates and customers from the growing spread of COVID-19,” said GameStop CEO…

Ghost Of Tsushima‘s Loading Times Are So Good That They Had To Be Nerfed

Ghost of Tsushima, out tomorrow, features some of the fastest loading times I’ve seen in a modern game despite its beautiful, expansive environments. They’re so short, in fact, that it’s often hard to read more than one or two of the gameplay tips the developers included as filler between gameplay. But it was almost even…

Rogue Legacy 2 has been delayed to August 18. The sequel to 2013’s fantastic genealogical roguelike was originally supposed to launch in early access on July 23, but has been pushed back to give the developers at Cellar Door Games a bit more time to polish it before release.

Space Gets Scary In Next No Man’s Sky Update

No Man’s Sky is generally a pretty chill experience, but that’s about to change with the next major update. Desolation, available today, allows players to plumb the depths of the mysterious, derelict freighters that have dotted star systems since April’s exo-mech update “Being a small dot amongst the stars can bring a sense of awe…

That Dragon, Cancer developer Numinous Games and AbleGamers are leading a new project focused on video game accessibility. The Playability Initiative is building a one-button adventure game for children with spinal muscular atrophy and provides educational resources for both players and developers.

Death Stranding Really Doesn’t Want You To See Sam’s Junk

Death Stranding’s recent PC release has finally answered one of the most burning questions about the game’s post-apocalyptic world: Does protagonist Sam Porter Bridges have a penis? The answer is no, and that’s probably for the best. These new details come courtesy of Lance McDonald, a notable video game investigator who has previously explored the…

Dreams Nabs Game Of The Year At Games For Change Awards

Media Molecule’s PlayStation 4 game-creation tool Dreams was named Game of the Year at tonight’s Games for Change Awards, which closed out the first day of the digital festival. Since launching in February, Dreams has allowed players to create magnificent works of art, puppet shows, breakfast, and, yes, even games with its extensive suite of…