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Sharp-Dressed Sith

Jonathan Wenberg is a freelance artist based in Adelaide, Australia. You can see more of Jonathan’s stuff at his Instagramand ArtStationpages.

A Sci-Fi SimCity Is Exactly What I’ve Needed

A lot of people’s response to the pressures of all of this has been to retreat to the sunny skies and green pastures of Animal Crossing. Which is fine to a point, but after too long I find myself getting a little tired of the idealism, and start craving something a little dirtier, a little…

Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny, Ghostbusters And A Tale Of Licensing Hell

We all know about games that have had individual licensing issues, and games that have been changed for different markets (hi, Super Mario Bros. 2), but the story of this old Kemco Roger Rabbit title, released on the NES in Japan, is something else. Stumbled upon and shared by the magical kitsune, this excellent video…

From May 22-24, there’ll be a Splatoon 2 Splatfest bringing back the original Mayonnaise (gross) vs Ketchup matchup

Track: Coming Home | Artist: The Four Owls | Album: Nocturnal Instinct

You Have Chosen The Way Of Pain!

Valerio Buonfantino is a freelance artist from Italy working in the games business. You can see more of Valerio’s stuff at his ArtStation page

Uh, a Peaky Blinders game? And it looks good? I’m always down for synchronised tactics, especially when this looks like a licensed version of Shadow Tactics. It’s coming in the Summer on PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Switch.

Epic Caves And Releases Fortnite On Google’s Store, Has Weird Opinions About Android Apps

Fortnite was released on Android devices around 18 months ago, but only as a standalone download, not as part of Google’s Play Store. That puts apps at a big disadvantage because people only tend to download apps through an official store, so Epic has finally relented and made Fortnite available there In a statement sent…

Track: Self-Immolate | Artist: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | Album: Infest The Rat’s Nest

Super Mario Maker 2 Now Lets You Create Worlds

While previously Super Mario Maker 2 has been about creating Mario levels, the game’s final update adds something a bit bigger: a “World Maker.” As you can see in this introductory video below, you’ll now be able to create your own overworld maps, filling them with stops that lead to your own levels. There are…

What Up, Big Fella

Artem Chebokha is an artist and illustrator from Russia who works at Wargaming, the studio behind World of Tanks You can see more of Artem’s stuff at his personal site and ArtStation page

Please Enjoy Probably The Last Cosplay Show Gallery For 2020

In any other year this would be the time where we’d only just be ramping up our cosplay event coverage as we approached shows like Anime Expo and Comic Con, but in 2020, where everything is terrible, we are not. Instead, somehow, March’s PAX East is probably going to end up being the last show…

Oh Hey Samus, Long Time No See

Mattias Rotman is a VFX artist at Stunlock, the studio behind Battlerite, but he’s also a very handy pixel artist. You can see more of Mattias’ stuff at his ArtStation page

Former White House Press Secretary Blames China After Getting Bamboozled Over Bootleg PS4 Controller

With all that’s going on in the world, there are a lot of things to get upset about right now! Blaming China because you got suckered into buying a bootleg PS4 controller on Amazon is maybe not one of them, though, especially if you’re the former White House press secretary for the Bush administration, Ari…

$1,900 Death Stranding Jacket Released, Sells Out Instantly

An official tie-in jacket between Death Stranding and techwear label Acronym went on sale today for €1,750/$1,900, and even at that price, they sold out almost instantly. This is fairly standard practice for Acronym jackets at the best of times, to be fair, since they’re a highly desirable piece of clothing, but still. If you’re…

Darts Competition Moves Online, Players Withdraw Because Their Internet Sucks

While loads of athletes are keeping busy by playing the video game version of their chosen sport on TV, other sports, like darts, can just have players keep on playing at home. If, that is, their internet can handle it. The PDC (Professional Darts Corporation) Home Tour, which is being broadcast in England, involves pro…

A Well-Spent Youth

Shabeer MV is a 3D artist from India. You can see more of Shabeer’s stuff at his ArtStation page

Time For A Kinda Busted Australian Sports Game!

While we expect a certain level of polish and technical excellence from big, expensive games like FIFA and NBA 2K, let’s not forget that they’re not the only ways you can play a sports game on a modern console. There are other games, from places like Australia. Example: courtesy of Vooks, here’s some footage of…

Selena Gomez Suing Game For $10 Million For Stealing Her Likeness

Selena Gomez has filed a $10 million lawsuit against the companies responsible for Clothes Forever – Styling Game, a phone game that will, by its own account, “allow you to live out all your fantasies and become the fashionista you were born to be!” In reality, it’s a cheap dress-up game that, like most mobile…

Nathan Drake’s Misadventure

Samuel Smith is an artist at The SPA Studios, creators of Netflix’s Klaus movie. You can see more of Smith’s stuff at his ArtStation page