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How’s It Going?: Old Favorites Edition

The week continues. Welcome back to our daily open thread. I have a lot of new games to play, but last night I decided to tinker around in stealth game Mark of the Ninja, which I haven’t played in a while. It was fun to remember what I’d loved about the game, as well as…

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Is Getting Leif, Jolly Redd, And More Seasonal Events

Nintendo announced Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ next set of free updates this morning, and they include upcoming visits from the the shrub merchant Leif and art dealer Jolly Redd. The updates include both visits from new villagers and a series of limited-time events pegged to upcoming holidays. They start rolling out on April 23. Here’s…

Track: Tender | Artist: Blur | Artist: 13

Death Stranding’s PC release has been delayed due to the novel coronavirus covid-19 pandemic. The new release date is July 14. According to Kojima Productions, the delay is “to allow more development time amidst the current work-from-home orders in place.”

The My Nintendo App Has Gone Live In Japan

Nintendo has launched its My Nintendo App in Japan on Android and iOS. The free app lets users check the latest Nintendo news, watch Nintendo Directs, shop on the Nintendo Store and more. Users can also create their own pages, Wish Lists, track their Switch’s Activity Log, and access QR codes at the Nintendo Tokyo…

Empty Osaka Station. Osaka, Japan. By Dave In Osaka | Follow Here On Twitter JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line

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

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

How To Be A Great Dungeon Master

The idea of being a Dungeon Master in a tabletop RPG is, understandably, pretty daunting. A table full of people looking at you constantly, listening to your every word, stumbling clumsily through your well-crafted world with all the grace of an out-of-control semi-trailer? A nightmare by anybody’s standards. But don’t worry! You got this. We…

Twitch’s Budding Weed Stars Are Doing Their Best To Educate People, Whether Twitch Likes It Or Not

Twitch’s gardening section contains multitudes. Some people broadcast apple orchards. Others build birdhouses. Others play Stardew Valley. But at most times of the day, those streams are crowded out by one of the most instantly recognizable plants on earth: the seven-armed starfish, Beelzebub’s kale salad, other names I didn’t just make up. I speak, of…

Final Fantasy VII Remake Gave Me A Chance To Examine My Own Anger

Although I’ve been made aware of the major story beats in Final Fantasy VII over the years through osmosis, Remake is the first time I’ve experienced them personally. I wasn’t prepared for the impact Shinra’s attack on Sector 7 would have on me as I played over the weekend, and now more than ever am…

Super Mario Odyssey Gets Remade In Mario 64

Pack your bags—we’re going to New Donk 64. Mario modder extraordinaire Kaze Emanuar is back with their latest project: a Mario 64 mod called Super Mario Odyssey 64. As the name suggests, it recreates much of the Switch game inside its Nintendo 64 predecessor, resulting in a nifty demake that looks like it would be…

Another World Creator Shares Toy Car Footage He Used To Make Video Game Art

Over the weekend, game designer Éric Chahi shared footage of him playing with a toy car that was used to make one of the cutscenes in 90s scifi adventure game Another World come to life. It’s a cool look at what goes on behind the scenes of classic game animation. 1991’s Another World holds up…

Just Watching Games Done Quick’s Pump It Up Run Feels Like A Workout

This weekend, the folks at Games Done Quick put together a charity speedrun event to raise funds for covid-19 relief. Games Done Quick events are typically a speedrun showcase, meaning the games featured are meant to be completed as fast as possible. But every so often, an event will pop up on the schedule that’s…

How’s It Going?: First Drafts Edition

It’s Monday. Welcome back to another week of living in this particular version of the world, and also welcome back to our daily open thread. I had a pretty good weekend, all things considered. I spent most of Sunday working on a novel I’ve been kicking around. After spending my working hours in non-fiction, it’s…

The Week In Games: Aliens Vs. Predator

Prepare for an alien invasion as two different games featuring aliens both release this week. The launch of the surprise XCOM spin-off Chimera Squad and the asymmetrical multiplayer game Predator: Hunting Grounds. I dig taking popular franchises and building out weird and smaller spin-offs. This new XCOM game might be a total flop and that’s…

Track: PDLIF | Artist: Bon Iver | Album: PDLIF (single)

Blocky Building. Tokyo, Japan. By Jon | Official Site JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line

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