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I Found A Family In A Mario Kart Tournament

I fell off my barstool for the second time that night. My vision went blurry, my legs buckled, and the floor spun. Arms reached out to help me back up, and I leaned against the bar, sobbing incoherently. I wasn’t wasted—I was playing Mario Kart 8 Deluxe I was comfortably in first place at my…

Trans Streamers Lead Fundraiser Ahead Of Landmark Supreme Court Hearing

Transgender nonprofit Trans Lifeline is running a streaming fundraiser this month. This week, in tandem with several events relevant to LGBTQ rights, the lineup will consist entirely of trans streamers. Trans Lifeline runs two programs: a crisis line serving and staffed by trans people and a program offering guidance and financial assistance for trans people…

Doom Eternal Delayed To March

Doom Eternal has been delayed to March 20, 2020. The news comes via a Twitter post from id Software saying that the game needs more time in order to “live up to our standards of speed and polish.” The message also notes that a few other changes related to Eternal’s release. Invasion Mode, which allowed…

The PlayStation 5 Will Launch In Late 2020, And Yes, It’s Called The PS5

Sony isn’t waiting for any more leaks. They revealed more details about the PlayStation 5—and, yes, it will be called the PS5—to Wired today as well as announcing more about the console on the company’s blog. Here’s the key info: It’ll be called the PS5 and be out for holiday 2020, as we’ve been reporting…

Track: White Room | Artist: Cream | Album: Wheels of Fire 

A Nice Day. Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. By Brian Ashcraft | 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!

Blizzard Suspends Hearthstone Player For Hong Kong Support, Pulls Prize Money

Chung “Blitzchung” Ng Wai, a pro Hearthstone player from Hong Kong, ended a stream earlier this week with a statement of support for those engaged in months-long protests against local police and government. As a result of this, Blizzard has ruled that he violated competition rules, and have handed out a heavy punishment. In the…

Investigative Report Digs Into The Strange Story Of A YouTuber Who Founded A Religion

People Make Games, a YouTube channel founded by former Eurogamer video maker Chris Bratt and animator Anni Sayers, has concluded a year-long investigation into Bachir “Athene” Boumaaza, a YouTuber who got his start with troll-y video game antics but went on to form a pseudo-religion called Neuro-Spinozism and is now the face of an organization…

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Alexandra Frantseva is a concept artist working at Singularity 6, a studio founded by ex-Riot Games developers. You can see more of Alexandra’s stuff at her ArtStation page

Please Enjoy This Pokémon Routine From A Celebrity Dance Show

The BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing had a movie special this week, and for his number British Paralympic table tennis champion Will Bayley figured, sure, I’ll be Ash and dance with a slightly terrifying depiction of Pikachu, played by professional dancer Janette Manrara. Why not.

How Modern Warfare’s All Ghillied Up Was Made

For all the game’s explosive bombast, some of Modern Warfare’s most enduring moments come from its quietest level, the stealth stage All Ghillied Up that’s set in the decaying city of Pripyat, scene of the Chernobyl disaster. While we’ve previously taken a deep look at the level from a critical standpoint, this excellent video by…

The PS4 No Longer Connects To Facebook [Updated]

Starting today, the PlayStation 4 will no longer support Facebook integration. This means you can’t share your screenshots and trophies with your Facebook friends from your console, as well as a few other limitations that, though minor, are annoying. As Sony points out in their article on the issue, “Facebook will no longer be offered…

The Next World Of Warcraft Update Brings Playable Fox And Mechagnome Races

Now that the Battle for Azeroth is winding down it’s time for World of Warcraft to take care of unfinished business. The next big free game update, Visions of N’Zoth, pits Horde and Alliance players against the maddening threat of a powerful elder god. More importantly, it adds two new playable allied races, the fox-like…

A Fan-Made Browser Game Is Pro Pokémon Players’ Secret Weapon

Around one million players a month are throwing down in Pokémon Showdown, a fan-made, browser-based game that recreates the battles found in official Pokémon games, with accurate stats. It’s arguably even better than using the official games to battle, since it’s faster and more customizable. Showdown is so good that professional players even use it…

New Modular PS4 Controller Lets You Mix And Match Parts

Do you prefer your analogue sticks offset or symmetrical? Dual analog or six-button? D-Pad or directional disc? Thrustmaster’s new eSwap controller for the PlayStation 4 can be easily altered to do all of these things, thanks to the power of its incredibly GIFable modular tech. Available for preorder today in Europe, the Middle East, Africa,…

I Did Not Expect Untitled Goose Game To Trouble My Conscience

It was his last rose. I was waddling around the nice man’s garden in Untitled Goose Game and passed by this meager rose garden, with just one rose pushing above the soil. Maybe he was growing it for his wife. It wasn’t even on my to-do list; I impulsively waddled over, plucked it, shuttled it…

The PlayStation 4’s firmware update 7.00 is set to launch this week. The update brings Remote Play to Android devices running Android 5.0 or later, adds DualShock 4 support for Remote Play, and increases the max party size to 16.

The Week In Games: The Baba Yaga Is Almost Here…

John Wick Hex is releasing this week, bringing the Baba Yaga his own video game. It looks cool and I’m excited to play it. I hope there’s a pencil in the game I can use to kill everyone. That feels like a perfect Easter egg to include. I didn’t see the first John Wick film…

Track: A Dream Is All I Need To Get By | Artist: Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds | Album: This Is the Place EP

Late Night Snack. Tokyo, Japan. By Benoit Perreault | 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!