Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Devs Preemptively Shut Down Bullshit Concerns About Female Vikings

Women exist. This is a basic fact of life, but it’s also a frequent source of controversy for more… let’s say reactionary sections of the gaming community. In what appears to be an attempt to head off the usual tiresome complaints, Ubisoft has addressed its decision to allow players to choose between male and female…

Here’s How To Exhibit Your Own Photos In Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Fine art is all the rage in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Last week, players of Nintendo’s adaptation of Animal Farm were introduced to an in-game art dealer (in the form of a somewhat fraudulent fox). And in the real world, museums are transforming art from their collections into New Horizons designs. But true connoisseurs know…

Call Of Duty: Warzone Players Are Baffled By Mysterious, New Keycards

Mysterious keycards are appearing in Call of Duty: Warzone, sending players on a hunt to discover what they may unlock. Easter eggs have been sprinkled across Warzone’s map of Verdansk since the March launch of Call of Duty’s newest battle royale. Players have yet to discover the secrets behind the inaccessible bunkers with keypads, telephones…

Xbox Series X Gameplay Reveal Set For May 7

Microsoft will finally show gameplay from Xbox Series X games, including our first look at Assassin’s Creed Valhalla in action, on a new episode of Inside Xbox airing May 7. While Microsoft has already shown the console itself, as well as shared deep dives into its specs, this will be the first opportunity to see…

The Makers Of Jackbox Are Launching A Celebrity Livesteam Show For Charity

A new livestreaming series called Celebrity Jackbox: Games & Giving will pit some mildly famous people against one another as they play Jackbox party games to raise money for those affected by the ongoing covid-19 pandemic. “Every episode, a new crew of famous personalities will play a variety of games from Jackbox’s collection of 30…

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Game Pass now has over 10 million subscribers. Xbox boss Phil Spencer announced the stat in a new blog post outlining the downloadable game service’s continued growth. That’s up from 9.5 million monthly users last year. Spencer said subscribers are playing games twice as much since the outbreak of the covid-19 pandemic. 

There Is Nothing Cathartic About This Spider-Killing Game

First-person spider hunting game Kill It With Fire is the stuff of nightmares. Here is the premise: the player is locked in a house filled with spiders. Squeaking spiders. Spiders that hide in drawers, under the toilet seat, and beneath cushions. These are spiders that screech as they tear ass across the room from one…

Track: Nothing Compares 2 U (Live) | Artist: Prince | Album: Ultimate Rave DVD

This is not a new Mother (aka Earthbound) game announcement—well, not yet at least. However, it is an announcement that the scripts from all the Mother games will be released later this year in Japan. There will also be other Mother-related announcements before then. Hopefully, that means some Switch ports!

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Final Fantasy III Designer Wasn’t Particularly Into Moogles, Actually

In honor of Final Fantasy III’s 30th anniversary, Square Enix recently published an extensive interview with Hiromichi Tanaka, who worked as a designer on the 1990 Famicom game. While lighthearted, they do touch on some interesting subjects, including the debut of Moogles, how they created a cool attack effect for the Odin summon, and the…