In Afterparty, You Die As You Lived: Confused But Happy To Take A Beer

Afterparty, the latest from Oxenfree developer Night School Studio, is out October 29 (and rated M for Mature, like all the best night clubs). It’s a story-based adventure game written in the snarky spirit of its point-and-click predecessors, full to bursting both with witty one-liners and signs that the writers maybe got a smidge too…

There’s Not A Lot Of One-Punch Man In The One-Punch Man Game’s Story Mode, Thank Goodness

One-Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows is not a video game about uber-powerful anime sensation One-Punch Man. It’s the story of a player-created character operating in One-Punch Man’s orbit. The single-player story mode battles last much longer that way. In One-Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows’ three-on-three competitive fighting mode, Saitama (AKA One-Punch Man) takes…

Being The One Human In A World Of Pokémon Is Pretty Cool

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX, the enchanting remake of a pair of Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS games coming out this week for the Switch, the human player wakes up in a world populated by talking pocket monsters, reborn as one of their own. Living and working alongside Pokémon as an equal…

Oh Great, There’s A New Amnesia Game Coming Out This Fall

It’s been a decade since Frictional Games’ Amnesia: The Dark Descent arrived on the survival horror scene, filling YouTube and Twitch with the screams of terrified streamers. Due out this fall for PlayStation 4 and PC, Amnesia: Rebirth challenges players to stay calm in the face of unimaginable terror. The second sequel to Amnesia: The…

TurboGrafx-16 Mini Delayed Due To Coronavirus

The TurboGrafx-16 and PC Engine Minis were scheduled for release on March 19. However, due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), the miniature consoles will be delayed. The TurboGrafx-16 Mini is packed with nearly 50 games, including Dracula X, Bonk’s Revenge, Gradius and more. Konami announced that the coronavirus outbreak has interrupted production in China, which in…

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Richard Méril is an illustrator and storyboard artist from France. You can see more of Richard’s stuff at his Behance and ArtStation pages.

Twitch Streamer Suspended After Accidentally Firing Real Gun At His Monitor

A professional Call of Duty streamer who brandished a gun on stream and accidentally fired a round into his desk has been suspended from Twitch and dropped from his esports organization. Last night, during a livestream from inside his home, Call of Duty trickshot specialist and former FaZe Clan member Carl Riemer pulled out a…

EA Went Digging Through Old 90s Tapes Trying To Remaster Command & Conquer’s Cutscenes

The team behind the upcoming Command & Conquer remaster have posted a video that’s partly about the process behind cleaning up the 1995 original’s cutscenes. Mostly, though, it’s a fascinating look inside the archives at loads of dusty old tapes that are crammed with bonafide video game history. You’ll find the video below, in which…

Bloodroots Is A Western Brawler Where Everything Is Your Weapon

I can’t remember the last time I hooted and/or hollered at a video game as much as I did during the first 15 minutes of Bloodroots It’s a fast, stylish brawler with one very cool hook: you don’t have a single weapon, you have everything. The game’s world is littered with swords, hammers and guns,…

Hacker Discovers That God Of War Villain Gives You Secret Middle Finger

Sometimes, you’ve just gotta flip somebody off, even if they can’t see you. Maybe they cut you off in traffic. Maybe they took your spot in the parking lot. Maybe they did a third thing involving a car. Or, as is the case 99 percent of the time, perhaps they pushed you off a cliff.…