Designer Re-Imagines Google’s Stadia Controller In Whimsical Mockup

I can imagine what the responses would have been if Google had unveiled this as the controller for its new video game streaming platform back when it was announced at GDC. No d-pad? No way! I can’t help but appreciate designer Daniel Cheung’s experimental take on the future of gaming peripherals. Prior to GDC, there…

Beloved HQ Trivia Host Scott Rogowsky Leaves The Show

Scott Rogowsky, longtime host of trivia app HQ Trivia, has left the show in favor of hosting a Major League Baseball show, ChangeUp Rogowsky told TMZ, “Nothing in my decade-plus entertainment career has meant more to me personally and professionally than my involvement with HQ.” Rogowsky’s face as host has long been seen as synonymous…

Trading Steam for the Epic Games Store Creates More Problems

The Epic Games Store has a surprising amount of exclusives coming over to their platform that used to be on the default one-stop shop on PC: Steam. And everyone lived happily ever after. Oh wait, actually, it led to Steam users “review-bombing” games like Borderlands 3 and Metro Exodus after they went to the Epic…

Back In The Day, Japanese Gaming Magazine Showed Link As A Girl

In 1986, Japanese magazine Shonen Captain did an article on the newly released Legend of Zelda. Instead of depicting Link as a boy, the article shows the character as a girl. As Yakyusoku points out, Twitter user Kazzycom discovered the article and its accompanying art, which can be seen below. The story behind this art…

University Professor Compared To Final Fantasy Character

Professor Hiroaki Miyata recently appeared on NHK show Close Up. He’s not only on the medical school faculty of the prestigious Keio University, he also looks like a Final Fantasy character. Others thought he looked like a visual kei band member or someone from Ready Player One. He certainly stands out among the rather conservatively…

Virtual Girl Might Be Responsible For Cup Noodle Demand

Yesterday, instant noodle maker Nissin announced it was temporarily halting sales of its miso-flavored Cup Noodle. According to Nari Nari, the reason was that sales of Cup Noodle Miso had gone up drastically and can’t meet demand. It will resume sales once things have stabilized. Nissin is also canceling planned special releases of Seafood and…

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Some Nier: Automata Fans Made An Awesome Cartoon

A team of just six people is to thank for this Nier short, whose mix of game-related action and 1990s Liquid TV-ish style is very good. The actual short (excluding credits) only runs for just over a minute, but there’s so much going on—and so much animation—that it feels a lot longer. The short’s director was…

There’s a new Destiny 2 comic live on Bungie’s site, which I’m mentioning here because it’s got a cover and art done by Steve Lichman’s Dave Rapoza.

Sony Is Automatically Changing Offensive PlayStation Usernames

We used to live in a world where someone with an offensive username was just outright banned from an online service. With the coming of PlayStation’s ability to edit names, though, things have now changed, and those offensive names are changing along with them. Gamasutra spotted a notein the move’s FAQ that reveals what happens…

Celeste Is Way Easier When You’re Playing As Kirby

During these dark times of difficulty discourse—in which brothers tear down brothers and Sekiro purists get memed to heck and back—hit platformer Celeste stands out as a bastion of both brutality and accessibility, pushing players to the limit with devious level design but also allowing them to dictate the terms of engagement with a multifaceted…

For A Game About Pot, Weedcraft, Inc. Sure Is Square

Weedcraft, Inc., a new tycoon-style management sim released today on PC and Mac, wants you to know that it’s cool. Hip-hop beats that wouldn’t sound out of place on a popular YouTube “lo-fi beats to study to” playlist fill the soundtrack. The art is grimy, but in a hip, DIY way, and the writing is…