A List Of Weird Names My Kid Calls My Video Games

You and I, as adults, know to call things by their actual names. My kid is four, and does no such thing. For reference, he’s been playing some of these systems and games for around 18 months now. Which is why, despite now being a four year-old kid who can actually do a fairly good…

The Best-Selling Games For PS1, N64, Saturn, And Dreamcast

Historical game sales data can be hard to come by, so I was quite interested to see NPD analyst Mat Piscatella tweet a series of all-time best-seller lists for the Nintendo 64, PlayStation 1, Saturn, Dreamcast, and Game Boy Color over the weekend. Some of these might surprise you! The game industry’s sales numbers have…

Overwatch‘s Ashe Is More Than Just Another Sniper

In many ways, Overwatch’s newest hero Ashe is a contradiction. She’s pinpoint-accurate at a distance, but she’s not exactly a sniper in the same sense as Widowmaker or Hanzo. Her HP pool drains faster than a water balloon hitting a ceiling fan, but she can get down in the thick of things and help capture…

Parent Wants Just Dance To Stop Asking Their Kid To Subscribe

In response to a complaint about Just Dance 2019’s Kids mode on the Switch mixing in songs that require a monthly subscription with the free ones, a spokesperson for Ubisoft said the publisher is currently working on solving the issue. Just Dance 2019 came out a couple weeks ago, and as with other recent entries…

Red Dead Redemption 2‘s Mundane Tasks Bring The Game To Life

Much of my Red Dead Redemption 2 play-through has been spent on gunfights and long-distance rides on a faithful steed. These moments are a mixture of explosive excitement and calm. But the game’s best interactions are small. They are the tiny pieces of busy work and rote chores that give the game a sort of…

It’s not Halloween, this is Corporate Cosplay, with 76ers guard Markelle Fultz getting paid by Microsoft and Bethesda to turn up to the game against the Pistons the other day looking like he’s about to line up for a midnight launch.

The ‘Free’ Gear in Black Ops 4 Is An Unforgiving Grind

You’re supposed to be able to earn flashy new gear via Black Ops 4’s Contraband Stream by either playing the game or spending money. But since arrival, it’s become clear that getting everything without opening your wallet is extremely difficult, and the whole thing feels like a scheme to get players to spend. Instead of…

Sources: Blizzard Scrapped Plans For Diablo 4 Video [CORRECTION]

When Blizzard’s sole Diablo announcement at this year’s BlizzCon turned out to be a game for phones, it set off a firestorm of angry reactions from fans who had hoped for a new Diablo on PC. But what about Diablo 4? UPDATE (8:32pm): This article originally stated that Blizzard had recorded a video, planned for…

An Excellent Way To Start Playing The Final Fantasy Trading Card Game

After two years of purchasing booster packs simply to admire the gorgeous artof Square Enix’s Final Fantasy Trading Card Game, I’m finally ready to play, thanks to the incredibly handy “Villains & Heroes” two-player starter set. While my main motivation for gathering Final Fantasy TCG cards is to sniff the ink and lovingly stroke the…

There Are Already Mods For Fallout 76 On PC, But They Might Not Last

While Fallout 76 isn’t officially out until next week, there’s already a small but growing modding community for the game congregating on Nexus Mods, a fan-run network of mods for PC games. The game is supposed to have full mod support sometime after it launches, but as usual, PC players aren’t waiting. Following the game’s…

If You’ve Played Undertale, You Must Play Deltarune

Last week, Undertale designer Toby Fox released a free new game called Deltarune, and you may be wondering if it’s worth your time. Well, yes. Yes it is. If you enjoyed Undertale even a tiny bit, you should really go play Deltarune ASAP. It’s not clear whether Deltarune is a prequel, a sequel, or an alternate…

Fan-Made PT Remake Captures The Original’s Terrifying Scares

P.T, the demo for Hideo Kojima and Guillermo del Toro’s ill-fated Silent Hills, has gained a deep cult following since its release and eventual de-listing from the PlayStation store after Kojima split with Konami. A new PC remake captures most of the experience for those who don’t still have it on our PlayStations. The PC…

The Week In Games: Full Metal Tetris

It’s another week in video games! The Switch gets a lot of ports this week, the PS4 gets The Tetris Effect, and the PC will see a new Leisure Suit Larry. We have a lot of big games on the horizon too, with Fallout 76, Let’s Go Pikachu & Eevvee, and Hitman 2 leading the…

From Software’s VR Game Deraciné Is Short And Unsettling

Deraciné, the first PlayStation VR game from Dark Souls maker From Software, definitely isn’t for everyone. It’s a brief, slow-paced, story-heavy game set in a boarding school. You solve puzzles with an inventory of items in classic adventure game fashion, but unlike most classic adventure games, these puzzles are quite easy. Deraciné is more about…

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Soufiane Idrassi is a concept artist at Ubisoft, where he’s worked since 2015. You can see more of Idrassi’s stuff at his ArtStation page

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Cosplay by sailorbeeee & angelicdazecosplay, photography by Christopher Michael Wong