I’ve Picked My Side For World Of Warcraft‘s Battle For Azeroth

It’s been years since I gave a damn which World of Warcraft faction I was playing. Horde? Alliance? Whichever. But now, as the Battle for Azeroth expansion rapidly approaches and substantial chunks of the world are getting set on fire and plagued beyond habitation, it’s time I took a stand. Now that we’ve gotten over…

Our First Look At Red Dead Redemption 2 Gameplay

Rockstar today showed off a first look at the western Red Dead Redemption II, which comes out October 26 for PS4 and Xbox One, and it looks like a fascinating evolution of the first one. Most importantly, this time you can brush your horse. Here’s the video: It’s all very pretty, and seems to include…

Minit is out on Nintendo Switch today. Check out our impressions from the PC launch back in March in the video above.

Discord Is Launching Its Own Curated Game Store

Back in June, ubiquitous chat company Discord launched a games tab that bore a slight resemblance to Steam’s front page. Now it’s launching its own store that resolutely refutes Steam’s anything-goes approach. Valve recently said that it’s opening Steam’s floodgates wider than ever before. Discord, on the other hand, says it is hoping its store…

Sony Is Releasing A Gorgeous Translucent PS4 Console

To commemorate 500 million PlayStation consoles sold over the last couple of decades, Sony will be bringing back that 90s styling and releasing this blue, transluscent PS4 Pro. Both the console and controller are see-through, letting you peek through the casing to see the guts inside, while the surrounding plastic is a very fetching shade…

This Cat Does An Excellent Cosplay Of Beerus From Dragon Ball 

There is no need for anyone anywhere to ever do a Beerus cosplay again. Twitter user Sun_ikuto posted this photo of his friend’s cat cosplaying as Beerus It’s no accident that this feline friend is such a good Beerus. Akira Toriyama partly based the character’s design on the Cornish Rex cat he had at the…

For an Anime Studio, This Looks Nice 

Many anime studios tend to look like regular, bland offices. They’re functional, which is fine, but lack personality and style. The headquarters for anime studio P.A. Works is functional, too, but it also looks quite nice. P.A. Works is known for anime like Shirobako, Haruchika, and Kuromukuro. Boat aside, the anime studio portrayed in Shirobako…

Ben Schwartz Is Voicing Sonic In Sonic The Hedgehog Movie

Actor Ben Schwartz will be voicing Sonic in the upcoming live-action and CG Sonic the Hedgehog movie, Variety reports. Schwartz, best known for Parks and Recreation, is currently voicing Dewey in the Ducktails reboot. Jim Carrey, Tika Sumpter andJames Marsden will also star of the upcoming film, which will be out in November 2019. Jeff…

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Capcom Fighters vs Cyberpunk

Park JunKyu is an artist from Korea. Here, among other pieces, is his take on a more futuristic version of some of Capcom’s most famous fighting game characters. You can see more of Park’s work at his ArtStation page Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video game artists, showcasing the best of…

And Now For Some Award-Winning God Of War Photography

God of War has a very nice photography mode, which was put to the test recently in an official contest held by PlayStation The winning entries were fantastic. Stuff like this: And this: I wanted to draw particular attention to another of the winners though, Cristiano Bonora, who for weeks has been filling his Flickr…

Real Madrid Are Selling Actual Alex Hunter Jerseys

Real Madrid, a very real and historic football club, have this week started selling the jerseys of a very fake player: Alex Hunter, star of FIFA’s singleplayer story mode. Having built up to it last year with a false start and some loan deals, this year’s game finally has Hunter signing with one of the…

No Man’s Sky Has Griefers, But Tools To Keep Them Out Are On The Way

Even with all its recent Next update additions, No Man’s Sky is still mostly a game about exploration for exploration’s sake. It makes a perverse sort of sense, then, that within that framework people would also find a way to grief purely for the thrill and power of it. If you opt into No Man’s…

Spooked By Nintendo, Popular ROM Site ‘Changes’ After 18 Years

EmuParadise, one of the world’s longest-running and most popular emulator communities, announced today that in the face of recent legal action against pirate sites it will be “changing,” in effect ceasing to offer ROM versions of Nintendo’s (and any other company’s) old classics. MasJ, the site’s founder, says: It’s not worth it for us to…

Why Video Game Characters Almost Never Remove Their Clothes

Video game graphics are quickly becoming astonishing simulacra of reality. We can roam unimaginable lands, interact with believable characters, and punch Nazis until they’re covered in lifelike injuries. And yet, video games still struggle to show someone taking off their clothes. Consider this scene of Jacob steamily removing his shirt in Electronic Arts’ 2010 game…

It’s Not Easy To Write About Funny (But Creepy) Sex Games

There are two main ways to talk about games: seriously, and light-heartedly. I like to write about things light-heartedly for a few main reasons: One, I like to make people laugh. Two, I’ve generally found that light-hearted writing makes people attack me less. Three, it’s much more fun to write humor. But writing about things…

Breaking: Too Many Fire Emblem Characters In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

We live in exciting times, Super Smash Bros. fans. In this year 2018, in which many improbable things have happened, Nintendo has announced we’re getting precisely what we’ve wanted in the upcoming Smash game: every Smash fighter ever, plus Ridley from Metroid; King K. Rool from Donkey Kong; even Daisy from Mario. Great stuff, Nintendo.…

The Three Essential Ingredients Of A Great Video Game Demo

It may be a rare sight today, but a demo is one of the best things an upcoming game can do for its audience. Of course, not all demos are created equal—the best demos generate excitement and set expectations for what’s to come, while the worst demos convince us not to buy. What makes a…