There Will Be A Football Mini-Game In NBA 2K19. Hmmm.

It’s been over a decade since the gaming label 2K stopped making football games to rival EA’s Madden series, but wouldn’t you know it: someone is throwing a football at the end of the trailer for 2K’s latest big basketball game. It’s there to be noticed. A new NBA 2K19 trailer released today pushes NBA…

Battle For Azeroth Is More Exciting When You’re Horde

Man, why did I waste two weeks questing through boring green hillsfor the Alliance when I could have been exploring dinosaur-infested swamps as a mighty Cowadin? Even in the middle of the Battle for Azeroth, the Horde have it good. I know, I pledged myself to the Alliance before World of Warcraft’s latest expansion Battle…

The Messenger Is A Great New Metroidvania 

Back in the NES era, the late 80s and early 90s, there were two different types of games. Call them linear and non-linear. The linear games, like Super Mario Bros. and Ninja Gaiden, had you go through each level once and only once. The non-linear games, like Zelda and Metroid, allowed for backtracking and exploration.…

Four Key Tips To Get Good At Into The Breach

You should play Into The Breach, the brilliant new game from the makers of FTL. And if you are playing Into The Breach, here are some key tips that’ll help you get better at squashing aliens. Note: This article originally ran in February—we’ve bumped it up for the Switch launch of Into the Breach I’ll…

Battlefield V Delayed Away From Call of Duty And Red Dead 2

EA has delayed the next big Battlefield game a month, pushing it back to November 20 for what developer DICE says are “final adjustments to core gameplay.” There’s another good reason for the delay, though: the competition. Battlefield V had been previously scheduled for October 19, a week after Call of Duty: Black Ops 4…

This Isn’t A Photo Of Japan, But A City Made In Minecraft

You are looking at Sayama City, a Minecraft-made fictional Japanese city with echoes of Osaka, Tokyo and more. It’s like a photo Check out the detail The project’s official Twitter has been updating since 2015. Expect more jaw-dropping updates in the future.

Man Makes Death Stranding‘s Robotic Arm

In Death Stranding, Norman Reedus’ character Sam has a robotic detector to locate Chiral enemies. YouTuber Kantaro Studio made his own. The clip below shows how he brought the Chiral detector to life The project took around 60 days and cost approximately $180. It was worth the effort because look how the finished version movement…

Japan’s Newest YouTuber: Hello Kitty

Starting today, Hello Kitty is making her YouTube debut. Her first clip shows the character at home, introducing herself and talking about how she has long wanted to become a YouTuber. In making her YouTube debut, Hello Kitty seems to borrow from other well-known Japanese YouTubers, including Hikakin The first clip is slightly over five…

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Replica Mass Effect Pistol Actually Folds

Optimistic Geometry creates replica cosplay weapons that actually “work”. Not in the sense that they fire lasers, but that they’re able to mechanically slide, recoil, light up and fold, just like D.Va and Commander Shepard’s do. Here’s his Mass Effect sidearm: And here’s a recoiling, light-up Overwatch pistol: You can see more of Optimistic’s work…

EA Donates $1 Million To The Families Of The Jacksonville Shooting Victims

Electronic Arts, the publisher of the Madden series of football games, has established a fund for —and made a sizeable donation to—the families of those affected bythe tragic shooting at a Madden tournament in Jacksonville on the weekend The Jacksonville Tribute, as EA calls it, is actually a number of things. First, it’s a fund…

Blessed Sidearm

Deryl Braun is an illustrator and concept artist based in Germany. You can see more of Deryl’s work at his ArtStation page Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video game artists, showcasing the best of both their professional and personal portfolios. If you’re in the business and have some concept, environment, promotional…

Oh, This Is Nice

The Xbox Elite Controller, which is fantastic, has only ever been available in black. Now, it’s also available in a very fetching shade of white. I bring this up for two reasons. Firstly, because I like it a lot! And secondly, because after trashing a controller earlier in the week, I’m bringing balance to the…

Overwatch Streamers Are Pretending To Be In The D.Va Promotion

“D.Va’s Nano Challenge,” a new Overwatch promotion in which Blizzard teams up with popular streamers, has been by most counts a success. Last night, over 100,000 people simultaneously watched Overwatch streamer Seagull in hopes of earning in-game drops. Streamers who aren’t part of the promotion have decided they also want a slice of that sumptuous…

More Glow Cosplay, Please

Glow, the best show on television, deserves the best cosplay on the internet. Here’s a very good start, with Ginny Di taking on ZOYA THE DESTROYER. You can see more of Ginny’s cosplay here

The Goose Is Still An Asshole

This Asshole Goose is the star of Untitled Goose Game, a game where you play as a goose and flap around a village being, well, an asshole. It’s out early next year on PC and Switch. Nathan got to play it last year and loved it. I haven’t had a chance to play it and…