Popular PUBG Streamers Face Off This Weekend In The Broadcaster Royale Finals

The three-day finals for Broadcaster Royale, a PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds tournament featuring 80 duo teams of streamers from around the world, unfolds this weekend at PAX West’s Paramount Theater. The matches start today at 2 pm ET, streaming on the Broadcaster Royale Twitch channel and also on each competitor’s individual Twitch channel. Several well-known PUBG players…

Quidget The Wonderwiener Is About Boning In The Name Of Science

Generally, when writing about or researching sex in games, I try to be as sex-positive as possible. That said, talking about sex should be like how we talk about using the bathroom: it’s totally normal to ask your housemate for more toilet paper, or to talk to your doctor about blood in your pee; but…

From Pyrotechnics To Quiet Confrontations, Harry Potter Shines On Broadway

There was a moment, about three hours into a performance of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child last weekend, when the 1,500 people in the audience, myself very much included, let out a collective gasp. That communal intake of breath was not in reaction to one of the Broadway play’s many dazzling special effects, nor…

Everything You Need To Know Going Into Destiny 2: Forsaken

Destiny 2 is getting a big expansion next week, and some lapsed players are thinking about coming back to the game. A lot’s happened over the past year, so you could be forgiven for not following all the story developments closely. That’s what I’m here for. Forsaken, next week’s expansion, will introduce a bunch of…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for having a three-day weekend, the established Correct Amount of Weekend. That’s enough time to do lots of things and also play video games. Into the Breach came to Switch this week, continuing my trend of my Switch mostly being full of games I already own. I’m excited to kick back on…

SCUM Mixes Hardcore Survival With Slapstick

The first time I died in SCUM, I was exploring a military base for supplies. After scrounging a backpack and some high quality gear, I stepped outside and right into the path of a giant goddamn robot. It shot me, and I fled into the forest. Unsure what to do, I sat by a river…

Jacksonville Shooting Victim Sues EA And Venue

Jacob Mitich, a survivor of the deadly shooting at a Madden tournament last weekend that took two lives, is suing both the venue and Madden publisher Electronic Arts for negligence, according to a complaint filed last night. Mitich, who was shot twice, is seeking damages from eight defendants including EA, the Jacksonville Landing mall, and…

Gold Mega Man Figure Is Only $21,667 

Only! Capcom is releasing a 3.2-ounce solid gold Mega-Man figure. Measuring nearly 4 inches tall, it costs 2.4 million yen. That’s almost $22,000! If that’s too much money, 4Gamer reports that Capcom is releasing a 0.7-ounce, 2.3-inch solid gold version for only 690,000 yen or $6,227. Both are not only 99.99-percent pure 24-carat gold, they…

Former Square Enix Employee Opens Victorian Cafe In Tokyo

Hidemi Matsuzuka used to oversee Square Enix’s figure brand. These days he’s left the game maker and is running his own cafe. While at Square Enix, Matsuzuka was popular with fans for sharing images of the latest figures and merch. (Read the thread below.) Called Chamber of Raven, his cafe and bar is located near…

This Year’s Best Zelda Merchandise Is A Master Sword Shoehorn

When you think of the Master Sword, putting on your shoes probably doesn’t come to mind. But that’s what makes this officially licensed Master Sword shoehorn so brilliant. According to Inside, the 35-cm long will be released this October in Japan. No word on an international release.

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Mr. Hot Face

Shan Qiao is a concept artist and illustrator who has worked for companies like Sony Santa Monica and Blizzard. You can see more of Shan’s work at his personal site 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…

Madman Beats Mario 64 Using A Nintendo 64 Mouse

There are many ways you can complete Super Mario 64, but playing with the rare and official N64 mouse has to rank as one of the worst. The peripheral—only released in Japan, only for the Nintendo 64DD, and only then alongside copies of Mario Artist: Paint Studio—is just a regular ol’ mouse, meaning that controlling…

D.Va Action Figure Is Pretty Much Perfect

Good Smile are back with another Overwatch Figma, this time of D.Va. There’s no mech, but it’s a Figma, you shouldn’t have been expecting one anyways. Instead, expect the usual: multiple faces, multiple hands, multiple accessories, loads of poseability. It’ll be out in June 2019—these guys like to plan ahead!—for around $55.

Sword & Sworcery‘s Switch Port Won’t Support Twitter Because It’s A ‘Vat Of Toxic Waste’

Several eras ago—before algorithms came to dictate our every breath and Nazis re-infiltrated popular discourse via extremely uncreative and shitty memes—Twitter was alright. Now it’s a suckhole that eats negativity and barfs conflict. The developers of indie classic Sword & Sworcery don’t want anything to do with it anymore. Earlier this week, developer Capy announced…

Divinity: Original Sin 2 Isn’t Quite The Same On Consoles

The console port of Divinity: Original Sin 2, one of the greatest role-playing games ever made, is just about the best the developers could’ve done. It’s a solid port. It’s just not quite as perfect as the PC version. Tomorrow, Larian Studios will release the “Definitive Edition” of Divinity: Original Sin 2. PC players will…