It’s Been A Groundbreaking Month For Ocarina Of Time Speedrunning

The last month has seen some dramatic changes to The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time speedrunning, especially in the completionist category. A handful of newly-discovered glitches and shortcuts have blown open the doors on what was previously thought possible. One of the scene’s most accomplished players has managed to combine them to achieve some…

The Original Metroid Has No Map, But Samus Wouldn’t Need One

I’ve played through the first Metroid three times, but I’ve never played it without a map. Yesterday, I was wondering how the game’s original players even coped and what it says about Metroid, and about Samus Aran, that the first game doesn’t have one. The first Metroid game, which came out in 1986 on the…

Mario’s Supposed To Be Cute, Which Is Why His Nipples Grossed People Out

Few pieces of video game news have upset the internet so much as the recent revelations that Luigi has a penis bulge and Mario has nipples On September 13 of last year, in the runup to the release of Super Mario Odyssey, Nintendo distributed a screenshot of a bathing-suit-clad Mario, in which its mascot character’s…

Developer Aims To Explore Female Sexuality With A Game That Lets You Bone ISIS To Death

Super Patriotic Dating Simulator, which is now on Kickstarter, is your typical romantic story of an elite spy infiltrating, seducing and then killing members of ISIS. Correction – 10:38am: The original version of this article misstated the beginning of this game’s Kickstarter campaign. Karlee Esmailli, who wrote and is developing the game, is an first…

Beware Of Fake Hibiki Japanese Whisky 

Earlier this week, two men were arrested in Japan for selling bottles of fake Hibiki. The bottles were real, but the whisky inside was bogus. According to Jiji (via The Japan Times, where, full disclosure, I am a columnist), Mie Prefecture police arrested Tokyo-natives Takeaki Nemoto, 29 years-old, and Yu Sasagawa, 26. They were charged…

Dragon Ball Pachinko Machine Probably Won’t Happen

Loads of anime and manga have been turned into pachinko machines, including Fist of the North Star, Evangelion and Lupin the Third. However, there is no Dragon Ball pachinko machine and probably won’t be anytime soon. Among pachinko players in Japan, the question as to why Dragon Ball doesn’t have a pachinko machine has been…

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Overwatch‘s New Busan Map Is A Chaotic Blast

It only took two years, but Overwatch’s lean, mean esports queen D.Va—easily one of the game’s most popular characters—is finally getting some time in the spotlight. Alongside her CG short about being the world’s coolest workaholic who also happens to have PTSD, there’s also a new map set in the South Korean city of Busan.…

Full Metal Arm Wrestling

Han is a Chinese-Vietnamese artist currently based in Belgium. You can see more of Han’s work at her Tumblrand order prints at her store 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,…

Fortnite Now Lets You Thank The Bus Driver

Change.org signatures normally aren’t worth the paper they’re not printed on, but here’s an example of one actually working: only weeks after a campaign to allow players to thank the game’s bus driver, Fortnite now includes the ability to do just that. The original petition, first circulated in July and based on the “Thank the…

Nike, Make These Overwatch Sneakers

Korean sneaker/Overwatch fan upboyhas transformed a collection of Air Force 1s, turning them into Overwatch kicks with shoes based on heroes like D.Va, Widowmaker, Genji and Zarya. They were on display at the Overwatch Fan Festival in Korea on Wednesday, the same place D.Va’s new trailer was shown off Each shoe is obviously in the…

Souls Games Are Great, Except For The Sexist Messages From Some Players

Since the release of FromSoftware’s Demon’s Souls in 2009, it and its spiritual successors—the Dark Souls trilogy and Bloodborne—have acquired reputations that are both built on the games themselves and players’ responses to them. Demon’s Souls and its descendants are as dependent upon their mechanics, level design, and art direction for effect as they are…

How To Start Hollow Knight‘s New DLC, Godmaster

Hollow Knight, a wonderful video game starring a throng of adorable insects, got a brand new free piece of downloadable content today. It’s called Godmaster, it’s challenging as hell, and the game isn’t 100% clear about how to start it. If you just want a nudge in the right direction: You’ll find the new area…

Fortnite’s Latest Update Brings An Actual Movie To Its Drive-In Theater

I have yet to make it through the entire three minute fan movie currently playing on loop in the northeastern part of Fortnite’s map without getting shot in the back, but that’s part of the fun. The game’s V5.30 patch hit earlier today, bringing new items and modes, as well as a working projector to…

Island Expeditions Are A Fun Break From Battle For Azeroth‘s Grind

Has the new World of Warcraft expansion’s endless questing got you down? Why not take a break from killing things for a fast-paced, team-based treasure hunt? Battle for Azeroth’s Island Expeditions are just the thing to break up the basic grind. Unlocked as players adventure through the expansion’s new story areas, Island Expeditions are a…

Shipping, Explained

Shipping, or the act of writing about, drawing or being enthusiastic about a particular fictional couple, has become a part of what it means to be a fan of something. It’s also older than you think. This post originally appeared 1/9/18. The Origins of Shipping The origin of shipping is often attributed to Star Trek…