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…

Hollow Knight And The Art Of The Video Game Joke

More than a dozen hours into Hollow Knight, the 2D Metroidvania played a joke on me. It was a really good joke, and also kind of a mean one. Then again, most good video game jokes are a little mean. A few hours into Hollow Knight, you meet a bug named Millibelle. She’s a banker.…

The Sims 4 Has Always Been Good, Actually

Nitpicking is easy. I can always spot the one dirty dish in an otherwise flawless kitchen. Likewise, small flaws in a video game can stick out to me. The Sims 4 fandom loves to nitpick, and although I’m also really bothered by that one lot in Bedrock Straight where a single tile is mismatched from…

Blizzard Says Multiple Diablo Projects Are In The Works (Diablo III Switch Is Probably One)

Things have been slow in Diablo-land for the past few years, but that’s likely going to change soon, with Blizzard teasing on Twitter today that it has some Diablo projects in the works. One of them, we believe, is Diablo III Switch. In a short video, Blizzard community manager Brandy Camel promised Diablo fans that…

Dead Cells Developers Say Improving Switch Performance Is Now Their Priority

Dead Cells is a really good video game, and is a perfect fit for the handheld Nintendo Switch. However, the Switch version performs noticeably under 60 frames-per-second, which makes for a less smooth experience than on other gaming systems. Yesterday, the game’s developers said they’re getting to work on improvements. In a post on Reddit…

Super Mario Odyssey’s Two-Moon Levels Are A Wonderful Design Touch

In many areas of Nintendo’s crowd-pleasing Super Mario Odyssey, there’s a main goal and a side goal that provides the same amount of reward but presents a greater challenge. It’s my favorite design aspect of the game. It’s a simple but wonderful thing, and I’ve come to think of it as Nintendo’s designers operating under…

RIP Luigi (1983-2018)

Luigi Mario, best known to friends and family as Luigi, died this morning at the age of 35. He is survived by his fraternal twin brother, Mario, and his son, Waluigi. Born and raised in Flatbush, Brooklyn, Luigi had worked as a plumber, a tennis player, a ghost hunter, a doctor, a golfer, a martial…