Rare Magic: The Gathering Card Sells For $87,000

A Black Lotus from the original release of Magic: The Gathering sold this week on online auction site eBay for $87,672. That’s a lot of money for a little bit of cardboard. There are three official printings of Black Lotus in Magic: Alpha, Beta, and Unlimited. Alpha was comprised of 295 Magic cards printed with black…

‘Shop Contest: Exposing Captain Toad’s Crimes, Winners!

This was an action-packed week of ‘Shop Contest because you all were hunting down the known criminal Captain Toad and demonstrating all of his wickedness. And, by golly, we’ve proven how truly depraved he is. Last week I asked you to show me the crimes that Captain Toad has done, and you gave me a…

Whether you’re a returning No Man’s Sky player or venturing off to explore the vastness of space for the first time, here’s your a helpful video guide to the galaxy to get you started.

This Week In The Business: Kill Your Babies

QUOTE | “We have to accept that, if we start ten projects, four are probably going to fail. I don’t know the exact numbers, of course, but that’s not a failure as a company, and it’s not a failure for the people working on it; it’s a part of our process now.” – Incoming Paradox…

Battle Mercy

It’s a viable strategy! Even in the Overwatch League. The first match of Overwatch League’s grand finals just wrapped up, with London Spitfire taking a commanding lead after a shaky first map. But on the final map, Volskaya, Philadelphia Fusion gave it their all and then some in an attempt to shoot down a surging…

Developer Releases Vita Game With Easy Trophies So ‘A Lot Of People Buy It’

Little Adventure on the Prairie released last February on both PS4 and Vita. It’s not good. The game consists of walking from left to right, pressing the X button to swing a sword at everything you run into, and occasionally hopping over invisible snags in the level geometry. Its creator didn’t need it to be…

Fortnite Gets Guided Missiles Back, And They’re Less Likely To Dominate

Fun: riding a guided missile right into some unsuspecting goon’s face. Not fun: being the unsuspecting goon whose face eats said missile. This simple and universal truth handily illustrates the problem with Fortnite’s guided missiles, which were yanked in April. Today, Epic announced that they’re finally coming back. Guided missiles were equal parts beloved and…

The next Picross game, Picross S2, is out on Switch next week. It’s already the second of these picture-creating puzzle games on Switch. Help, some of us are so far behind in our Picross! But… this one has some sort of “story” mode. More details at the game’s official site

WarioWare‘s Two Favorite Things Are Classic Nintendo, Poop

This week, I’ve been playing the latest entry in Nintendo’s series of wacky compilations of seconds-long “microgames,” the first for Nintendo 3DS (and the first since 2010’s WarioWare: DIY). I’ll have a full review for its release on August 3, but for now, I’m still going through all of its features. As I do, I’ve…

The Weekend In Esports: Overwatch Finals, PUBG Invitational, And More

The inaugural season of the Overwatch League comes to a close this weekend. It’s been a long, winding, and at times downright weird road to the finals which now see two underdog teams face off for cash and glory. I was not a believer. I enjoy Overwatch but am not among its biggest fans, and…

One Week Later, Blizzard Still Doesn’t Know Why World Of Warcraft‘s Leveling System Is Borked

World of Warcraft’s community is not exactly overflowing with happy campers (or wildlife punchers-and-looters, as it were) right now. Ever since last week’s Battle For Azeroth pre-patch, the game has been suffering from a slew of issues. Now Blizzard has admitted it doesn’t know exactly what’s causing them. The biggest problem is the game’s leveling…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

My young niece is visiting this weekend, and I’m really excited to introduce her to a ton of cool games she can then annoy her mom by asking for. What should they be? My sister bought her kids an Xbox a while back, but it’s hard to find games four kids of vastly different ages…

In EVE Online War, Spawn Camping Goes On For A Week

It takes a special sort of character to lead a fictional armada into battle. Those few that have what it takes are household names. James T. Kirk. Admiral Ackbar. Doomchinchilla. … Doomchinchilla? Okay, he may not be famous outside of EVE Online, but inside it, Doomchinchilla is reknowned for commanding one of the longest-standing and…

Maplestory M Is An MMO For People With Less Free Time

Maplestory M launched worldwide earlier this week. If you’re expecting the same experience of the original Maplestory, you’re in for a surprise. The original Maplestory, which launched in 2003, is a free-to-play 2D side-scrolling MMORPG where you can choose from a number of exciting job classes and explore hundreds of different worlds within the Maple…

I Finally Found The Perfect Place To Live In No Man’s Sky

I’ve played No Man’s Sky for dozens of hours and never found a planet I wanted to call my home. This week, I finally did. I started playing No Man’s Sky at launch, before building bases was an option. At that time, I thought if the game allowed me to make a little home on…

The Octopath Traveler Musical Cue I Can’t Stop Thinking About

Octopath Traveler’s battle music has all of the zest you could want, brimming with quick drumbeats and arpeggiated chords. One simple trick ties together the game’s story and boss battles, creating amazing musical cues that make each new encounter even more exciting. Octopath Traveler assigns each character an instrument that’s used prominently in their leitmotifs,…

It’s 2018 And I’m Hooked On Mega Man X Again

I’ve never enjoyed a single movement in a video game as much as the Mega Man X dash jump. I could dash jump all day—off ledges, up walls, across pits filled with spikes. For all the double jumps, dodge rolls, and infinite sprints I’ve encountered since, nothing has filled my heart with so much joy…