Atari Brings Back Night Driver, Sort Of

Released in arcades in 1976, Atari’s original Night Driver is an outstanding example of doing more with less, simulating first-person driving through nothing more than a series of scrolling rectangles. The new Night Driver, coming soon to Android and iOS, looks like any other mobile racing game. Nothing wrong with a mobile racing game—I’ve enjoyed…

Someone Finally Beat SonicFox In Dragon Ball FighterZ, But He Won The Tournament Anyway

Dominique “SonicFox” McLean is the greatest fighting game player of the modern era, and was at the height of his powers in Philadelphia this past weekend. The twelfth and final installment of the Winter Brawl event series attracted over 700 competitors, 316 of which made the trip to compete in Dragon Ball FighterZ. SonicFox was…

Monster Hunter: World, One Month Later

To the surprise of anyone who’s played Monster Hunter in the past decade, Monster Hunter: World has become extremely popular, selling over six million copies. But that’s not all that’s happened in the last month. Here’s a rundown. First, though, those numbers: Monster Hunter: World is the fastest-selling game in Capcom’s entire history. Can you…

Pillars of Eternity II‘s Ships Look Rad

The upcoming role-playing game Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire will let you helm your very own seafaring vessel, and seeing it in action makes me want to quit my job and take to the high seas. Sorry, Stephen. I’m a pirate now. After 2015’s solid Pillars of Eternity, I’ve been eager to see what the…

Fortnite Random Squads Matches Are Anarchy

Four recently-beheaded chickens, coming from four cardinal directions, all head toward a crowded chicken processing plant at the same speed. Where do they intersect? This isn’t the beginning of a riddle. It’s a question I ask myself every time I queue up for random squads matches in Fortnite Battle Royale. I queue for random squads…

GTA Online Updates Turn Its Timeline Into A Mess

GTA Online might exist in a strange sci-fi scenario where different eras of time all exist at once. It is a timeline that suggests characters are dead and alive, and buildings are destroyed yet still standing. After years of updates, GTA Online makes no sense. Before GTA V launched,Rockstar described GTA Online as a prequel,…

The Week In Games: Out Of The Frying Pan And Into The Breach

The long awaited follow-up to FTL: Faster Than Light arrives this week and the timing couldn’t be better. Perfectly situated in the middle of an otherwise mostly quiet release week, Subset Games’ Into the Breach comes five and a half years after the studio’s first strategy outing. There are mechs, time travel and gigantic creatures…

Dragon Ball‘s Goku Makes An Impressive Paris Saint-Germain Debut

During the Paris Saint-Germain game against Marseille, fans unveiled a massive Goku banner as Paris continues its march towards the title. PSG is hoping to reach its seventh French title, which is why fans made a Goku banner. There are seven Dragon Balls across the universe, and fans made banners for six Dragon Balls with…

There Might Be A Secret Kojima Productions Message In Metal Gear Survive

Things didn’t exactly end on a good note between Hideo Kojima and Konami. That doesn’t mean Konami is without those who still care about the legacy of Metal Gear creator’s old studio. While at Konami, Hideo Kojima headed up a development arm known as Kojima Productions. Since leaving Konami, he’s founded his own company which…

Square Enix Will Still Be Releasing Final Fantasy XV DLC In 2019

Originally, Final Fantasy XV director Hajime Tabata said he wanted to add at least three more add-ons in 2018. That was the plan. Now Tabata is saying there are four more in-coming and all the DLC might not come out this year. In a recent 4Gamer interview (via Hachima), Tabata discussed the DLC, saying, “There…

Manga’s Dick Drawing Causes International Incident

In the latest Yarisugi!!! Itazura-Kun, a serialized gag manga for kids, an image of Genghis Khan is shown with a dick doodled on his forehead, along with the word “penis” in Japanese. An international incident ensued, involving protests, an angry sumo wrestler and an apology to the Mongolian Embassy. In Japanese, Genghis Khan is written…

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Laura Peltomäki is a character artist based in Finland. You can see more of Laura’s work at her ArtStation page To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video game artists, showcasing the best of both their…

All Walls Must Fall Is A Time Travel Tactics Game That Feels Incomplete 

A new strategy game set in futuristic German nightclubs, All Walls Must Fall offers a thrillingly fresh take on turn-based tactics that could still use a few more tuneups. It’s Berlin and the year is 2089. In an alternate future where the Cold War has been waging for 150 years time travel is now the…

Counter-Strike Match Goes To Four Overtimes

The third-place decider match at today’s StarSeries i-League Season 4 finals went a little long. A simple best-of-three, Team Liquid and FaZe had a meeting on Inferno that went well past regulation and into multiple overtimes, almost to the length of two regular matches. After tying 15-15 in regular rounds, overtime began. Overtime in Counter-Strike:…