An Overwatch Pro Is Turning The Game’s Zen Monk Into A Vicious Killer

Overwatch’s healer-monk Zenyatta floats cross-legged while delivering voice lines like “embrace tranquility” and “be one with the universe.” He was a frail, peace-loving healer, it seemed—until Sung-hyeon “JJonak” Bang’s January debut in the Overwatch League. Four days after the League launched, JJonak’s Zenyatta exacted an absolutely bonkers 10,764 damage, 24% of his entire team’s output…

Nintendo’s Newest Line-Up Of Switch Indie Games Includes Promising Ports And A Cool-Looking Pool Game

A remastered version of the classic stealth game Mark of the Ninja headlined a quick video presentation of indie games coming to the Nintendo Switch this spring, summer and fall. A bunch of cool-looking games were shown, but there were no shock announcements. For Spring: Garage, a gritty top-down shooter with VHS-inspired graphics, from Tiny…

New Tamagotchi Game Lets Me Relive My Childhood

Looking at the character art for My Tamagotchi Forever is like reaching back into my childhood. Unlike their pixelated forebears, these creatures look like they’re crafted out of clay, all rounded edges and big, bright shapes. They’re still adorable, and I still want to take care of them. Luckily, just like the original toy, that’s…

The Switch is getting Lumines? We’re so doomed. Tetsuya Mizuguchi’s rhythm puzzle game is coming to the Switch this spring as Lumines Remastered. We’ll be Shinin’ like it’s the 2005 PSP launch. Update: It’ll also be out on Xbox One, PS4 and PC. Look for it in May.

Nintendo’s newest showcase for indie games heading to the Switch kicks off at noon ET. It’s tied to the Game Developers Conference and is in part a way to recruit more indies to the platform (not that they’re hurting for them!). Watch it here. If you’re feeling nostalgic, you can alsoread about the indies they…

I Was Sure There Was A Secret Message In The New Kirby Game

I like Kirby games, but I would not consider myself an advanced Kirbyologist. I was therefore surprised to learn a few weeks ago that Kirby games I’d played on the 3DS contained hidden messages. The first letter of each of the games’ worlds spelled a word. Neat! Surely, I figured, the new Kirby Switch game…

The Sims Developer Is Working On A New Game About Memories

10 years after his last game, designer Will Wright is back with a new project called Proxi, a mobile game where players make entire worlds out of past memories. As one of the creators behind SimCity, The Sims, and Spore, Wright is known for ambitious games that double as science experiments. Proxi appears to be…

Fila’s Pokémon Sneakers Look Tasteful

If you are looking for a cute pair of officially branded Pokémon sneakers, look no further. As tipster Sang points out, Fila is teaming up with Pokémon in South Korea for these “limited collaboration” Court Deluxe shoes. The designs are inspired by Pikachu, Charmander, Squirtle, Bulbasaur and Jigglypuff. These are South Korea only, apparently, and…

The Reason Why Super Saiyan Hair Is Blond 

In Dragon Ball, when members of the Saiyan race transform into their Super Saiyan form, their hair goes from black to blond. Recently on Japanese TV (via Topic News), Weekly Jump editor in chief Hiroyuki Nakano explained why. The original manga is black and white, and according to Nakano, Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama said…

Black Panther Statue Destroyed In South Korea, Possibly By A Drunk Person

To commemorate the filming of Black Panther in South Korea’s Busan, Disney had sent a pair of statues to be displayed in the country. One of the statues has been vandalized. The incident has made Korean news. One of the statues went to Gwangalli, while the one for Gwangbok-ro ended up destroyed. As Yonhap News…

Osaka’s Cosplay Hit The Streets

It’s that time of year again when the Nipponbashi Street Festival is held on the streets of Osaka, and as always, some of the best cosplay in Japan was out in the sun enjoying/tolerating the crowds. Last year it was Persona 5 stealing hearts, but this year there’s a range of amazing costumes, from Nier:…

Just Mechin’ Around

Gediminas Einikis is a concept artist and designer based in Chicago. You can see more of Gediminas’ work at his 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…

Look At This Damn Monster Hunter Cosplay

German cosplay superstar Kamui, who we last saw with some of the best StarCraft work we’d ever seen, returns with some of the best Monster Hunter work we’ve ever seen. This Zinogre armour is almost perfect when you see it in stills, but the real winner here is how the whole thing lights up. Here’s…

Game Workers Unite is a fledgling effort to get game devs unionized that’s formed around this year’s GDC. The organization was born of discussion surrounding an upcoming roundtable on unionization to be hosted by the International Game Developers Association, which has expressed controversial views on the subject in the past. We’ll have more on Game…

Someone Made 400 School Bomb Threats Because They Were Mad About Minecraft

Hundreds of schools across the U.K. closed today after receiving bomb threats via email. The threats were later discovered to be a hoax tied to a Minecraft server rivalry. Over 400 institutions were affected, according to the newspaper Express, which reported that many schools evacuated their students upon receiving the emails threatening bombings.The Northumbria Police…