The Street Fighter V Tutorial Has Me Convinced Ryu And Ken Hooked Up

Street Fighter V came out two years ago, and I still can’t stop thinking about how homoerotic the tutorial is. I don’t know who wrote the English translation for the tutorial, which features young rivals Ken and Ryu sweating through a workout under the direction of their master Gouken, but I can’t let it go.…

The Fight Between Switch Hackers And Nintendo Is Ramping Up [UPDATE]

People love their Switches. Some people love them so much they want to break them open and make them do things they’re not supposed to. That means Nintendo has to respond. The back-and-forth between Nintendo and hackers reached fever pitch this week. First, some background: In April, Switch hackers found a way to jailbreak Switch…

You Can’t Build The Perfect Boyfriend, But Dr. Frank Tries Anyway

If I had a time machine, it would not be a tool for bettering the world. It would be a way for me to see how people from the past might react to modern-day weirdness. I would go back to show Alexander Graham Bell that his invention of the telephone somehow morphed into nudes on…

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Sims 4 Expansion Lets You Bang Santa

The new Sims 4 expansion introduces holidays into the game. More importantly, it lets you fuck Santa. Seasons, a new expansion released last Friday, spices up the world of Sims 4 by adding seasons, a new gardening career, and also holidays. One of them, Winterfest, is a Christmas-esque holiday that occurs in winter. If you…

Crowdfunded Switch Accessory Lets You Play Handheld Arcade Games The Right Way

The Nintendo Switch is slowly becoming an arcade game player’s best friend. Nintendo’s Arcade Archive collection, alongside a healthy smattering of bullet hell shooters and pinball games, bring classic experiences to the console. That also means playing vertically, which can be a pain in handheld mode. A Kickstarted add-on aims to fix that. The Flip…

Breath of the Wild’s Champions’ Ballad Expansion Is Better After A Long Zelda Break

Like most things with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, the game’s Champions’ Ballad expansion did not immediately thrill me. It took some time. It wasn’t what I wanted, but it’s now what I need. The Champions’ Ballad has been available for Breath of the Wild since December, nine months after the main…

How To Start Speedrunning Video Games

With the time-shattering feats and game-breaking exploits of Games Done Quick upon us, some video game players might be wondering how they can start their journey in the mesmerizing world of speedrunning. Here’s some advice for those first few steps. This post originally appeared 7/18/17. We’re bumping it today for SGDQ. Pick the right game…

The Week In Games: Child Superhero and Flailing Bandicoot

The game release cycle is back in the swing of things post-E3, and that means we’ve got Captain Spirit’s debut, a Ys game, and some excellent Switch ports. As a longtime fan of Dontnod, I’m more than a little bit curious about The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit. I’ll admit to finding the trailer a…

A Running Silhouette. Sugar Beach, Sipalay, Philippines. By Martin Tan. JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line! 

A Queen Titan From Teen Titans

Cosplayer Oh My Sophii wanted to try something a bit different with her Raven outfit, and so instead of just straight copying the character’s appearance from the TV show and comics went with a more regal tone. With original plans to draw up a “high fashion” Raven, Sophii’s sketches eventually led her towards a “Queen…

Overwatch Cosplay Puts The Guns Down For A Second

Team Paraluna are a pair of cosplayers from the Netherlands who are responsible for these terrific Overwatch costumes. There’s so much detail here. Witch Mercy’s garments are airbrushed to look worn, while her book was hand-made with actual pages (as in, it’s not just a block of wood or foam). Dragon Symmetra, meanwhile, has a…

But Officers, These Are My Friends

Nikita Kukolev is a freelance artist from Russia. You can see more of Nikita’s work at their ArtStation and Instagrampages. 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…

A Most Unusual Harry Potter Crossover

Two of the most hated characters in British kid’s literature are Professor Umbridge from Harry Potter and Ms. Trunchbull from Roald Dahl’s Matilda. This cosplay shoot, for probably the first and only time ever, imagines what it would look like if they became best friends and hung out. Let this be a reminder that while…

Witcher 3 x Minecraft Build Recreates Novigrad (And Then Some)

This sweeping timelapse video shows the construction—out of thin air—of Novigrad, the great city of The Witcher 3 (and Witcher lore in general, I guess). Built by Elysium Fire, this video not only looks amazing as the city emerges out of the countryside, but also gives you a very good look at just how many…