Twitch Counter-Sues Gambling Streamer Who It Banned

Two years ago, Twitch booted a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive streamer who, among other things, allegedly ran a potentially illegal and reportedly rigged site that let kids gamble on CS:GO skins. Earlier this year, that streamer sued the gigantic video platform. And now, Twitch is counter-suing the streamer saying he violated Twitch’s policies over 15 times.…

Darling in the Franxx Voice Actor Hospitalized With Rare Autoimmune Disease

Voice actor Yuichiro Umehara, who plays Goro in anime Darling in the Franxx, has been hospitalized with an autoimmune disease. His agency made the announcement on its official site, adding that he’s taking time off to focus on his recovery. The agency also apologized for causing fans and industry colleagues to worry. There’s no word…

Excellent Castle In The Sky Action Figures

Last year, Bandai released a fully poseable Robot Solider from Castle in the Sky action figure. This year, it’s releasing a “Mechanical Clear” version along with a poseable Colonel Muska. Priced at 8,100 yen ($74), the two-figure set is up for pre-order starting today and will be released this October in Japan. Makes you want…

SNK Announces The Neo Geo Mini, Will Play 40 Games

Previouslyhinted at, the Neo Geo Mini is now official. It’s the latest retro hardware to get miniaturized. The Neo Geo Mini is based on the Neo Geo MVS arcade machine and will come in two versions: a Japanese one for Asia and an international version for North America, Europe and beyond. Above is the Japanese…

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Get ‘Em, Zangief

Antonio De Luca is a freelance concept artist and illustrator from Italy. You can see more of Antonio’s 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…

New Nintendo Switch Accessory Makes It Easier To Play On A Table

Nintendo just announced a new official charging stand for the Switch that “makes playing in Tabletop mode easier than ever”. The charging solutions that shipped with the console at launch were pretty limited in this regard as the dock blocked access to the screen, while using a cable and the kickstand at the same time…

TF2-Inspired Loadout Is Shutting Down Ahead Of New European Regulations

Edge of Reality’s 2014 free-to-play online shooter, Loadout, is getting shut down on May 24. The developer announced the news on Steam earlier this week, citing, among other reasons, the prohibitive costs of making the game compliant with new European regulations. “Loadout just received a few death blows,” wrote the CEO, Rob Cohen, on the…

Konami Is Ready For More Pain With Pro Evolution Soccer 2019

Despite losing licenses and pretty much everything else to EA over the last decade, Konami keeps plugging away with its Pro Evolution Soccer series, today showing the first footage from PES 2019 I applaud the publisher’s continued push to show actual gameplay footage in its debut trailers. But also, getting David Beckham—who retired in 2013—in…

Overwatch League’s Next Stage Won’t Have New Hanzo Or Nerfed Brigitte

There’s a push and pull between pro players and “regular folks” underlying every major esports game, a delicate dance of priorities. And when that balance gets knocked askew as it’s been in the case of Overwatch League Stage 4? Then nobody’s happy. After last weekend’s stage-closing showdown between Boston Uprising and New York Excelsior, Overwatch…

Another Cancelled Star Wars Disney Infinity Figure

When Disney Infinity was cancelled back in 2016, a number of projects planned for the platform—like a Moana tie-in—were cancelled along with it. So too were new figures based on Marvel’s Dr. Strange and Star Wars’ Rogue One We’ve seen one of those Rogue One figures already, but remember, a whole playset—with multiple miniatures—was planned…

An Ode To Kratos’ Nipples

Kratos’ magnificent beard has received a lot of attention. That’s fair enough – it is stately facial hair worthy of recognition. Yet when I sat down to play God of War, the first thing that struck me about Kratos’ physical evolution wasn’t his face rug. It wasn’t the care so clearly worn on his face.…

Tomb Raider Cosplay Strives For Accuracy

Loads of people faithfully cosplay as the new Lara Croft because she is a strong character with an outfit that is relatively easy to replicate. When it comes to the original Lara, beebinchknows how to do likewise in the most PS1-authentic way possible. You can see more of beebinch’s cosplay at her Instagram page, like…

Nintendo And Sony’s Console Warranties Now Suck A Little Less [UPDATE]

Last month the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent letters to the three big console manufactures, Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo, telling them they had 30 days to update their warranties or face possible legal action. So far, both Sony and Nintendo have made changes in an effort to comply. Today, Sony announced that it had updated…

You Likely Never Saw Twitch’s ‘Most Popular’ Emote

“Fed7,” a squished image of a man saluting in a white T-shirt, was until yesterday the most popular emote on Twitch, according to one analysis. So why is is that most viewers have probably never even seen it? StreamElements, a website that scrapes data from Twitch, said that Fed7 has been used a reported 431…

Google Updates Chrome, Breaks Tons Of Web Games

The latest update for Google Chrome has stopped videos from autoplaying with sound, which is great. It’s also had the side effect of removing audio entirely from web-based games, effectively breaking them. Earlier this week, Google implemented its new policies regarding autoplaying videos for its Chrome browser. Videos will still autoplay on many sites, but…