Riot Games Unbans Tyler1, A Player It Once Called A ‘Genuine Jerk’

Riot Games confirmed to Compete that it has lifted the indefinite ban on Twitch League of Legends streamer Tyler1. Initial news of the ban came from Tyler1’s Twitter account, where he said that, “AFTER 613 DAYS OF INTENSE REHAB I AM FINALLY UNBANNED FROM LEAGUE OF LEGENDS.” Tyler1—a talented player who specializes in playing as…

Neko Atsume Developer’s New Game Is About A Traveling Frog

The makers of cat-watching mobile game Neko Atsume dropped a new game about a frog that goes on adventures. It’s very cute. Even before Neko Atsume had an english translation, people were taken by its cute art and low pressure game play. You put out food, cats come by, and they leave you presents. They’ll…

Two Japanese Guilty Gear Stars Shit-Talked Their Way Back Into The Spotlight

Fighting game veteran Daigo Umehara hosted a series of high-level exhibitions earlier this week as part of his new Kemonomichi event series, and one matchup became the perfect opportunity for two stars with personal grudges to settle their differences in Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2 While trash talk is a regular part of the fighting…

Eleven Observations From Rewatching Most Of Lost

On a whim a couple of months ago, I decided to start rewatching Lost, a show about people on an island eating fish biscuits for nourishment. Sadly, ABC pulled it from Netflix today, choosing instead to put it all on Hulu. But I got through most of it, and I have a lot of thoughts.…

5 New Hearthstone Cards That We Totally Underestimated

Now that Hearthstone’s latest expansion Kobolds and Catacombs has been out for a few weeks, we’re seeing the metagame start to calcify as people begin to realize which decks and cards reign supreme. In the process, many cards that went under the radar in the lead-up to Kobolds’ launch turned out to be a lot…

Mad Catz Is Coming Back, Sort Of

Gaming peripheral maker Mad Catz has come back to life but not as you remember it. The company declared bankruptcy in 2017, at which time many of its assets were purchased by an unnamed Chinese holding company that has now spun them off into a new entity called “Mad Catz Global Limited.” As part of…

Doki Doki Literature Club, As Told By Steam Reviews

Doki Doki Literature Club was a surprise hit last year. According to Steam reviews, you should play it if you like big anime tiddies and giving yourself emotional pain. I really liked the way Doki Doki Literature Club got under my skin. Despite its pleasant, moe-tinged veneer, it’s not just a scary-ass game, it also contains…

New Undertale Speedrun Category Takes 33 Hours To Finish

An Undertale speedrun usually lasts anywhere from one hour to an hour and a half. A speedrunner looking for a greater challenge put together their own exhaustive speedrun that collects every item, ending, and fights ever boss, an undertaking that took over thirty-three hours to complete. Undertale speedruns are categorized depending on which “route” runners…

A Pocket Of Passionate Players Is The Only Thing Keeping Competitive ARMS Alive

While the Switch as a platform is thriving, ARMS is its redheaded stepchild. In its first two weeks, it peaked at the 13th most popular game on the eShop. Despite being a less popular Nintendo exclusive, some competitors are keeping the fighting spirit alive months after most moved on to other games. ARMS is a…

D&D Player Mods Hundreds Of Monsters Into Playable Characters

Your bread-and-butter Dungeons & Dragons party won’t include a manticore, a gargoyle, a hyena or a sentient fungi, but maybe it should. One D&D player spent a year and a half converting every single creature in the D&D Monster Manual into playable characters, and now players can live out their dreams of being a great…

Paladins Shamelessly Adds ‘Battlegrounds’ Mode

Hero shooter Paladins is adding a new battle royale mode called “Battlegrounds,” an entirely unique addition that by no means is meant to reference any other game. Paladins already looks a lot like Blizzard’s blockbuster first-person shooter Overwatch. Its all new game mode, showcased by a song that sounds a lot like 2002’s “Headstrong” by…

Fatal Frame II Is Still One Of The Scariest Games You Can Play

There are some cultures that believe taking a photograph captures a part of your soul. Your job in Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly is to fight horror by recording it. This piece originally appeared 10/26/16. Playing as Mio Amakura, you and your twin sister Mayu unravel the mysteries behind the gruesome apparitions haunting Minakami Village.…

Japan Isn’t Happy With Logan Paul’s Tokyo Video, Either

On January 1, the most important day on the Japanese calendar, when families gather and think about the new year, YouTuber Logan Paul posted an apparent suicide on YouTube. That wasn’t the only time he insulted the country’s cultural norms. He started doing that days earlier. On December 30, he uploaded a clip titled “We…

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Here’s Some Concept Art From A Shrek PS2 Game

Somebody once told me this is the kind of material you’d like to see on Fine Art Brandon Luyen is an artist based in the US who is currently with Sanzaru Games. In a previous job, though, he helped out on the classic (?) Shrek Superslam, a 2005 fighting game that was most popular on…

Fans Have Finally Translated The Most Recent Tingle Game Into English 

Tingle’s a guy dressed in a green onesie who sells maps in The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask. The offbeat cartographer we so well received, Nintendo embraced him and let him return in later games, even providing him with a stand-alone spin-off series. Just a few days ago, fans finally finished translating its fourth installment.…

The Miiverse Has Been Saved, Preserving 72,135,190 Drawings

Not all of them are hairy dicks As we discussed in September, despite Nintendo’s decision to kill the Miiverse—an online community for the Wii U and 3DS—late last year, some fans and engineers wanted to save everything that had been posted to the service, so that it wasn’t lost to the ether once Nintendo pulled…