First Of The North Star Parody Makes Fun Of Hanzo Mains In Overwatch

If you’re an Overwatch player capable of pulling off pro strats like switching characters when the moment calls for it, you’re probably perplexed by Hanzo mains, who stick by their limited hero of choice at all costs. Consider, though, that perhaps being a Hanzo main is actually a heroic and poetic struggle perfectly summed up…

Battle Chef Brigade‘s Journey To Make A Game Out of Cooking Reality Shows

Last night, while a meatloaf roasted in my oven and I moved some kale around a pan, it suddenly dawned on me that nothing in my life more resembles a video game than cooking. If somebody had cut out the time between 9 and 10 p.m. yesterday, when I shopped for, prepared and cooked dinner,…

Destiny 1 Xbox Players Can Now Finally Get Everything, Two Years Later

Destiny, a video game in which big publishers make mega-deals to deprive players of content and then somehow convince fans that this is a good thing, is no longer relevant thanks to the recent release of Destiny 2. But hey, Xbox players, at least now you can get Jade Rabbit. As of this week, Destiny’s…

The Great British Bake Off Had Soccer Game-Themed Pies

Last night’s The Great British Bake Off had one baker celebrating his love of soccer video games with a series of meat pies. The Great British Bake Off is a delightful, stress-free baking competition show, and the eighth season is as pleasant as every other. Last night’s episode was all about pastry, and because this…

Game About Being An Asshole Goose Looks Hilarious

An upcoming game starring a naughty goose combines stealth gameplay and puzzle solving, allowing players to cause mischief and mayhem on a small farm. It’s silly fun that I never knew I wanted until I saw the trailer.  Developed by Australian developer House House, makers of the bizarre Push Me, Pull You, an untitled game…

Watch Us Play Ni no Kuni II

Yesterday in New York City, I had a chance to sit down with an early build of the beautiful upcoming role-playing game Ni no Kuni II. It is much, much different than its predecessor. Here are two video clips from the second Ni no Kuni, which comes out January 19 for PS4 and PC. In…

Your Name‘s Anime Locations Compared With The Real-World Ones

A big part of Your Name takes place in Tokyo. Over on Tofugu.com, Kanae Nakamine visited the real-world locations depicted in the movie.  The resulting comparisons between the anime and real life are fascinating. Nakamine also created a helpful itinerary in case you want to make a Your Name seichijunrei (聖地巡礼) or pilgrimage, visiting the…

Years Later, The Laputa: Castle In The Sky‘s Minecraft Recreation Is Done

For the past several years, Mocchi Hajikura has been working on recreating the classic Studio Ghibli film Laputa: Castle In The Sky in Minecraft. His work is now finished. Hajikura started uploading his Laputa recreations to YouTube in 2013.  In 2015, he created this clip to correspond with Laputa: Castle In The Sky’s Japanese television…

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Players Slam Classic Star Wars: Battlefront 2 PC’s Servers After Online Multiplayer Returns

Do you have fond memories of playing the 2005 version of Star Wars: Battlefront 2? Do you wish with every fiber of your being that it had official online servers again? Well then, good news: your wish just came true, somehow. On both Steam and GOG, the PC version of the original Battlefront 2 has…

Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite Had A Rough Weekend

Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite’s reputation has taken a hit in its second week of competition. Blame an inescapable combo some players are hoping gets banned, low attendance at an official Capcom event, and a rules fiasco that affected the finals of an important tournament. The Spider-Man infinite problem Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite includes two specific…

Breath of the Wild‘s Biggest Design Secret: Lots Of Triangles

Running through the Hyrule of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, you come across breathtaking sights one after the other: Massive fortresses, dizzyingly high towers, vast open plains. But according to the open-world game’s designers, the two most salient features of Hyrule were triangles and rectangles. The annual Computer Entertainment Developers Conference is…

Speedrunner Beats Divinity: Original Sin 2 In 38 Minutes

It took 81 hours crammed into a week-and-a-half for me to finish Divinity: Original Sin 2‘s main story. It is, then, hard to not feel conflicted when I tell you that somebody just beat the game in a little over 30 minutes. Onin is a speedrunner who set his sights on Original Sin 2 a…

Tell Us: Do You Close The Door Behind You In Battlegrounds?

In Battlegrounds, I always close the door behind me. It’s not a matter of strategy so much as it’s a psychological thing—it makes me feel safe. The house I’ve entered is a safe, isolated little haven full of goodies just for me, and nobody, ever, will come up behind me and shoot me in the…