Genesis Flashback Review Units Were Faulty, Maker Says

Samples of the upcoming Sega Genesis Flashback console sent to media outlets last month had outdated firmware that caused game glitches, according to the manufacturer. It will send updated hardware to those outlets soon, it said. Much like the SNES Classic, the Sega Genesis Flashback is an HDMI-enabled, $79.99 console that plays emulated versions of…

Comedy Game Will Let A Live Audience Heckle Your Bad Jokes

Stand-up comedy can be a fraught profession. If you’re not knocking the audience dead after a minute or two, you’re dying up there. Sometimes, you even get hecklers. If, however, you think you’re funny enough to do stand-up on the internet, where everyone’s a heckler, Comedy Night might be up your alley. Comedy Night is…

Purrblind as P5’s protagonist, photo by Con Mom

Neymar Saga Hits Konami With A Cover Curse

The cover curse is normally a Madden thing, but this year it’s struck the Pro Evolution Soccer series before its 2017 game is even out, with Brazilian superstar Neymar’s impending blockbuster transfer to PSG causing some problems for Konami. In an attempt to match some of FIFA’s licensing swagger, Konami went out this year and…

Overwatch Players Are Mourning Roadhog

Roadhog was a lot of things to a lot of people. A friend, a brother, perhaps even a lover. Also, a one-man apocalypse. He really doesn’t want you to forget that. We can all agree, though, that he was taken before his time. Toward the end of June, Overwatch’s resident master of hook-fu and tattoo(s)…

Splatoon 2‘s Lobby Is Full Of Furries

If you’ve found yourself in Splatoon 2’s lobby sometime in the last day, you might have asked yourself: “Why is there so much furry art here?” Well, dear readers, we have answers. Furries are people who imagine alter egos in the form of humanoid animals. A lot of the time, it’s good, clean fun. It’s…

Nintendo Fixed My Left Joy-Con Really Fast

Late last week I decided to send in my Nintendo Switch’s left Joy-Con for repairs. What follows is a brief timeline of how that went. LAST THURSDAY: I’m playing Splatoon 2, using the split Joy-Con motion control setup because I like to win. I realize that, now that I need the Joy-Con for a competitive…

Brutal Super Mario World Hack Has An Even Harder Sequel

Panga’s Super Dram World is a notoriously hard Super Mario World hack. Last week’s sequel, Super Dram World 2, seems no less tricky. Super Dram World is a hacked version of Super Mario World for the SNES that’s much, much harder, garnering it cult appeal among Mario enthusiasts and speedrunners. Super Dram World 2 is…

Somehow, This Panty Fetish Game Is A Thrilling 3D Brawler

Panty Party has all the trappings of a terribad, creepy-obsessive game about anime girls and their panties And it is that, to a point. But more often than not it’s an indulgent, ironic satire and a damned fine action game. Available on Steam for $10, Panty Party combines all of the most ridiculous tropes in…

Earthworm Jim’s Mean-Spirited Satire Doesn’t Hold Up

Earthworm Jim first released on the Sega Genesis today in 1994. The strange side scroller married offbeat humor and experimental level design. The result was a hodgepodge of a game that was frustrating but engaging. Developed by Shiny Entertainment, Earthworm Jim positions itself largely as a work of satire seeking to upend various side scrolling…

So Far, Nintendo’s Arms Does Not Have Legs

Nintendo’s version of Rock ‘em Sock ‘em Robots, Arms, has struggled to stay relevant since its release back in June. Arms is by no means a bad game, and Nintendo’s been enthusiastically supporting it with post-release updates. But a month in, there isn’t much to grab onto with Arms Early on, Arms’ prospect as an…

Poll: Video Game Would-You-Rathers

Video games often put us through tough choices. Here are ten more. “Would-You-Rather” is one of the great classic road trip or party games. You present two impossible choices to someone, and then make them choose. In the spirit of the impossible decisions games put me through, here’s ten video game themed Would-You-Rathers. It’s a…

Pokémon Go Players Beat A Moltres Raid With Just Two People

Legendary raids are supposed to be Pokémon Go’s toughest battles, with promotional materials often showing large groups of people fighting a single monster. Turns out, it’s possible to down a legendary with just two people. Player boushinshi uploaded a battle to YouTube showcasing this legendary feat: You’ll note that the whole thing was done with…

A Timeline Of Unsung Story, One Of The Biggest Kickstarter Failures Ever

It was supposed to be a dream game for fans of strategy-role-playing games, but instead it became a disaster. Unsung Story, which crowdfunded over $660,000 in 2014, is one of the biggest Kickstarter failures of all time. Let’s zoom out and look at the whole debacle, shall we? Last night, the company Playdek announced that…

DJMax Is Reborn On PS4

After several years of silence, legendary rhythm action game DJMax returns, making its console debut as DJMax Respect for the PlayStation 4. Fans who’d rather not wait for the Western or Japanese release can snag the Asian version (with full English menus) right now. After years of playing on PSP, Vita and mobile devices, DJMax…

Company Of Heroes Was The Perfect RTS

It’s rare that we see a single game stand so tall amongst its peers so long after it was first released

Oh No, You Made The Goon Angry

Liam Grice is a character artist at Supermassive, the studio behind games like the Until Dawn series. You can see more of Liam’s art 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…