The Weekend In Esports: A West Side Story

It’s a global weekend for esports as Montreal, California, and Manila are all hosting big events across the competitive gaming spectrum. CS:GO is back in full swing, with the Eleague Premier kicking off its group stage and two other tournaments on deck as well. Smash is showing California some love, Rocket League is hitting the…

This Week In The Business: The Re-Making Of A Metroid

QUOTE | “When you deal with them at a close distance, you understand why they are who they are. I’m not going to lie to you; they are extremely demanding. They require the very best constantly, all the time, and beyond. But it’s been a great experience.” – MercurySteam studio head Enric Alvarez describes what…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for watching all of Bojack Horseman with your friend and probably not crying. Or only crying a little. Or crying a lot. And then playing video games. I am super close to finishing Dishonored 2, and it’s really grown on me. I’m excited to finish it up in time for Death of…

Watching Battlegrounds Speed Hackers Get Wrecked Is Extremely Satisfying

They’ve gotta go fast. You’ve gotta be even faster to stop them. If you’ve ever joined a PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds match, only to see somebody moving so quickly that your eyes can barely keep up, you probably encountered a speed hacker. Speed hackers are a seemingly rare yet especially obnoxious breed of cheater who fight less…

World Of Warcraft‘s Latest Would Have Made A Great Expansion

This is it. After fleeing from their home world thousands, hundreds or dozens of years ago (depending on lore revisions), World of Warcraft’s Draenei are ready to take back Argus from the Burning Legion, with the heroes of Azeroth by their side. Kind of beefy for a post-Legion expansion update, isn’t it? Update 7.3, Shadows…

Final Fantasy XV‘s Director Wants You To Know He Can’t Find A Switch

Last month, Final Fantasy XV director Hajime Tabata teased a version of his game for the Nintendo Switch. But when I asked him about that port to Nintendo’s hot new console, he wanted me to share a different message: He can’t actually find one. “I want you to make the headline, ‘Tabata has not been…

Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Pro Bested By His Own Team

Last weekend, East Coast Throwdown brought fighting game competition back to New Jersey with its ninth installment. As one of the last tournaments before the release of Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite later this month, the event featured a stacked Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 bracket that showcased a clear endpoint to the game’s strategy. Evo…

Someone Made A Video Game Where You Play As Sisyphus

Sometimes, you just can’t win. Sisyphus is an absurdist game by George Prosser that recreates the well known Greek myth into a frustrating button masher. It’s this week’s Indie Pick. In Greek myth, Sisyphus was a cruel king who cheated death by trapping Thanatos in chains. As punishment for his crime, he was made to…

When He Picked The Name ‘RabbidLuigi’ Seven Years Ago, YouTuber Had No Idea What Was Coming

Seven years ago, a 15-year-old started a YouTube channel called rabbidluigi. He had no way of knowing that in 2017 that would be a real character in a real video game. Rabbidluigi is a gaming channel that does top ten videos and Let’s Plays. “In anticipation of making my YouTube I planned everything out,” rabbidluigi…

In case Final Fantasy Brave Exvius wasn’t enough of a side-story for you, Square Enix just launched Final Fantasy Brave Exvius Tap, a Facebook Instant idle-clicker featuring characters from the mobile game. Square Enix is weird.

Ask Dr. NerdLove: I Just Want Sex, But These Guys All Want A Relationship

Hello all you horrendous love treats, and welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating advice column that’s bigger than Knack II Last week, we were talking about a guy who wanted to find casual hook-ups. This week, we have an inverse of the problem: she wants some no-strings attached sex friends, but the guys…

Eight Fun Stardew Valley Mods To Try

When I first got Stardew Valley last December, I spent days playing it. To date, I have 70 hours on record. I swapped study time with hours of slashing monsters, caring for crops and livestock, and doting on my husband, Harvey. But lately, I’ve been bored with Stardew Valley. So I turned to the Stardew…

Breath Of The Wild Gives Players Free Eggs, Promptly Smashes Them

Nintendo has been giving Breath of the Wild players free items for reading the Switch’s news feed. It’s a little broken. On August 9th, Nintendo started giving Breath of the Wild players free items for reading tips posts in the news feed. If you opened the game through a link in a post about boomerangs,…

Publisher Of God Fighting Game Says Malaysian Government Is Trying To Ban It [Updated]

A fighting game about world religions on Steam is causing trouble in Malaysia. PQube Games, publisher of the recently released PC game Fight Of Gods, says that the Malaysian government is taking steps to ban the game including blocking access to Steam within the country. Update #2—Sep 9, 12:35 p.m.: Steam is now unblocked in…

Warriors All-Stars Is A Video Game Yard Sale

Koei Tecmo’s latest Warriors game doesn’t have any characters from Zelda or Dragon Quest. It’s got characters from other Koei Tecmo games. Now’s your chance to see imaginary 21st-century ninja Ryu Hayabusa from Ninja Gaiden and fictional 17th-century Irish samurai William from Nioh battle against (or sometimes with) the likes of 3rd-century Chinese warrior Zhao…

Arms Will Get Customizable Controls In Next Patch

Arms’ guard button and other controls have been an issue for players, but that might turn around in a coming patch. Today, Nintendo tweetedthat in the upcoming Arms Version 3 patch, players will be able to remap their controls. This could mean guard is no longer on the left-stick click, or L3, which should make…

Arena Is Magic: The Gathering’s Answer To Hearthstone

Revealed yesterday via live stream, Magic: The Gathering Arena is a new way to play Wizards of the Coast’s trading card game online. Built with streaming and spectating in mind, it’s much prettier than tired old Magic Online, which it’s totally not replacing. Magic Online is an excellent way to play Magic online, but it’s…

Via Bungie’s blog last night, here’s what the next month looks like for Destiny 2. Anyone want to take some guesses about what Trials of the Nine or Faction Rally will look like?