Splatoon 2‘s Post-Release Guns Are Keeping My Playstyle Fresh

Since Nintendo released the Switch’s cephalopod third-person shooter Splatoon 2 in late July, they’ve been injecting the game with a continuous stream of excellent weapons. After finding my cozy comfort zone of Splatoon 2 weapons immediately after launch, Nintendo’s dedication to varying the game’s weapon arsenal is now inspiring me to try out different playstyles…

A Cyberpunk Game That Uses Friendship As A Mechanic

Imagine a world where everything is controlled and monitored by computer programs. Every citizen has a unique ID given to them at birth. Bitphones process your brainwaves. This is the world of 1bitHeart, a new side-scrolling adventure game. You play as Nanashi, an agoraphobic middle schooler who spends every day sleeping and playing video games.…

Dark Souls to Super Mario World: Highlights From Our 12-Hour Stream

Yesterday, my colleague Jason Schreier and I spent 12 hours sitting on my couch and streaming video games. We ate some pizza, sang some songs, and beat some bosses. It was fun. Each of us picked three games for the other one to play. Jason had me play Suikoden 2, Super Mario RPG, and Super…

Overwatch ‘Bronze To Grandmaster Challenges’ Are Fun To Watch, But A Little Shady

“We’re gonna have some fun here,” Beeftipsy said, spraying his tag on the ground of Overwatch’s Oasis map, the Overwatch equivalent of cracking one’s knuckles. It was the first day of the Twitch streamer’s “Bronze to Grandmaster challenge,” a trendy stunt in which master players who want to flex their competitive muscle live for fans…

Super Mario Maker Player’s Reaction After Beating His ‘Impossible’ Level Is Euphoric

A Super Mario Maker streamer working for over twenty days in game to design and complete an “impossible” level has finally defeated his own creation. Failstream uploaded his level last night after over 400 hours of recorded playtime. Super Mario Maker requires level creators to beat their levels before uploading them to the rest of…

Sources: Destiny 2‘s First DLC Will Star Osiris, Add New Patrol Zone On Mercury

Three years ago, Bungie disappointed fans with a thin first piece of downloadable content for Destiny 1. For the sequel, the studio is aiming higher. Destiny 2‘s first DLC will center on the space wizard Osiris, sources say, and it will come with a patrol zone and new social space, making it significantly bigger than…

Nintendo Announces A Bunch Of Cool Indie Games For Switch

Today’s Nintendo Indies Summer Showcase, or “Nindies,” didn’t bring many Earth-shattering revelations, but did share news of a few fun ports. And if you were looking forward to some new games—we hope you like platformers! Below are a few of our highlights from today’s livestream. Nintendo’s YouTube channel is full of new trailers for fans…

No Man’s Sky Is Good Now

To say that No Man’s Sky had a troubled launch would be a massive understatement. Even as someone who generally had a good time with the game then, I had to admit that it was missing promised features and lacked polish. Over a year later, a lot of things have changed for the game, and…

The Division’s next big free update, slated for this fall, will add a new playable space on the west side of Manhattan, including what appears to be a real NYC landmark, the USS Intrepid aircraft carrier. New PvE and PvP modes are also being added. A few more details are on Ubisoft’s blog, and an…

Skullgirls Player Celebrates A ‘Happy Birthday’ In Appropriate Fashion

When fighting game players aren’t devising new ways to squeeze extra damage out of their combos or crafting deadly setups to trap opponents, they’re usually figuring out how to defeat fellow competitors in the most stylish ways possible. Skullgirls makes that a little easier thanks to a character named Big Band, who can utilize his…

Infamous: Second Son Headlines September’s PlayStation Plus Lineup [Updated]

Infamous: Second Son has always looked pretty cool but I never got around to it, so I’m really excited it’s in this month’s PS Plus lineup. There’s also some extras in this month’s lineup, including a free PSVR game. As usual, these games are only free if you have an active PlayStation Plus account. Update…

Sega Lets Sonic Mania PC Fans Play Offline After DRM Backlash

Sonic Mania released on PC yesterday, bringing its colorful levels to even more players. However, many of them were inconvenienced by protection software that is currently preventing them from playing offline. Sega has responded to concerns and fixed the issue following outcry from players. Denuvo is a digital rights management program meant to prevent players…

Video Game Attributes, Ranked

Many video games, usually RPGs, contain a system by which the strengths and weaknesses of your character are defined by a set of attributes. Here is my definitive ranking of common video game attributes, ranked from worst to best. 17. Luck 16. Empathy 15. Piety 14. Alertness 13. Willpower 12. Charm 11. Magic 10. Charisma…

Fans Love The Way This Street Fighter V Character Walks

It’s not everyday that the way a character saunters is interesting enough for players to take notice. With Street Fighter V character Menat, they’re doing just that. Fortune teller Menatwas just released in SFV’s second season of DLC. She has an excellent gait. See? So good. The way she fights does look cool. Some pros…

The Ways Brock And Misty Have Changed Over The Years

Next month, Brock and Misty are returning to the Pokémon TV anime. The trainers appeared in the original series, and just as Ash has changed over the years, so have they. The art style for subsequent series evolved and changed, so when Brock and Misty made appearances, they did, too. As Kotaku previously reported, both…