Ubisoft Removes Fourth Of July Fireworks From Watch Dogs 2 After ‘Noise Complaints’

A temporary Independence Day celebration in Watch Dogs 2 was suspended early on July 4 because it was enraging too many people who still play Ubisoft’s late 2016 open-world game. The fireworks had been added to the game as part of the 1.16 title update that also added a four-player party mode. They were set…

Of Course There’s A Reason Why Tekken 7‘s Android Has Breast Physics

Tekken 7’s Alisa Bosconovitch looks like a woman, but she is certainly a robot. So recently, a confused player asked Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada why, despite being synthetic, Alisa’s breasts bounce. Most people might assume the design is to turn people on. But Harada actually attributed some essential functionality to those jiggly robot breasts: Huh!…

Nintendo Has Now Been Making Video Games For 40 Years

July 2017 marks a big anniversary for Nintendo: The company has now been producing video game hardware and software for 40 years, beginning with the Color TV Game 6 and Color TV Game 15 in July 1977. Like most game hardware of the 1970s, Nintendo’s first two machines were Pong clones. In fact, they were…

Snorlax Wins International Pokémon Tournament By Eating A Ton

Last weekend’s North American International Championships had two big surprises: not only did Australians sweep the tournament, a Snorlax dodged more than half a dozen chances to be paralyzed or flinched. And, in classic Snorlax fashion, it won a tournament by eating. As one of the smaller and newer regions to Pokémon’s Video Game Championship…

Solve Puzzles (And Sometimes Crime) In Picross Dating Sim

Picross Makeout League tests your love of picross through puzzle-themed dates. Picross Makeout League is a short visual novel about a group of superheroes called the Puzzle League, who are all themed after various kinds of puzzles. You play as Picross Girl, whose superpower is to be really good at picross, a puzzle in which…

Killer Goat Man Chases You In This Puzzle Based Visual Novel

When you think of a visual novel, you probably think of pursuing super sexy romantic interests (or pigeons). Most of the interactions in these games involve choosing which way to compliment your virtual crush. At first I thought Let’s Meat Adam would be another dating simulator (only this time with goats). But it’s actually a…

Arms Players Are Fed Up With Throw Spammers

Nintendo’s slinky boxing game Arms has come down with a cheese plague. A popular, cheesy playstyle of Arms’ (probably) most popular fighter is pissing off a lot of players in the game’s Ranked mode. Ninjara is Arms’ chain-clad ninja. When his chain throw attack is paired with a jump and his Teleport dodge, Ninjara’s speedy…

Breath of the Wild‘s New DLC Has Fans Debating The Zelda Timeline Again

Breath of the Wild’s new DLC offers another hint as to where the game fits on the Zelda timelines, and in doing so, also raises more questions than it answers. The new DLC comes with new costumes for Link—ever wanted to dress like Tingle? Well here’s your chance. In order to find where these costumes…

GTA Online players have discovered how to legitimately activate the secret alien mission. Based on the requirements, it seems clear that Rockstar wants alien egg collecting to be a rare event.

Stormblood Makes Final Fantasy XIV A Better Game

Here stands Clan Destine, level 70 red mage, ready to take on the ultimate story battle in Final Fantasy XIV’s latest expansion. She’ll get to it eventually, but there’s a lot more to Stormblood than epic battles and new job classes. While I’ve spent a lot of time over the past week working my way…

Convince This Giant Eyeball Of Your Own Self-Worth

A monster made of wings and eyes hangs in the abyss. It calls you a liar and demands that you prove your worth. This is the world of Boa Retina, a game about gender identity and the pain of feeling incomplete. It’s this week’s Indie Pick. Created by Jennifer Raye, Boa Retina is about “messy…

Final Fantasy XII Is Way Better Than I Remembered

In 2006, when I first played Final Fantasy XII, I thought it was just fine. In 2017, I realize how silly that was. Final Fantasy XII is not “just fine.” It is tremendous. For the past week I’ve been playing an early English copy of Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age, the remastered PS4 version…

Players Are Trying To Unlock A Mysterious Steam Achievement For A Game’s Source Code

Sean Walton, the developer of the ecosystem-creation game Intelligent Design, promises that he will release some of the game’s source code if someone manages to unlock the game’s final Steam achievement. Despite being out since May, no one has cracked the mystery yet. Intelligent Design: An Evolutionary Sandbox is a game where you play as…

Recent Dragon Ball Super Episode Featured Some Familiar Animation

You might have noticed. You might not have. But as Twitter user AnimeAjay points out, Dragon Ball Super’s episode 97 recycled some animation from earlier Dragon Ball Super episodes, such as number 85. In the Tweet below (via SankakuComplex NSFW), you can see the comparisons between the earlier numbered episodes and the recent episode 97…

Elf Earphones Sound Interesting 

Why use regular earphones when there are elf earphones? Via Japan’s Thanko, these buds are outfitted with pointy elf ear covers. The wired earphones come with a small mic and toggle switch. They might be good for cosplay or just as a pair of interesting earphones. Priced at 1,980 yen ($17.40), they’re currently Japan only…