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Shaun Mooney is an artist who has worked for companies like Traveller’s Tales (the LEGO games) and Atomhawk. We featured Shaun’s work a few years back, but since he’s had a complete portfolio refresh, I figured we’d pop back in and have another look at his stuff. You can see more of Shaun’s art at…

What Makes Final Fantasy XV‘s Aranea Highwind Boss Fight Great

Final Fantasy XV has some wonderful boss fights. Aranea Highwind offers an memorable encounter thanks to an onslaught of smart design choices. We take a closer look in this video. Transcript: The combat system in Final Fantasy XV lends itself to some grand moments. More often than not, you’re battling hoards of monsters or clashing…

Denuvo Says Doom Dropped Their Anti-Piracy Tech Because It Got The Job Done

Denuvo, once the iron-clad terror of pirates everywhere, was recently removed from two high-profile games, Doom and Inside. Why? After more than a week of speculation, Denuvo’s decided to clarify things. “The simple reason why Denuvo Anti Tamper was removed from Doom was because it had accomplished its purpose by keeping the game safe from…

It’s Not Every Decade A New Surfing Video Game Is Announced

In honor of today’s announcement of Climax Studios’ Surf World Series, coming to the Xbox One, PC and PS4 next year, I decided to explore the history of surfing video games, starting with the nine listed on Wikipedia. This won’t take long. I suppose they’ll be adding Surf World Series to the list soon enough,…

League of Legends Lands Seven-Year, $300 Million Streaming Deal

Today, League of Legends publisher Riot announced an unprecedented $300 million deal with Major League Baseball spin-off streaming company BAMTech, who will handle LoL broadcasting. Among other things, BAMTech will releasea streaming app for the esport and oversee tournament streams on Twitch, the Wall Street Journal reports BAMTech, in which Disneyrecently bought a $1 billion…

Why Arby’s Twitter Is All Over Gaming Right Now

With many popular brands struggling to find a voice on social media, Arby’s spent 2016 charming an entirely new audience via gaming and pop culture papercraft creations. I spoke to Arby’s senior director of social and digital media about how they went from pictures of curly fries to cardboard chocobos. I follow a lot of…

Farewell, Weird-Faced Assassin’s Creed NPC

Last month, this dear precious boy appeared in Assassin’s Creed Ezio Collection and immediately became an Internet sensation. It is with great and terrible regret that I now inform you of his passing. A patch (spotted by Eurogamer) did the deed. Have a look: The NPC could show up in Sequence 1, Memory 1 of…

New, Witchy Film From Studio Ghibli Veterans Looks Just As Magical As Miyazaki’s

Starved Studio Ghibli fans now have something new to look forward to. Yesterday, Ghibli veterans, under the auspices of Studio Ponoc, released a trailer for a fantastical, Ghibliesque movie called Mary and the Witch’s Flower, slated for Summer, 2017. Based on Mary Stewart’s The Little Broomstick, in which a girl discovers a magical broomstick in the…

Final Fantasy XV Gets New Game Plus Next Week

Square Enix will add a New Game Plus mode to Final Fantasy XV via patch on December 22 alongside a “Holiday Pack” DLC that will contain a bunch of goodies, the publisher announced today. Naturally, you’ll get more if you pay. The New Game Plus mode is free and will be available to everyone, although…

Here’s Where You Can Play The Nintendo Switch Starting Next Month

Nintendo will let the public gets hands on time with its next console/handheld starting in January as part of a multi-city tour, the company announced today. It sounds like space will be limited, so be prepared to wait on line if you want to play the Switch. The world’s most acclaimed maker of iPhone games…

A Pac-Man Rickshaw Is Coming To Tokyo

This holiday season, a lucky few can ride around one of Tokyo’s most popular tourist spots in a Pac-Man shaped rickshaw. Because nothing quite says Christmas like this? According to Famitsu, the ricksaw will only be in operation from December 23 to December 25. It will take folks on rides around Asakusa, an area of…

Rissin og Kellingin. Eysturoy, Faroe Islands. By Josip Šore JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line! 

Fallout 4 Cosplay Always Gets The Scoop

This is Verisaas Fallout 4’s very own press sneak fuck, Piper. The weathering effects she’s done on the jacket and pants are so good I’m starting to wonder whether she actually just dug them out of the dirt somewhere. Photos by KIRA

When Super Mario Run Doesn’t Launch On Android

Please hurry, Nintendo.