The 30 Games I’d Most Like To See On SNES Classic

Considering Nintendo’s bizarre decision-making process, it’s nice to hear that the company may be doing the correct and obvious thing and releasing a SNES Classic this holiday season. Here are the games I’d put on it if I were in charge. Now, I should point out that the existence of a mini-SNES is not official…

Modder Makes Over $4,000 A Month Adding A Lot Of Sex To The Sims 4

In the world of The Sims 4, life is a lighthearted cartoon. You can die of laughter and turn into a ghost. You can sleep with characters, but it’s not sex: instead, “Woohooing” happens out of sight, all giggles and hearts. For some people, The Sims 4 doesn’t go far enough in its portrayal of…

Street Fighter V Players Are Divided Over R. Mika’s Unusually Powerful Dash

R. Mika is a strong Street Fighter V character, maybe one of the best in the game. Despite receiving numerous adjustments by the developers in a recent patch, she continues to make her mark on the competitive landscape thanks to players like Du “NuckleDu” Dang and Keita “Fuudo” Ai. But a recent discovery adds yet…

Boba Fett? Boba Fett? Where?

Sergey Grechanyuk is a concept artist based in Ukraine who works in the video game business. You can see more of Sergey’s work 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 game…

Street Fighter Pro Calls Himself The ‘Alpha’ Of Teabagging

Victor “PG Punk” Woodley took first place in Street Fighter V last Sunday night at the NorCal Regionals. Between that and his first place finish at West Coast Warzone the week prior, he’s all but guaranteed himself a top slot in the 2017 Capcom Cup. But the main reason why Punk’s become the talk of…

Guy Speedruns Diablo II Without Attacking Anything

Perhaps my favorite thing about the speedrunning community is how often they find clever, ridiculous ways to play games. Take Diablo II. Instead of simply doing a quick run through Blizzard’s iconic action game, a man going by the handle DrCliche decided to blaze through the game without attacking anything. It is perhaps the most…

Why In The World People Love Carmen Sandiego

Yesterday, Netflix officially announced a Carmen Sandiego animated series. The trench-coated international thief first leapt to life in 1985 and has been stealing our hearts ever since. Here’s why she’s still awesome to this day. Carmen Sandiego started her thieving career as the criminal mastermind in Brøderbund Software’s Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego?…

Thank Goodness They’re Still Making FMV Games In 2017

Polygons, sprites, they’re good and all, but Late Shift has real people* punching other real people in the face. Welcome to the wonderful world of Full Motion Video. I just love FMV games, they’re often silly, goofy, daft fun, especially when they’re attempting to be completely serious. Back in the mid 90s it was just…

Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator Is An Amazing Time-Waster

Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator is taking YouTube and Steam by storm, and it’s not hard to see why. It’s a bare bones sim, still in early access, where you can creates massive armies, arrange them on a map, and the watch the chaos unfold. Wanna see what it’s like when 1,000 chickens overtake a Roman…

Looks Like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Gets Rid Of Controversial ‘Fire-Hopping’ Technique

There might be another good reason to pick up Mario Kart 8 Deluxe—no more obnoxious post-boost hopping. According to a video from GameXplain, the contentious “fire-hopping” technique apparently didn’t make the trip from Wii U to Switch. Discovered way back in the summer of 2014, “fire-hopping” is a trick that helps maintain speed coming out…

Blizzard Says They Haven’t Found Anything Wrong With Overwatch Healers’ Skill Ratings

Healing in Overwatch isn’t always appreciated—usually just a “Thanks, I’m glad someone is doing it.” Now, players are complaining that it’s not only unappreciated, but it’s also under-rewarded. Recently, healers werereportedly seeingfewer skill rating gains than their more damage-dealing allies. Yesterday, Blizzard responded to the controversy by noting that they haven’t found a “broad systemic…

Mario Kart 8 Switch Makes Battle Mode So Much Better

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe launches for the Nintendo Switch next week, fixing one of the biggest missteps made by the original Wii U release. The new Battle Mode is so good. Rather than give players special arenas custom built for Battle Mode’s competitive mini-games as in previous iterations of the series, Mario Kart 8 on…

Popular Japanese YouTuber Is Getting His Own Manga

Back in 2010, beatboxer Hikakin went viral with his version of the Super Mario Bros. theme. Since then, he’s gone on to become one of Japan’s biggest YouTubers. And this month, he’s getting a manga in Weekly Shonen Jump In the above clip from 2014, you can see how he went from a beatboxing super…

One Man’s Quest To Bring Old Anime To Life

Actor Kwon Hyuk-soo is on a mission. For the past few months, the Saturday Night Live Korea star has been recreating sequences from iconic anime. The shows he’s bringing to life date from the 1990s or early 2000s. Sometimes Kwon has help, but most of the time, he does all the characters himself. Cardcaptor Sakura…

A Better Designed Kirby Dress Is Impossible

Seriously. No one will ever be able to create a better Kirby dress than this. It’s impossible! Japanese lingerie maker Peach John is teaming up with Nintendo for Kirby branded pajamas, bustiers, eye masks, and underpants. There’s even a Kirby dress, which seems to be more for sleeping than wearing around outside. But hey, that’s…

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