Look At These Star Wars: Forces Of Destiny Dolls

Disney and Lucasfilmjust announcedStar Wars: Forces of Destiny, a series of animated shorts showcasing heroic women from a galaxy far, far away. Hasbro compliments the shorts with a lovely line of 11-inch “Adventure Figures.” It’s okay to say dolls. They’re very nice dolls. The official announcement from Hasbro says the Forces of Destiny toys, which…

After Fatal Accident, Attack On Titan Stage Show Is Cancelled 

On April 10, acrobat performer Kazutaka Yoshino was inspecting the wire set up for the upcoming Attack on Titan live performance in Japan. Sadly, Yoshino died after falling around 30 feet. Today, organizers announced they were cancelling the show. Yoshino was one of the main aerial supervisors for the show. In an official statement, Attack…

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The Live-Action Tokyo Ghoul‘s Debut Trailer 

This summer, manga Tokyo Ghoul is getting a live-action film. And here is its 30-second debut trailer. Tokyo Ghoul began its maiden manga run in 2011, following the adventures of the flesh-eating “ghouls” that live among us. It has since been spun off into anime and video games. As Natalie points out, Tokyo Ghoul opens…

New Basketball Game Is Basically NBA Jam 2017

For a fun time, watch this trailer for the upcoming NBA Playgrounds—out in May—and see how close they come to saying “NBA Jam” without actually saying “NBA Jam”. 2v2 arcade basketball, cartoon players, exaggerated moves, it’s all certainly very familiar to NBA Jam fans, as well as anyone who played NBA Street. It’s not a…

Soldier 76 Cosplay, Reporting For Duty

Here is some very good Overwatch cosplay, starring a Soldier 76 who leaves all the jokes and memes at the door and plays the character straight-up, pulling it off almost perfectly. Cosplay by Tentacle Creations

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During Japan’s version of the Nintendo Direct held earlier today, a new game in the Senran Kagura series—Refure—was announced for the Switch. For anyone not familiar with Senran Kagura, it’s a series about female ninjas, and caters mainly to dudes who like to see anime girls with big chests. The team went to great lengths…

New Joy-Con Color, Battery Pack Coming

Nintendo’s Joy-Con contollers will soon be available in a new colour—”Neon Yellow”—while you’ll also later this year be able to buy a battery pack to extend the life of the lil’ pads. Both accessories will be available in the US on June 16. No word on price for the battery pack, but Nintendo’s Japanese site…

Overwatch‘s New Update Makes Losing Streaks Less Frustrating

In Overwatch, you win some and you lose some. Other times, you win some, you lose a lot, and you seriously consider going to Blizzard’s headquarters so you can do that thing where at first you’re yelling but by the end you’re crying, and somebody gives you a hug and says, “there, there.” That is…

Microsoft Tests Steam-Style Refunds For Xbox One

Microsoft is testing out a digital refund service on Xbox One, although it’s currently only available to alpha testers and might not make it to the public. If this service does go wide, Xbox One players will be able to return games that are less than two weeks old and that they’ve played for less…

Stop Making Me Go To Bed, Persona 5, I’m A Big Boy

Here’s a bad thing about a very good video game: there are too many nights in Persona 5 where I want to go out on the town and improve myself and hang out with my sexy teen friends, but I’m not allowed, because a talking cat thinks I need some sleep. Here’s how it works:…

Splatoon 2 Has Co-Op, Out In July

Splatoon 2 will come packed with something called “Salmon Run,” which looks a bit like horde mode—with paint, of course. Up to four players will be able to team up to defeat waves of baddies and collect treasure. Splatoon 2 will launch on July 21st for the Nintendo Switch according to today’s Direct livestream. Here’s the…

Monopoly Is Coming To The Nintendo Switch

Ubisoft just announced that it’s bringing a digital version of Monopoly to the Nintendo Switch. It’ll be out in the Fall, and supports “up to six players online or offline”. You can get Monopoly on pretty much every gaming system known to man, but this version looks especially cool because of the Switch’s portability, which…

World Of Warcraft Players Solve Secret Spanning All Of Azeroth

Some secrets stay hidden for years. Others stay hidden for a couple weeks, but only because people collectively poured hundreds of hours into solving them. As part of World of Warcraft’s most recent major update, Tomb of Sargeras, Blizzard added a secret so deviously obtuse that no single player had much hope of solving it.…

Switch Charging Case Could Fix One Of The System’s Glaring Design Missteps

InDemand Design’s SwitchCharge gives Nintendo’s new console a stronger stand, onboard cartridge storage and promises up to an additional 12 hours of portable battery life, but the coolest thing it does is move the Switch’s charging port from the bottom to the side. Playing the Switch in tabletop mode without third-party enhancements can be a…