Claim Your Nintendo Switch Account ID

You can now claim your uniqueNintendo Account User IDforthe Switch. Users who already have Nintendo Accounts may not yet have Nintendo Account User IDs, which explains to rush to claim one. So far, there are a few Nintendo account types you can make: A Nintendo Account: The e-mail and password combination through which you access…

Watch Dogs 2 Players Discover A New Mystery Quest

After last week’s Watch Dogs 2 patch, players have unearthed a mystery quest hidden in the game. Players’ investigations have led them to turn over every rock, and even mine the game’s code, to hunt for more information on “The Shuffler.” Ubisoft added Patch 1.11 to prepare players for Watch Dogs 2‘s upcoming DLC, released…

Look What Mega Bloks Is Doing To Pokémon 

Announced last week in advance of the 2017 New York Toy Fair, Mega Brands has added Pokémon to its Mega Construx line, with sets coming this fall. I got a chance to snap some of them during Mattel’s Toy Fair event, and they aren’t too shabby. They’ve got basic Pokémon in plastic balls, which are…

One Rough Year Later, Daigo Plans To Stick With Ryu in Street Fighter V

For 20 years, Daigo “The Beast” Umehara has been considered a Street Fighter legend. Defeating champions from around the world, Umehara emerged as one of the greatest fighting game players of all time, defending his top standing for most of Street Fighter IV’s lifespan. But since the early 2016 release of Street Fighter V, Umehara…

Twenty Years Later, A Furry MMO Fights To Stay Alive

At Furcadia’s September town meeting, a hundred humanoid animals lounged on purple pillows in a lush, 32-bit meadow. Emerald Flame, Executive Producer of the oldest social MMORPG, was explaining Furcadia’s largest update since its 1996 founding to the motley pile of furry avatars, known in-game as “furres.” It was called the “Second Dreaming.” (Originally published…

Man Tamed By Toy Tiger

I swore I wouldn’t fall in love with an animatronic pet at Toy Fair this year. Dammit, Hasbro.

Overwatch Mom Is Really Stoked For Her Son’s Team

It’s not easy being a competitive gamer or a college student at an elite university, and especially not both. Fortunately, Overwatch player SlurpeeThief has the support of both his teammates and an extremely enthusiastic mom to pull from. At the Tespa Collegiate Series finals for Overwatch last night in California, Berkeley put the kibosh on…

The Most Memorable Presidential Cameos In Video Games

U.S. presidents—fictional or not—have had a major impact on video games. When a game has something to do with the United States, there’s a good chance the Commander-in-Chief is gonna show up. We gathered a few remarkable U.S. president cameos below. Most of them are goofy, but there are a few serious appearances, too. [An…

Xbox Beats PlayStation Again In Regional FIFA Championships

Rafael “Rafifa13″ Fortes took home the title in this weekend’s Miami Regionals in FIFA Ultimate Team, beating LucasRep98 3-1 and earning a spot in Berlin for the Championship Finals. The Regional finals, broadcast on ESPN2, showcased the two platform winners playing against each other. Fortes, who hailed from the Xbox division, continued his platform’s reign…

This Is Not A Geek’s Room, But An Incredible Diorama

Looks like a real room, right? Nope. It’s a miniature. Taiwan-based model maker Hank Cheng created this 1/6 toy room diorama. The level of detail is staggering. Even the television works! Here’s how it looks in Cheng’s room. Cheng is able to work all sorts of magic in making his model-making, such as turning lip…

Nintendo Switch Game Cases Seem Like A Waste Of Plastic

Previously, we saw the Nintendo Switch game cases. They’re about as big as PSP game cases, but Switch game cards are certainly not as big as PSP UMDs. As website Press Start points out, these images appear to have surfaced in Australia. (Note: The Twitter user that originally posted them, however, has deleted his or…

Dick Bruna Has Died At Age 89

Dutch author and illustrator Dick Bruna passed away on February 16, his publisher announced late last week. CBC reports that Bruna’s longtime friend said the artist died “peacefully in his sleep.” Perhaps best known for Miffy (“Nijntje” in the original Dutch), Bruna wrote and illustrated 124 books. “For a book of 12 pictures I make…

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