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Mega Man Remade In 2.5D

I don’t imagine that actually being trapped between dimensions would be super fun if it, you know, happened to you, but it sure looks cool. Case in point: Mega Man 2.5D It’s a Mega Man fan game with two claims to fame: 2.5D graphics ala Paper Mario and co-op starring Mega Man and his better-dressed…

Look At This God Damn Final Fantasy Fork

This is being given away as part of a promo for Final Fantasy x Cup Noodles in Japan, meaning you’ll (probably) never get one, so for now just gaze upon the possibility of eating a cup of noodles with a God damn Final Fantasy sword. Why are they showing the GIANT FORK (FWORD? SWORK?) eating…

Full Metroid Prequel Created By Fans

If Nintendo isn’t going to make more Metroid games then it’s up to fans to keep the series going with games like Metroid: Rogue Dawn, an unofficial prequel to the original NES Metroid that’s been over two years in the making and which is now finished. It’s a ROM hack which transforms the original into…

What Are Your Character Creation Bad Habits?

I am a creature of habit. I order the same things at restaurants, I drink the same beer. I have television shows that I watch over and over, like comfort food. This becomes a problem in my game of The Sims 4, where all my new sims are using the exact same hair. The Sims…

The Vote Over Evo 2017’s Ninth Fighting Game Is Reopening Old Wounds

This year, the Evolution Championship Series is giving nine fighting games the chance of a lifetime. The game that raises the most money for Make-a-Wish International (a non-profit organization dedicated to making the dreams of children with life-threatening conditions reality) will earn a spot during the prestigious Sunday finals. But with Evo 2017 donations in…

The Latest Call Of Duty Zombies Had Me At The Crystal Method

The second installment of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare’s Zombies mode arrives today on PlayStation 4, trading the colorful ‘80s fun park ofZombies in Spaceland with the ‘90s vibe of Rave in the Redwoods. The Crystal Method makes some excellent undead-slaying music. I guess I didn’t know. The fallen movie director (Paul Reubens) who used…

An Appreciation Of Pixel Art, Gaming’s Most Beautiful Style

Pixel art can often feel nostalgic, hearkening back to those bygone days of cathode ray tube monitors and floppy disks. It’s easy to think of modern pixel art as stuck in the past, a mere retro inspired throwback. But that’s giving the form a disservice. There’s more to pixel art than pure nostalgia, as I…

Conan Exiles Is Still Very Early

As the sun rises and the ocean churns, preparing to consume all with the aid of global warming, so too do new early access survival games invariably top the charts on Steam. Conan Exiles is the latest, and well, it’s certainly early. It’s not that Conan is busted. The game has a big, atmospheric world,…

A 16-Year-Old Smash Bros. Player Is Beating The Biggest Pros On The Scene

In October, 16-year-old Smash 4 champion Leonardo Perez (“MK Leo”) vowed to claim first prize at Genesis 4, an international Smash tournament in San Jose, California. Perez, whose 16th birthday landed on the tournament’s opening day earlier this month, arrived from Naucalpan, Mexico City a few days prior to practice with Smash players who’d been…

Resident Evil 7’s New DLC Has One Of The Series’ Best Puzzles

Resident Evil 7 was a pleasant surprise that left me eager for more. Today, the first round of DLC was released on Playstation 4. Banned Footage Vol. 1 adds a few new challenges including one of the best puzzles in the entire series. It’s fair to say that I was skeptical of Resident Evil 7‘s…

Why A Fake Fallout: New Vegas 2 Rumor Won’t Stop Spreading

You may have seen the news on your Facebook feed, or on the front page of Reddit’s popular r/games subreddit: Obsidian is making Fallout New Vegas 2! This would all be well and good, except for the fact that they’re not. For the past 24 hours, a rumor has buzzed that Obsidian is developing a…

The Final Moments Of Asheron’s Call

Seventeen-year-old MMORPG Asheron’s Call shut down for good today at 12 p.m. Eastern. Beloved characters gathered one final time, and then disappeared. One of the earliest full 3D fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing games going, Asheron’s Call and its sequel, Asheron’s Call 2, we’re shut down today as thegames’ developer goes one way and its…

The Elder Scrolls Online Gets Morrowind Expansion

Today Bethesda announced a new expansion for The Elder Scrolls Online. The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind will add the island of Vvardenfell to the game, allowing players to explore the iconic setting from The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind In a live stream today, Bethesda and Zenimax Online Studio revealed that the latest expansion to The Elder…

One-Armed Overwatch Player Is A Hell Of A Pharah Main

Aaron Soetaert has lived a lot of lives. These days, he’s a video game YouTuber. Years ago, he was in the Air Force. The path between those two things, however, was fraught. After Soetaert returned home from serving in Iraq, a drunk driver nearly took his life. In the end, he lost an arm. Soetaert…