Scraps From Covering Video Games A Decade Ago

This past weekend, I found a couple of small box in my apartment full of memories from when I was writing about video games for MTV News a decade ago. They might as well have been a buried time capsule. I had little memory of what I’d saved in those boxes, which I don’t think…

XCOM, Your Ice Cream Looks Delicious

We’re returning to the art of XCOM 2 today for a third time, because artist Dongmin Shin has shared some of his cute-as-hell poster art that adorns the walls of the game’s world. As shown off on the game’s blog, these cute little designs of the game’s bad guys were originally intended as posters for…

Super Paper Mario Is A Role-Playing Game About Nintendo

Super Paper Mario has the typical hallmarks of a 2D Mario platformer—stomp on enemies, jump over pits, and avoid obstacles—but failing carries minuscule stakes. If you fall into a pit, you only lose a single health point. The enemies are weak, by and large, and powerups and Shroom Shakes are plentiful. That it’s nearly impossible…

PewDiePie’s New Game Is About Becoming More Famous Than PewDiePie

YouTube celebrity PewDiePie is releasing his second game, PewDiePie’s Tuber Simulator, in the vein of other YouTube simulators, which are often in part inspired by YouTube celebrities like PewDiePie. Help—we’re getting sucked into a vortex. In a tweet yesterday, PewDiePie announced his Tuber Simulator, a free-to-play mobile game that he saysis “different from other similar…

Game Combat Is Great When It Gives You Time To Rest

From Overwatch to Attack on Titan and more, I’ve been playing games with intense action. These games maintain my interest and keep the excitement coming by doing some smart things with their pace and design. We’ll break it down in this video. Transcript: More often than not, we think of games in active terms. Examining…

GTA V Players Have Spent 2016 Trying To Destroy A Possibly Indestructible Dam

GTA players have chased bigfoot, hunted for jetpacks, stared at aface in a mountainside, and, at one point, tried to pinpoint a sewer dwelling human/ratcreature. Recently, the obsessions of hardcore GTA V fans have turned slightly more bizarre, with some players latching onto the idea that maybe, just maybe, they can blow up an in-game…

After a much-needed sabbatical, Highlight Reel is coming back this Thursday! I’m going through the backlog of submissions I’ve received now, but feel free to send more great clips my way at [email protected]

Halo‘s Warthog Probably Handles A Lot Better In Forza Horizon 3

After years of pleading from fans on both sides, Microsoft is finally crossing-over two of its most popular characters: Forza car and Halo Warthog. I spent most of my time in the wonderfully off-road friendly Forza Horizon 2 wishing I were driving a Warthog over the hills and through the other cars of Souther France…

Steam’s First ‘Uncensored’ Sex Game Is Actually Pretty Tame

Kindred Spirits on the Roof was touted as being the first ‘erotic game’ released on Steam in its original uncensored format, but anybody seeking out this girl-on-girl visual novel for base titillation is going to find themselves sorely disappointed. If you found yourself interested in Kindred Spirits’ cute aesthetic but were worried about the sexual…

No Mario’s Sky Offers Infinite Goombas to Stomp

Made for Ludum Dare 36, No Mario’s Sky is the Last Mario You Will Ever Need™. Okay, that may be an exaggeration but it is full of mushrooms, coins, goombas, rocket ships, and more! No Mario’s Sky was made in 72 hours by ASMB, a team of four designers. You can play on Windows, OS/X,…

The next game from the creators This War Of Mine is Frostpunk, a game about steam-powered survival on a frozen world. Slated for PC next year. Scant details. Devs 11Bit say the game “utilizes strategy & management elements [but] revolves around empathy & devision-making rather than optimization & resource management.”

World of Warcraft: Legion Starts Really Well

Raccoon the grizzled Outlaw Rogue stands in demon-besieged Dalaran, moments before Azeroth’s greatest mages pull off their most amazing feat yet: making me even more alt-crazy than I already was. Judging from the first few hours, Legion is going to be a very good problem for me. The shot above was captured moments before the…

Beat Takeshi Not Impressed With Japanese Prime Minister’s Mario Cosplay

During the 2016 Rio Olympics’ closing ceremony, Japanese Prime Minister cosplayed as Mario. Well, sorta. You probably thought it was cool. Beat Takeshi did not. On a recent episode of his current events show Takeshi’s TV Tackle (via Daily), the famed actor, director and comedian said the Prime Minister’s appearance “wasn’t good.” “Although, Mr. Abe…

Ash From Pokémon Is Insanely Strong

Okay, so Ashis a big loser as a Pokémon Trainer. But damn, that kid is a physical marvel. The perpetual ten year-old has showed off his muscle power in the Pokémon anime several time In the above photo, for example, you can see him hold up Fletchinder with one arm. Fletchinder weighs 16 kilograms (35…

Metal Gear Solid V Definitive Edition Sneaks Out This Fall

On October 11, Konami is re-releasing MGSV Ground Zeroes along with The Phantom Pain and both games’ DLC. Dubbed Metal Gear Solid V: The Definitive Experience, the collection will be available on the PS4, Xbox One, and PC (Steam) for US$49.99. Below is all the DLC that comes with The Definitive Experience: