Sakurai Thanks Smash Bros. Fans For Their Support

Today, we saw the last Smash Bros. focused Nintendo Direct broadcast. At the end, Smash Bros. designer Masahiro Sakurai gave a great shout-out to all the folks who love and play his game. You can watch him in the video above, but here’s a transcript: It’s been over a year since we finished development of…

Full Suit Of Titan Armor Looks Like It Fell Out Of Destiny

Frank Ippolito and his team were asked by Sony to build a contest winner a full set of Titan armour from Destiny. After five weeks of work, they delivered, and then some. Here’s a kinda-gross ad/video that you can skip through to get to the parts where they’re showing the build progress and the suit…

Here’s How Cloud Works In Super Smash Bros.

Cloud, the angsty star of Final Fantasy VII, will be available later today for Smash Bros., limit breaks and all. You can see his various moves and abilities in the above video. When Cloud goes live, he’ll be $6 on either Wii U or 3DS, and $7 for both.

Bayonetta Is Coming To Super Smash Bros.

Surprise! The final Super Smash Bros. character is the witch Bayonetta, who has become remarkably popular thanks to last year’s excellent Wii U game, Bayonetta 2 The superstar witch—who will be the final DLC character for Smash 3DS and Wii U—can use all sorts of gun attacks as well as Witch Time, an ability from…

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Smash Bros. Is Getting A New Fire Emblem Character, Corrin

Meet Corrin. The protagonist of Fire Emblem Fates will be joining the cast of Smash Bros. Before y’all freak about yet another Fire Emblem character in Smash Bros., Corrin actually looks cool! Corrin can turn into a freakin’ dragon, for one. Not to mention, that’s a pretty fire costume that Corrin wears! And here’s how…

The Emotional Games Awards Is Now Accepting . . . Sorry, Give Me A Moment

Okay. I’m okay. The 2016 Emotional Games Awards has opened up submissions for games that evoke strong emotional rea . . . oh god. No, no—I can do this. Happy place. Happy place. Imagine myself in a frozen forest. And go. The Emotional Games Awards is now accepting submissions for consideration as nominees for its…

DC Comics Is Making Big Changes (Again) to Superman and Batman

The current storylines—which have ushered in radically different versions of the Man of Steel and the Dark Knight—will be wrapping up early next year. Come next spring, no more Robo-Bat-cop or T-Shirt Superman. The latest versions of the Man of Steel and the Dark Knight will be returning to more familiar forms early next year.…

Smash Bros. Modders Are Already Playing The Unreleased Final Fantasy VII Stage

Wow. This is pretty incredible. Back when Cloud was revealed as an upcoming Smash Bros. character, we caught a glimpse of his associated stage: Midgar. More recently, Nintendo disseminated an update for Smash Bros., in anticipation of the Direct that’s broadcasting later today. For data miners, these updates are catnip: they can look into the…

It’s Not Clear What A ‘Spoiler’ Is Anymore

The hype for tonight’s Smash Bros. presentation, possibly the game’s final Nintendo Direct, is real. So real, people are trying to avoid spoilers for what’s basically a marketing video. It initially struck me as odd, but as someone who’s avoiding spoilers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, maybe it shouldn’t. “just a friendly reminder: tomorrow’s…

I Still Love My Kinect

In a home filled with technological marvels of all shapes and sizes, one piece of oft-derided hardware gets more love from my family and I than any other. Kinect, tell the nice people how much I cherish you. Okay, so that particular voice command doesn’t do anything. So many others do, and my household has…

Report: Kojima Finally Leaves Konami To Start His Own Studio

After a year full of rumors, the Kojima/Konami saga appears to be coming to a close, with the Japanese newspaper Nikkei reporting that Hideo Kojima’s time with the company has finally ended. The legendary designer, best known for developing the Metal Gear Solid series, will reportedly start his own studio with other former Konami staff.…

Fallout 4’s Syringer Rifle Is Hilarious

The Syringer is a special weapon: instead of firing bullets, it shoots syringes. These syringes can have all sorts of effects—pacifying your enemy, confusing them, frenzying them. One of the funniest ammo types, however, is the “Lock Joint Syringe.” Get this: Lock Join Syringe paralyzes your target, be it a human or a Super Mutant…

The Old Batman Had a Bit of a Labeling Problem

It makes sense that a crimefighter like Batman would be organized, right? But the Darknight Detective of the 1966 TV show took this shit to another level. Look, Bruce Wayne’s a genius, okay? Knowledge is power and there’s often no time to lose when the bad guys are threatening to dehydrate the leaders of the…