Until Dawn and the Illusion of Choice

There are so many good video games out right now, which means there’s so much good writing about video games, too. Worth Reading, our weekly guide to the best commentary and observations about games, is here to help. Hey, You Should Read These “Loving Your Enemies in Metal Gear Solid V” by Joshua Cauller Many…

Five New Board Games You Should Play

In the board game world, the North American convention season is mostly over. Gen Con saw a unique attendance of almost 62,000 people and had slightly over 400 new games. The upcoming convention at Essen, Germany in October already has a list of almost 600 new games, and it is not done yet. With so…

Rocket League‘s Next DLC Is Coming in October

There’s new DLC coming for everybody’s favorite car soccer game and the add-on will give a nod to Rocket League’s obscure predecessor The name of the Revenge of the Battle-Cars pack references Psyonix’s previous release Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars. The add-on will include two cars—Scarab and Zippy—from that game along with a bunch of new…

Destiny‘s Xur Is A Little Different Now

Today, Xur is back in Destiny, a video game that wouldn’t be nearly as good as it is now if we hadn’t spent the past year traveling through space and complaining about Destiny The infamous weekly shopkeeper is a little bit different now. Instead of a guaranteed weapon every week, Xur will now either sell…

Mario Maker Level Is An Awesome Tribute To Dragon Ball Z

Here’s a simple yet sweet Dragon Ball tribute made by Eddie Stilson in Super Mario Maker It’s a musical stage, full of renferences, where Dragon Ball Z’s iconic, first opening theme Head-Cha-La plays, as we run forward. To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]

All This Terrific Fanart Was Drawn on a 3DS

Colors! is an app for the 3DS, Vita and mobile which lets you create artwork. Like these awesome pieces which, while low-resolution, are still a sight to behold. They were all drawn by Techno-Bits, an “untrained, and self-taught artist only using a 3ds looking to further [his] skills,” who “digitally paints many things around the…

One Of The Most Popular Builds Of Diablo III Is Back

With the new items and gameplay changes of Diablo III’s superb 2.3 patch, one of the coolest builds of old times, the Archon, is back and got stronger for Season 4. It’s a fun build totally worth trying out with the new patch, that focuses on the Wizards’s massive Archon ability, something that was neglected…

The Biggest Game in Japan You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

Granblue Fantasy is huge in Japan. Enormous. The game is a smash hit. It’s been downloaded over five million times, and there’s a newly announced anime. Yet, you’ve probably never heard of Granblue Fantasy. Maybe you have! This free-to-play PC and mobile game has quite a pedigree. It has music from former Final Fantasy composer…

Making Final Fantasy XV Involved: Rock Climbing, Hiking, and a Giraffe

You just thought the people making Final Fantasy XV sat inside all day in front of computers? They probably do! But sometimes, they go outside and do stuff in the name of FFXV. Adventurous stuff. The above clip shows the FFXV team as they looked for real-world locations for Final Fantasy XV. Besides being skilled…

One of the very few Xbox One logos at this year’s Tokyo Game Show. Photo by Toshi Nakamura. JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!

Star Fox Zero Has Been Delayed To 2016

Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto has just publisheda statement on the company’s Facebook page saying that Star Fox Zero for the Wii U has been delayed. Bummer. The statement reads: I made a big decision last week. We have been developing Star Fox Zero for Wii U with the aim of releasing it this year. Although we…

Interviewer Tricked Into Thinking Soccer Star Was Pro Counter-Strike Player

This is André Schürrle. He’s a very, very good footballer. A lot of people would recognise him as a star for both Wolfsburg and the World Champion German national team. This German web TV host, however, did not. Sofia Kats, from gaming channel Rocket Beans TV, was pranked by her colleagues into doing the interview,…