Smash Bros. Has A Ton Of New Modes On The 3DS

The 3DS version of Super Smash Bros. is looking mighty impressive, thanks to a bunch of new modes that were announced today during a Nintendo Direct. We saw some old favorites—like home run contest. We also saw ones that weren’t explained; we saw, for instance, Mario moving through what seemed to be a game board.…

The 3DS version of the new Super Smash Bros. has been delayed to October 3. It was originally slated to arrive this Summer, but Sakurai’s team is taking some time to make sure everything is up to snuff quality-wise.

Nintendo Makes Mother 3 Joke

Nintendo might never have given us Mother 3 in English, but at least they’ve got JOKES. Here’s a small part of the intro to Nintendo’s Digital Event today. I can confirm that this is exactly what happens when you ask Reggie Fils-Aime about Mother 3

Smash Bros.’ Newest Fighter: You

During their special E3 direct, Nintendo announced that in Super Smash Bros. For Wii U and 3DS, you can craft your own characters. You can put yourself, or even celebrities, into the game. Using Miis. The way it works is that you import your Mii and choose a specialization for them—either gunner, swordfighter, or brawler—then…

Deals: New Sony Hardware, Collector’s Editions Galore, Cosmos

As is custom, E3 day zero brought with it a long list of new games and hardware. We’ve rounded up Sony hardware announcements below, as well as some game pre-orders worth your attention. We’ve also put out an update to our release calendar that attempts to pull in all the new game announcements, so check…

Watch Nintendo’s E3 Event Live, Right Here

What will the Wii U’s lineup look like for the rest of the year? What else will we see from the company behind Luigi Death Stares? Nintendo’s big E3 presentation starts at 9am Pacific, and you can watch the whole thing live right here.

Robbed Dota 2 Players Say Game’s Community Saved Their Lives

Two Dota 2 players who were robbed at gunpoint in the middle of live-streaming a match of the popular competitive online multiplayer have come forward to offer their accounts of what happened. The players, who go by the handles SUNSfan and Sajedene online, were at home in in Tempe, Arizona early Monday morning when their…

Star Fox Wii U Revival Leaks

According to a now-pulled interview on Time‘s website, there’s a new Star Fox game in development for Wii U, being led by iconic Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto. The Miyamoto interview described Star Fox’s gameplay and how the Mario creator plans to have the game use the Wii U’s Gamepad: In his new version of Star…

Watch The Battlefield Hardline Beta In Action

Yesterday at E3, EA announced that Hardline, the latest installment of the Battlefield franchise, would be in open beta immediately. So there’s already plenty of cops, robbers, and helicopters to see. Unfortunately, I tried to sign up on the PC, which doesn’t seem to be working right now, but luckily my friend robplays, who introduced…

A Handy List Of Yesterday’s Big E3 Moments

Now wasn’t yesterday quite something? Phantom Dust, GTA V for current-gen, dragons from the new Dragon Age and elephants from the new Far Cry… It’s hard to keep track of everything that happened. So let’s take a look at yesterday’s events, as told by our headlines, in (a mostly) chronological order. Microsoft Microsoft did the…

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Razer’s Figured Out Colors, Everybody

No, really. I know they’re not all black and green, but look at the little snake logos — those are definitely Razer products. Razer Kraken headphones and headsets, now in six vibrant colors. I’m so proud. Obviously the company needs to learn to let paint dry before taking pictures, but one step at a time.…

Every First-Run Copy Of Persona Q Comes With Half A Set Of Cards

Sneaky sneaky, Atlus, spreading your preorder/early adopter bonus across two games. Fans who pick up this fall’s Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth for the 3DS get the second half of a set of Persona 4-themed tarot cards. The first half? That’s the fightin’ half. In order to collect the entire set of Persona 4…

Want to watch Richard Eisenbeis play some Persona Q in Japanese? Well then, you’re in luck. He’s doing that right now over on Twitch. (Stream finished)

Man Adores Popstar, Buys Loads of Potato Chips, Gets Arrested

There are tons of offbeat crimes. Stuff that is puzzling. Stuff that is odd. Few crimes this year are bound to top this recent arrest in Japan—or, for that matter, involve as many potato chips. You might know voice actress Nana Mizuki from her roles as Colette Brunel from Tales of Symphonia or as Fate…