Mortal Kombat 11‘s Joker Gets A Much-Needed Makeover

In August, when Netherrealm Studios revealed the full roster of downloadable fighters for Mortal Kombat 11’s first Kombat Pass, many fans were put off by the buff, well-groomed version of DC Comics villain Joker. Apparently Netherrealm took those concerns to heart, as last night’s video announcing a January 28 release for the character stars a…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for not being sick anymore, which means addressing the grungy animal den my apartment has turned into as I moped around being sick. It’s also for feeling well enough to sit up and play some video games. The Long Dark got a new region this week, which I’m super excited to go…

The Xbox Series X Has Nicknames Like “Sex” And “Butt X”

That didn’t take long! The next-generation Xbox was announced last night, and people online already have nicknames for it. In the English-speaking world, it’s either being called “Xbox Sex” or simply “Sex,” a shortening of “Series X.” In Japan, it’s also being called “Xbox Sex” as well as another nickname, Shiri X (尻X) or “Butt…

Pokémon Sword and Shield Inspiring Short-Form Anime Adaptation

A short-form anime take on Pokémon Sword and Shield has been announced. Called Hakumei no Tsubasa (Twilight Wings), it is set in the Galar region of Sword and Shield The animation is being done by Studio Colorido, which is best known for feature films like Penguin Highway and Typhoon Noruda. According to 4Gamer, each episode…

All The Big Announcements At The 2019 Game Awards

The new Xbox was shown off at the fifth annual Game Awards, during a show that also saw a slew of new game announcements, release date reveals, and trailers. Microsoft unveiled the name of the next Xbox It’s called Xbox: Series X. How will people abbreviate that? Xbox SX? And it looks like a computer…

Sekiro Wins Game Of The Year At The 2019 Game Awards

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is the 2019 Game Awards’ Game of the Year, winning over games like Death Stranding and Resident Evil 2. It’s a surprise award that snuck ninja-like over the finish. It also won best Action/Adventure game. The Game Awards dazzled audience members and viewers worldwide with a variety of trailers and announcements…

Disco Elysium Developers Shout Out Marx And Engels In Game Awards Victory Speech

During the speech for their second win of the night, ZA/UM, the team behind Disco Elysium, gave a special thanks to Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, the authors of The Communist Manifesto In this acceptance speech for the Fresh Indie Game Award, Helen Hendepere said that the team would like to thank “some of the…

Apex Legends Is Getting A Mirage-Themed Holiday Event

Tonight, my boyfriend Mirage from Apex Legends announced a new limited-time holiday event, Mirage’s Holo-Day Bash. This event comes with extremely adorable new skins. Everyone looks like they’re in The Nutcracker! Once again, I want to thank Respawn for marketing Apex Legends directly to me. This event apparently starts now, so as soon as Geoff…

Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance Is Coming Back With A Brand New Game

A spiritual successor to 2001’s Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance is coming next year, Wizards of the Coast announced tonight at the Game Awards. Called Dark Alliance, the action role-playing game is based on Dungeons & Dragons’ Forgotten Realms campaign and will follow the exploits of the dark elf Drizzt Do’Urden, created by fantasy writer R.…

A New Bravely Default Is Coming To Switch

The beloved 3DS JRPG series Bravely Default is getting a third game on Nintendo Switch next year. The first Bravely Default started out as a sequel to Final Fantasy: 4 Heroes of Light, but ended up becoming its own series and getting a direct sequel, Bravely Second: End Layer. The games have beautiful towns, grindy…

Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II Announced For Xbox Series X

Following the official reveal of the Xbox Series X at the 2019 Video Game Awards, Microsoft showed off a trailer for Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, the follow-up to Ninja Theory’s Senua’s Sacrifice. All the footage seen in the trailer below is captured from a build created to make the most of the new Xbox hardware,…

The Next-Gen Xbox Is Called Xbox Series X

The next Xbox console is called the Xbox Series X. It has a weird new shape, a practically identical controller, loads of backwards compatibility, and it’s out in the 2020 holiday season. Here’s the debut trailer: I…really like that box. And the fact the controller looks identical, because really, Xbox controllers have been pretty much…

Watch The 2019 Game Awards Here [Update: It’s Over!]

Here we are again: The Game Awards, in which new game reveals and occasional shenanigans are interspersed with people winning things. Join us, won’t you? Things kick off at 8:30 Eastern. You can watch on YouTube, below, or on Twitch, Mixer, Twitter, or Steam

To go with the already-released Stormtrooper, Fortnite has got some extra Star Wars stuff in the form of skins for Rey, Finn and a Sith Trooper. They’re available now in the game’s item shop.