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CultureSega Just Revealed Ten More Genesis Mini Games
In late March, Sega revealed that the Sega Genesis Mini (Mega Drive Mini) will include forty games. Ten of those games were announced. Today, Sega divulged ten more. Previously announced titles include Sonic The Hedgehog, Gunstar Heroes and Castlevania Bloodlines. The ten titles Sega revealed today are Thunderforce III Super Fantasy Zone Musha World of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 18, 2019 -
UncategorizedSmash Bros. Update Goes Live, Penis Stages Immediately Erected
The latest update for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate had a bumpy rollout, with it hard for players unable to download and connect. However, once they could, some of them did the inevitable. They drew dicks. Note: For some readers, this article might be NSFW. Included in the 3.0 update is a stage builder, allowing players…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 18, 2019 -
UncategorizedNFL Team’s 2019 Schedule Is Just A Bunch Of Video Games
The NFL schedule was released today, and for whatever reason the Carolina Panthers decided to share their games and dates via an enormous montage of old (and some new) video games, from NBA Jam to Mario Kart to Halo It’s pretty good! Though JJ Watt does not seem like a Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater kinda…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 17, 2019 -
UncategorizedReport: Nintendo Cancels Its Sleep-Tracking Device, Plans Smaller Switch For Fall
A new report on Nintendo from Japan’s Nikkei newspaper has some details about the future of Nintendo Switch hardware, as well as the future (or lack thereof) of its proposed entry into the health device market. Here’s the three major takeaways from the report, which we should stress are not official comments from Nintendo but…
By Chris Kohler Published April 17, 2019 -
CultureCosplayGalleryOur Favorite Cosplay From WonderCon 2019
WonderCon is one of America’s biggest nerd shows, with over 50,000 fans heading through the gates of the Anaheim Convention Center late last month. Here’s a collection of some of our favourite cosplay from the event! All photos and video below were taken by Mineralblu. And yes, in case you were wondering, that Samus by…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 17, 2019 -
UncategorizedSNES Mod Performs Black Magic On Mode 7’s Barfy Resolution
The Super Nintendo’s Mode 7 tech was impressive as hell in the early 90s, but all that spinning came at the cost of visual fidelity, with the backgrounds on games like Mario Kart and F-Zero looking like pixellated puke. Two decades on, a mod is trying to clean that up. Made by DerKoun, HD Mode…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 17, 2019 -
UncategorizedFortnite’s Dog Petting Sucks
Fortnite’s latest update brings aerial battles, but it also quietly introduced what should have been a very welcome feature: the ability to pet dogs (and cats, and other animals). It’s a pity, then, that it sucks. Before we go any further, for reference here is some good video game dog petting, courtesy of Far Cry…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 17, 2019 -
UncategorizedThe Switch’s new system version update lets you transfer individual save files between consoles That’s especially helpful if you live in a household with more than one Switch or want to trade save data with a friend. It’s almost like having the ability to save data to an external SD card. Almost.
By Ethan Gach Published April 17, 2019 -
UncategorizedEven In Early Access, Dreams Is An Impressive Showcase Of Creativity
The breathtaking painting above is called “Demon’s Penance.” It was created by artist Tomasz Mrozinski using tools included within Media Molecule’s Dreams, released this week in early access for the PlayStation 4. I’ve been staring at it for hours. It’s one of the dozens of games, musical arrangements, sculptures, paintings and strange contraptions I’ve fallen…
By Mike Fahey Published April 17, 2019 -
UncategorizedDear Overwatch, Let Me Ride The Motorcycle
Earlier this week, when Blizzard introduced Overwatch’s latest co-op mission, Storm Rising, the teaser trailer featured Tracer on a motorcycle. It was accompanied by the tagline “Chase the truth.” When I logged in to try out the mission today, I was immediately greeted by a screen of Tracer on a motorcycle. I started the mission.…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 17, 2019 -
UncategorizedWe Talked To The Only Two People With Every Final Fantasy Trophy
Talan Kirk has spent the last 10 years in pursuit of a highly specific and extremely time-consuming goal: earning every Final Fantasy series trophy available on the North American Playstation Network. Last week, he did it—joining only one other person online to have scaled this imposing gaming mountain. A software engineer from Idaho, Kirk explains…
By Joshua Rivera Published April 17, 2019 -
UncategorizedNintendo Adds A Zoom Feature To The Switch
The Nintendo Switch screen is pretty big, but if you’ve ever had trouble reading text or seeing details, the latest system update adds a nifty zoom feature. You can zoom in close and even lock the zoom in place. It’s a small but welcome feature that makes the Switch a little more accessible. System update…
By Heather Alexandra Published April 17, 2019 -
UncategorizedToday’s Anthem live stream with the developers has been delayed until April 23. According to a tweet by global community manager Jesse Anderson, someone cut the fiber line outside the BioWare office. Today’s live stream, the first since March 20, was set to show off a new Stronghold mission
By Ethan Gach Published April 17, 2019 -
UncategorizedNo Man’s Sky Players Are Documenting Thousands Of Black Holes
The No Man’s Sky community is a vast frontier of unexplored space, with pockets of densely populated player-created communities. When you first load into the game, you might end up right on top of one of those communities or fending for yourself galaxies away. Up until three months ago, the least resource-intensive way to get…
By Gita Jackson Published April 17, 2019 -
UncategorizedFallout 76 Players Won’t Find What They’re Looking For In Its Newest Dungeon
Fallout 76 received its first new dungeon yesterday: the Burrows. It takes players into a maze of underground sewers, but unlike Bethesda’s other recent additions to the game, it’s short-lived and underwhelming. The dungeon is part of the ongoing Wild Appalachia expansion, whose updates began trickling out in March. While Bethesda has added new items,…
By Ethan Gach Published April 17, 2019 -
UncategorizedFinal Fantasy XIV’s New Crossover Event Is All About Chilling With Prince Noctis
Final Fantasy XV’s protagonist prince Noctis spends roughly 80 percent of his life in crossover events, from Cup Noodle sponsored quests or battling in Tekken to geeking out about Assassin’s Creed. His latest destination is Final Fantasy XIV, where he stars in a quest that’s all about slaying monsters and hanging with your bro, bro.…
By Heather Alexandra Published April 17, 2019 -
UncategorizedFortnite‘s New Air Royale Mode Is Chaotic Fun
While I played Fortnite’s new limited-time mode, Air Royale, my colleague Cecilia looked over my shoulder and said, “This isn’t the game I used to play.” Air Royale barely feels like Fortnite, but it’s a lot of fun. The new LTM showed up in today’s 8.40 patch. In it, 12 duos are put in Stormwing…
By Riley MacLeod Published April 17, 2019