Player Offers Opponent Cash To Stop Infinite Combo
Step three of getting infinite combo’d: Bargaining.
17 NBA Teams Are Investing In 2K Esports, But There Might Not Be A Scene
The announcement of the NBA 2K league was huge—17 NBA teams will be investing in esports teams which will be contracted to compete in a regular season running concurrent with the NBA season. It was enough to pique many people’s curiosity, including our own, but when we went looking for references to any existing 2K…
The No Man's Sky Hype Dilemma
It’s become clear, a week after the launch of No Man’s Sky, that the much-hyped space game has not lived up to many players’ lofty expectations. But whose fault is that? Does it matter? And how could the backlash have been avoided?
Fans’ Intense Love For Fallout: New Vegas Must Be Weird For People At Bethesda
Picture this. You spend years putting together a massive, ambitious RPG. After countless hours of hard work, you release your baby out into the public. Curious to see what people think, you start looking around the internet...only to see a small but vocal chunk of your fanbase wishing someone else had made your game.
10 Close Calls That Brought Smash Bros. Matches Down To The Wire
Nothing beats the adrenaline high of watching a close call in a competitive match—and that’s especially true with Smash Bros., a chaotic game where unexpected things happen all the time.
Street Fighter Character's Motivational Speeches Are Hype As Hell
R. Mika really knows how to get people pumped, let me tell you.
Forget No Man’s Sky. I’m Getting Hyped To Play Some Spore
In the fall of 2006, the New Yorker and the New York Times Magazine published dueling Spore previews in the span of four weeks. John Seabrook, writing in the New Yorker, said that the game was “anticipated with something like the interest with which writers in Paris in the early twenties awaited Joyce’s Ulysses.”…
World's Best Smash Bros. Player Makes Awesome Comeback After Almost Burning Out
Last weekend, things didn’t look so great for Smash Bros.’ top player, Gonzalo “Zer0” Barrios. For a moment, it seemed like reigning champ might actually lose a tournament.
Dying Light's Big Expansion Looks Like A Completely Different Game
Zombie-killing fans have been hearing a lot about the purportedly very large expansion pack for this year’s surprisingly excellent game Dying Light. But we haven’t actually seen that much of it yet. Developer Techland put out a 15 minute gameplay video for the DLC today, and it looks, well, game-changing.
I Am So Hyped About Shin Megami x Fire Emblem
I am so excited about Genei Ibun Roku, the upcoming Wii U JRPG that mashes together Shin Megami Tensei and Fire Emblem. Everything Nintendo has shown off for it so far has been EXCELLENT.
Assassin's Creed Syndicate Has Sweet Carriage-jackings
Ubisoft showed a very pretty-looking trailer for Assassin’s Creed Syndicate yesterday at its E3 presentation, which is all well and good. But what about the actual gameplay? That looks nice, too!
Mirror's Edge 2 Is Now Mirror's Edge: Catalyst
For the longest time, Mirror’s Edge 2 has seemed like one of those sequels that needed to happen but probably never would. Put your anxious mind at ease. The thing has a real name now! And it’s definitely “not a sequel.”
How Big Is No Man's Sky?
For years now, scientists, journalists, and other truth-seekers have dedicated their waking hours to answering one single question: Is the video game No Man's Sky gonna be big? If so, how big will it be?
The Top 50 Smash Bros. Plays of Last Year
The Smash Bros. community has seen a lot of hype in the last year, culminating in a lot of excellent plays. Now that 2014 is over, let's look back at some of the best moments in competitive Smash Bros. plays.
Ten of Captain Falcon's Best Moments In Melee Tournaments
Not gonna lie: watching this compilation video of amazing Captain Falcon plays made my pulse quicken. It's just so hype!
TAY's Most-Hyped Games of 2015
2014: A wonderful year full of fantastic titles. Everyone on TAY has been singing praises of their best of the year, and after so many great Best Of lists, so I didn't feel like I had much more to say regarding that. Instead I invite you to take a look forward to what will be another great year in gaming. With so many…
The Cockiest Way To End A Smash Bros. Match
Last weekend, a Smash Bros. event called Shockwave 11 went down. And during a Grand Final match with two impressive players, we saw what is probably a master class in swagger.
Well, This Is Certainly Hinting At Something...
This is the last screen you see after completing the story in Shadow of Mordor's new DLC, Lord of the Hunt. Think this is referring to the long-awaited fight with Sauron? Probably.
Smash Bros.' Most Famous Moment, Explained
Six years ago, a clip of a Smash Bros. match titled "WOMBO COMBO!!!!" was uploaded to YouTube. It showed three Fox characters and one Captain Falcon in Melee—nothing that sounds out of the ordinary. Except the clip has been watched over five million times.
The Internet Reacts To Secret Super Smash Bros. Characters
A lot of the Smash Bros. roster might've leaked ahead of time, but that didn't stop anyone from getting hyped on the secret characters found last night via Japanese streams.
