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The very last Smash Bros. Nintendo Direct starts now. Watch right here.

The Emotional Games Awards Is Now Accepting . . . Sorry, Give Me A Moment

Okay. I’m okay. The 2016 Emotional Games Awards has opened up submissions for games that evoke strong emotional rea . . . oh god. No, no—I can do this. Happy place. Happy place. Imagine myself in a frozen forest. And go. The Emotional Games Awards is now accepting submissions for consideration as nominees for its…

GTA Online’s New Extraction Missions Are Chaotic And Fun

A new expansion hit Grand Theft Auto V today, bringing with it the usual slew of new real estate, weapons and clothes for players to sample. Executives and Other Criminals also features a new mission type called Extractions, which uses some of the best parts of GTA Online to excellent effect. Extractions are an Adversary…

DC Comics Is Making Big Changes (Again) to Superman and Batman

The current storylines—which have ushered in radically different versions of the Man of Steel and the Dark Knight—will be wrapping up early next year. Come next spring, no more Robo-Bat-cop or T-Shirt Superman. The latest versions of the Man of Steel and the Dark Knight will be returning to more familiar forms early next year.…

Smash Bros. Modders Are Already Playing The Unreleased Final Fantasy VII Stage

Wow. This is pretty incredible. Back when Cloud was revealed as an upcoming Smash Bros. character, we caught a glimpse of his associated stage: Midgar. More recently, Nintendo disseminated an update for Smash Bros., in anticipation of the Direct that’s broadcasting later today. For data miners, these updates are catnip: they can look into the…

It’s Not Clear What A ‘Spoiler’ Is Anymore

The hype for tonight’s Smash Bros. presentation, possibly the game’s final Nintendo Direct, is real. So real, people are trying to avoid spoilers for what’s basically a marketing video. It initially struck me as odd, but as someone who’s avoiding spoilers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, maybe it shouldn’t. “just a friendly reminder: tomorrow’s…

I Still Love My Kinect

In a home filled with technological marvels of all shapes and sizes, one piece of oft-derided hardware gets more love from my family and I than any other. Kinect, tell the nice people how much I cherish you. Okay, so that particular voice command doesn’t do anything. So many others do, and my household has…

Report: Kojima Finally Leaves Konami To Start His Own Studio

After a year full of rumors, the Kojima/Konami saga appears to be coming to a close, with the Japanese newspaper Nikkei reporting that Hideo Kojima’s time with the company has finally ended. The legendary designer, best known for developing the Metal Gear Solid series, will reportedly start his own studio with other former Konami staff.…

Han Solo Is Looking A Little . . . Melted

Behold the poster for Disney Infinity 3.0’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens Play Set, featuring what looks like a young Han Solo toy attacked by a Zippo. The set hits stores (and my desk) on Friday.

Fallout 4’s Syringer Rifle Is Hilarious

The Syringer is a special weapon: instead of firing bullets, it shoots syringes. These syringes can have all sorts of effects—pacifying your enemy, confusing them, frenzying them. One of the funniest ammo types, however, is the “Lock Joint Syringe.” Get this: Lock Join Syringe paralyzes your target, be it a human or a Super Mutant…

The Old Batman Had a Bit of a Labeling Problem

It makes sense that a crimefighter like Batman would be organized, right? But the Darknight Detective of the 1966 TV show took this shit to another level. Look, Bruce Wayne’s a genius, okay? Knowledge is power and there’s often no time to lose when the bad guys are threatening to dehydrate the leaders of the…

Seems Fair

Also available today, theExecutives and Other Criminals update. Hmm.

Destiny Is Now Selling Level Boosters–And They Sure Cost A Lot

The developers at Bungie just added more microtransactions to Destiny, a video game in which players travel the solar system hunting for new content. Get ready for level boosters New on the Xbox Store today are three different packs that will give you: A) a level-25 boost for your class; B) a “subclass boost”; and…

Magic: The Gathering And Puzzle Quest Go Great Together

Puzzle Quest meets Magic: The Gathering. If any combination of puzzle RPG and other thing could restore my faith in the once-glorious video game franchise, this would be it. It comes pretty close. Back when Puzzle Quest was an actual role-playing game with a story and character classes and experience points and such, I was…

Undertale Is Tearing GameFAQs Apart [Update]

For the last few months, video game website GameFAQs has been hosting a huge poll called “Best. Game. Ever.” It has the sort of games you’d expect in a debate like that. Classics like Super Mario World, Pokemon, and Final Fantasy. And then there’s Undertale. Altogether, the Best. Game. Ever poll has 128 video game…

Fallout 4‘s Mini Nuke Launcher, In LEGO Form

Nearly 2,500 bricks were used for this LEGO replica of Fallout 4’s silly shoulder mounted nuclear catapult. LEGO veteran ZaziNombies’ creation might be a blocky one, but all the necessary parts— the strings, the trigger—work perfectly. The only difference hereis that instead of a mini-nuke it launches LEGO Zeppelins. To contact the author of this…

Minecraft Characters Invade Fantastic Stickman Animation

Animator Alan Becker brought back the early-Internet years, full flash animations and stick warriors, for a few minutes with his superb clip. It’s a wonderful story of stick figures and Minecraft characters trying to survive in a wild environment (that took the creator more than 800 hours to complete) where even Windows 7’s Recycle Bin…

After 2489 Days, Noby Noby Boy Has Been “Finished”

Keita Takahashi’s (Katamari Damacy) Noby Noby Boy was first released in February 2009. After 2489 days of players stretching across the Solar System, the game has now finally come to an end. It worked like this: anyone playing the game at home could stretch a little guy’s (his name was literally BOY) torso out like…

Here’s Mario Kart 8 Running On A PC

In October, the Cemu emulator—which allows Wii U games to be played on a PC—could barely boot Mario Kart 8’s menu. Now, just two months later, it’s doing an OK job of actually running the game. The video below shows how quickly progress is being made on the emulator. On the right is what Mario…

Pokémon‘s Mythical Fire And Water Abomination Officially Announced, Two Years After Fans Found It

Today The Pokémon Company announced Mythical Pokémon Volcanion, the first-ever dual Fire and Water-type. You may have heard of him already, as he leaked over two years ago. Fans first heard of Volcanion back in 2013, when hackers discovered the unnatural combination of opposing forces bythumbing through the code for Pokémon X and Y Between…