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How BioWare’s Anthem Went Wrong

It wasn’t even supposed to be called Anthem. Just days before the annual E3 convention in June of 2017, when the storied studio BioWare would reveal its newest game, the plan had been to go with a different title: Beyond. They’d even printed out Beyond T-shirts for the staff. Then, less than a week before…

Chef Andrew Rea of Binging with Babish has a great breakdown on how to make Brock’s favorite—delicious jelly donuts from Pokemon! There’s also a version to make some wonderful onigiri, if you want to make some actual food.

After shutting down /r/Games yesterday to draw attention to bigotry in the gaming community, the subreddit’s moderators explained their controversial decision last night in a second post. We have updated our story

The Game Of Thrones Board Game Is Now Bigger And Better

Game of Thrones was already one of the best board games around, but the release of the game’s third expansion—Mother of Dragons—changes everything. It’s enormous, and adds so much cool and interesting stuff to the experience that it almost feels like an all-new (or at least third edition) of the classic. In case you’re new…

2019 Game Is A Tribute To PS2 Horror

The Glass Staircase is a new release that’s inspired by two things: PS2-era horror games and Italian zombie movies. Specifically, stuff like Silent Hill and Clock Tower from the former, and Burial Grounds: Nights of Terror and House by the Cemetery from the latter. Despite those influences, I’m also getting a strong Alone in the…

A Fallout 76 Player Mailed Bobby Pins To Todd Howard

Fallout 76’s launch last year was fascinating for all sorts of reasons. And while the developers received all sorts of feedback, one fan expressed their feelings about bobby pins in a rather creative way. At the game’s launch, one of Fallout 76’s biggest problems was weight. Characters could only carry so much, and with limited…

The Truth About Kirby’s Feet Is ‘Top Secret,’ Developer Says

I recently contacted Nintendo to see if I could get an interview with the Kirby development team. To my surprise, they replied by offering three interviews. During one of them, I asked what Kirby’s feet look like and the reply was another swerve. “It’s definitely a unique question,” Shinya Kumazaki, chief creator at Kirby studio…

Melee Player Quits Match Over Opponent’s Jigglypuff Stalling

Over the weekend, an entire venue of Super Smash Bros. competitors and spectators lost their collective minds over the actions of one Jigglypuff player. Did he cheat in some way? Go overboard after a win? Destroy a CRT? Yell obscenities at the audience? No, he simply played to the Pokémon’s strengths in a favorable matchup,…

After failing last night and staying up too late, I’m playing Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and fighting the final boss right now on Twitch. Seriously, this is gonna be a good fight but also…. spoilers. 

The Best (And Worst) April Fools’ Day Jokes For 2019

It’s April 1 again, the day when everyone and every brand’s got jokes. Some of them are good. Most of them are bad. Many of the game-related ones will show up here. It’s a whole thing. Square Kirby Hal Laboratory transformed one of the world’s most famous spheres into a cube. Square Kirby’sgot his own…

Video Game News Subreddit Closes For 24 Hours To Protest Bigotry [Updated]

Last night, /r/Games, a subreddit with 1.7 million subscribers, announced it would be closing on April Fool’s Day to shed light on the bigotry in the online gaming community. “Not April Fool’s,” the post begins. It continues: “This April Fool’s, we decided to take things a little more seriously and shed some light on a…

This Is Either A Cruel Joke Or A Terribly Timed Game Announcement

Today, game maker Granzella launched a website for R-Type Final 2. Today is April Fool’s Day. This is either an awful, mean joke or terrible timing. The official website doesn’t look like a joke—unless the humor is so subtle that it has gone completely over my head. “Granzella has started planning to bring out the…

PAX East is finally over and I’m dead. At least for now. I’ll return in my new form on Monday. Also Graveyard Keeper on Switch is good. 

Snake Gets Added To Google Maps

Snake, the game most famous for its appearance on ancient Nokia phones, is making a temporary comeback over the next day or two (depending on where you are in the world) with a version being added to Google Maps for an April 1 treat. It’s available from April 1 on both iOS and Android, and…

Manhunt Hates You And Wants You To Suffer

Many games are about escapism. Allowing the player to escape from their boring or shitty life and experience something incredible or impossible. In the popular shooter series Halo, players become the Master Chief; a badass super soldier capable of destroying armies of enemies by himself. He is in command of soldiers on the battlefield and…

Smash pro Nairo is currently giving random challengers from the crowd a chance to get wrecked in Ultimate at Nintendo’s PAX East booth.

Windjammers 2 Is A Lot Of Fun

On its 25th anniversary, Windjammers is finally getting a sequel. But despite a new art-style and slightly more complex gameplay, the studio behind Windjammers 2 said it wants to stay as true to the pure joy and simplicity found in the original. I played the game for half an hour at PAX East, and while…

The Division 2 Needs More Quarantine Zones

The combat in The Division 2 feels great and is one of the main parts of the game that keeps me coming back. Yet, one of my favorite things in The Division 2, quarantine zones, aren’t about combat or even shooting really. Instead, these spaces are focused on exploration and narrative. I really wish there…

Nintendo brought Sandbag along to PAX East so Smasher players could pay homage to him. When asked about the unorthodox rule set Nintendo had selected for its PAX East Smash Ultimate tournament he declined to comment.  

Division 2 Players Really Want Some Flashlights

The Division 2 is a game filled with some incredible technology. Players can use automated turrets, bullet blocking drones and hyper-advanced weaponry. But currently, a lot of Division 2 players just want a simple flashlight. Over on The Division 2 subreddit,you can find multiple posts and commentsfrom players about how the game is lacking a…