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A new Tokyo RPG Factory game called Oninaki will be coming to Switch this summer. This new JRPG from the studio behind I Am Setsuna will focus on isometric action combat where you acquire and equip different souls to outfit your character with special abilities.
By Ethan Gach Published February 13, 2019 -
Super Mario Maker 2 Coming To Switch In June
The next big Mario game on Switch is one you’ll partially make yourself. Nintendo is bringing a sequel to the 2015 Wii U hit Super Mario Maker to its current console. The new game was shown in a trailer that kicked off today’s Nintendo Direct. It appears to use Mario assets styled based on Super…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 13, 2019 -
Epic Games Asks Court To Dismiss 2 Milly Lawsuit, Claims Fortnite Dance Is Different
Almost two months after Terrance Ferguson, better known as the rapper 2 Milly, sued the makers of Fortnite for including his “Milly Rock” dance in the game, Epic Games has asked the judge in the case to dismiss the lawsuit, arguing that the Milly Rock is too short to be copyrighted and that it’s not…
By Ethan Gach Published February 13, 2019 -
Apex Legends‘ Plush Dinosaurs Unlock An Easter Egg
Soon after launch, Apex Legends players started finding plush dinosaurs on the map. Now players have discovered that these dinosaurs lead to an easter egg, and it’s pretty tricky to get. Titanfall players already know about Nessie, a plush dinosaur who is hidden in all the levels of Titanfall and Titanfall 2. The fact that…
By Gita Jackson Published February 13, 2019 -
PewDiePie Clashes With Roblox, Which Appears To Have Banned His Name [Update]
The makers of the online social multiplayer game Roblox appear to have blocked controversial Swedish YouTuber Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg from playing their game while using a variation of his famous online name. His name, it seems, is a problem for them. In a new video weighing on on the matter, PewDiePie shared a notice from…
By Ethan Gach Published February 13, 2019 -
The Fallout Of Activision Blizzard’s Massive Layoffs
Yesterday, at the exact moment Activision Blizzard chief executive officer Bobby Kotick hopped on a quarterly earnings call to inform shareholders that his company had just gone through a “record year,” employees across the publisher of Call of Duty, World of Warcraft and more were being brought into conference rooms and informed that they were…
By Jason Schreier Published February 13, 2019 -
Super Smash Bros. Melee Events In Four States Ban Wobbling After Tennessee Ruling
Last week, the Super Smash Bros. Melee community in Tennessee fired the first shot in the modern wobbling war when they announced that most of the competitions in their state would ban the controversial Ice Climbers technique. Since then, tournament organizers in four more states have decided to follow suit, setting a standard for their…
By Ian Walker Published February 13, 2019 -
I Made A Sex Club In The Sims And Everyone Got Pregnant
I’ve been playing a lot of The Sims 4 recently. There was a huge sale on Origin, so I bought about 75 percent of the expansions and various other DLC, and though I started fairly tamely (I made myself! And then my housemate!) it didn’t take long until I was double-fisting mods and cheats into…
By Kate Gray Published February 13, 2019 -
Call Of Duty Blackout’s ‘Ambush’ Mode Forces You To Play Smarter
At first mention of Ambush, Black Ops 4’s most recent Blackout limited-time mode, I initially gave a dramatic groan and cringed. I love playing Blackout, but I loathed the idea of being limited to snipers, melee, and rockets only. I’ll try every mode at least once, but it was sheer stubbornness that kept me playing…
By S.E. Doster Published February 13, 2019 -
Far Cry New Dawn Adds A New Way To Replay Outposts
Far Cry New Dawn introduces Outpost Escalations, which not only give you the option to reset and recapture an outpost, but which also increase the difficulty of the enemies inside of the outpost. This allows for a chance at greater rewards to spend on your main base of operations, allowing you to outfit that base…
By Paul Tamayo Published February 13, 2019 -
The Folks Who Protest Valentine’s Day In Japan
On Valentine’s Day in Japan, women traditionally give men chocolate. Each year, a group of protesters gathers to march, carrying signs that read “Pulverize Valentine’s Day” and “Making out in public is terrorism.” On Valentine’s Day in Japan, there is also a practice of giri (obligation) chocolate, with women feeling compelled to gift their male…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 13, 2019 -
Big Destiny 2 Figures Are Very Furry
Fancy toy company 3A are continuing to bring out some beautiful Destiny figures, with the latest being these very fluffy Titans. Standing at 1/6 scale, just like 3A’s other Destiny efforts, these are probably a ways off (they were only just shown off at Wonder Festival Winter), and if the last figures are anything to…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 12, 2019 -
2000 Fans Are Basically Playing Football Manager With A Real Team
The point of playing Football Manager is that you can pretend to manage a big club, but a bunch of fans of French side Avant Garde Caennaise have taken that one very big step further, and are now helping run their actual team. As the BBC report, fans of the club are able to download…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 12, 2019
