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The Gardens Between Provides My Favorite Gaming Fantasy: Control Of Time

Move forward and time advances. Move backwards and time rewinds. It’s a simple idea that games such as Superhot have done well. It’s one of the only things you can do in The Gardens Between, a simple, beautiful three-button game I’m enjoying during my breaks between climbing the mountains of this season’s gargantuan releases. The…

Stephen Totilo and Chris Person are playing the (possibly) soon-to-be-delisted PixelJunk SideScroller over on Twitch. Join us in the chat for more!

Following the sudden and sweeping layoffs at Telltale Games last Friday, at least one ex-employee has filed a class action complaint against the studio for violating the California and federal WARN Acts and failing to give 60 days notice. The civil lawsuit seeks damages equal to 60 days worth of compensation for all affected.

Total War: Rome II has responded to the recent influx of negative Steam reviews concerning female generals: “Female characters appear throughout the game, but have between a 10 and 15% chance of appearing as recruitable generals for some of the playable factions… We have no plans to patch this out”

That Mysterious New Pokémon Finally Has A Name: Meltan

Over the weekend, this weird-looking Pokemon began popping up in Pokémon Go. Players wanted to know more about it, but they couldn’t even catch it; when they tried, the creature would often turn into a Ditto. No shortage of memes and conspiracy theories ensued, but this morning Nintendo introduced the creature in a new Pokemon:…

Mark of the Ninja: Remastered will hit Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and PC on October 9. The new version of the 2012 hit side-scrolling stealth game will have updated visuals as well as include the new level, character, and items from the Special Edition DLC. Owners of the base game can upgrade for $5.

Dante Makes Devil May Cry 5 A Very Good Time 

Devil May Cry is back. The combat is a blast, the dialogue is irreverent and snappy, and the game looks terrific. Best of all, Dante is in top form. The setting of Devil May Cry 5 is based on London, with the city turned into a demonic hellscape. Dante and Nero arrive on the scene,…

The Cosplay Of The 2018 Tokyo Game Show

This year’s Tokyo Game Show is over. But our memories of its cosplay will live on and on As in the past, the cosplay area was packed with photographers and cosplayers. Below are some of the standouts from the two public days.

Anime Is Perfect For Fighting Game Fodder

While at the Tokyo Game Show, I checked out a trio of fighters based on anime games, including Kill la Kill: IF, My Hero: One’s Justice and Jump Force. Anime has long been fertile fodder for fighting games. The colorful and interesting characters plus the combative nature of shonen anime and manga make an ideal…

Kaminarimon in 35mm. Tokyo, Japan. By Orrin Heath | Instagram JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line! 

Telltale Says “Potential Partners” Could Finish The Walking Dead

The demise of Telltale has left the end of their flagship series The Walking Dead up in the air, but a statement from what’s left of the company tonight suggests there are a few options left on the table to get the game’s story wrapped up. While that’s enough to give fans some hope that…

Two Point Hospital, As Reviewed By An Actual Hospital Administrator

Fifteen years ago, I played Theme Hospital religiously as a medical student. Now, I find myself playing Two Point Hospital as a medical administrator. That’s video games for you. There’s no doubt that a sizeable number of people playing this hospital simulator are doing so due to the nostalgia factor, although not too many people…

Football Fans Throw Controllers Onto Field In Protest Against Esports

A football game in the Swiss league was halted on Sunday when fans threw tennis balls—and control pads, some emblazoned with the words “FUCK ESPORTS”—onto the field. As the Associated Press reports (via Eurogamer), the Young Boys vs Basel game in the Swiss Super League was held up for around two minutes while stewards cleared…

If Telltale’s The Walking Dead Is Over, It’s Ending On A High Note

When The Walking Dead: The Final Season was named, it only referred to the end of the series and the end of Clementine’s story. Now, as Telltale Games begins a “majority studio closure” and has laid off hundreds of workers, the title takes on new meaning. It’s all the more tragic since the latest episode…

Good Luck Kisses And Other Surprise Game-Winning Tactics At CEOtaku 2018

Tayson Defas is a highly skilled Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite competitor who has a couple of secret weapons for staying focused during stressful tournament matches. He’ll meditate between games, sometimes even stepping away to sit on the floor. Also, he has a boyfriend, fellow fighting game player Sebastian “Sol” Oliva, who has been known to…

Help, I’m Drowning In Destiny 2 Gear

Would you like to see a sidearm called “The Last Dance”? How about four? How about yet another set of Tangled Web Grips? Maybe a pair of Vigil of Heroes hunter boots… or six? Thanks to how Destiny 2 now handles loot, I’ve got all of those and many, many more. A lot of the…

Let’s Go Through Everything That Happened In Spider-Man PS4

When players aren’t caught up in solving random crimes, performing optional missions or basking in the sheer joy of swinging around Insomniac’s New York City, Spider-Man for the PS4 tells a classic Spidey tale that shouldn’t be missed. In case you are missing it, here’s what happens. What follows is a chapter-by-chapter retelling of the…

Netflix’s Maniac: A ten episode series about experimental psychiatric drugs and the power of friendship. What it is: Jonah Hill is the mentally ill black sheep of a wealthy family, and Emma Stone is a con artist trying to score a rare new drug. Both them enter an experimental medical trial that messes with their…

Finally, A Live-Action Transformers Movie I Want To See

Five films and 11 years later, the Transformers movie folks finally got the robot designs right. The latest trailer for December’s Bumblebee movie is packed with the first generation Autobots and Decepticons long-time fans have been waiting for. Ravage, eject! Bumblebee is set in the late ‘80s, a couple of decades before the Transformers’ war…

Why wait for Red Dead Redemption 2 when the best video game Western already exists? Paul and I are streaming Call of Juarez: Gunslinger right now on Twitch. Come join the chat to talk about horses and whiskey and stuff.