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EA Donates $1 Million To The Families Of The Jacksonville Shooting Victims

Electronic Arts, the publisher of the Madden series of football games, has established a fund for —and made a sizeable donation to—the families of those affected bythe tragic shooting at a Madden tournament in Jacksonville on the weekend The Jacksonville Tribute, as EA calls it, is actually a number of things. First, it’s a fund…

Oh, This Is Nice

The Xbox Elite Controller, which is fantastic, has only ever been available in black. Now, it’s also available in a very fetching shade of white. I bring this up for two reasons. Firstly, because I like it a lot! And secondly, because after trashing a controller earlier in the week, I’m bringing balance to the…

Overwatch Streamers Are Pretending To Be In The D.Va Promotion

“D.Va’s Nano Challenge,” a new Overwatch promotion in which Blizzard teams up with popular streamers, has been by most counts a success. Last night, over 100,000 people simultaneously watched Overwatch streamer Seagull in hopes of earning in-game drops. Streamers who aren’t part of the promotion have decided they also want a slice of that sumptuous…

The Goose Is Still An Asshole

This Asshole Goose is the star of Untitled Goose Game, a game where you play as a goose and flap around a village being, well, an asshole. It’s out early next year on PC and Switch. Nathan got to play it last year and loved it. I haven’t had a chance to play it and…

An Official EVE Online Event Let Players Publicly ‘Execute’ Cheaters

EVE Online always does things a bit differently than most games, and it would seem that this trend extends to i’s Game Masters, the CCP employees who run the game’s day-to-day support, administration, and rules enforcement. Over the last week, EVE Online has been celebrating that GM Team, including letting them not just turn in…

A YouTuber Is Collecting Every Time Team Rocket Has Blasted Off

Despite how many times they try, Team Rocket can never beat Ash in the Pokémon anime (except for this one time). Usually, they end up rocketing into the sky, shouting that they’ve “blasted off again!” One intrepid fan has done their best to catalogue each time Team Rocket has blasted off. It’s mesmerizing. YouTuber Preston…

An Overwatch Fan Made A Busan Map Two Months Before Blizzard Revealed Its Official One [UPDATE]

Aspiring video game map maker Shua Llorente had no idea what he was getting himself into when, in June, he released a video of his mockup of a Busan map for Overwatch. The video pulled in over 150,000 views thanks to just how much it felt like an actual Overwatch take on the real Korean…

Popular Pokémon Fan Game Creation Tool Disappears After Nintendo Cracks Down

Pokémon Essentials, a robust resource for making Pokémon fan games, has been removed from the internet following a takedown notice from Nintendo. Losing this resource is a harsh setback for would-be makers of Pokémon fan games. Essentials takes the form of a file that works with the PC build-your-own-RPG game RPG Maker XP. But rather…

Magic: The Gathering Artists Denied Entry To U.S., Detained Overnight

On Saturday, three Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons artists traveling from Europe to publisher Wizards of the Coast’s headquarters in Renton, Washington were denied entry to the country by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and held overnight in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility. “We are tired, scared and overwhelmed,” said artist Titus…

‘We’re Sorry’: Riot Pledges Sweeping Changes To Address Accusations Of Sexism

Today, 22 days after Kotaku published an article detailing the culture of sexism at League of Legends development studio Riot Games, Riot posted a blog apologizing that Riot “hasn’t always been—or wasn’t—the place we promised you” and promising to make big, impactful cultural changes. The company says it will expand its diversity and inclusion initiative,…

We’re playing Into the Breach live on Twitch. On Switch. Heather’s co-piloting with me too. Join us in chat! 

Oh my goodness, it’s Spelunky 2 gameplay. There appear to be cats. The game is coming “2019,” which is, alas, not right now.

What’s The Quickest You’ve Bailed On A Game?

I don’t think I ever played New Super Mario Bros. Wii U past the second boss, didn’t play past the tutorial in Rainbow Six Siege. Life is short, I’ve got too many games to play, and sometimes I just need to bail early. Same with you? As a kid and as a college student, I…

Destiny 2 Headlines September’s PlayStation Plus Lineup

Just in time for Forsaken, PlayStation Plus members can get Destiny 2 as part of September’s offerings. As an added bonus, the game is available starting today. As always, these games are only “free” if you have an active PS Plus membership. September’s PS Plus games are: PlayStation 4 Destiny 2 God of War III…

How To Transfer Your Monster Hunter Generations Save To Nintendo Switch

The arrival of Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate on the Switch might leave veteran hunters scratching their heads. What’s the point if you’ve already spent hundreds of hours playing the 3DS version? Thankfully, you can transfer your character from one console to the other. Follow these steps and your old character will get a spiffy graphical…

The Sims Doesn’t Allow Teen Pregnancy, But Players Keep Making It Happen

In The Sims 4, there’s a feature that allows you to download Sims that other players have made. Looking for a hot guy for your Sim to hook up with? Head to the gallery and download one. Need a single mom with two cats and a dog? You can find one, as long as someone…

Star Wars: Battlefront II’s newest content roadmap has been released, and it looks like we’re finally getting Clone Wars heroes. General Grievous arrives in October, followed by Obi-Wan Kenobi. He better say “Hello there!”

When Destiny 2 was originally released on consoles in South Korea back in September 2017, the game was not localized. Today, however, a new patch has localized the entire game, retitling it Destiny Guardians. [Thanks, Sang!]

Conan O’Brien Visiting Japan Because He Says An Anime Ripped Him Off

Conan O’Brien just announced that he is traveling to Japan. The reason? He claims the popular Detective Conan anime and manga have been ripping him off for years. Of course! According to O’Brien, Detective Conan debuted a year after his first late night show debuted. Also, he says sleuth is a grown man in a…

Atomic Bomb Dome. Hiroshima, Japan. By Jason Capp. 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!