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Alien Board Game Accused Of Plagiarism, Publisher Threatens To Sue Critics

Games publisher Wonder Dice has been accused of stealing a designer’s ideas for its upcoming board game Alien: USCSS Nostromo A statement by the SAJ (Société des Auteurs de Jeux, a group of French board game designers) first sounded the alarm, raising concerns that Wonder Dice’s game was built on both the setting and rules…

What Someone Who Spent 1,800 Hours In The Witcher 3 Actually Did

The Witcher 3 is a sprawling single-player RPG with so much to do it can be overwhelming. The game world is huge. Points of interest litter the map. Dialogue trees mean you can play through pivotal scenes in different ways. I can think of far worse games to be stuck on a desert island with…

The Golden Age Of Bad Movies Based On Horror Games

I’ve played horror video games so scary they aged me beyond my years. I’ve watched horror movies so scary they had me hiding under a blanket like a child. But I’ve never seen a horror movie based on a video game that’s made me do either, and that’s a shame. Gamers who love horror have…

Mobile Game Hogwarts Mystery Is Like A Harry Potter Book That Keeps Asking For Money

The new Harry Potter mobile game is fun, but you’re gonna be shelling out your Galleons if you want to make the most of it. By Galleons I mean dollars. Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery is a new mobile game where you star in an original storyline taking place before Harry, Hermione, and Ron attended the…

Someone recreated Super Mario Odyssey’s New Donk City in Minecraft. They built it using the base version and the whole thing took about three weeks. While the scale and scope is impressive, the pixel art-adorned buildings are the best part. You can see the whole thing in more detail over on Imgur. 

Rockstar Pulls David Bowie And More From GTA IV

As reported previously by our sister site in the UK, Rockstar is removing a number of songs in Grand Theft Auto IV due to licensing issues. A sizable patch for the game went live today cutting lots of songs across all the radio stations, including some classics, while only adding a few back by way…

Eastward is an upcoming game from Chucklefish and Pixpil Games, coming to PC and Mac. The developers say its “an adventure game combining RPG elements, with a visual style inspired by 90s Japanese animation.”

Even Board Games Are Going Battle Royale Now

Battle royale games are so popular that even board games are getting in on the fun. Last One Standing is a battle royale board game currently in development. Up to eight players find loot and shoot each other on a shrinking map, fighting to be, well, the last one standing. Obviously, this game is inspired…

Asemblance, the mindfucky science-fiction thriller inspired by Black Mirror, is getting a new entry in the anthology. In Asemblance: Oversight, you play a scientist who is trying to recreate the human mind. My guess? There’s already an ARG for this out there.

Some Numbers That Illustrate Nintendo Switch’s Massive Success

Nintendo today reported its earnings for the 2017 fiscal year, which means a whole bunch of interesting new sales numbers to look at. They’re all impressive, and they all show the massive appeal of Nintendo Switch. Here are a few numbers that, taken together, make for some good perspective on just how successful Nintendo’s latest…

Nintendo expects its annual operating profit to increase by 26.7 percent to the equivalent of $2.06 billion. This would be the highest its been in nine years for the company.

Nintendo Is Getting A New President

Today Nintendo announced that current company president Tatsumi Kimishima is going to step down. In his place, 46-year-old Shuntaro Furukawa will take his place. Nikkei reports that Kimishima will remain at Nintendo in an advisory role. Furukawa joined Nintendo in 1994. He has been Outside Director of the Pokémon Company since 2012 and has been…

Japan Is Making Our Transformer Dreams Real 

A real Transformer. Like, as in a robot that turns into a car you can drive. Thank you, Japan! Called the J-deite Ride, this 4-meter tall transforming vehicle is the closest the world has seen to an actual Transformer. In “humanoid mode,” J-deite Ride is able to walk, while in “vehicle mode,” it’s apparently a…

Sunflowers and Windmills. McCook, Texas. By Chris Lopez | Flickr  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! 

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Meet the cutest little Kratos you ever did see. Made by Good Smile, this Nendoroid is out in October, and should cost around $40 He comes with a shield, an axe and a very shouty tiny mouth.

Who would win in a fight between Overwatch and Team Fortress 2? It’s kind of a tired question at this point, but The Winglet used it as the foundation for a charming and funny SFM video that pokes fun at both games. The scene that depicts an encounter with Mei as a horror movie is…

You Can Take Some Lovely Photos In Yakuza 6

I spent a lot of time punching dudes into walls in Yakuza 6, but I also spent a lot of time wandering the streets of Tokyo (and the sleepy seaside town of Onomichi) with my phone out, taking snaps to remind me of my good times doing good deeds. Let’s get this straight: this is…

God Of War Has Finally Grown Up

My most enduring memory of the previous God of War games is an uncomfortable university gaming session, wherein I sat amongst a group of men, watching a half-naked Aphrodite seduce Kratos. “Even though you are no longer the God of War,” she purred, crawling across her bed toward him, “you can still share my bed.”…

Premier League Star Gets Too Hot Playing Fortnite, Takes Shirt Off

Fortnite Battle Royale has taken the world by storm, including the top flights of European soccer. Tottenham Hotspur Dele Alli made his Twitch debut earlier today playing the game and apparently got really overheated. The 22-year-old Premier League and English National Team star decided to skip out on watching the first leg of the Champions…

Splatoon 2 got a big update yesterday that added tons of new gear, weapons, a new stage, balance tweaks, and even Callie. I logged in today and immediately spent all my money on some hot new threads. Guess it’s time to grind at Grizzco again!