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Divinity: Original Sin 2 Battles Sure Do Escalate Quickly

Partway through the second act of Divinity: Original Sin 2, you visit an area called the Blackpits. While you’re there, you get into a fight. It is not an easy fight. At around 10:30PM last night, I loaded up the game. I picked up immediately after my party had entered the main area of the…

The Beginner’s Guide To Shipping

When I hear the term “shipping” I usually try to remember if I ordered something online that I can track obsessively until it reaches the office. But over the past few years I’ve heard it in reference to imagining romances between characters in games like Fire Emblem and Overwatch. I was happy to discover that…

The Designer Of Towerfall Watched Us Play His Excellent New Game, Celeste

A few days ago, the game designer Matt Thorson was watching me idly jump around one of the many comically challenging rooms in Celeste, his new game that is on the verge of release. “Wow, it’s nice to just watch someone play the game,” he said, his voice brimming with sincerity. When a game is…

Claymation JRPG Hylics 2 Is Looking Twisted As Heck

Designer Mason Lindroth released the first Hylics back in 2015, the culmination of his various experiments combining abstract claymation with JRPGgame systems. Hylics 2 has been in the works ever since, and as the latest preview trailer shows, it seems to be coming along nicely. While the presentation of Hylics 2 is reminiscent of the…

Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux releases on the 3DS on May 15. A remake of the 2010 JRPG dungeon-crawler on the DS, Strange Journey Redux will add some new story beats as well as a new character, Alex. While 2018 will probably mark the end of the 3DS, so far it still has some…

Fortnite Battle Royale‘s Success Is Hurting Epic’s Other Games

Yesterday a representative for Epic Games’ online battle arena Paragon posted a message on Reddit casting the future of the game in doubt. Today, on the Unreal Tournament forums, fans are worrying over the fate of the latest installment of that beloved series. Both games share a common problem: the runaway success of Fortnite Battle…

New Mod Adds Mario 64 Characters To Goldeneye 007

At long last, someone finally put Mario 64 characters inside GoldenEye 007 StupidMarioBros1Fan spent the last four months working on a mod of GoldenEye 007 that adds Princess Peach, Koopa Troopas, and of course, Mario himself. Along with a fully-reskinned multiplayer mode, the crossover is peak N64 nostalgia and finally playable. They originally uploaded a…

The Best Couch Co-Op Games

Couch co-op games tend to be more intimate than competitive multiplayer games; when it’s just you and a friend or partner, there’s more time to learn and absorb. Where competitive multiplayer needs to be accessible enough to pick up in a pub, co-op games can grow on you over the course of a few evenings.…

UK developer Playground is making a new Fable game, Eurogamer reports. We’ve heard the same, although we’ve also heard that it’s very early in development, and Microsoft does have a history of canceling big projects if things aren’t going well. In other words, stay cautious.

How Buying Cards Works In Magic: The Gathering Arena

Wizards of the Coast’sHearthstone-ishMagic: The Gathering Arena is a fresh take on digitizing the venerable TCG, but it’s still a game about spending money, virtual or otherwise, to collect trading cards. Here’s our first look at how Arena is handling its in-game economy. How the economy plays out in Magic: The Gathering Arena is every…

Why People Are Freaking Out About Street Fighter‘s Ryu And Sakura

In the Street Fighter series, Sakura has always wanted to prove herself to her hero Ryu. In Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, the bar appears to have been raised. Note: If you haven’t played through Sakura’s story mode, beware because there are spoilers below! By Street Fighter IV, Sakura had a crush on Ryu, but…

Today at 5pm EST, Nintendo is announcing, as the Japanese site states, “a new way of playing” for the Switch. Nintendo UK (pictured) calls it a “new interactive experience” that is “specially crafted for kids and those who are kids at heart.” Nintendo’s US arm has yet to make an announcement.

Poll: The New Games That Japan Wants On The Switch

Even though it’s early in the Switch’s life, the console already has some truly wonderful games. But what new titles in popular franchises do people in Japan most want? Like, that will make them buy a Switch? The answers might—or might not—surprise you. Research site GooRanking got over two thousand replies (2,423 to be exact)…

Pop Team Epic Modded Into Skyrim

Since anime Pop Team Epic recently featured a Skyrim reference, someone decided to go ahead and make the inevitable happen by modding Pop Team Epic into the game. Here is the nod in the Pop Team Epic anime. And the ensuing mod. Created by modder Higeyoshi, have at look at Skyrim’s opening sequence with the…

The Iconic Anime That Never Really Found An International Following

There is one anime that you can be sure every single person in Japan knows, young and old alike, and that everyone has seen at least one episode. It’s inescapable but still largely unknown outside Japan. It is Sazae-san Shame, because it’s been running continually since 1969, making it the longest-running animated show in the…

One-Of-A-Kind Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Yours For Only $400,000

In Tokyo’s Akihabara, Card Shop Spiral sells inexpensive and super expensive Yu-Gi-Oh! cards. The priciest one in the shop is Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon. The tag says it’s the only one of its kind in the world. As noted on Otakomu (via ANN and SoraNews), the card was a prize at the Asian Tournament Championship, explaining…

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Blizzard Made A Little Anime, And It’s Great

Heroes of the Storm is getting a skin pack that turns everyone into mecha. Which gave Blizzard the perfect excuse to ditch the lavish 3D cinematic clips it’s known for and make an anime instead. Tyrael, Rehgar, and Abathur are getting the skins, but really, we’re here for the video: Now that StarCraft II has…

That Time Anime Superstars Made A Cyberpunk Irish Beer Commercial

In 1997, to cash in on the cult reception Ghost in the Shell’s release had met with in the British Isles, Murphy’s hired an ad agency to go and make an anime-themed commercial. That firm, Nexus Productions, was able to assemble a team of all-stars from Production I.G. to make one of the greatest ads…

Ubisoft Accidentally Releases Assassin’s Creed Origins DLC A Week Early, Removes It 

Assassin’s Creed Origins’ first expansion, The Hidden Ones, officially comes out on January 23. However, some players on Xbox One can already play the new content after the game was patched overnight. The Hidden Ones, the first of two major story DLCs currently announced, focuses on events set four years after the main game’s story…