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Gwent got a patch today “removing spies that grant card advantage from Create,” among a bunch of bug fixes. Also, until Monday, every card keg will contain a choice of one of three Premium cards as its fifth card.

The newly announced Switch game Mario Tennis Aces isn’t just another Mario-branded sports game. Nintendo and Camelot are including a story mode in this spring release, something they haven’t done since 2005’s Mario Tennis: Power Tour on Game Boy Advance, a game that was basically a tennis RPG. Hopefully this is as robust.

Super Mario Odyssey Gets New Quasi-Multiplayer Mode, Balloon World

Super Mario Odyssey, the rare mega-game announced without any plans for downloadable content, will in fact be getting some in February. It’s not getting new worlds, but will get a new mode and outfits. In a sort-of-surprise Nintendo Direct this morning, Nintendo said that a free update will add an asynchronous online multiplayer mode called…

Five More Games Get Ported To The Switch

It doesn’t matter how old they are, every game should be on the Switch. This morning’s Nintendo Direct adds five more existing favorites to the console’s upcoming lineup, from a 2007 Square Enix RPG for the Nintendo DS to the original Dark Souls. The World Ends With You: Final Remix The rhythmic battles of the…

Dark Souls Remastered Announced, Coming To The Switch

Praise the Sun! A fully remastered version of Dark Souls is coming to the Nintendo Switch, allowing fans of the series to die suddenly to Capra Demon while traveling on the subway. Reports of the remaster swirled this morning and were confirmed during a surprise Nintendo Direct. Dark Souls was first released in 2011 and…

Surprise: There’s A New Nintendo Direct This Morning

After days of hype and feverish anticipation, Nintendo this morning dropped a surprise Nintendo Direct mini. It won’t blow anyone away, but it’s got some unexpected port announcements (The World Ends With You!) and ends with a tease for Dark Souls remastered. We’ll be posting all the news shortly, but if you want all 15…

The New Anime Everyone Is Talking About

Even though it’s only one episode in, this season’s breakout anime looks like it could be Pop Team Epic Originally a web manga, Pop Team Epic follows the surreal adventures of two mouthy schoolgirls. Since the original manga was filled with absurdist humor, pop culture references, and memes, you can bet the anime version is,…

Free-to-play mecha battle game Border Break kicks off its open beta test next month in Japan (no word yet about outside the country). Developed by Sega, it’s a PlayStation 4 exclusive. Have a look at the game’s new trailer. 

The “Don’t Forgive Nintendo” Hashtag Has Turned Into Shitposting

Nintendo is suing Japanese mobile game company Colopl for $40 million dollars, alleging the game Shiro Neko Project infringes on its patents. Initially, a Twitter hashtag appeared to be supporting the mobile studio, but it’s now turned into Nintendo shitposting. Colopl is a major smart device developer, making titles like TsumTsum Land for Disney. It…

Canyon Lake. Comal County, Texas. By Phil Lewis. 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!   

YouTube Removes Logan Paul From Google Preferred, Puts Other Projects On Hold [Updated]

YouTube star Logan Paul, who caused an international controversy last week when he made a film inside Aokigahara, known as Japan’s “suicide forest,” has been removed from the lucrative Google Preferred system, while all of his original YouTube Red deals are now on hold. On January 9, YouTube released a statement acknowledging the outcry, and…

Ambitious No Man’s Sky Mod Wants To Make The Game More Like Its E3 Trailers

RaYRoD’s Overhaul is a No Man’s Sky mod that is trying to take the game we got in 2016and turn it into the game many fans wanted when it was first shown off in 2013. Aside from some visual tweaks to bring everything more in line with those early trailers, the mod’s creator says he…

Fan Creates Fallout Version Of Ticket To Ride

Ticket to Ride, a casual board gaming juggernaut, is very light and cheery. Not at all the kind of thing you’d expect to be suited to a post-apocalyptic wasteland, but then, maybe that’s why this works. XsimonbelmontX made this last year for his wife’s birthday, and it’s incredible. He hasn’t just reskinned an existing map/copy,he’s…

How Warframe Players Got Taylor Swift Lyrics Etched Permanently Onto Its Map

A joke from years ago has been permanently etched into Warframe. Here’s why players are still faced with the Taylor Swift lyrics that lit up the billboard charts back in 2014 every time they grind for loot on Mars. Warframe’s star map is a lot like the one in Destiny You choose a planet and…

A Games Done Quick donator pledged $1,000 dollars to ask that “plebs” be allowed to chat after the event blocked non-subscribers from posting on their Twitch channel An event announcer shut down the request with an emphatic “I don’t think so.”

Total War’s Next Big Game Is Set In China

Having made one hell of a detour into the lands of Warhammer, Total War is returning to its historical roots for its next big strategy game. And it’s doing so in a region the series has never visited before: China. Note that this isn’t another expansion or experimental title; this is the next full, new…

When Assassin’s Creed Origins Goes Dark, It Goes Dark

When it gets dark in a video game, it’s usually not all that dark. The cave you’re in may be dim. The forest at night might be shadowy. But video games almost never go pitch black. Assassin’s Creed Origins is a welcome exception. I’ve been replaying Origins on PC, taking a more methodical approach than…

A Shooter Where You Risk Losing Your Gear Forever

Escape From Tarkov is a military shooter currently in closed beta all about shooting other players and stealing their loot. Set in a fictional Eastern European city rife with conflict, Escape From Tarkov feels like a mashup of ARMA and Borderlands Players embark on raids to different locations and scrounge around for guns and loot…

Nvidia’s Freestyle Is Like Instagram Filters For PC Games

Image filters aren’t just for photo mode anymore. The latest version of Nvidia’s Geforce Experience app introduces Freestyle, a series of special filters that change the way games look while they’re being played. It’s a bit of a trip. Freestyle is basically an extension of Nvidia’s Ansel, the screenshot tool introduced last year that helped…

‘Suckin Dick While My Man Plays 2K‘: When Video Games Meet Sex

Back in September 2017, one Twitter user informed the world that she was “suckin dick while my man plays 2K.” At first glance, it seemed like she was boasting about some video game foreplay, but no. She later clarified, “LMAO y’all thought i meant my mans dick?😂 fohhh.” Months later, I can’t stop thinking about…