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The State Of The 3DS In 2017

The state of the Nintendo 3DS in 2017 is “still alive,” which often raises the question: When’s Nintendo going to kill this thing? While it fell far short of the dizzying heights achieved by the Nintendo DS, the 3DS had a pretty nice lifecycle. We had some good times, didn’t we? But it’s 2017, and…

The 10 Funniest Dwarf Fortress Bugs

The absurd dwarf simulation game Dwarf Fortress is a marvel when everything works as intended. It’s just as fun when it breaks. Dwarf Fortress is a Tolkien flavored fortress building simulator made by Bay 12 Games, a game development company comprised of five people, only two of which do programming. It’s a very ambitious game,…

A $1,200 Graphics Card Might As Well Be Star Wars Themed

Up until last Thursday, the Nvidia Titan XP was the most powerful graphics card you could put in a PC. But being the most powerful isn’t enough for some people to justify laying out $1,200. So Nvidia used the Force. Or licensed the Force. Either way, check out this Jedi Order video card. The limited…

A Game About Biting Faces

Normal Human Face Simulator is a free game about tearing off your opponent’s flesh with your teeth, a perfectly normal thing to do. Normal Human Face Simulator is a local co-op game where you try to eat your buddy’s face off until their face is all gone. You lunge with A or the left arrow,…

Breath of the Wild‘s Best Shrine Is A Spike-Filled Death Maze

Breath of the Wild’s shrines are unconventional puzzle boxes where players must do everything from guide balls through motion-controlled mazes and complete complex electrical circuits. The Champions’ Ballad DLC introduces a dangerous gauntlet where a single misstep means death. At the start of The Champions’ Ballad, Link receives a “one-hit obliterator,” a weapon that allows…

Here’s What Happened At PSX 2017’s Opening Night

PlayStation Experience was organized a little differently this year with its game showcase taking place last night rather than today and no real keynote speech. Announcements were a little light as well. Regular games are still getting new VR capability added and hey, MediEvil is getting remastered. This piece originally appeared 12/9/17. Instead of standing…

New Dragon Ball Cafe Opens In Japan

Last Friday, the official Dragon Ball Cafe and Diner opened in Osaka, Japan. The eatery serves up Dragon Ball themed food and drink, showcases beautiful art, and sells special merch. For a limited time, Chinese restaurant Tokokuro has been converted into the Dragon Ball Cafe and Diner. This isn’t the first Dragon Ball restaurant to…

The New Ready Player One Trailer Is Filled With Video Game, Anime, And Comic Book Characters

The first Ready Player One preview had loads of cameos and pop culture references, so it’s no surprise that the latest one does, too. As previously pointed out, the new trailer features Chun-Li and Overwatch’s Tracer. There are also other cameos, with characters from games, anime, comics and more showing up. Let’s have a look!…

Ash from Pokémon Will Change Again Next Year

Over the years Ash’s appearance has changed. In next year’s Pokémon anime movie, the eternal 10-year old will once again look different. As previously reported, the character’s appearance made big changes for the current TV anime Pokémon Sun Moon and then changed again for this year’s Pokémon movie Yet Ash still looked different in last…

A Night Out In Kabukicho. Tokyo, Japan. By Brendan Keen 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! 

The Dutch Are Coming To Civilization VI

Another of my favourite Civ V factions will be returning to Civ VI next year, with the Dutch accidentally revealed a little early on local TV. Correction – 6:20am, Dec. 12: The reveal wasn’t accidental, it was done “with permission and agreement from 2K”. The Dutch program RTL Boulevard had footage of the new Civ…

The Next Lord Of The Rings Game Is A Real Good Card Game

I’ve been playing the Lord of the Rings card game for years now, so it’s super exciting to see the experience being ported to the computer, where there will be music and special effects and an absence of incompetent human teammates. First released in 2011, Fantasy Flight’s Lord of the Rings Living Card Game (not…

Street Fighter Collection Bundles 12 Games In One Release

It’s Street Fighter’s 30th anniversary, and to mark the occasion Capcom is grabbing a large hairy armful of old games and releasing them all in the one package. The bundle contains almost everything coming before Street Fighter IV (with the exception of the 3D EX games), from the 1987 originalthrough to 3rd Strike Street Fighter…

If Owlboy‘s Artist Made A Mega Man Game

Simon Anderson was the art director for Owlboy, one of last year’s great indie games and certainly one of its best looking. Today he showed what a Mega Man game animated by him would look like in action. Spotted by Destructoid, the artist apparently decided to share a bunch of mock-ups he’s created over the…

In Case You Wanted A PS4 Controller With Giant Fangs On It

Custom controller designer Shed of Dreams decided to make a PS4 dualshock inspired by the new Monster Hunter: World game coming next year. I’ll give them this: it definitely looks like something you might craft from the remains of dead monsters. In addition to the scaly black skin on the handle parts the creator also…

Ready Player One’s new trailer is out and it features cameos by both Tracer and Chun-Li. The Overwatch and Street Fighter characters respectively are charging into a fight around the two minute mark. Another scene has what appears to be the Battle Toads. No doubt there are more references in there as well.

The medieval siege sim Besiege has a new Multiverse update that adds server-based multiplayer and a level editor. The robust set of additions that will let people create their own co-op or competitive puzzles and scenarios as well as mess around with unit stats and physics.

The Internet’s Having Some Fun With Ready Player One‘s New Poster

Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One adaptation got its first poster this weekend and there’s something a little off about it. Namely actor Tye Sheridan’s left right leg which seems to stretch on into infinity. The book, and the movie recreating it, are about a virtual reality called the OASIS and one teenager’s journey (Sheridan) to…

Here’s A Longer Look At Soul Calibur VI In Action 

Soul Calibur VI producer Motohiro Okubo gave an overview of the game at PSX today. Okubo called out the “Reversal Edge” mechanic in particular as a new addition to the series. As the name suggests, players will be able to counter opponents attacks with well timed moves of their own. The game, which was revealed…

There Are Still Some Great Games Coming To The Vita 

Sony’s handheld isn’t dead (yet). A bunch of new announcements timed around this year’s PlayStation Experience event have given it a temporary shot in the arm. Romancing Saga 2, a 90s RPG by Square Soft (now Square Enix) that made it to the West for the first time last year with a smartphone port is…