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$350 Baby Yoda Figure Is An Exercise In Abject Terror

Yeah, he’s cute on the screen, but in the flesh? With those enormous dead eyes and wistful stare? Anyone who buys this “life-size” recreation of Baby Yoda is in for nothing but nightmares. Proving that the uncanny valley exists for toys as well as 3D visuals, perhaps the most unsettling part of Sideshow’s 16.5″ tall…

The ultimate version of the original Disgaea is now available on mobile devices. Disgaea 1 Complete mobile has all the content of the console version plus an auto-battle feature and the ability to fast-forward battles up to eight times normal speed. Get it on iTunes or Google Play for … $32.99? Yikes.

I’m jumping into The Pedestrian, a really slick 2D platforming game LIVE on Twitch. Come join me in the chat!

The Outer Worlds is coming to Switch on March 6. The sci-fi shooter RPG came to PS4, Xbox One, and PC last year. While the game will have a retail version, the box will only come with a download code inside. It’s not the best choice, it’s Spacers Choice 

Damn, The Nintendo Switch Is Doing Well

Today, Nintendo released its financials for April to December 2019. One thing that sticks out is just how much of the company’s coffers are filled by the Switch. It’s not surprising considering a revamped Switch console, the Switch’s China launch and the Pokémon Sword and Shield juggernaut. During this period, software sales were powered by…

Blizzard Cancels Overwatch League Matches Over Chinese Coronavirus Fears

Blizzard has tonight cancelled all Overwatch League matches scheduled to take place in China for the next two months due to the country’s Coronavirus crisis. The company issued a short statement which reads: We have decided to cancel our February and March matches in China in order to protect the health and safety of our…

Soccer Star Has Sweet Street Fighter Boots

German star Lukas Podolski—who I’ll be honest, after a move to Japan in 2017 I thought had since retired—is still kicking around in the Turkish league, and doing so in style with this pair of custom Street Fighter boots. They were done by shoe artist Pierre Navarro, and turn a relatively plain-looking pair of Adidas…

Call Of Duty’s New Seasonal DLC Approach Needs Some Work

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s first “season” of content has been a solid offering of maps and modes, but it was held back by lackluster rewards and bugs. The season began on December 3, and with a brief extension, the season is now scheduled to conclude on February 11. Season One brought some positive changes…

Kentucky Route Zero‘s ‘Multiplayer’ Isn’t What You’d Expect, But It Fits

Surreal point-and-click adventure game Kentucky Route Zerois out on consoles now. While PC games tend to shy away from local multiplayer, Kentucky Route Zero features some multiplayer instructions that are new to the console version. Spoilers: it’s still a single-player game in the traditional sense, but its multiplayer option reminded me of all the ways…

Bioshock: The Collection And The Sims 4 Are February’s PS Plus Games

February’s PlayStation Plus games are a good bunch, with Bioshock: The Collection containing all three Bioshock games and their single-player DLC. There’s also, in a twist, a third game for PS VR. As always, these games are only “free” if you have an active PS Plus subscription. February’s PS Plus games are: Bioshock: The Collection…

The Star Wars: Battlefront II update adding BB-8 due out tomorrow has been delayed by a week DICE’s Ben Walke confirmed on Twitter that a “critical issue” was found last minute requiring more time to fix. When the update arrives it’ll also bring with it a new Capital Supremacy map.

Henry Cavill Breaks Down The Witcher’s Best Fight Scene

Because DVD commentary doesn’t exist in 2020, these videos Netflix are releasing to YouTube are (for now at least) about as close as we’re going to get to seeing the cast and crew talk about how The Witcher was actually made. First up is Cavill’s chat about how he (and some stunt performers) filmed the…

Why Everybody Loves Final Fantasy Tactics

Boy, do people love Final Fantasy Tactics. They love it so much they’d marry it, if human-video-game marriage were legal. It’s a desert-island game for approximately 70% of the video gaming population; it’s been replayed more often than The White Album This piece was first published on January 7, 2013. We’re bumping it today for…

Star Trek Online turns 10 next month, and it’s still going strong. The latest update, Legacy, launches today on PC (consoles on March 3), with adventures starring Michael Burnham from Star Trek: Discovery and Seven of Nine from Star Trek Picard. Enjoy the trailer, with voiceover from the late, great Leonard Nimoy.

Japan is getting a new Monster Hunter game for phones next winter. It’s called Monster Hunter: Riders, and there’s not much to glean from the trailer, but the graphics look good and cooking elaborate meals is also present. It’s free-to-play, though, so hopefully it’s not mired in gacha-style microtransactions.

Gwent story spinoff Thronebreaker is now available on Nintendo Switch. We enjoyed what we played on PC. 

In Japan, Nintendo has filed a trademark for “Kirby Air Ride.” The trademark covers things like “electronic game programs,” “video game programs,” “smartphone programs,” “computer programs” and download versions of these. The original Kirby Air Ride was released on the GameCube back in 2003. 

Red Dead Player Kidnaps Sheriffs, Shoots Them In Beautiful Locations

Red Dead’s the kinda game where after a while you have to learn how to make your own fun, which can sometimes involve visiting some of the game’s most breathtaking locations and taking some photos. And sometimes, along the way, kidnapping the game’s Sheriffs then duelling them for sport. That’s what Alex Tanaka has been…

Kingdom Hearts III‘s New Secret Ending Is Breaking My Brain

Kingdom Hearts III’s new DLC Re:Mind remixes the game’s finale into a series of altered events with additional boss fights and story beats. It also adds an additional chapter in which players can face off against highly difficult “data” versions of defeated villains. Diehard fans who push through these fights will find one final challenge…

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