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What The Controversial Return of Mega Evolution Means For Competitive Pokémon

Earlier this month, The Pokémon Company International announced the rules for the next Video Game Championship Series format, bringing the controversial mega evolution and a much wider selection of Pokémon back into tournament play. With updated mega evolutions, Z-moves and a slew of competitive staples returning to the fold, 2018 will give players more room…

Last year, curated art project Back to Bits made its 8-bit debut, capturing the games of the NES era in a series of 43 outstanding animated GIFs. Today the second wave of Back to Bits, Super 16, takes on the Super Nintendo era in 40 moving images. Check it out.

Witcher 3 Developer Puts Out Vague Statement About Studio Morale

Last month, rumors spread about the Polish company CD Projekt Red, mostly based on negative Glassdoor reviews complaining of mismanagement and low morale. This morning, CD Projekt Red released a statement in response, saying that its “approach to making games is not for everyone” and that the studio is taking its time on its next…

On the left, wallpaper from The Evil Within 2. On the right, the infamous carpet from Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining. Coincidence or homage? You decide.

Angry Birds Meets Iron Maiden For Some Reason

Angry Birds Evolution, the odd adult-aimed offshoot of the series that spawned an animated kids film, gets a little bit stranger on October 18, when a bird based on the undead mascot of venerable metal band Iron Maiden arrives in the game. Huh. I suppose there are stranger places to go for a Halloween event…

Bungie Pulls Destiny 2 Emote After Players Discover Wall Glitch

Sometimes even the best-intentioned jokes go awry. Over the weekend, enterprising Destiny 2 players figured out that a Monty Python-inspired emote allowed them to glitch through walls. Bungie has since pulled the emote from the in-game store, though if you bought it, you can still use it. In Destiny 2, you can purchase emotes like…

One Of 2017’s Best Games Is About Being A Mortician

There are songs about death. There are movies about death, books about death, games about death. And yet, the $20 billion industry surrounding how we handle our dead is often invisible. It’s an industry that exists deep in funeral home basements or cramped offices, one that people only talk about reluctantly and in the worst…

Artist Shows Off Canceled Pitch For Halo Wars 3

A new collection of concept art reveals details of a Halo Wars 3 pitch that featured space battles and XCOM-esque base management. Halo Wars 2 managed to capture the feeling of Bungie’s famous franchise but wasn’t that intense of a strategy game. A handful of art, shared by Creative Assembly concept artist Brad Wright, offers…

Only Two Of the Current Top 10 Most-Downloaded Games On Switch Were Made By Nintendo

Indie games are selling phenomenally on the Switch’s eShop—better even than Nintendo’s games. That Stardew Valley is the current best seller on the Switch eShop shouldn’t surprise anyone. Switch owners have been clamoring for the game since it was announced that it would launch on the platform last year. What is more interesting is that…

On Friday Atlus Japan teased a side-scrolling 2D Castlevania-style game starring Jack Frost and Jack O’Lantern of Shin Megami Tensei fame. Called Shin Megami Tensei: Synchronicity Prologue, it’s a real game PC gamers can download and play for free right now. It’s lovely.

Switch owners are going to catch hell on November 10, when Doom makes its first appearance on a Nintendo console in ages. While it won’t run as fast as its console cousins, word is it’s just as smooth.

How Final Fantasy XIV‘s New Raid Brings Final Fantasy Tactics To a New World

Last week’s “The Legend Returns” patch for Final Fantasy XIV gives players a taste of Final Fantasy Tactics and Final Fantasy XII in a special 24-person raid event called “The Royal City Of Rabanastre.” If you’re a fan of the Ivalice setting but not an MMO player, here’s what you’re missing. The adventure, penned by…

Nier Creator Yoko Taro Wants To Make An Adult Video 

When giving a panel at SEA Summit in Singapore, Yoko Taro talked about his hopes and dreams, including the possibility of a Nier sequel, a Drakengard and a porno. According to The System Prototype and Famitsu (via My Game News Flash and Siliconera), Yoko was asked his future plans during a Q&A. Here is how…

Nippon Ichi Sofware has launched a mysterious teaser site for a new game. Not much else to go on, save for the four colors (blue, yellow, green and red) on the site. 

Sonic’s Collaboration With Hooters Looks Grim 

During last month’s Tokyo Game Show, Sega announced it was doing a Sonic Forces promotion with Hooters for some reason. Today, said collaboration begins at the chain’s Tokyo locations, and it’s not very good at all. Collaborations like this aren’t uncommon in Japan, but typically, both the game company and the eatery put some effort…

Pigeon Point Lighthouse. California, USA. By Andrew Heitz 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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The Arcade Cabinet Bridging Four Seasons Of Halt And Catch Fire

Centipede was released for the arcade by Atari in 1980. It’s a game where you swerve back and forth as you fire at bugs and try not to get eaten. Halt and Catch Fire featured it in its very first episode and again in last night’s series finale, proving once and for all the show…

Street Fighter V‘s Next DLC Character Is Zeku 

Zeku, the final character to be added to the game’s roster as part of season two was revealed earlier today at the South East Asia Major fighting game event in Singapore. Street Fighter V players have long suspected the aging ninja would make an appearance in the game ever since players began combing through leaked…

Contortionists Perform Dance Inspired By Mortal Kombat 

Admire the craftsmanship but try not to watch too closely. Appearing on Asia’s Got Talent, the Adem Dance crew out of Kyrgyz Republic took the stage recently in a gold buzzer audition to try and wow the judges with a performance where the Mortal Kombat costumes turned out not to even be the weirdest part.…