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The Star Wars Battlefront II Beta Shows EA Has Made Better Choices This Time

Star Wars Battlefront II’s multiplayer went into a semi-open beta today for players who preordered. I’ve spent most of the day blasting away. A few small changes from the previous game makes it much more focused and exciting to play. 2015’s Star Wars Battlefront felt fragmented at launch, thin on content and lacking the grand…

Watch Us Get Nostalgic With Mario And Zelda On The SNES Classic

Yesterday on Twitch, we spent some time getting nostalgic all up on the SNES Classic. If you missed it, you can catch the whole stream right here. We beat Super Mario World (after a brief hiccup in the Star Road), play through the first dungeon of Link to the Past, and shoot some spaceships in…

‘Bugged’ Beta Menu Shows Return Of Uplink Mode For Call of Duty: WWII, Player Says

A Call of Duty: WWII player says he found a glitched menu in the game’s beta with images that appear to show a modified version of the Uplink game mode, meaning that Sledgehammer could be working to keep its “jetpack basketball” mode alive even when the game is set in the early 1940s. WWII is…

First Of The North Star Parody Makes Fun Of Hanzo Mains In Overwatch

If you’re an Overwatch player capable of pulling off pro strats like switching characters when the moment calls for it, you’re probably perplexed by Hanzo mains, who stick by their limited hero of choice at all costs. Consider, though, that perhaps being a Hanzo main is actually a heroic and poetic struggle perfectly summed up…

Battle Chef Brigade‘s Journey To Make A Game Out of Cooking Reality Shows

Last night, while a meatloaf roasted in my oven and I moved some kale around a pan, it suddenly dawned on me that nothing in my life more resembles a video game than cooking. If somebody had cut out the time between 9 and 10 p.m. yesterday, when I shopped for, prepared and cooked dinner,…

Destiny 1 Xbox Players Can Now Finally Get Everything, Two Years Later

Destiny, a video game in which big publishers make mega-deals to deprive players of content and then somehow convince fans that this is a good thing, is no longer relevant thanks to the recent release of Destiny 2. But hey, Xbox players, at least now you can get Jade Rabbit. As of this week, Destiny’s…

The Great British Bake Off Had Soccer Game-Themed Pies

Last night’s The Great British Bake Off had one baker celebrating his love of soccer video games with a series of meat pies. The Great British Bake Off is a delightful, stress-free baking competition show, and the eighth season is as pleasant as every other. Last night’s episode was all about pastry, and because this…

Game About Being An Asshole Goose Looks Hilarious

An upcoming game starring a naughty goose combines stealth gameplay and puzzle solving, allowing players to cause mischief and mayhem on a small farm. It’s silly fun that I never knew I wanted until I saw the trailer.  Developed by Australian developer House House, makers of the bizarre Push Me, Pull You, an untitled game…

Watch Us Play Ni no Kuni II

Yesterday in New York City, I had a chance to sit down with an early build of the beautiful upcoming role-playing game Ni no Kuni II. It is much, much different than its predecessor. Here are two video clips from the second Ni no Kuni, which comes out January 19 for PS4 and PC. In…

Your Name‘s Anime Locations Compared With The Real-World Ones

A big part of Your Name takes place in Tokyo. Over on Tofugu.com, Kanae Nakamine visited the real-world locations depicted in the movie.  The resulting comparisons between the anime and real life are fascinating. Nakamine also created a helpful itinerary in case you want to make a Your Name seichijunrei (聖地巡礼) or pilgrimage, visiting the…

According to Total Licensing (via ANN), there’s a Professor Layton TV series in the works. It’s apparently slated for 2018 with 26 episodes planned. It’s unclear whether this is animated or live-action, but smart money says animated.

Years Later, The Laputa: Castle In The Sky‘s Minecraft Recreation Is Done

For the past several years, Mocchi Hajikura has been working on recreating the classic Studio Ghibli film Laputa: Castle In The Sky in Minecraft. His work is now finished. Hajikura started uploading his Laputa recreations to YouTube in 2013.  In 2015, he created this clip to correspond with Laputa: Castle In The Sky’s Japanese television…

Tsukiji Fish Market. Tokyo, Japan. By Anssi Määttä. 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! 

We’re continuing our playthrough of Deadly Premonition right now on Twitch. You’ll help us solve the case, right Zach?

Players Slam Classic Star Wars: Battlefront 2 PC’s Servers After Online Multiplayer Returns

Do you have fond memories of playing the 2005 version of Star Wars: Battlefront 2? Do you wish with every fiber of your being that it had official online servers again? Well then, good news: your wish just came true, somehow. On both Steam and GOG, the PC version of the original Battlefront 2 has…

Breath of the Wild‘s Biggest Design Secret: Lots Of Triangles

Running through the Hyrule of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, you come across breathtaking sights one after the other: Massive fortresses, dizzyingly high towers, vast open plains. But according to the open-world game’s designers, the two most salient features of Hyrule were triangles and rectangles. The annual Computer Entertainment Developers Conference is…

What We Liked And Didn’t Like About Neo Yokio

When Netflix’s new original anime Neo Yokio was released, it sparked a lot of negative reactions online for a giant Toblerone-sized handful of reasons. From the mind of Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig, Neo Yokio attempts to tackle a lot in six short episodes. From the politics of high society and status to the distracting voice…

Tell Us: Do You Close The Door Behind You In Battlegrounds?

In Battlegrounds, I always close the door behind me. It’s not a matter of strategy so much as it’s a psychological thing—it makes me feel safe. The house I’ve entered is a safe, isolated little haven full of goodies just for me, and nobody, ever, will come up behind me and shoot me in the…

Archeologist Digs Into Remains of No Man’s Sky Abandoned Player Civilization

When No Man’s Sky launched last year, an archaeology PhD student led a team of 30 players on a survey intending to understand the algorithms that built the game’s worlds. This initial foray didn’t pan out, as the game was missing features he needed to properly excavate. But after the 1.3 update, which radically altered…

Forza 7 Turns The Series’ VIP Upgrade Into Something Not Worth Paying For [Update]

Forza Motorsport 6‘s $20 VIP upgrade gave players exclusive cars, special online events and, best of all, double credit earnings for races. Forza 7‘s $20 VIP upgrade swaps the always-on double credit bonus for five limited-use “mod cards.” Boo. Update: Big changes coming in response to player feedback. The double racing credit bonus has been…