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Super Metroid‘s Creators Want You To Save The Animals

At the biannual Games Done Quick speedrunning marathon, there’s always an ongoing contest: In Super Metroid, should the runners save or kill the animals? Super Metroid’s creators say… SAVE THEM. After defeating the final boss of Super Metroid, you, as protagonist Samus Aran, must escape from the exploding planet of Zebes. Along the way, you…

Red Dead Redemption 2 Is A Prequel About Dutch’s Gang

Here’s the new trailer for Red Dead Redemption 2, which stars a new character named Arthur Morgan and is set before the events of the first game, as has been rumored. In the trailer—which, as you might expect from Rockstar, looks wonderful—we get our first glimpse at young(er) Dutch and his merry band of outlaws,…

The creator of QWOP, Bennet Foddy, is releasing a new game called Getting Over It on October 6th. In it, you climb a mountain using a sledgehammer. “I created this game for a certain kind of person,” Foddy says in this trailer. “To hurt them.”

Xbox Live’s Indie Games channel officially shuts down tomorrow. If you’re interested in cool games off the beaten path, dive in and check it out before it’s too late.

Wondering how Shenmue 3 is coming along? The devs released a new progress update to show how the facial animations are looking. 

Confirmed: Mario Was Originally Punching Yoshi

Among Nintendo fans, there has been dispute as to whether Mario was telling Yoshi to get something or smacking the character in the head. According to Nintendo, Mario was originally punching Yoshi, causing the character’s tongue to shoot out in surprise. For example, a few years back website Supper Mario Broth tried to disprove the…

Dead Hungry, the VR game from Q-Games, has a PS4 release date. It will be out for PlayStation VR on October 24 and is playable either with the PlayStation Move or the DualShock 4.

Kinugawa. Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. By Hiro Tanaka. 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! 

Now Waluigi Is In Breath Of The Wild

We’ve seen GTA, Mario and Minecraft modded into Breath of the Wild on Wii U and PC, but now we are getting into the good stuff This Waluigi skin is by Hefty and DonkXProXAli, and I think we’re about done here. I mean… Yeah we’re done here. Those new to this and wondering how it’s…

Great, Your Name Is Getting A Live-Action Remake

Your Name, which is not only a very good movie but also the highest-grossing anime feature of all time, is being given the live-action treatment by J.J. Abrams’ Hollywood studio. As Screen Daily report, Paramount Pictures and Bad Robot are behind the project, with Abrams, Lindsey Weber and Genki Kawamura (producer of the anime) producing.…

Resident Evil Has A New Board Game

Board games. They’re fun! And loads of people who play them also play video games. And the companies who make board games are really starting to figure this out. Steamforged games, who made a few million with their Dark Souls adaptation last year, have now turned their eye to Resident Evil. Resident Evil 2, specifically,…

Brutal Survival Mode Coming To Skyrim

Because Skyrim’s dragons and dead guys were never quite tough enough, the game is now adding something more dangerous: weather and hunger. They’re part of an update called Survival Mode, which is coming to Skyrim Special Edition on PC, Xbox One and PS4. Whole parts of the map (below) have now been zoned to reflect…

In A Year Of Great Games, A Small One Called Butterfly Soup Stands Out

2017 has been so relentless in the release of top-tier games that it’s hard to justify spending time with stuff that is merely “good.” Why settle for anything less than “great”? Despite the incredible competition facing it, Butterfly Soup, a game about queer Asian women who play baseball, still shot right into my top five games…

Elite: Dangerous‘ Aliens Have Started Killing Players

Elite: Dangerous’ aliens, once prone to terrifying yet ultimately peaceful encounters, have started reducing players’ ships to space dust. Of course you know, this means war. After two years of hints and intrigue, Elite: Dangerous’ aliens, the Thargoids, revealed themselves in all their flower-shaped, fleshy glory earlier this year. First contact was peaceful, albeit tense.…

Maybe This Is Why Everyone’s Mad At NBA 2K18

Despite being this year’s installment of what the Steam store description calls “the highest rated annual sports title,” NBA 2K18 has a “Mostly Negative” rating with over 3,000 reviews and counting. I investigated. The psychedelic spectacle it unfurled unto me shocked me to the core of my guts. I’m speechless. Just watch the video, please,…

The Fans Who Won’t Let Mega Man Die

Why do people still care about Mega Man? Capcom’s diminutive action hero hasn’t had a brand-new game since 2010’s Mega Man 10. But the fans refuse to give up, crafting their own games to keep the spirit of the beloved series alive even as Capcom mostly lets it sit on the shelf. “The fans have…

What Your Destiny 2 Faction Says About You

This week is Destiny 2’s first-ever Faction Rally, where players pledge to one of three factions in order to win guns and glory. But what are Destiny 2’s factions all about, and what does it mean to pledge to one ? The Dead Orbit, Future War Cult, and New Monarchy factions have been around since the…

Neo Yokio Is A Funny But Flawed Critique Of Capitalism

Netflix’s original series Neo Yokio waffles between being an indictment of capitalism and a celebration of wealth. While it’s charmingly written, I’m confused about what it wants to say about the wealthy and their pursuits. Spoilers! Neo Yokio was created by Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig and premiered last Friday on Netflix. It has a star-studded…

Ex-Valve Employee’s New Mod Is Some Of The Best Half-Life Ever

Yesterday, Highlight Reel professional and walking ASMR generator Chris Person and I played Half-Life: Caged, a new mod for the classic shooter made by an ex-Valve employee. It’s a remarkable mod with great gunfights. Caged is made by Cayle George, a former Valve employee and level designer who worked on games such as Portal 2,…

In this special vacation episode of the Favecast, we’re joined by former game journalist/one-time guest Kotaku weekend editor and Dishonored 2 narrative consultant, Cara Ellison, to talk about the subtle things women notice when men write female characters, primarily through the lens of Uncharted: The Lost Legacy. Please note! We recorded this podcast on the…