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Neymar Saga Hits Konami With A Cover Curse

The cover curse is normally a Madden thing, but this year it’s struck the Pro Evolution Soccer series before its 2017 game is even out, with Brazilian superstar Neymar’s impending blockbuster transfer to PSG causing some problems for Konami. In an attempt to match some of FIFA’s licensing swagger, Konami went out this year and…

Overwatch Players Are Mourning Roadhog

Roadhog was a lot of things to a lot of people. A friend, a brother, perhaps even a lover. Also, a one-man apocalypse. He really doesn’t want you to forget that. We can all agree, though, that he was taken before his time. Toward the end of June, Overwatch’s resident master of hook-fu and tattoo(s)…

Splatoon 2‘s Lobby Is Full Of Furries

If you’ve found yourself in Splatoon 2’s lobby sometime in the last day, you might have asked yourself: “Why is there so much furry art here?” Well, dear readers, we have answers. Furries are people who imagine alter egos in the form of humanoid animals. A lot of the time, it’s good, clean fun. It’s…

Nintendo Fixed My Left Joy-Con Really Fast

Late last week I decided to send in my Nintendo Switch’s left Joy-Con for repairs. What follows is a brief timeline of how that went. LAST THURSDAY: I’m playing Splatoon 2, using the split Joy-Con motion control setup because I like to win. I realize that, now that I need the Joy-Con for a competitive…

Somehow, This Panty Fetish Game Is A Thrilling 3D Brawler

Panty Party has all the trappings of a terribad, creepy-obsessive game about anime girls and their panties And it is that, to a point. But more often than not it’s an indulgent, ironic satire and a damned fine action game. Available on Steam for $10, Panty Party combines all of the most ridiculous tropes in…

The very good (if bloated) Trails of Cold Steel comes to PC today. It’s normally $40 but publisher XSEED is knocking it down to $36 for launch week. For more on the tremendous Trails series, check out our primer

Poll: Video Game Would-You-Rathers

Video games often put us through tough choices. Here are ten more. “Would-You-Rather” is one of the great classic road trip or party games. You present two impossible choices to someone, and then make them choose. In the spirit of the impossible decisions games put me through, here’s ten video game themed Would-You-Rathers. It’s a…

Nier: Automata audio engineer Masami Ueda has written a cool blog post detailing how he implemented composer Keiichi Okabe’s secondary hacking soundtrack. It’s easy to overlook how much work something like that takes, and fun to get a look at Ueda’s process.

Pokémon Go Players Beat A Moltres Raid With Just Two People

Legendary raids are supposed to be Pokémon Go’s toughest battles, with promotional materials often showing large groups of people fighting a single monster. Turns out, it’s possible to down a legendary with just two people. Player boushinshi uploaded a battle to YouTube showcasing this legendary feat: You’ll note that the whole thing was done with…

A Timeline Of Unsung Story, One Of The Biggest Kickstarter Failures Ever

It was supposed to be a dream game for fans of strategy-role-playing games, but instead it became a disaster. Unsung Story, which crowdfunded over $660,000 in 2014, is one of the biggest Kickstarter failures of all time. Let’s zoom out and look at the whole debacle, shall we? Last night, the company Playdek announced that…

DJMax Is Reborn On PS4

After several years of silence, legendary rhythm action game DJMax returns, making its console debut as DJMax Respect for the PlayStation 4. Fans who’d rather not wait for the Western or Japanese release can snag the Asian version (with full English menus) right now. After years of playing on PSP, Vita and mobile devices, DJMax…

Persona Q2 Announced For Nintendo 3DS

Atlus launched a teaser sign with the Persona 5 catchphrase “Take Your Heart” and theArsene top hat logo. Below that, it reads Persona Q2 and Nintendo 3DS. That’s about it! No word yet on when Persona Q2 will be released in Japan or internationally. The previous game brought together cuted-up versions of Persona 3 and…

Atlus Is Releasing Two New Persona Dancing Games

Atlus revealed that Persona 3 Dancing Moon Night and Persona 5 Dancing Star Night are headed to the PS4 and the Vita next spring in Japan. The release date for both is “Spring 2018,” and there’s no word if and when they’ll be released outside Japan. Have a look at their debut trailers below: Since…

Anime Saint Seiya Is Getting A Netflix Remake 

The Saint Seiya anime, which ran from 1986 to 1989, is coming to life again with a new CG anime remake courtesy of Netflix and Toei Animation. Saint Seiya follows a group of warriors known as “Saints” who protect a reincarnated Athena against other Greek gods determined to rule the world. Titled Knights of the…

South Korea Booth Had To Hide Its Nationality At Chinese Game Convention

According to Korea Bizwire, a pavilion representing South Korean game companies was reportedly told to drop the “Korea” from its name at this year’s China Joy gaming expo in Shanghai. NSP News Agency (via Korea Bizwire) reports that China Joy organizers put a host of demands on the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA), a South…

Goodness, Dragon Quest XI Sold A Buttload In Japan 

In its first two days on sale, the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo 3DS versions of Dragon Quest XI are estimated to have sold a combined 2,080,806 copies at retail. Damn. According to Famitsu, it’s estimated that the Nintendo 3DS version sold 1,130,468 copies at retail, while the PS4 version sold another 950,338 copies at retail.…

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New Street Fighter Figures Are Cool

S.H. Figuarts has a new line of Street Fighter figures out, and I like ‘em. There are four so far. Ryu and Chun-Li are already available, while Cammy and Rashid are on the way. As we can see in these pics from Toyark, the joints are…not great, especially on characters like Cammy who are showing…

We Finally Got A Good Battlestar Galactica Game

It’s been over eight years since BattleStar Galactica ended in almost the worst way imaginable, and in that time we haven’t got a single good (official) game based on the series. We now have one. Kinda. Kinda not because the latest, Battlestar Galactica Deadlock, is not a good video game. It is! It’s kinda because…

Overwatch’s Summer Games Return Next Week, Adding Ranked Lucioball

Lucioball, aka Rocket League minus cars, but plus Lucio, is coming back to Overwatch on August 8. This time around, though, it’s a little different. The most unexpected change? Competitive Lucioball. There’ll be placement matches, rankings, and all the other trappings you’ve come to associate with hell— I mean, competitive Overwatch. Players will be able…