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Pokémon Ultra Sun and Moon Only Announced For 3DS Later This Year [Update]
Despite rumors that a mainline Pokémon game would appear on the Nintendo Switch, developers Game Freak only announced that souped-up versions of the latest games will be releasing on 3DS hardware. For many, this news will be disappointing, but it’s not without precedent. In the past, Game Freak has stated that they “believe that Pokémon…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 6, 2017 -
The Pokémon Fighting Game Is Coming To Nintendo Switch
Hey, at least it’s not another mobile spin-off. Here’s the trailer for Pokkén Tournament DX, which will be available starting on September 22nd 2017: The Switch version of the game will come with all of the DLC characters: DX will also include 3 vs 3 team battles, online ranked matches and friend-only group matches.
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 6, 2017 -
Chinese Overwatch Clone Has Some Giant Balls
The Chinese market is no stranger to brazen rip-offs of popular Western games, but even taking that into account this Overwatch clone is something else. Spotted by ponpo and called Hero Mission, this is a mobile shooter that is basically Overwatch, only for a phone, and with the slightest of design edits (most lifted from…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 5, 2017 -
Wonder Woman Figure Is So Lifelike It’s A Little Unsettling
Hot Toys have a 1/6 scale (11.5″/29cm) Wonder Woman figure out next year. As is pretty standard with their big movie releases, it looks fantastic. While I will call it her “Wonder Woman on the island” outfit, the official name for the figure is “Wonder Woman – Themyscira Training Armor Version”. It’s a fully articulated…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 5, 2017 -
Fake Boxes For Downloadable Nintendo Switch Games
Mahir Sümer has an idea for anyone flashy about their game collections but bummed there aren’t many Nintendo Switch games to actually put on a shelf at the moment: make fake cases for the digital games you’ve picked up. So he went and did just that, designing custom cases for a range of downloadable Switch…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 5, 2017 -
Sony Exec’s Slam On Old Games Misses The Appeal Of The Classics
How much effort should today’s console makers put into keeping the classics in print and playable on modern hardware? There’s a lot of room for debate, but one PlayStation exec just weighed in with what has to be the Worst Possible Take. The Take isn’t just about backward compatibility, or about what Sony plans to…
By Chris Kohler Published June 5, 2017 -
Friday the 13th, As Told By Steam Reviews
Lots of people love Friday the 13th. On Steam, they also love telling you how they died in it. Friday the 13th is a Getting Murdered by Jason Voorhees simulator, a genre that definitely has an appeal. Getting impaled on a tree branch is half the fun—the other half is doing the impaling. Read on,…
By Gita Jackson Published June 5, 2017 -
Modder Adds Kirby With Human Feet To Smash Bros.
Someone made a mod for Super Smash Brothers of Kirby with realistic feet. It is so disturbing. When fanart of barefoot Kirby with old man feet took the internet by storm, all my coworkers and I had pretty much had it. Was it hilarious? Sure. Is it a vision that creeps into my subconscious as…
By Gita Jackson Published June 5, 2017 -
It’s Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm-Flailing Tube Man The Fighting Game
It was bound to happen sooner or later. There were just too many used car dealerships, too many store grand openings or going out-of-business sales. The flailing inflatable tube people that vie for our attention along our nation’s highways take up flailing arms against each other in Inflatality. Now on Steam Greenlight from indie development…
By Mike Fahey Published June 5, 2017 -
D&D‘s Upcoming Adventure Is All About Zombies And Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs are coming to Dungeons & Dragons with its upcoming adventure, Tomb of Annihilation. Slated for a September 19th release, Tomb of Annihilation will have players hacking through a jungle full of undead, dinosaurs and, yes, undead dinosaurs to find a legendary artifact that could quell a curse. D&D lead designer Mike Mearls described Tomb…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published June 5, 2017 -
Months Later, Long Nintendo Switch Lines In Japan
Over the weekend, a shipment of Nintendo Switch consoles hit Japanese retail. That mean some stores saw long lines months after it originally launched. For many folks in Japan, it’s still hard to walk into a store and purchase a Switch. It’s certainly not impossible. Sometimes, people wander into a shop with stock, but those…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 5, 2017
