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Fire Emblem: Heroes Is A Collectible Character Strategy Game For iOS And Android [UPDATE]

Arriving on Google Play and iOS on February 2, Fire Emblem: Heroes is a mobile turn-based tactics role-playing game in which players gather an army of iconic characters from across series history. It sounds like any number of collectible hero mobile RPGs. Players use orbs won in combat or purchased via in-app transaction to attempt…

The 3DS Is Getting A New Fire Emblem Game

Nintendo just announced that the latest installation of Fire Emblem, Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, will be released on May 19th for the 3DS. The new game is inspired by Fire Emblem Gaiden, which was released only in Japan in 1992. Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia follows two protagonists, Alm and Celica, in a…

Co-Founder Of Inside Creators Gets $7 Million After Business Breakup

A messy split between the two co-founders of the game studio Playdeadleft one partner departing with roughly $7.2 million after being forced to exit, according to new details that emerged this week. Playdead, an independent studio based in Copenhagen, is best known for making the macabre platformers Limbo and Inside. Last July, co-founder Dino Patti…

The Witcher 3 Finally Won Me Over

Last week, I asked for your advice for finishingThe Witcher 3. You had some great, if not sometimes intimidating, tips. This weekend I took some of that advice, and now I’m here to say: oh my god you guys Witcher 3. Reading through your comments, I was happy to see I wasn’t alone in being…

The Woes of An Overwatch Player Who Keeps Getting Reported For Playing Widowmaker

Snipers have a bad reputation: the class is infamous for standing back and picking off kills, all without contributing to the match objective. In Overwatch, that sniper stigma means that players consider heroes like Widowmaker and Hanzo to be nonviable competitively. For some players, straying from that norm often turns ugly. For weeks now, I’ve…

Dishonored 2’s New Custom Difficulties Give You A Lot Of Options

Today, the PC version of Dishonored 2 got a beta update that adds new custom difficulty settings as well as options for mission restart and mission select. Those custom options are a welcome addition—if you’re still playing Dishonored 2, chances are you’d like to be able to fine-tune how much noise your footsteps make. The…

I Love The Google Daydream VR Controller

The Google Daydream View is a brilliant piece of VR hardware. Its head-mounted display (HMD) is wrapped in a comfy fabric texture, with squishy foam on the inside. The head strap is easy to adjust. It’s ergonomically ideal and a little, invisible chip connects it to the Google Pixel phone with no effort. Tech outlets…

The Sims 4 Toddlers Are Actually Good This Time

Last week, The Sims 4 team added toddlers as a free update after years of clamoring from fans. While I’m happy to see the life stage added, previous iterations of toddlers in The Sims didn’t do it for me. These new toddlers, however, change up the lives of my sims in significant ways. They also…

Steam’s Latest Hit Is Tactical Madness From The Makers of Castle Crashers

Pit People, the latest game from Castle Crashers developer The Behemoth, begins with a planet-sized bear crashing into a planet-sized planet, transforming it into a wasteland plagued by storms of green bear blood rain. Then things get weird. Launched last week into Steam Early Access and the Xbox One’s game preview program, Pit People is…

Quality Assured: What It’s Really Like To Test Games For A Living

There’s an old commercial for Westwood College that’s become something of a running joke in the video game world. Two young men sit at a couch, hammering away at PlayStation controllers. A woman walks in. “Hey guys, finish testing that game yet?” she asks. “I’ve got another one I need designed.” This piece originally appeared…

Zelda Fans Use Breath of the Wild‘s Special Language To Uncover More Story Details

Fans have uncovered some information of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s backstory thanks to some sleuth-work involving a map included in the game’s special edition. Breath of the Wild’s special edition was shown during the recent Nintendo Switch Treehouse stream. It includes a music CD, Master Sword statue, special Switch carrying case and more.…

I Want To Build The Hell Out Of This Destiny Lego

Just about every day, I get a Twitter DM or e-mail from someone asking for news on Destiny 2. To which I now say: Here, look at this Lego. ShadowNight36‘s recreation of The Divide in the Cosmodrome is fine and all, but the real highlight is his Fallen Walker, complete with six working legs, various…

1994’s NBA Jam Has Been Updated For 2017

If you want to play the 1994 Tournament Edition version of NBA Jam, but use LeBron James and Steph Curry instead of Shawn Kemp and John Stockton, then Hogs With A Blog have done you a great service and modded today’s superstars into yesteryear’s classic game. Playable via a SNES emulator, NBA Jam 2k17 is…

Atlus Brings Two Utawarerumono Games West In 2017

Uta-wa-re-ru-mono. The name of the adult tactical role-playing visual novel series is a bit tricky to pronounce, but I’m sure we’ll have it down by the time Atlus is done releasing Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception and Mask of Truth for North American and European PS4 and Vita this year. Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception and Mask…

Your Winter 2017 Anime Guide 

Who’s ready to watch some anime? You? Yes, that’s right, you It’s winter, which means it there is a new anime season with new anime to watch. This time, there are over forty shows to check out. Have a look and hit us up in the comments about which ones you are keen on. ACCA:…

Hollywood is keen to do its own version of Attack on Titan. According to Deadline, Warner Bros. is currently negotiating for the rights. In case you missed them, read Kotaku’s reviews of the first and second Attack on Titan movies. [Update – Jan. 18 7am: Kodansha tells ANN the Deadline report is “incorrect.]

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For The “Hardcore Nintendo Fan”

Look at how much postage would be if I wanted this shipped to Australia. I’m not going to link this auction, but I thought the sales pitch was funny: Up for sell is a Bottle of water from the nintendo switch event in nyc. This item is unused and in mint condition. The water was…

Blizzard Responds To Ongoing Fan Anger Surrounding The Overwatch Test Server

Overwatch’s PTR, or public test realm, is a blessing and a curse for players. On one hand, they get to try out new changes before they go live. On the other, if players don’t love a change, there’s no guarantee Blizzard will do a 180. Right now, D.Va’s staring down the barrel of a big…

Civilization VI Has The Most Incredible Animation

Civilization V is one of the greatest video games of all time, and one of the oft-overlooked reasons why isn’t its “one more turn” systems or balance, but its cartoon leaders. Despite their exaggerated appearance they feel alive, and it was cool to see this aspect of the game not just retained, but improved for…