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The Fate Of Atlantis Sequel We Never Got To Play

Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis isn’tjust one of the greatest video games ever made, it’s also for many fans a baked-in part of the Indy franchise, a better fourth movie than the actual fourth movie. So it’s both fascinating and sad to read about the game’s sequel, which was never released. Indiana Jones…

100% of tonight’s WNF Street Fighter V prize pool is being donated to the funding campaigns for two members of the FGC who were involved in a traffic accident on the way to EVO 2016. Bobby “Lil’ Loco” Garcia sadly passed away at the scene of the accident, while Jordan “Vienna Hotdog” Bryan remains in…

Pokémon Live-Action Movie Greenlit

Will it ever actually get made and hit the big screen? Who knows. But a deal has at least been made, with Legendary Pictures and Nintendo agreeing to make a live-action Pokémon movie. Variety reportsthat the movie is scheduled to begin production in late 2017. Now, get this: the movie isn’t a straight Pokémon flick.…

BLOOD. GUNS. CHAINSAWS. RAP. This is the most Xbox Xbox commercial I’ve ever seen. Best part? The quick censorship job at 0:23 that turns “fuckin’ brutal” into what sounds like “throodal roodal” (EDIT: Ah, I’ve been told that’s the radio edit, which I’d never heard!)

The Video Game Inspiration Behind Stranger Things

Netflix’s surprise hit of 2016, the awesome Stranger Things, is packed with tips of the hat towards 80s music, movies and TV. But in designing the look of the show, its creators also had something a bit more gamey in mind: Silent Hill SPOILERS AHEAD In a series of interviews over the past week, Matt…

Spirited Away‘s Minecraft Reconstruction Is Still Magical

Today is the 15th birthday of acclaimed Studio Ghibli film Spirited Away. As a token of gratitude to the Japanese movie that opened up so many virgin minds to the wonderful and sometimes bad world of anime, Minecraft user Alan Becker has reconstructed the entire world of Spirited Away (and a little of My Neighbor…

Two Weeks After Launch, Pokémon Go’s Servers Are Still A Mess

Connectivity issues are par for the course right after a popular game launches.Usually, things stabilize after a couple of days, if not sooner. Pokémon Go has somehow managed to get worse as time goes on. If you are having trouble connecting to Pokémon Go right now, you are not alone. I’ve been staring at this…

Just announced for an August 16 release on PlayStation 4 and PC, Inversus is a unique multiplayer shooter from Ryan Juckett, the former lead sandbox engineer on Destiny. Players shoot bullets that fill in the area the enemy team can move, and vice versa. It’s ridiculously fun. See more here.

People Are Doing Remarkable Things With Zelda: A Link to the Past

Picture, if you will, the opening scene of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. It’s storming outside. The princess is sending you telepathic messages asking if you’ll come save her. Your uncle leaves the house, telling you to stay put, and you go open the chest in your living room, expecting to…

Pokemon Go Helped Me Cope With My Social Anxiety

The first time I played Pokemon Go, I was terrified. Charmander appeared on my neighbor’s garage door, and as I approached, I could hear sounds coming from inside. Music. People chatting and laughing, socializing. Signs of life. As I frantically flicked Pokeballs in a nervous outline around Charmander, images rushed through my head of what…

Destiny Player Wins 1v3 Match Without Firing A Shot

Behold: the power of Titan bubbles. In this incredible video (via Reddit), watch Destiny player fimi_sheikh take out an entire Trials team without firing his gun. Because fimi_sheikh was on the checkpoint and would have won if his opponents had let him keep standing there, the other team didn’t have many options. But maybe they…

Valve Issues Cease And Desist Letter To 23 Counter-Strike Gambling Sites

Counter-Strike gambling sites may not be long for this world, as Valve has sent a letter demanding they change practices in the next 10 days or the company will “pursue all available remedies including without limitation terminating your accounts.” The letter in question first appeared last night, though its validity was questioned. Soon after, one…

Overwatch Fans Keep Finding Clues About A New Unreleased Character

Late last night, an innocuous post on the Overwatch subreddit provoked a frenzy to unearth secrets about the supposed Overwatch stealth hero Sombra, who has been teased over the last few months. “So this is complete tinfoil and I’m prepared for this post to go under the rug,” wrote redditor Colonelcactus before posting a clue…

In wholly unexpected but totally awesome news, Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 is hitting PS4, Xbox One, and PC this September. One of the new additions is an adventure mode that has you fighting huge bosses. Neat.

Starting tomorrow, the first episode of Life is Strange will be free to download on PS4, PS3, Xbox One, 360, Mac and PC. Here’s a new trailer, courtesy of DONTDOD.

This Year’s Weirdest San Diego Comic-Con Exclusives

San Diego Comic-Con 2016’s begins with this evening’s preview night, when many of the most desirable collectible exclusives will disappear. Then there are there are the exclusives that’ll likely make it through to Sunday, like 24 karat gold Iron Man and Guan Yu Stan Lee. While everyone else is lining up at Lego, Hasbro and…

Amiibo Support Arrives In Animal Crossing: New Leaf This Fall

After a year of fumbling about in Amiibo Festival and Happy Home Designer, Animal Crossing Amiibo figures and cards are finally making it into the main event. Four years after its initial release, Animal Crossing: New Leaf is getting Amiibo support. According to a post on the official Japanese Animal Crossing website, a major update…

McDonald’s Japan Confirms Pokémon Go Collaboration

In Japan, McDonald’s will be part of the Pokémon Go rollout, the fast food chain announced today. Via an official release (h/t Excite News), McDonald’s Japan stated that the game’s developer was “diligently preparing” Pokémon Go for a smooth Japan release. Yesterday, a report on Tech Crunch stated that Pokémon Go would launch today in…

Here’s the debut trailer for HD remake of The Silver Case. While at Bit Summit, I spoke to game designer Goichi Suda about the game and about the need for Japan to preserve its game history.

Why Studio Ghibli Didn’t Make Ponyo 2

Famed animator Hayao Miyazaki wanted to make a sequel to the 2008 film Ponyo. It never happened. There’s a simple reason for that. Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki did not want to see Ponyo 2 Miyazaki, who has retired from feature films, is currently working on a short-form CG anime called Kemushi no Boro (Boro the…