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Disney Infinity Died Just As It Was Getting Good

Disney Infinity was an excellent showcase for company’s vast stable of beloved characters, from Pixar to Marvel Comics to Star Wars, as well as an excellent creative outlet for kids of all ages. The one thing the series never got right was gameplay, and with yesterday’s cancellation it never will. The toys-to-life genre is a…

There’s A Sim Game Just About YouTubers

Youtubers Lifeis just like The Sims. If The Sims could sit in front of a computer and record themselves playing video games for a living. Coming soon for the PC, it’s a full-blown life sim, in that you can leave the house, meet people, get married, etc. But the key appeal is right there in…

From Software Says Dark Souls 3‘s Seemingly Useless Poise Stat Is Working As Intended

Poise, which allows players to take hits without staggering, has been one of the more important stats in the previous Dark Souls games. In the weeks after Dark Souls 3‘s release,players discovered the poise stat doesn’t seem to impact anything. Was it glitched? From Software has an answer: no. “The poise stat is working as…

Watch Us Play Stikbold And Throw (Digital) Dodgeballs At Each Other

Stikbold is what you’d get if you mixed Smash Bros. and dodgeball together. What I’m saying is: the game is fun as hell. And today, we are playing it for your amusement. Join us over on Facebook, where you can watch us dunk on some nerds* with some rubber balls. (We are the nerds in…

I haven’t had a chance to play it yet, but Super Mario vs. Mecha Bowser in Mario Maker looks like a delight. Who knew it was possible to build a mech?!

Publisher Defends Negative IGN Review Of Their Game, Shoots Down ‘Supposed Conspiracy’

Game publisher Paradox issued an unusual statement this morning, defending a negative IGN review of their newest game while shooting down conspiracy nuts who believed that IGN’s criticism was influenced by outside factors. The conspiracy, which originated in Gamergate circles because of course it did, alleged that IGN freelancer Rowan Kaiser (who has written for…

The Next Phoenix Wright Lands In September

Clearly unafraid of Final Fantasy XV, and stealing all of my free time, Capcom is releasing the next Phoenix Wright in the United States this September. New trailer above. The newest game will be called Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice. Like the last game, Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies, it’ll be an eShop-only…

Civilization VI Coming Later This Year

It’s been nearly six years since there was a new, proper Civilization game. That’s changing later this year, with the newly announced Civilization VI Here’s the official trailer for the game, due to arrive on October 21 on PC: In the new game, cities now physically expand on the map, units can be combined into…

Look At These Beautiful Nintendo Cartridges

It’s May, which means it’s time for the annual Famicase exhibition, a showcase put on by Japanese game store Meteor that asks artists from around the world to design beautiful cartridges for fake video games. Which end up looking good enough for us to want them to be real video games. Here’s last year’s highlights,…

The First Leg Of Our LEGO Dimensions Journey Is Complete

With yesterday’s release of the three figures comprising the fifth and final wave of announced toys our first trip around the LEGO Dimensions is complete. Let’s take a look at the massive cross-property army and what it cost to assemble them. LEGO Dimensions has had a great first year in the toys-to-life category, delivering signature…

Battlefield 1‘s Trailer, Remade In GTA V

GTA V might not have World War I era weapons and vehicles, but it has blimps and biplanes. So it isn’t impossible to remake early 20th century scenes from Battlefield 1‘s debut trailer in modern day Los Santos. It will just look a little bit different. J57F did an excellent job with his remake. Bonus…

When An Entrance In Overwatch Goes Wrong

Poor Zenyatta. He had a whole match ahead of him, but Roadhog said no. Never meditate right in front of the entrance. via standardissue

Nintendo just announced that 3DS title Style Savvy: Fashion Forward, the third game in the Style Savvy series, will be out in North America on August 19 and Disney Magical World 2 will hit the 3DS on October 14.

The 2DS Gets a Price Cut and Will Cost $79.99

Today, Nintendo announced that starting May 20, the 2DS will be officially priced at $79.99. Previously, the handheld was listed at a suggested retail price of $99.99. Though, Walmart has been selling the 2DS at a discount. The Nintendo 2DS originally launched in October 2013 and is shaped like a thin slice of cake. Mmmm…

Over three million copies of Dark Souls III have been shipped worldwide. That’s 500,000 copies for Japan and Asia, a million copies for Europe, and 1.5 million for North America. This is the fastest selling title in the Dark Souls series, reports Inside.

Fro Design Company have released a second series of old-timey travel posters based on Street Fighter II stages. They’re great!

My Ride Through Kingdom Come, The Medieval RPG With No Magic Bullshit

I’ve been following Kingdom Come: Deliverance’s development from the very beginning, what with it promising to be a bunch of things I dig (open world, RPG, weird FPS melee and history) all in the one package. I played through the rather barebones Alpha build of the game early last year, but in the time since…

Canada’s Official Twitter Account Has A Pokémon Question

The official Twitter account of the nation of Canada, like most of us this week, has Pokémon questions. Only its question is not about Sun and Moon’s starters, but about Canada itself. Weird question, since there are no moose or hockey-based Pocket Monsters. But there are still good answers. The best, and most obvious, being…

Star Wars Battlefront will return in 2017 with “bigger and better worlds,” and will pull from the new films, EA announced on an investor call today. It’s unclear if this means a proper Battlefront 2 or a big expansion. An EA spokesperson said the company had “nothing more to share.”

The Long Dark Is Boring And That’s Why It’s Great

Since late 2014, the developers of the Canadian wilderness survival game The Long Dark have refined the game’s interface, made its ravenous virtual wildlife smarter and added numerous player challenges. They’re planning to add a story, too, but the best facet of The Long Dark was there from the start: The game is slow. Really…