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Crash Bandicoot, My Love, Come Back to Me 

“14-Year Anniversary of Crash Bandicoot Passes By Largely Unnoticed” is an Onion headline from 2010, and it’s true: Naughty Dog’s version of Sonic and Mario was an unofficial PlayStation mascot, but Crash Bandicoot didn’t achieve the iconic status of his forebears. Still, when rumors of a Bandicoot reboot circulated in February, I was pumped. My…

A Tragic Story Of Two Best Friends Who Loved Dark Souls

When Dark Souls makes adults weep into their hands, it’s usually because of the game’s brutal difficulty. But reddit user TartarusRex0707_ recently lost his best friend, and shared a touching story of their bonding over Dark Souls (Again, you can read the whole post here, if you’d like.) “My best friend and I were Dark…

Monaco and DOOM 3 BFG Edition are now backwards compatible on Xbox One, the company announced today. The list seems to grow every few days, and if Microsoft can keep pace, it’ll be an impressive library by the end of 2016.

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Final will come to North America this summer as Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse, Atlus announced today. This is a totally new 3DS game that is set in the same world as 2013’s SMTIV but tells a different story. It’ll be $50—that Atlus tax!

Two Of The Greatest Games Of All Time Hit New 3DS Today

Nintendo’s handling of the Virtual Console has been, by any measure, horrendous. But they’ve still got the rights to some of the greatest games ever made, including Zelda: A Link to the Past and Super Metroid, which both come out for New 3DS today. Also on the docket is Donkey Kong Country 2, which isn’t…

Final Fantasy IX Is Out on PC

Following its recent mobile release, the ninth Final Fantasy, originally released on PlayStation nearly sixteen years ago, has finally popped up on Steam. Per the developers’ announcement, here’s what you get for buying the game on PC: Relive this classic Final Fantasy adventure with Zidane and his crew with a bunch of new features including:…

Blizzard Hit By Multiple DDoS Attacks

Players couldn’t log into games like World of Warcraft and Diablo III for several hours last night thanks to a series of DDoS attacks that flooded Blizzard’s servers, the developer said. Blizzard says they’ve since thwarted the problem, though some login issues could linger this morning. DDoS, which stands for Distributed Denial of Service, refers…

When Kerbal Space Program Hype Reaches Dangerous Levels

Pictured above: a flying revolver destroying a locomotive, in a creative expression of one’s hype towards Kerbal Space Program’s big upcoming 1.1 patch Made by redditor JeanTheDragon, the winged gun was an answer to a series of Hype Trains posted to the KSP subreddit in anticipation to the update. Here’s one such train, created by…

No, thank you, Animal Crossing Today marks the 15th anniversary of the original Animal Crossing’s release on the N64 in Japan. To celebrate, Nintendo put together this cute retrospective video.

Cities: Skyline City Destroyed By A Tidal Wave Of Shit

This was once a bustling Cities: Skylines metropolis of 200,000 people. Now everyone is dead. As you’ll see below, flawless128 built a giant sewage mountain/pool, filled it with poop water then unleashed it upon the city. The resulting sewnami is a thing of devastation, yes, but also beauty. (via PC Gamer)

Japan’s New Godzilla Movie Looks Awesome

For the first time in over a decade, there’s a new Godzilla movie coming from Japan’s Toho Studios. This one’s being directed by none other than Neon Genesis’ Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi. There was a short trailer released for Godzilla Resurgence last year, but this is our first proper look at the movie, and…

Two Oculus-Exclusive Titles Can Now Run On The Vive

Any game you play on the HTC Vive will work with the Oculus Rift. But the Rift has some games that are supposed to only run on Facebook’s VR headset. Or, should I say, had Revive, currently in alpha, is “a proof-of-concept compatibility layer between the Oculus SDK and OpenVR”. It basically means that, in…

Sandstorms, Segregation, And Other Challenges Of Running A Women’s Video Game Convention In Saudi Arabia

When people talk bustling gaming scenes, Saudi Arabia is not the first place that comes to mind. It does, however, have one, and it’s growing slowly but surely, despite geographical hurdles and cultural stigma. GCON is the first ever women’s video game convention in the country. Running it has been… difficult. Tasneem Salim is one…

Fallout 4 Player Builds Island Full of Deathclaws With New DLC

This is what the Jurassic Park theme song was made for. FudgeMuppet takes us through a tour of “Deathclaw Island” here, and it’s exactly what it sounds like. Using the newly released Wasteland Workshop DLC, FudgeMuppet created this awesome monstrosity by laying out a ton of Deathclaw traps on Spectacle Island. Once captured, FudgeMuppet let…

Fable Legends shut down today. People who bought items in the game via microtransactions should be be getting refunds sent to their linked Xbox or Windows Store accounts. The in-development, free-to-play multiplayer game was the last thing made by legendary British game studio Lionhead

Battleborn Beta Impressions: It’s Alright

A name similar to Battlefront, Battlecry and even Bloodborne hasn’t helped next month’s Battleborn stand out. Descriptions of the game place it in an overflowing stew of team shooters and MOBA-influenced games. This week, at last, there’s an open beta which allows us to at least judge the game on its pre-release merits. And the…

One Of Superman and Batman’s Best Writers Flops Writing Wonder Woman

Grant Morrison delivered one of the best Superman stories ever with All-Star Superman. His long run on the Dark Knight infused Batman comics with more energy and heart than they’d seen in years. However, his take on Wonder Woman misses the mark. Wonder Woman is one of the most popular and recognizable superheroes in the…

EA’s UFC Game Adds One Of MMA’s Most Notorious Moves

EA Sports UFC 2, a game I enjoyed quite a bit despite some issues, just got a big update. Additions include a couple new fighters, a few game mode updates, balance tweaks, and the most powerful attack in all of mixed martial arts history: the Stockton Slap. Yes, I’m being facetious. Sorta. The Stockton Slap…

Metal Gear Figure Is A Hopeless Plastic Loser

If you’re going to make an action figure based on knife/porn fodder like Metal Gear soldiers, you need to get the tone right. And Figma definitely have the tone right here. While he looks menacing enough initially… When you start breaking out his accessories… Things start getting very Metal Gear… It’ll be out this summer.…

How To Jump Into Dark Souls 3 If You Got Started With Bloodborne

Despite being the third game in the series, it’s possible Dark Souls 3 is your first Dark Souls game! Though Bloodborne was built from Dark Souls’ DNA, it’s pretty different. Here’s what might surprise you. Everything Is Much Slower Dark Souls 3 is fast compared to previous Souls games, but it’s got nothing on Bloodborne.…