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The Best Starter To Pick In Pokémon Red and Blue
Tonight, many of you will be making an important choice when you pick up the re-release of Pokémon Red and Blue on 3DS: Charmander, Bulbasaur, or Squirtle? Truthfully, there are no wrong answers here. But depending on what you’re looking for, certain choices might make more sense for you than other ones. THE CASE FOR…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 26, 2016 -
The New Version of Veronica Really Does Love Archie
On the face of it, it doesn’t quite make sense why a rich girl who can get pretty much anything she wants would go for some clumsy, average dude. But the most recent issue of Archie explains when Veronica Lodge fell in love with the redheaded teen. Archie #6 has a bunch of the series’…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 26, 2016 -
The Problem With Video Game Cell Phones
It’s Friday, which means I’ve prepared another installment in Worth Reading, our weekly roundup of the best games writing. First, why some game stories are set in the past to avoid “the cell phone problem.” Hey, You Should Read These “The Cell Phone Problem” by Chris Pruett Technology’s convenience being a narrtive stumbling block for…
By Patrick Klepek Published February 26, 2016 -
Possible Leak That Nailed Pokémon Codename Also Lists NX For 2016 Release
A supposed leak full of sensitive Nintendo information published earlier this week on the message board NeoGAF looked a little more solid this morning thanks to some new corroboration. If it’s all true, we may be seeing Nintendo’s next console—along with both Wii U and NX versions of Zelda—later this year. On Monday, a NeoGAF…
By Jason Schreier Published February 26, 2016 -
This Week’s Episode Of Black-ish Wrecked Me
Part of me was hoping that Wednesday night’s episode of Black-ish would give me the Magic Words: the exact right things to say to my daughter when she starts asking me about institutionalized racism. It didn’t, because, really, how could it? Every day I live in fear of the thing that’s going to burst my…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 26, 2016 -
Pokémon Sun And Moon Confirmed, Out This Year For 3DS
Ladies and gentlemen, get ready for a new generation of Pokémon. About time, too: Pokémon X and Y came out in 2013, so it’s been a while since we’ve gotten a new game in the main series. While the logos for the new Pokemon games leaked yesterday, we actually got to see a second or…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 26, 2016 -
Watch The Pokémon Direct Right Here [UPDATE: Over]
This morning’s Pokémon Direct will only be six minutes long, but we’re hoping it’s full of interesting news nonetheless. Maybe some suns and some moons? Let’s see. The show starts at 10am ET—watch right here. UPDATE – 10:10am: And it’s over. The news: Pokémon Sun and Moon are coming to 3DS later this year
By Jason Schreier Published February 26, 2016 -
Inspired by the horrific Jonestown Massacre, The Church in the Darkness will send players on an infiltration mission into a splinter community led by a charismatic cult leader. Coming in 2017 for PC/Mac, PS4 and Xbox One, it’s the brainchild of Richard Rouse III, designer of The Suffering games and stars Ellen McLain, the voice…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 26, 2016 -
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Is Better Than I Remembered
The beginning of my least favorite Zelda game makes a much better impression the second time around. It probably helps if you haven’t played it in nine years. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is an interesting time capsule that gives me a sense of where Nintendo’s great franchise was a decade ago while exhibiting…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 26, 2016 -
Superb Gaming Animations
Fanart is a high form of flattery. Turning scenes from your favorite games into animated clips, each taking hours to days to weeks to finish, has to be the highest form. These amazing short animations all come from the US-based, 17-year-old artist AmazingArtistYellow. The one on the top is their latest, called “Come back here…
By András Neltz Published February 26, 2016 -
1999 PS1 Game Launch Party Was A Wonder Of The 20th Century
Masaya Matsuura, of Parappa the Rapper fame, uploaded a video yesterday of the launch party—complete with live performances—for PS1 rhythm game UmJammer Lammy. It’s from 1999. It’s awesome Come for the late-90s wonder. Stay for Jeff Gerstmann winning a plastic guitar.
By Luke Plunkett Published February 25, 2016 -
I was forced to tell the truth while playing Undertale today. #animeisnotreal
By Patrick Klepek Published February 25, 2016 -
In Defense Of XCOM Save Scumming
It’s true, I’m one of those people: a save scummer. And I’m not ashamed of it. XCOM was a difficult game, and XCOM 2 is even harder. Missing shots is the least of your problems in the early hours, moments filled with enemies capable of wrecking teams in a single turn. It makes sense, as…
By Patrick Klepek Published February 25, 2016 -
The Real Metal Gear
Metal Gear is a series that’s (at least partly) about giant mecha and Cold War drama. It may be pure fantasy, but in the early 1960s, the US did actually build a giant two-armed military machine: the “Beetle”. This story was originally published in June 2010. Built by Jered Industries in Detroit for General Electric’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 25, 2016
