Alex Walker
You really can’t do ULTRAKILL justice with a screenshot.
A new Splatoon is downright cool, Skyward Sword on the Switch is neat, and I’m all for more Fire Emblem-esque tactical RPGs. But can we back it up a minute and talk about Neon White? Because not only does it look sweet, it also might be one of the coolest games of the whole Direct.
One of Mario’s most satisfying side-activities makes its Switch debut on June 25 with the release of Mario Golf Super Rush.
When you see dusty backdrops and derelict train yards, you probably think of, well, anything other than the very colourful Splatoon series. But that’s how Nintendo initially showed off next year’s Splatoon 3 during today’s Nintendo Direct.
The most family-friendly competitive online shooter this side of Splatoon finally makes its way to the Switch on March 19. Plants vs. Zombies: Battle For Neighborville Complete Edition brings the fight to Nintendo’s console and makes all released cosmetic DLC unlockable in-game without a premium store or microtransactions.
Square Enix surprised viewers during today’s Nintendo Direct broadcast by revealing a brand-new game, the tentatively titled Project Triangle Strategy. The game won’t be out until next year but a demo is expected to drop on the eShop later today.
The next Super Smash Bros. Ultimate fighter isn’t Waluigi. It’s Pyra, from Xenoblade Chronicles 2. That’s not all. Mythra will join the roster as well. The two fighters will be available in March.
Speedrunner Joedun is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to doing the unthinkable in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Not content to have a top 10 time when it comes to 100 percenting the game, he decided to do it again earlier this month…
After way too goddamn long, we’ve finally got a full-sized Nintendo Direct. A good chunk of that will be dedicated towards Smash, but there’s plenty of time to get info on what to expect over the next few months for Switch owners.
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A new weekly challenge in Destiny 2’s Season of the Chosen is called “Blood and Honour.” It’s a phrase that’s been seen in other fantasy media, but it’s also the English translation of the German phrase “Blut und Ehre,” one of the Nazi slogans used by the Hitler Youth.
Showing no sign of slowing down after a 2020 filled with game-changing updates, Hello Games starts off the fifth year of No Man’s Sky with the “Companions” update, which gives players the ability to befriend procedurally-generated alien creatures, turning them into loyal universe-exploring companions.
Earlier today, Nintendo announced their first Nintendo Direct of 2021 will take place on Thursday, February 18, 9:00 a.m. AEDT.
Whenever people look back at the games of old, the “golden age” often gets mentioned. But you can arguably distill the golden age down to a single year: 1997.
Microsoft is starting a new program that will allow developers to send in Xbox and PC games to be evaluated by a team of accessibility experts, the company announced today.
The Super Mario franchise is filled with evil ‘doubles’. For every pure Luigi there’s a horrifying Waluigi. For every go-getting Mario, there’s a grisly, garlic-chomping Wario. There’s Koopas and Dry Bones, Bowsers and Giga Bowsers. For Yoshi, there’s the coolest Mario character you’ll ever see: Boshi.
The early aughts were a weird time. George H. W. Bush’s loser son somehow became president, god-awful bands like Crazy Town and Staind had songs on the Billboard Hot 100, and we made do with, like, one meme a year. In 2001 that meme was “All Your Base,” a Newgrounds…
The worlds of two of the most beloved DC Comics adaptations are making their way back to the comics themselves — not as adaptations, but new stories set in the worlds of Tim Burton and Richard Donner.
Keiichiro Toyama, creator of the Silent Hill, Siren, and Gravity Rush series, left Sony Interactive Entertainment in 2020 to open his own company, Bokeh Game Studio. Now, he’s ready to pull the curtain back a bit on its first project, which he says is inspired by his past as a…
The cultural event of Blaseball returns on March 1, developer The Game Band announced today.
Epic Games lobbyists drafted legislation that will be heard in North Dakota this week, attempting to bar app stores owned by the likes of Apple and Google from taking a cut of app sales, according to a report over the weekend by The New York Times.
With a few rounds of stock drops and some extra releases/next-gen updates, I imagine most of you have had a chance to live with your consoles for a little while. So after all the hype, how’s your PS5 or Xbox Series X (or S!) treating you?
Long before you kids in your short pants and fashionable haircuts were escaping escape rooms, there was one developer far ahead of that curve. In 2012, Fireproof Games released their first game in their The Room series of puzzle games. Last week they just released The Room 4: Old Sins…
PS5 scalping is bad enough, and it’s certainly not helped by Australian retail stores jumping on the bandwagon.
Batman’s great, especially animated Batman. But we’ve seen and heard so much from him lately. Justice League and JLU gave us some of Kevin Conroy’s best moments as the Dark Knight — “Epilogue” remains the definitive end cap on generations of Batman storytelling for this version of the character —…
30 years ago, Super Sentai was in dire straights. A period of decline in the 1980s, even as potential outside interest from Western parties to adapt the superhero franchise beyond Japanese shores, meant that the series was facing cancellation. But one final effort to shake the longrunning series out of…
Wyrmstooth, a hugely popular mod for Skyrim, was taken down in 2016 when its author removed all traces of it from sites like Nexus Mods. This month, it returns!
When watching Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train, it’s never apparent at any time that you’re watching the most successful film, animated or otherwise, in Japanese history.
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Purple Francis is making waves on the Left 4 Dead wiki page.
Luigi is the most exceptional, brave, and loyal character Nintendo has ever created. Because despite knowing all too well what others think of him, he carries on regardless.
Each year, fans send Valentine chocolates to Square Enix. Some are addressed to characters while others are for the game creators. It’s a way to say thanks. But this year, Square Enix is asking for fans to refrain.
You’re trying to click heads in Valorant, Call of Duty: Warzone or Escape from Tarkov, and you can just feel it. Your mouse isn’t right. It’s a bit gummy and the sensor’s a bit crap. Nothing feels right. So it’s time for an upgrade. But what do you get? Here’s the best mice on the market today.
It’s a new year, and naturally that means a new survival game is popping off on Steam. The latest hit: Valheim, a Viking-themed survival adventure with a lot of fires, a lot of boats, and apparently, a lot of tiny lizards called Necks. The game has rocketed to the top…
Over the weekend U.S. President Joe Biden made his first visit to Presidental retreat Camp David and to relax he played some Mario Kart Arcade GP DX. The moment was shared by his granddaughter, Naomi Biden, on Instagram.
