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I’m Not Even A Naruto Fan But The New Fighting Game Is Turning Me Into One
13.6.2023
I’m not even supposed to be writing this preview of Naruto X Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections. I told CyberConnect2 producer Masaya Yoshizawa that if he didn’t beat me in our demo match at Summer Game Fest I wouldn’t cover the game. I didn’t want him to go easy on me, an admitted Naruto...
30 Minutes With The New Sonic 2D Game: Modernizing Everything Good And Bad From The Classics
13.6.2023
Sonic Superstars feels like what the Sonic series has been working toward for years but hasn’t quite had the courage to do until now. The series has been leaning hard into nostalgia surrounding its speedy, 2D platforming roots with games like Sonic Mania reimagining old levels and Sonic Origins...
9 Reasons Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Fans Are Losing It Over The Latest Trailer
10.6.2023
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth exists, it’s coming in early 2024, and the newest trailer gave fans a ton to digest, speculate about, and get pumped for as they wait until next year. Here’s every reason why the surprise Summer Game Fest kick-off showcase closer has players buzzing so much.Read more
Pokémon Pros Permabanned From Ever Playing After Protesting Tourney
9.6.2023
In early June, Korean Pokémon players made headlines after coordinating a protest against the very league they were playing in. Rather than submitting competitively viable teams, as they normally would, they gave each monster on their roster a strange skill called “Metronome,” which makes a Pokémon...
Mortal Kombat 1: Seven Deadly Fatalities From The New Trailer
9.6.2023
After the surprising news that the next Mortal Kombat would be a reboot of sorts, bearing a 1 instead of a 12, fans have been eager to feast their eyes on what the new vision for the franchise will mean for its gameplay. Well, the first official gameplay trailer revealed during the June 8 Summer...
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Teases Wild Twist In New Deep-Dive
8.6.2023
Today’s been a good day for Final Fantasy fans. The new trailer for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth was revealed during today’s Summer Game Fest, finally showing us more of what Square Enix has in store for the second chapter of its re-imagining of a legendary game, and there are some bonkers curve...
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Out For PS5 In October, Teases Cool New Art
8.6.2023
Sony’s big first-party PlayStation exclusive for 2023 finally has a release date. Insomnaic Games announced Spider-Man 2 will arrive on October 20, and revealed some new art and clues about Venom’s origin in the video game’s timeline, which will differ from what we know from the comics.Read more
Here's The Next 2D Sonic Game With A Classic Vibe From Sega
8.6.2023
Sega announced Sonic Superstars at Summer Game Fest, and with it, the company is delving back into 2D Sonic. That’s good news for anyone who has been feeling nostalgic for the classics lately.Read more
Street Fighter 6 Collab Makes Ryu A Sexy, Dino-Fighting Robot
8.6.2023
Today at the 2023 Summer Game Fest, Capcom and Geoff Keighley pulled a fast one on me by teasing what initially seemed like new content for the recently-launched and excellent Street Fighter 6, but then Ryu, my himbo boomer boyfriend, showed up on the stream as a terrifying and sexy android...
Watch Mortal Kombat 1's Brutal Gameplay, Fatalities In First Trailer
8.6.2023
Back in May, NetherRealm Studios revealed what’s in the works for the Mortal Kombat franchise. To the surprise of many, the next game is a reboot, bearing the name Mortal Kombat 1. The reveal promised some new features for the series, but until today’s gameplay reveal, little else was known.Read...
Pokémon Players Banned From Tourney For Using The Same Move In Protest
8.6.2023
Even if you don’t play competitive Pokémon, you may be familiar with the move Metronone, which sees a monster wave their fingers back and forth until they hit their enemy with a random attack from the wider compendium of moves. It’s a fun move in theory, but not a particularly effective...
This Pokémon Game Had Been Lost For Years, Until Now
7.6.2023
My first foray into the world of Pokémon as a kid was the Generation 3 games, Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. So it brought me great pleasure to hear of a new project led by a group of video game preservationists, working to restore a lost web-browser-based Pokémon game that was released during...
The Pokémon Card Game's Return To The OG 151 Didn't Need To Pop Off This Hard
7.6.2023
On June 16, The Pokémon Company in Japan will finally release the enormously anticipated Pokémon Card 151 set of trading cards. The reason people are so excited? Well, in large part it’s because this is the first time the original 151 Generation 1 Pokémon will be released together in a set in over...
Spider-Verse Fans Have Compelling Evidence That Gwen Is Trans
6.6.2023
Just in time for Pride, Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse moviegoers think the summer box-office phenomenon offers some pretty compelling evidence that one of its heroes, Gwen Stacy, is trans.Read more
Fight Me: Spider-Punk Is Spider-Verse's Best New Hero
6.6.2023
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse did the impossible. And no, I don’t mean being a sequel film that far exceeds the emotional heights of its predecessor (don’t @ me). Across The Spider-Verse, you’ll note, is the only animated film to grace us with the outspoken brilliance of Spider-Punk,...
Street Fighter 6 Lets You Fail At Thirst Texting, And It's Amazing
6.6.2023
Street Fighter 6 already has a lot going for it as a return to form for Capcom’s marquee fighting game, but one of the best parts of the game has very little to do with fighting. Instead, one of the most memorable parts of the experience is the World Tour mode’s social elements that let you become...
Tears of the Kingdom Fans Find Evidence Of Unreleased Amiibo
6.6.2023
Leave it to the dataminers to discover the deepest of hidden secrets within games. This time, the depths of Tears of the Kingdom’s code have seemingly revealed some as-of-yet unreleased amiibo. The evidence comes in the form of two unused fabrics for Link’s paraglider associated with different...
Spider-Verse Snuck In Some Unseen Game Footage Of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
5.6.2023
Sony Picture’s hotly-anticipated animated film, Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse, includes never-before-seen gameplay footage of the upcoming Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 game.Read more
Street Fighter 6 Fans Are Making Characters Based On Famous People, Like Taylor Swift
5.6.2023
Street Fighter 6’s character creator is one of the best parts of an excellent game. On top of its tools having enough precise detail that you can create near-perfect replicas of just about anyone you want, the game also recognizes character builds so it can reflect them in fights. If you make...
10 Things I Wish I Knew Before Playing Street Fighter 6
2.6.2023
Street Fighter 6 has a lot of modes to check out and knobs to turn, to the point where it might seem overwhelming if you don’t know where to start. The sickest of fighting game sickos will likely head straight for the training room to discover the finer points of their preferred fighter and figure...