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Magnezone Might Be An Alien UFO
9.1.2021
Every Pokemon is interesting and worth talking about. I don’t play a ton of Pokemon, but I do enjoy the universe and I love learning more about the creatures in it. So, Here’s Another Pokemon! It’s Magnezone!Read more
Jonas Neubauer, Legendary Tetris Player, Dies At 39
9.1.2021
Legendary Tetris player Jonas Neubauer has died, according to a statement on his Twitter account, after a “sudden medical emergency.” He passed away on January 4, at the age of 39.Read more
Mod Puts Gilmore Girls In Fire Emblem
8.1.2021
Okay, I’ll admit that my only exposure to the show is listening to it in the background while my sister binge-watched it years back, but this mod that adds elements of Gilmore Girls to Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones is just too incredible for words.Read more
I Love Everything About The PS5 DualSense Except The Home Button
8.1.2021
Since the PS3, DualShock controllers have had a nice, round home button nestled between the analog sticks that you can easily press to quickly return to the console’s main menu. The PS5's DualSense changes that. I hate it.Read more
A Final Fantasy XIV Player Paid It Forward By Giving Me Money For New Clothes
8.1.2021
Speaking to people online can be fraught with miscommunication, but a recent interaction in Final Fantasy XIV made my week. A much more experienced player, out of nowhere, dropped a few thousand gil in my pockets to upgrade my wardrobe.Read more
After A Very Shitty Day, The Mr. Bones Speedrun Helped Me Cope
8.1.2021
The speedrunning festival Awesome Games Done Quick is not yet over but the greatest run of the event has already been crowned. There’s a good chance you might not have even seen it. No, I don’t mean Argick’s Sonic Mania run that might have broken the Guiness record for fastest commentating....
Waluigi Will Never Be In Smash, And Other 2021 Predictions
8.1.2021
A new year is here, and surprise! It’s already extremely bad—just like the last one. But maybe better things lie ahead. Or, you know, at the very least, we might get ambushed by some cool video games in addition to all the bad news bears that will inevitably emerge from the shadows to batter...
Twitch Will Have A Different Pogchamp Emote Every 24 Hours From Now On
8.1.2021
Earlier this week, Twitch removed its extremely popular Pogchamp emote, which is used to express excitement in chat, after the face of the emote, Ryan “Gootecks” Gutierrez, encouraged further “civil unrest” after the insurrection at the Capitol Building. Now, just two days later, it’s replaced...
Hitman 3's Dubai Shows Agent 47 At His Murderous Best
8.1.2021
Hitman 3, which releases January 20, is the last in the trilogy of Hitman reboots that started in 2016. What I played of it in a preview this week felt as tense and exciting as ever, with a glamorous new location to infiltrate and powerful figures to track down. While there are a few new additions...
The Fastest Hat In All The West
8.1.2021
This week we check in some old Fallout 3 questions, rebuild Nancy Pelosi’s garage door, go snowboarding in The Witcher 3, assassinate people in VR, play a canceled Tomb Raider game, and reach for the sky. Read more
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
8.1.2021
The weekend is for decompressing after an incredibly trying week. Riding a dog and hunting some monsters sounds like it might do the trick. Read more
Tech Company Imagines The Nintendo Switch As A Fully Functioning PC
8.1.2021
The Nintendo Switch is great, but it would be even better if it could also work like any other computer tablet. Chinese tech manufacturer Lenovo tried to show off what that dream would actually look like with its new prototype: the LaVie Mini.Read more
It's Almost Like Akira Predicted Covid-19's Impact On The Olympics
8.1.2021
Akira certainly did predict the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The manga, created by Katsuhiko Otomo (above), and ensuing anime are set against the backdrop of the impending 2020 Tokyo Olympics. It also appears that one panel in the manga refers to measures for combating a contagious disease.Read more
$250 Pokémon Plush Is Also A Nightmare Bed
8.1.2021
Oh hey, here’s a giant new Gengar plush, I wonder what happens when you roll its tongue out and oh no.Read more
PlayStation Store Pricing Error Lists Greedfall At £10,000
8.1.2021
Greedfall is one of three games available to PlayStation Plus subscribers this month, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at social media.Read more
Witcher 3 Mod Gives Geralt A Snowboard
8.1.2021
This is VGX Snowboarder, a Witcher 3 mod that lets Geralt climb to the top of a snowy peak and then shred his way back down.Read more
Announced last year, the English-language version of Ask Iwata—a collection of the former Nintendo P
8.1.2021
Announced last year, the English-language version of Ask Iwata—a collection of the former Nintendo President’s popular Q&A sessions with developers—will be out on April 13. Read more
Artist Claims Official Super Nintendo World Website Is Using His Fan Art
7.1.2021
A new website for Nintendo’s upcoming Japanese theme park Super Nintendo World went live yesterday. It featured new details and a virtual tour of the video game wonderland ahead of its February 4 opening. It also used an image of Mario for its loading screen that appears to have been created not...
SNK Devs Once Put Goku In King Of Fighters 98
7.1.2021
In the latest installment of Polygon’s ongoing deep dive series on the making of classic fighting games, veteran developer Toyohisa Tanabe revealed that his team at SNK was experimenting with crossovers as far back as King of Fighters 98.Read more
I’ve Kept My PS5 'Upside Down' For Months And It Hasn’t Exploded
7.1.2021
There’s the proper way to set up a PlayStation 5. And then there’s the improper way, a method that has been utilized by such prolific users as (apparently) a PlayStation executive and (definitely) yours truly. Yes, I’ve had my PS5 upside down since the day I got my hands on it, in late October....