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Sega Changes PSO2 Name To Something Less Borderline Racist
9.7.2021
A non-player character in Sega MMO Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis underwent a name change with this week’s scheduled maintenance. The black and brown member of the robotic CAST race formerly known as “Diggah” shall henceforth be known as “Excator.”Read more
Black Woman Gets Two World Records For Her Vast Vintage Gaming Collection
9.7.2021
Y’all! A Black woman was named the winner of not one but two world records for having the largest collection of LCD and playable gaming systems and my mind is alight with joy.Read more
Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings Of Ruin Is A Kinder, Gentler Monster Hunt
9.7.2021
I’ve been trying to get into the Monster Hunter series for years with no luck. I’m keen on the idea of tracking and taking down a powerful beast. I love the series’ unique and imaginative monster and armor designs. I just can’t seem to come to grips with playing the demanding action RPG. Monster...
FC Barcelona Mucks Up Apology After Racism Controversy
9.7.2021
As Kotaku reported earlier this week, a video filmed during FC Barcelona’s 2019 tour of Japan, showed star Antoine Griezmann and Ousmane Dembele mocking hotel staff. The team’s ensuing apology one isn’t going over well in Japan.Read more
Nintendo Switch Hallway Guy, What Are You Doing
9.7.2021
Nintendo announced an upgraded Switch with a larger, OLED screen earlier this week the same way it’s announced most Switch-related things. We’ve got someone playing Metroid Dread in his living room, a nice poolside session with the Breath of the Wild sequel, and a guy…wait, why is he playing...
Jackie Chan Fighting Game Is As Wild As You’d Expect
8.7.2021
Jackie Chan in Fists of Fire: Jackie Chan Densetsu, released in 1995 by the now-defunct Japanese studio Kaneko, has long enjoyed a small-yet-passionate scene of competitive players, and the offbeat fighting game only continues to get more wild as it’s picked apart by devotees.Read more
It's 2021, Why Not Read A Video Game Magazine
8.7.2021
All the way back in 2016, I wrote about a very pretty, very good magazine called A Profound Waste Of Time, that brought together some beautiful art with some great features written by famous developers. Five years later, it’s back for a second issue.Read more
Guilty Gear Player Stops Match Over Divisive Song
7.7.2021
Guilty Gear, more than any fighting game, is a series defined by its music. As such, it only makes sense that fans would hold serious opinions about its soundtrack, even to the point of refusing to play if a song they dislike is chosen as the backing music to a match.Read more
Ninja Gaiden Pacifist Speedrun Is Impressive AF
7.7.2021
Ninja Gaiden protagonist Ryu Hayabusa deals with a lot of bullshit in the iconic NES platformer from 1989, so it only makes sense that he would obliterate everything in his path en route to finding his father’s killer. But speedrunners, the crazy people that they are, have devised a way to beat...
Ultra-Rare Zelda Cart Fetching 6 Digits Before Auction Even Begins
6.7.2021
A super-rare version of The Legend of Zelda for the Nintendo Entertainment System is getting a lot of attention at Heritage Auctions, where pre-bidding has seen the 1987 NES cartridge surpass $100,000 before the auction’s official July 9 start date.Read more
Nintendogs Speedrun Foiled By A Very Bad Boy Indeed
6.7.2021
Meet Korone, the worst possible Nintendog and all-around not-good boy. At Summer Games Done Quick yesterday Nintendogs speedrunner ZooKetra’s early-morning beginner medal run was going just fine until this petulant black lab pup refused to be guided through a simple obstacle-course tunnel.Read more
BOTW Fans Find Glitch That Lets You Get Master Sword Early
6.7.2021
It’s been more than four years since Breath of the Wild first graced basically everybody’s Nintendo Switch. You’d think that by this point, if only thanks to sheer numbers, players would have plumbed its every last depth and then some. But you’d be wrong. The latest big discovery? A comically...
Metroid Dread First Game To Take Advantage of New Switch Model
6.7.2021
Metroid Dread launches the same day as the new Nintendo Switch model, and though the game is not a Switch-OLED exclusive, Nintendo hopes its fancy enhancements will drive players to the new console.Read more
Nintendo's Leadership Reveal Their Favorite Video Games
6.7.2021
At Nintendo’s 81st annual general meeting of shareholders, a Q&A section allowed those present to ask all kinds of business-related questions. One, however, was so obvious I cannot believe it hasn’t been asked before: someone simply wanted to know what everyone’s favourite video games were.Read...
Animal Crossing Monopoly Has Just The Cutest Little Figures
6.7.2021
A Reddit user has found an early copy of the unannounced Animal Crossing edition of Monopoly, and while for the most part this is unremarkable news, I thought the game’s accompanying miniatures were worth a closer look.Read more
Tekken Director's Failed Prank Could've Got Capcom In Trouble
5.7.2021
Tekken director Katsuhiro Harada and former Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono used to be hilarious Twitter rivals. Years ago, while at Gamescom, Harada thought he’d play a prank on Ono. It seemed like a pretty good one until he found out Ono had outsmarted him. Read more
American Troops Are Pulling Out Of Afghanistan, Leaving Pokémon Behind
5.7.2021
As the last major deployments of American and NATO troops prepare to leave Afghanistan, one of the most important milestones in their departure was the closing last week of Bagram Airfield, once the largest US base in the country.Read more
The Top 10 Most Valuable Pokémon Cards In History
3.7.2021
The ongoing demand for rare and valuable Pokémon cards has led to a frenzy out there, as people spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on unopened boxes and rare cards. Celebrities and popular influencers have got involved over the last two years too, blowing up the situation further. It’s gotten...
Mario Golf’s Fun, But Battle Golfer Yui Blows Sh*t Up
3.7.2021
I recently went from playing zero golfing games to two. The first, Mario Golf: Super Rush, arrived on Switch last week, whereas the second, Battle Golfer Yui, released for the Mega Drive (that’s the Sega Genesis for my fellow Americans) in 1991 and never left Japan. And while they share a host...
Nintendo Wants To Make Skyward Sword HD Less Annoying
2.7.2021
In a new “Quality of Life” video released today, Nintendo revealed that some of the most notoriously annoying design choices found in the original version of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword are being fixed in the Switch’s upcoming Skyward Sword HD.Read more