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That Time Miyamoto Helped A Game By Crouching In It For 20 Mins
8.9.2021
A former Retro Studios developer’s anecdote about working with legendary Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto is too good not to share. It will surprise no one that the Mario creator knows exactly what he’s doing (most of the time) but hearing about how he works in practice adds a whole other layer...
Hundreds Of People Line Up For Pokémon Cards In Tokyo
8.9.2021
This weekend in Tokyo’s Akihabara, over five hundred people lined up for Pokémon cards. In past years there have been multiple examples of Pocket Monsters drawing long lines, especially in Japan. This would normally be a regular occurrence. In 2021, it’s anything but, with the nation’s Covid-19...
Skyrim x Chick-fil-A Is A Mod We Should All Be Playing
8.9.2021
There’s a whole genre of videos out there of people pretending to be playing Skyrim in real-life situations, but it’s been a minute since I’ve seen one this good.Read more
God of War Dev Who Helped Design Iconic Axe Passes
7.9.2021
With its thick, meaty impact and the satisfying smack of it returning after being thrown, the Leviathan Axe from 2018’s God of War is one of the most memorable weapons in all of gaming. This week, members of Sony’s Santa Monico Studio and gamers everywhere mourn the passing of George Mawle,...
Maybe Don’t Challenge Justin Wong To A $10,000 Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Match
7.9.2021
Talented Marvel vs. Capcom 2 player Butra “Roundhouse” Soinak recently challenged fighting game legend Justin Wong to a $10,000 money match. And while it may have been Labor Day in the United States, it didn’t take much work from Wong to quickly close out the set and walk away with thousands...
'It's OK' - the meh-ening of indie console game sales
7.9.2021
Welcome... to the world of tomorrow
Fans Are Pissed About The Switch eShop’s Asset Flip Scourge
7.9.2021
It’s no secret that the Nintendo eShop is awash in “shovelware,” low-quality games that seemingly only exist to take up space (and maybe turn a quick buck for the publisher). But over the past year or so, the eShop is facing an even more insidious publishing tactic: the so-called “asset flip.”Read...
Cloud Gardens Is A Relaxing Game About The End Of Our World
7.9.2021
Cloud Gardens, which left early access last week, is one of those games that is both incredibly difficult and incredibly easy to pitch. The idea is simple—you plant seeds and then place objects which make those seeds grow. Sometimes the object is a beer bottle or a radiator or an apartment or...
Gaming Token ‘Adventure Gold’ Listed Amid ‘Loot’ NFT Buzz
7.9.2021
">OKEx.Designed as a game token for future Loot-related games, the Adventure Gold token was airdropped to Loot NFT holders, with each Loot NFT giving the owner the right to claim 10,000 AGLD. And with a token price at press time (14:52 UTC) of USD 2.95, the airdrop was worth at least a ha
World Of Warcraft Achievements Remove References To Hoes, Giant Sacks
7.9.2021
In late July, in response to California’s lawsuit accusing Activision Blizzard of fostering an environment of harassment and discrimination against female employees, Blizzard announced it was taking steps to remove inappropriate content and references from World of Warcraft. Two of those changes...
New Glitch Could 'Break' BOTW Wide Open, Speedrunners Say
7.9.2021
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is the gift that keeps on giving. Though Nintendo’s open-world extravaganza is well over four years old by now, players are still finding new ways to break the game at the altar of entertainment. Case in point: Just this weekend, BotW speedrunner...
Watch Pokémon: Secrets Of The Jungle On Netflix, Get Free Friends In Sword And Shield
7.9.2021
Released in Japan last December after a brief covid-19 delay, the 23rd film in Pokémon’s 25-year history makes its worldwide debut October 8 on Netflix. To celebrate the release of Pokémon: Secrets Of The Jungle, The Pokémon Company is giving out Dada Zarude and Shiny Celebi—both as featured in...
China's New Gaming Restrictions Have Already Been Circumvented
7.9.2021
New regulations aimed at players under 18 went into effect in China starting September 1. These restrictions limit young players to one hour of gaming from Friday to Sunday and include public holidays. Inevitable workarounds have already appeared. Read more
No Man's Sky Finally Finds Love
6.9.2021
It has not been an easy time for No Man’s Sky. After what can only be described as Molyneux-levels of unrealistic pre-release hype from developer Hello Games’ lead, Sean Murray, reality crashed down hard when it was released in August 2016. Inevitably it was review-bombed on Steam, and that legacy...
Sonic Colors: Ultimate Glitches Could Cause Seizures
6.9.2021
Sonic Colors: Ultimate isn’t even officially out yet, but as VGC reports, Sega are already putting out statements addressing the buggy state it’s in. While the game’s full release is tomorrow, pre-orderererers were able to get the game last Friday, and apparently haven’t been having a great time...
Porno Hustlers Of The Atari Age
6.9.2021
October 14, 1982 saw what was then the largest protest in video game history when a crowd of 200-300 Native Americans, feminists, and anti-porn activists gathered outside a trade show in New York to protest the offensive Atari 2600 game Custer’s Revenge.Read more
Gorgeous Hand-Drawn Game Guides Kickstarter Cancelled By Nintendo
6.9.2021
Hand-Drawn Game Guides creator Philip Summers knew it was a legal risk to launch his gorgeous, story book-style Nintendo game guides on Kickstarter, but it was a risk he was willing to take. When you pour through all the gorgeous artwork of his unofficial Metroid, Contra, Ninja Gaiden and Legend...
Zangief Is Now 65 Years Old
6.9.2021
You, me, everyone, we’re all getting older by the day. And so are the cast of Street Fighter II, who we’d like to imagine are still battling away in their early 90s prime, but who are in reality old enough now to be most people’s grandparents.Read more
It's 2021 And I Can Still Be Impressed Seeing Skyrim Modded To Hell And Back
6.9.2021
I wrote a short thing in 2012 about a copy of Skyrim that was running 100 mods at once, and I know you can’t see the data on the post itself, but it was at the time one of the most popular stories to have ever been published on the site.Read more
The Week In Games: Show Your True Colors
6.9.2021
Life is Strange: True Colors comes out later this week, letting you experience the emotions of others.Read more