How many of you are holding farts down in your chairs twenty times a day? Sure, you indulge yourself like a Chinatown trash compactor, but have you ever considered that you might be lactose intolerant? Studies indicate that 75% of gamers wh...   read

Clueless Gamer is one of those segments that I'm happy is still around -- especially given how quickly some late night hosts abandon bits or run them into the ground. People accuse Conan of "hating games," but that's his entire shtick, and ...   read

When Modern Warfare Remastered was first announced, I had the chance to speak with one of its lead developers. The first thing I asked? If it was getting a standalone release, as it was originally tethered to Infinite Warfare. He dance...   read

Right after giving us a launch window for the Nintendo Switch version of Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, Bandai Namco also unveiled the release date for the fourth (and possibly final) DLC pack -- June 27. New costumes and characters are in (Fused...   read

In addition to a new trailer, Koei Tecmo sent over some info for the upcoming Dynasty Warriors 9, the first true open world game in the series. Traversal options like climbing mountains and using grappling hooks are re-confirmed, as well as...   read

When it comes to Anthem, let's get the whole Destiny comparison out of the way first. When Destiny was announced, Activision explained that they had a "10 year plan" to work with Bungie on the game, which led people to erroneously believe t...   read

Taking a page from Telltale's recent book (where it's less of a puzzle adventure game and more just choosing things), Netflix is getting into the modern adventure racket. This just announced this week that they're starting with the children...   read

When it was announced that a Japanese Nintendo Direct would air regarding Dragon Quest XI, and "mostly," deal with the 3DS edition, we expected some Switch news. I mean, we haven't seen it in action yet, and although it's slated for 3D...   read

I don't know if I'm being selfish when it comes to what I want to see on the Switch. The fact that so many indie developers flocked to the Wii U and not enough big studios is what ultimately led to its demise (among other Nintendo related r...   read

It feels like forever ago, but 2064: Read Only Memories (which was originally known as Read Only Memories) shipped nearly two years ago on PC. Since then developer Midboss has made its mark on PS4, and as of next year, Switch. Low key annou...   read

Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator was announced yesterday on Daddy's Da--erhm, Father's Day (thankfully I get gifts on both). It is exactly what it sounds like. From the Steam page: "you play as a Dad and your goal is to meet and romance...   read

A lot of you probably didn't even know Atari had put out a teaser for a new console, much less confirmed it at E3, but that's just what they did. According to CEO Fred Chesnais in an interview with VentureBeat, Atari is "back in the hardwar...   read

With E3 open to the public this year, I figured this was a great chance to talk to the people. To ask the real, salt of the earth gamers: what's on your mind? Why did you come to E3? What has impressed you so far? I immediately shelved tha...   read

E3 was more crowded than ever this year with it being open to the public. If you didn't shell out the cash to brave perpetually-under-construction downtown Los Angeles, that's okay! I took some time from my packed schedule to do a full vid...   read

The "father of Final Fantasy" Hironobu Sakaguchi is still making Japanese RPGs, albeit no longer with Square Enix, but with the company he founded in 2004, Mistwalker (Lost Odyssey, The Last Story). As we reported last week, the company wi...   read

The thing I love most about E3 is the spectacle of it all. Videogame conventions surely started in awkward cavernous rooms lined with 8x10 tables, and now we have ten foot tall dragons front and center. Many booths this year had giant full-...   read

It was known for quite a while, but it looks like the North American arm of the Nintendo Badge Arcade is no more -- sort of, at least. On June 22 the service will get its last batch of badges, and beyond that there will be no more updates. ...   read

Konami's attempt, in its post-Hideo Kojima future, to squeeze a little more blood out of everything the Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain team built is frustrating. It's not necessarily bad, but it does feel uncanny, just a little bit wr...   read

Nintendo held their E3 Spotlight conference yesterday, which went off without a hitch in less than 30 minutes. But not many people expected so many reveals afterward from the Treehouse segment, much less a brand new 2D Metroid. Alas Mercury...   read

As a retro swing enthusiast, I loved the E3 2017 Super Mario Odyssey trailer song. "I'll be your 1-Up girl" is such a perfect line. I don't have the critical vocabulary necessary to explain why it works so well, but it does and I'...   read

After a couple years of killing it, Sony finally had an off year. That's not to say its E3 2017 presentation was bad. It might even have been better than Microsoft's. But the bulk of Sony's show included new looks at big announcements from...   read

Housemarque (Super Stardust, Resogun) is continuing its trend of throwing as many colorful projectiles as possible at players with a new shooter, Matterfall. The 2D action platformer pits you as a Crysis-cosplayer in a futuristic robo-scif...   read

I ended up really liking Uncharted 4: A Thief's End because of its story. The wild action setpieces were well paced and there were plenty of smaller, quieter moments that resonated. Everything felt in service to a story about people and the...   read

I can get used to all of these great announcements rolling out all day from Nintendo. Direct from the Treehouse stream, the Big N showcased Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions for the 3DS. It's It's a remake of the...   read

Yoshi isn't made of yarn like in Woolly World for his next appearance, but the areas still have that diorama look, as if they were built out of found materials. It looks like the next Yoshi game will feature two-player cooperative play...   read