All good things must come to an end...is the exact phrase I was thinking when reading over Masahiro Sakurai's newest Famitsu column, as reported by ryokutya2089. In case you've missed it, Sakurai has been contributing to a Famitsu column fo...

[Update: Akrenix taketh away, but they also giveth. The inverse of the "no more Fire Emblem" mod is also out, and it's called "no, more Fire Emblem!" which got a hearty chuckle out of me. This one actually only allows Fire Emblem conte...

Artist Daniel Cortes (@Dannycortoons) has completed a painstaking project to depict the entire roster of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate in an aesthetic reminiscent of 1930s animation, perhaps more commonly known as the "Rubber Hose" style, and ...

Cblogs of 3/27 to 4/2/2021 -NinjaSpeed celebrates the 10th anniversary of the excellent Nintendo 3DS. -Shoggoth2588 introduces April's Band of Bloggers prompt regarding games that Subverted Your Expectations. -Black Red Gaming continues ra...

Cblogs of 3/20 to 3/26/2021 -Gamingnerd reflects on the legacy of the Resident Evil series in celebration of its 25th anniversary. -Nior continues his retrospective on The Legacy of Kain series retrospective with this blog on Blood Omen 2....

Cblogs of 3/13 to 3/19/2021 -Exber writes about the psychological milestone of actually beating a game. -Black Red Gaming thinks that Outbreak mode is the correct path forward for the Zombies mode in Call of Duty. -GoofierBrute shares...

Cblogs of 3/6 to 3/12/2021 -RedHeadPeak is enjoying his first "Family Game" experience through playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons. -Exber responds to this month's Band of Bloggers prompt about video game mysteries. -Kerrik52 reviews Thi...

For me, it's hard to believe Monolith Soft is even still around, but I'm glad it is. Kicking off in 2002 with Xenosaga, the studio felt like a fever dream almost, but they expanded into several other franchises since then, and most notably,...

If you count both variants (a la Sheik and Zelda), Smash Ultimate just got two more sword users with the addition of Pyra and Mythra.  This is following several other sword users across both Fighters Passes, including the most rec...

Continuing with the paid costume DLC tradition, Sakurai unveiled two new collaborations for Smash Ultimate, and surprise, it's Capcom at the helm again. The costumes include Monster Hunter and Ghosts 'n Goblins crossovers, with Hunter ...

Sakurai is back at home to record this new Smash Ultimate featurette for Pyra/Mythra, and "no one is available to laugh at his jokes!" It's a shame. Either way, let's dig into the new reveals this morning!

Cblogs Recap: Week 8 -Gamingnerd takes an in-depth look at the many generations of Pokémon for its 25th anniversary. -Gamingnerd writes about The Legend of Zelda series in celebration of its 35th anniversary. -Kerrik52 deep dives i...

Just the other day, Sakurai and company shocked the world by announcing Pyra and Mythra from Xenoblade Chronicles 2 as Smash Ultimate DLC. I use "shocked" in every sense of the phrase, as it checks pretty much every box for discussion:...

Whenever a game gives me a kickass credit sequence: I play it. Devil May Cry games generally have my vote in terms of best end credits, but the flight simulator in the Smash Bros. series comes close. Porky Zarate felt the sam...

Super Smash Bros. came out on January 21, 1999 in Japan. That's roughly three months before the US debut in April, and a while 10 months before the European launch. Imagine that wait! Having been there, I can attest to the explosive nature ...

My Nintendo is opening the physical product flood gates again: and I think some fans are going to dig what's on offer, even if it's yet another stationary item. Yep, it's none other than the iconic invitations themselves, as you can pick up...

At this point we've had developers all over the globe muse on how much they'd like to see their characters make an appearance in Super Smash Bros., including Blizzard: who noted their picks of Tracer and Diablo. But with the addition of Ban...

Cuphead has become a phenomenon. Not only is it a fully-fledged world in its own right, but it also spurred a new generation of people to discover Fleischer Studios cartoons for the first time. While it has become colloquially known as the ...

Hunting down superbosses in JRPGs is a hobby of mine, and Super Mario RPG's Culex remains one of my all-time favorites. Brilliantly hidden within one of the cutest areas of the game, Culex was a formidable, all-new optional boss modeled aft...

When I saw that trailer for Sephiroth in Smash, my first thought was "they can't kill Mario, can they?!" Well, they didn't: no, the beloved plumber was not gored by one of the biggest bads of all time. Sephiroth probably isn't murdering any...

In a fun twist that feels straight out of Sakurai's "anything goes" playbook, if you settle your score with Sephiroth in a one-on-one showdown in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, you'll unlock him early – as early as today, even. The Fina...

If you are one of the many Smash Bros. fans who cannot wait to see Final Fantasy VII antagonist Sephiroth in action, then your wait is almost over. Nintendo has announced that the gameplay breakdown for the One-Winged Angel will be released...

We're at the point where I need to start writing 2021. 2021. 2021. 2020 is behind us! And I will for sure write "2020" at some point in January. Best to start practicing now. In 2021 (nailed it) there are more amiibo coming. Can you believe...

Yesterday, Nintendo and Sakurai shocked the world with their Sephiroth in Smash Ultimate reveal. That Mario "murder" sequence was just the best! When I saw it for the first time (yes I watched this trailer more than once) my mouth was agape...

In retrospect, maybe we should've seen this coming. We overthought it. Why put [literally any other video game character] in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate when you can just invite Sephiroth to the party? Nintendo is sticking with a "December ...