[Update: Wow I did not expect this turnout! I've placed a poll below with several of the most popular answers to settle this (out of Smash) once and for all.] I have some really fond memories of Soulcalibur, starting from the very first gam...

I've been talking to a few friends quite a bit about the recent Switch release of Ikargua. It was kind of a turning point for the genre when it was released worldwide in 2003 on the GameCube, as it brought Treasure to the forefront in the w...

Nintendo seemingly is willing to try new things with the Star Fox franchise. While it started off as a vehicular rail shooter it eventually branched off with action adventure and tower defense spinoffs. According to a crazy rumor, Nintendo ...

The Nintendo 3DS is sitting at a whopping 72 million units sold around the world. Despite the hot, new Switch on the scene, the seven-year-old family of systems is still selling. Given Nintendo's propensity for quickly abandoning its hardwa...

It's another amazing week for the PlayStation 4, as Sony's God of War and Sega's Yakuza 6 are being unleashed into the world. God of War takes it critically but Yakuza 6, which brings an end to the memorable Kiryu's tale, also has a ton of ...

Well, it happened -- Morrowind is coming to the Xbox One by way of backward compatibility. No longer do I need to rely on my fished-out original Xbox to play the console version of the game (as I often do along with Jet Set Radio Future), a...

When I asked the community what they wanted from the future of Overwatch, I got some pretty unexpected and thoughtful responses. I mostly just mused on how we could use more baddies/Talon members on the roster, but a few of you had som...

[Image] After its initial launch, Blizzard has gone into overdrive to address the support meta in Overwatch with its add-on cast members. While we started with the offense-minded Ana, we eventually got Sombra, Moira, and Brigitte (on top of...

We have reached the point in Dragon Ball FighterZ's lifecycle where a lot of the casual crowd is dropping off of regular play. Now FighterZ could very well be the most-played fighter right now in terms of sheer numbers, but people move...

Whether you realize it or not, new shoot 'em ups are being released all the time on the PC, PS4, and most recently, the Nintendo Switch. While some genres have waxed and waned over the years or have been relegated to niche communities, shmu...

This week, at its Nintendo Direct, The Big N went out in style, ending with a dramatic teaser for an upcoming title in the crazy-popular fighting series, Super Smash Bros. immediately sending the gaming internet into total meltdown.We didn'...

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year. That song they've been playing in shops says so.Christmas Day is underway. Maybe you're surrounded by annoying loving family members and friends. Perhaps you're stuffing your face with more food tha...

According to Eiji Aonuma, work on the next Legend of Zelda game is already happening. I mean we could have predicted it given that this is one of their most successful series outside of Mario, but given that Nintendo doesn't rush these thin...

Well, it was big week for news this week. The Game Awards 2017 and the PlayStation Experience, among other headlines and streams, have brought hot gossip and exciting images for 2018 and beyond.We got an eight-minute head-scratcher in the f...

With all of the controversy surrounding Star Wars Battlefront II, you think the last thing EA would want to do is open its mouth. Their response to one particular Reddit thread has become the most downvoted comment in the history of the web...

The dust has settled, and people still like Mario Odyssey. It's one of the best-reviewed games of all time, and pretty much every anecdotal tale I've heard has been positive. Also, it's the fastest-selling Mario to date -- yeah, there'...

Skyrim is that game that just won't die. Not that I'm bitter that Bethesda didn't choose Morrowind for that task or anything (man, if only we could get a remaster of that every generation; I want to live in an HD Balmora!), but it...

With the advent of the Switch 4.0 update that allows limited 30-second videos for select games, it really got me thinking -- what does the Switch need? I mean, there's a lot of ancillary stuff that Nintendo could do to catch up to other con...

There are 21 games included on the SNES Classic -- which one are you most into right now? My playing habits have been all over the place since the mini console launched. I beat Mega Man X's iconic intro after booting up the system. (Ahh, it...

Like a macabre coven of unwashed bloggers, Steven, Darren, Brett, and I are assembling this evening to take part in an ancient rite. Its true name is wasted on the tongue of man, but many know the act as "podcasting." When the clock ri...

I was talking to some colleagues of mine this weekend about what's left in 2017, and many of them didn't have much enthusiasm to share. It dawned on me that many are PC-centric, so outside of Destiny 2 (which is already out on consoles) and...

Across years of releases, video game consoles have had almost every look under the sun. From the loud, bright-green-on-black of the original Xbox, to the translucent black Sega Saturn which adamantly declares on its disc tray "Thi...

Well it's here. Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition is confirmed, and no longer a series of rumors that all point to the same thing -- Capcom attempting to apologize or "save" the original incarnation of Street Fighter V. Despite a lot of love...

Nintendo Friday madness is upon us. I know the feeling all too well, waking up before the break of dawn to go hunt for amiibo -- a practice I gave up shortly after the disastrous Wave 4 debacle. Rather, today is all about the SNES Classic, ...

New games are releasing all the time. For this reason, especially in the digital age, a lot of us find ourselves tasked with chipping away at seemingly insurmountable backlogs when we aren't playing the newest releases.   Over my years...