Another event tournament will soon be happening in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Starting Friday, you will be able to take part in the “Brawl or Nothing” tournament, which is “just for fighters, stages and items that appeared in Super Smash Bros. Brawl“. As always, how good your spirit award is depends on how far you…
Typically I open these news stories with a quippy hook or an interesting bit of imagery—something to get you into the right mindset. In this case, however, I am stunned into metaphorical silence, because goddamn, this might be one of the most impressive challenge runs I’ve ever seen. Souls streamer dinossindgeil, also known as Nico,…
Yesterday’s surprise bumper Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase revealed that Nintendo Switch owners will be able to play two video games using cloud streaming technology here in the west. Those games are Remedy’s acclaimed Control, which is available now, and Hitman 3. The website which hosts streaming for Control reportedly contains cover art for a…
Modder Elevna on the Nier Replicant Nexus has made my day with the full release of Nier Gestalt ver.1.22474487139…, a project that replaces the young protagonist of the cult classic’s 2022 remaster with his grizzled, older counterpart from the 2010 original. Let’s back up: In Yoko Taro’s vision for Nier, the titular protagonist (whose name…
Minecraft’s Mounts of Mayhem drop will mark the game’s fourth update this year, and even though we’ve only got surface-level information about what’s included, a few of its most appealing features are now available to test with Java edition. This includes getting hands-on with the brand new Spear weapon, alongside a new weapon enchantment we…
It’s been an awfully long time coming, but Nvidia’s near-mythical Arm chip for the PC, known as N1X, could be just about to launch. Last week it was spotted in a shipping manifest. Now a new report claims it’s set to be released by the end of March. According to Digitimes (via Tomshardware), “Windows on…
Positive first impression It looks like the developers working frantically to fix various issues in the PC version of Batman: Arkham Knight have made some good progress. How do we know? Someone at WB Games screwed up and made the patch available on Steam to those who opted into the game’s beta. Oops! Several players…
The latest edition of Famitsu contains a special 30th anniversary feature for the much-loved Fire Emblem series. Included within the issue are the results of a recent survey conducted by the magazine which tried to find out which games in the long-running Fire Emblem series are fan favourites. Here’s the results: Fire Emblem: Genealogy of…
Its entry into retirement is approaching, but Destiny 2 is being sent out with a bang. After detailing the ways D2 activities are evolving in its end-of-new-content Monument of Triumph update, Bungie today has provided more specifics about the avalanche of new and returning weaponry it’s spilling into its various loot pools. From resurrecting long-absent…
OK Ubisoft, I’m excited for Assassin’s Creed Shadows. I honestly did not see that coming. When Shadows was announced three years ago as “Codename Red,” I was prepared to give it a big ol’ shrug. Back then it was billed as the next “RPG” Assassin’s Creed in the vein of Odyssey or Valhalla, which sounded…