To release Animal Crossing in the West, Nintendo ‘had to change everything’
When the series began, it was a Japan-only Nintendo 64 life sim (Dōbutsu no Mori) designed without much thought about how it ...
This Game Boy Micro homage is trying to do too much
That might sound enticing to some, but in reality, the Ayaneo Pocket Micro feels overstuffed with inputs, some of which ...
The weakest Donkey Kong Country is still pretty great
Donkey Kong Country Returns HD for the Nintendo Switch takes aspects of each of these rereleases — motion controls, bonus ...
All Fortnite Festival Season 7 music pass skins, songs and rewards list, including Neko Hatsune Miku
The Neko Hatsune Miku skin is immediately unlocked once you purchase the Season 7 music pass, while the Brite Hatsune Miku ...
The Helldivers 2 devs won’t have much to do with the movie, apparently
The upcoming Helldivers movie won’t heavily involve the developers of the game, according to Arrowhead Game Studios creative ...
Can Roselia be shiny in Pokémon Go?
Roselia, the thorn Pokémon from Hoenn, can be found in the wild in Pokémon Go. Yes, Roselia can be shiny in Pokémon Go!
In the wake of Nosferatu, let us not forget the horniness of Bram Stoker’s Dracula
If your takeaway from Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu was “Damn… Ellen is lowkey a freak 👀”, I need you to know that Ellen ...
Lord of the Rings meets the Muppets in the Land of Eem TTRPG
When the folks at Exalted Funeral first pitched me on Land of Eem — the role-playing game equivalent of how the Muppets might ...
The original Pokémon anime had unique theme songs in Italy — and they’re Eurodance bangers
This might sound like typical Eurodance fare, but Vanni isn’t your average Eurodance performer. Vanni, 61, and his artistic and business partner Massimo “Max” Longhi, 56 — known as “Il Capitano” (“the ...
D&D’s new Monster Manual changes stat blocks — here’s what you need to know
That experiment was on my mind during a private press event hosted by Wizards of the Coast last week, where it discussed its ...
New Square Enix harassment policy includes potential legal action against gamers who harass its employees
The policy breaks harmful behavior down into two categories: harassment and undue demand. The former includes acts of ...
No one understands how playing cards work
There are other factors that contribute to games being hooky, like how frequently you’re successful and how difficult it is to win. Card games tend to sit in a sweet spot on this scale. One of the ...