Warialasky, the “Real Life GoldenEye 64” dude, made a video that turned videogame consoles (or more specifically, their controllers) into lethal weapons for an all-out, winner-take-all battle. “Oh no! My favorite console didn’t win! What fanboy drivel!” Oh, suck it up. Today,Lollipop Chainsawwriter James Gunn explains why some sexism controversies are blown out of proportion, freelancer Hamish Todd interviews an indie dev who stopped work on his game after three years, Allistair Pinsof reviewsThe Acton iOS, Joshua Derocher previewsThe Lord of the Rings Online: Riders of Rohan, and EA pulls an EA....

The 3DS finally got its messaging app today and, if you’ve spent any amount of time with it, you’ve likely grown fond of Nikki, the delightfully helpful tour guide. It seems aGAFuser has taken a liking to her and, well… yeah. It was a bit of a slow day, but we’e got some prices for the Vita’s memory cards, there’s going to be a new.hack//game (YES!),The Legend of Zeldahas an official timeline, Gamestop says “sorry,” and more happened on 12/23....

‘I’m just playing, Marina, you know I love you…’ [Update:Nintendo has released a video thanking the fans for the support, filled will some of the cool fan art contributions to The Splatocalypse. You can check it out at the foot of the article.] And that, as they say, is that. After two years of messy online warfare, Nintendo’s Switch shooterSplatoon 2held its final splatfest this weekend, in which the global community took to the arena for an unprecedented 72 hours, determined to paint the town red (and green and pink, etc....

For a limited time Over the weekend, Square Enix hosted a Liveletter presentation forFinal Fantasy XIV, which showcased a number of upcoming changes for the game as well as a preview of the massive 4.1 patch, “The Legend Returns.” In a surprise visit the CEO of Level-5, Akihiro Hino, dropped by, and over drinks, jested that the team should bring back theYo-Kai Watchcollaboration event. At least, everyone though it was in jest, until Square Enix flipped a switch and brought back the event yesterday....

As the meme-heavy trailer shows Well, Nintendo had a bombshell up their sleeve with this one for their Nindies Summer Showcase. As revealed on-stream, Suda 51 and Grasshopper Manufacture are stepping back into the world ofNo More HeroeswithTravis Strikes Again: No More Heroes, coming to the Switch in 2018. It was revealed by way of a fourth wall breaking, meme inducing trailer that apes many aspects of recent culture, including the use of theStranger Thingsfont and a reference to Unreal Engine 4....

Riot Games has released the first patch for Episode 9 inValorant. There are several quality-of-life changes coming to the console, withValorantcurrently in its limited beta stages on the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. Riot has also made some balance changes for a couple of agents. For starters, Iso has been nerfed as their Double Tap ability’s duration has been reduced from 20 seconds to 12 seconds for PC players. Moreover, Riot has also removed Iso’s Double Tap ability getting refreshed after securing two kills....

There aremany SurvivorsinRisk of Rain Returns, but it seems not everyone who made it to the planet managed to live for long. The Bloated Survivor is one such sad individual, but you can at least earn something once you find their remains inRisk of Rain Returns. you’re able to find the Bloated Survivor in the Hive Cluster, the possible fourth stage inRisk of Rain Returns. In my experience, the Hive Cluster doesn’t show as often as the other map that can appear as the fourth stage: Magma Barracks....

Yuji Naka has published a series of tweets this morning, criticizing Square Enix and the situation surroundingBalan Wonderworld. According to Naka’s thread, Square Enix removed him from the director’s role before launch. The threadshared todaystarts with Naka saying he was removed as director ofBalan Wonderworldapproximately half a year before launch. The decision was ultimately made by the producer, promotional partner, sound director, project director, and HR. Naka says this led him to file in court over the matter....

That’s not a typo. Starting today and carrying through Tuesday, November 2, the experience points you get inGears of War 2multiplayer will be 31 times the usual amount. According tothe official siteof the game, there’s also “a special chainsaw massacre edition of Horde” which makes Lancers mandatory and removes those pesky chainsaw interrupts. This is the closest I’ve come to getting back into the multiplayer since about whenGearsof War 2 first released, so good job, whoever came up with this stunt....

Wondering how the Willamette Parkview Mall of the originalDead Risingcompares to the Las Vegas-esque Fortune City ofDead Rising 2? While Capcom and Blue Castle only let me shred ghouls in a few areas, I was able to sneak a look at the map during my hands-on demo at Captivate last week. Yes, what you’re seeing above (a larger version can be found after the jump) is only one “floor,” but it gives you a good idea of what you’re able to expect....

Diablo 4‘sSeason 7will have plenty of important changes when it comes to runes, and there will be new additions. Many of the existing runes will also undergo tuning as part of the new season, changing how they work. Let’s take a look at all the new runes coming to the game, followed by the tweaks to the existing ones. All new runes in Diablo 4 Season 7 Season of Witchcraft The new runes will be immensely helpful towards your build, and they arrive with unique effects....

Single-player crime boss action in Atlantic City What a better way to start the weekend with than with some good old-fashioned 1920’s gangster thumb-breaking! Only a week away from its release, Kalypso has decided to share a slice of its version of Atlantic City with a PC demo forOmerta: City of Gangsters. I have had my eyes on this one for a while; you don’t see many games that use 1920 Prohibtion-era America as a backdrop, and even less that utilize turn-based strategy mechanics....

Genre-blended title faces its Waterloo [Update:Upon review, I have altered the text to better reflect the amount of time developers spent pouring their talent and passion intoBattleborn’screation. I apologise for misrepresenting the situation. My intent was noble, but I should’ve put more thought into my choice of words.] Gearbox’s multiplayer releaseBattlebornwill be taken offline later this month. The imaginative but unfortunately unsuccessful release will shut down its servers on January 25, rendering the game entirely unplayable, even in single-player mode....