MGS: Peace Walker gets swanky new toy

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walkeris most likely going to be brilliant, and with a brilliant game must come plenty of action figure chicanery. Fortunately, Square Enix has the bases covered with this sexy new Big Boss toy, coming soon as part of the Play Arts Kai lineup. As you would expect from Squenix, the cycloptic star ofPeace Walkeris highly detailed, and comes fully articulated so that you may pretend he is having hilarious sex with yourMasters of the Universefigures....

June 18, 2025 · 1 min · 99 words · Laurie Jackson

Min Min might not be who everyone wanted for Smash Ultimate, but she fits right in

I’m very into Arms representation [Check out our previousSmash UltimateDLC coverage:Piranha Plant,Joker,Hero,Banjo,Terry,Byleth.] It’s been a while since the lastSuper Smash Bros. UltimateDLC drop (January), and there’s a few reasons for that. For one,the current pandemic is causing issues for Sakurai and his teamright now. But it’s also a very big transition period forUltimateas it moves into the second Fighters [Season] Pass. While its debut fighter is seemingly out of left field (we were warned!...

June 18, 2025 · 3 min · 594 words · Dennis Hale

Nintendo’s Share the Fun sale has deals on great multiplayer Switch games

Don’t sleep on Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 I’m in the not-that-fiscally-responsible habit of checking the Nintendo Switch eShop every weekend for multiplayer games, ports of old favorites, or anything that jumps out at me, really. Sometimes, I’ll stumble on a deal. Other times, I won’t– but I’ll still buy the game I don’t actually need anyway. Don’t be like me! Bide your time. Make smart choices. Instead, take this week’sShare the Fun saleon the eShop as your opportunity to get some genuinely fantastic games at decent-enough prices....

June 18, 2025 · 1 min · 178 words · Jennifer Robertson

Playing Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star on Nintendo Switch is fun, but kind of a hassle

It’s a lot, it’s a lot, it’s a lot, like life Earlier this year, I watched through the three currently available versions of theFate/Stay Nightseries. It was pretty interesting throughout, and kept my attention (Rin is best girl), but each “season” was littered with issues. A stylish and fun series with the kind of problems that wouldn’t deter enjoyment unless you spent a lot of time with it. And that’s basicallyFate/Stay Extella: The Umbral Starin a nutshell....

June 18, 2025 · 3 min · 497 words · Micheal Oneill

PSA: You can collect exclusive Pokemon in Scarlet and Violet co-op, but it’s proximity based

Stay close After drudging through internet forum rumors and all sorts of wacky tips that didn’t pan out: I finally found the answer to whether or notPokemon ScarletandVioletco-op can provide access to exclusives. Well, through experience, I’m here to tell you that it can! Just know there is a caveat. To be clear, you may catch exclusive Pokemonin co-opfrom either game that the co-op session has access to,but everything is proximity-based....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 277 words · Wesley Charles

Put up an entire level of Mario on your walls with these decals

Nintendo Power-Ups are pretty slick-looking If you find yourself in need of some newMariodecor for your place, why not check out this line ofNintendo Power-Ups by Blik? Ranging from Mario to Bowser, each decal is printed on-demand and allow you to move them from place to place on your wall at any time. Concidentally, I just signed the lease for an apartment today and I’m not really all about making a bunch of nail holes in my walls, so these might be the ticket....

June 18, 2025 · 1 min · 159 words · Rebecca Terry

Quake Champions will be free, but there’s also the option to buy it

It all depends on how many champions you want There’s a certain degree of mystery surroundingQuake Champions. The allure here is that it’sQuake, and that’s a classic franchise that a lot of people cut their teeth on. But, it’s also 2017 and that means publisher Bethesda might be susceptible to giving into modern day trends. The idea that this game might use loadouts is something that keeps coming up as particularly loathsome....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 359 words · Sylvia Aguilar

Sakurai agrees that there are too many sword users in Smash Ultimate, but Nintendo picks the DLC

Maybe he can pick the last one? In case you missed it,Super Smash Bros. Ultimateadded anotherFire Emblemcharacter.Now that character rules! But I totally get theFire Emblemfatigue factor.Smashboss Masahiro Sakurai does too. Speaking to Famitsu (as translated by Twitter user BlackKite), Sakurai reminds players that Nintendo actually picks the DLC, and he doesn’t decide the post-launch roster. He says he “understands” the fatigue, noting that there are “too manyFire Emblemcharacters” as well as “too many sword users....

June 18, 2025 · 1 min · 192 words · Angela Ferguson

Sony calls PS5 their ‘biggest console launch ever,’ more PS5s will be in stock ‘before the end of the year’

Eventually, bots need to be stopped I was fortunate enough to not only geta PS5to fulfill the duties of my job, but a lot of people out there still aren’t so lucky. I feel for you! I missed that initial late night pre-order window as I was asleep when Sony said there would be “plenty of advance notice,” but I was eventually able to snag a “just in case” pre-order through Sony’s official storefront system....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 253 words · Patrick Aguilar

Sony looking for online programmers for … God of War!?

File this one under “Looks good on paper, but could be a potential shark-jumping disaster,” folks. The eagle eyes of the Internet have recently spotted ajob listing on SCEA’s Web sitefor a full-time online gameplay programmer to join the Santa Monica team that worked onGod of WarandGod of War II. It’s not a huge leap to assume that the job listing in question is looking for a team member to work on the upcomingGod of War III....

June 18, 2025 · 1 min · 170 words · Charles Garcia

Supergiant Games’ Hades is coming to Switch, will offer cross-save with PC version

Cross-save is great! Kicking off the Nintendo Indie World Showcase today, the stream was frontloaded with a bigger announcement: Supergiant Games’Hadesis coming to Switch. Previously announced for PC and currently in a very lengthy early access period (since late 2018 to be exact), Supergiant is bringing the roguelike Greek God action romp to Nintendo’s portable. The best part? When it does arrive it’ll have cross-save support, so all of the time you spent with the PC version thus far won’t be wasted....

June 18, 2025 · 1 min · 112 words · Brendan Brennan

The Daily Hotness: Get jiggy with it

Why, yes, I have been known to get “jiggy” with it from time to time. We have a lot of stuff for you guys today. We’ve got a new episode of the DTOID Show that reviewsAlan Wake’s American Nightmare,a review ofAshpalt Injection,a brand new Mash Tactics, impressions of the free AR games on the PS Vita, you can fill your ears with a new episode of Podtoid, there is a trailer for a Doctor Who game,Borderlands 2gets a release date, andThe Last Storyis finally confirmed for a North American release....

June 18, 2025 · 3 min · 457 words · Stacy Carrillo

The Dreadlord Mal’Ganis finally makes it to Heroes of the Storm

My number one request with a few false starts For the past several years I’ve wanted Dreadlord representation inHeroes of the Stormand I got it. As a cornerstone of myWarcraft IIIexperience the undead Dreadlord hero was a matter of if, not when, for the game, and Blizzard is answering that call this October: an appropriately spooky month for the vampire-esque theme of the race. The obvious choice for a Dreadlord is Mal’Ganis, who helped corrupt Arthas Menthil for the Lich King through deceit....

June 18, 2025 · 1 min · 168 words · Maria Fisher