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Promoted from our Community Blogs! [Continuing our ’round the clock Super Smash Bros. coverage, here’s a wonderful rebuttal toJonathan Holmes’ recent “tripping” piecefrom the creator ofSoundodger+! I love promoting differing opinions, so if you have something to share yourself,go write something!–Mr Andy Dixon] [photo cred] Super Smash Bros.is a series that’s near and dear to my heart, a franchise I’ve put more time into than any other. It’s the series that gathered friends on N64 long afterGoldeneye‘s Facility grew stale....

Pocket PC Player* It has now been one month since Valve’s impressive Steam Deck technology hit the consumer market. This weekend, Valvepublished a new blog postoffering a breakdown of the handheld PC’s launch period as well as its early integration into the console gaming market. In addition to these statistics, Valve also releaseda new video, (which you can check out below), that focuses on some of the Steam Deck’s post-launch updates, new features, and future targets....

The ninth season ofOverwatch 2is here. Season 9: Champions brings core gameplay updates to the shooter as well as a reworked Competitive game mode, a new co-op event, and more. it also starts a new event called the Cosmic Crisis where players face off against eldritch abominations. Here are all of theOverwatch 2Season 9 Patch Notes for the February 12 Champions update. HERO UPDATES GENERAL Developer Comments: Season 9 features changes to the fundamentals of Overwatch 2 gameplay that affect every hero....

I did everything there was to do at PAX. I visited various panels, walked the show floor, hung out with the community, witnessed a poor hobo get solicited for sex (no joke) and hit up a few parties. I did everything except pay attention to the Omegathon competition. The last thing I wanted to do was sit around and watch people play videogame.So of course this came back to bite me on my ass whenI found out yesterday that the final game played at Omegathon wasHalo 3....

Phasmophobiaregularly rolls out annual events themed around different holidays and seasons to give your ghost-hunting adventures a special twist. It’s nearly time for the Cursed Hollow Easter update, the first event of 2025, so you may be wondering when you can start playing. Like all events, this one has a few exclusive prizes you can only earn by tackling the quests while they’re available. You need to get started as soon as possible to ensure you don’t miss out, so here’swhen the 2025 installment ofPhasmophobia’sEaster event is....

Stock up This week’sPlayStation Network salein North America might be on the smaller side relatively speaking, but it’s worth a look for PS4 players with gaming time to spare (or a willingness to bloat their backlog). It’s a digital-centric lineup, with titles likeCosmic Star Heroine($10.04),Darkest Dungeon($12.49),Inside($11.99),Salt and Sanctuary($10.79),Snake Pass($11.99),Soma($8.99), andThe Witness($19.99). If you like your PS4 okay and don’t really get into PC gaming these days, there’s a lot to consider....

We’re just one week away from the launch ofFinal Fantasy XIV’s latest expansion,Endwalker, which brings forth the culmination of ten years of storytelling with gorgeous new zones, immersive quests, epic dungeons, raids, and more!As we gear up for its launch, we’re sharing some last-minute advice and suggestions for sprouts and veterans alike. Here’s everything you’ll want to get done to prepare for the full release ofEndwalkeron Tuesday, December 7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Yhh0RiSknM...

Promoted from our Community Blogs! [For hisBloggers Wantedessay response, Destructoid community blogger Revuhlooshun goes to bat for violent games, then uses that bat to smash a bunch of shit. Want to see your own words appear on the front page?Go write something!–Mr Andy Dixon] There’s been much ado over the prominent role that violence has in our media, especially in this hobby of ours. Criticisms range between the benign — that there is an overwhelming focus on violence in our industry that hampers our creative potential, that we should try to look for other methods of interactivity beyond the end of a gun barrel — to the accusatory — that prolonged exposure to violent images, even if they’re digital recreations, must have some kind of adverse effect on the human brain....

Looks like Dave is blasting off again! It’s been a pretty wild month for Nintendo controllers. We not only discovered the rumoredNintendo NX contoller was a fake, but we also saw the release of Hori’sPokkén Tournament Pro Pad— a comfortable, responsive controller that struggles to justify its own existence due to its extremely limited library of compatible Wii U titles. It works withPokkén Tournament, and that’s about it. No other Wii U fighting games, Virtual Console games, or Wii games through backwards compatibility will respond to the thing....

But it does in Japan AfterthePersona 5debacle, where even western users dealt with crazy streaming restrictions, folks posited that Sega was starting to make it a habit. I mean, they just confirmed this week thatPuyo Puyo Tetriswould suffer the same fate, but according to Sega itself, that only applies to Japan. Upon reaching out to Sega, we got the following statement: “We highly encourage our American and European fans to stream the game when it comes out (there are no PS4 share button restrictions)....

Hardware redesigns are increasingly common in our industry. Consoles, handhelds, you name it — there are plenty of variations on this generation’s systems. Nintendo is no stranger to this, with a solid four versions of their last handheld. While the original Nintendo DS featured some meaningful changes between its Lite and DSi redesigns, the changes in the upcoming3DS XLare not nearly as substantial. That being said, there are some bells and whistles that make this version ultimately superior to its predecessor....

What a perfect response This one has been making the rounds again on social media and I just had to share it. Somehow, I had never seen this before today! Easy Allies managed to bring this amazing moment back into the collective consciousness of theFinal Fantasy XIVcommunity on Twitter, which mostly focuses on one moment: a fan inquiry for “classic”Final Fantasy XIVservers. So there’s one main thing to keep in mind here: Final Fantasy XIV1....

Rival Schools star makes her grand return Capcom has released the first teasing look atRival Schools‘ Akira Kazama making her distinct presence felt inStreet Fighter V: Champion Edition. The teenage biker gal will step back into the ring for the first time in decades, but her inimitable and impactful martial-arts style toStreet Fighter‘s roster of sluggers. As you can see from the above trailer, the rest has done Ms. Kazama the world of good....