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It’s 2004 in Pomona, California, and 700 people are gathered in a hall at California State Polytechnic University to compete in a fighting-game tournament. From across 30 countries, fans of the era’s biggest games like Marvel vs. Capcom 2 and Tekken Tag Tournament have piled into the venue for their …

In an industry rife with remakes, remasters, and re-releases, few companies have mastered the art of repacking leftovers for a nostalgia-driven appetite than Nintendo. With games like 1985’s NES classic Super Mario Bros. reissued dozens of times over four decades, even the youngest players are familiar with the look, feel, …

“Wop, wop, wop, wop, wop.” Those five words are among the most memorable of all the vicious punches thrown by Kendrick Lamar in his Drake diss track “Not Like Us” — and now, they have inspired a video game. Not Like Us: The Game is a web-based whack-a-mole clone based …

As gloomy as the ambiance of Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess can be, you’re constantly challenging it with a colorful celebration. Fireworks are a recurring motif, symbolizing the accomplished feats of your journey as you help cleanse villages and shrines from the threat of Yokai-inspired foes — supernatural entities and …

Since its release in 2000, Marvel vs. Capcom 2 has become one of the most popular fighting games of all time. Known for its easily accessible play style and massive roster of 56 characters pulled from both comics and iconic gaming franchises, it’s easy to see why. But MvC2 is …

After saving the fabric of reality from being erased, even the stoutest of heroes need a vacation. For the last decade, Final Fantasy XIV has been all about building your legend, becoming the mythical Warrior of Light. The world revolves around you. Following up on a lengthy and beloved story …

At the entrance of Ubisoft‘s Massive Entertainment headquarters in Malmö, Sweden, two stormtroopers are checking credentials with blasters ready. Later, they’ll be demoted to serving coffee, but for now, the security is warranted, asdevelopers are preparing to finally show off their new game, Star Wars Outlaws. Filing into the padded …

Anyone who’s been online in the last month has likely heard of the new Elden Ring expansion Shadow of the Erdtree. The first and only major update to one of the best RPGs of the last decade has caused a stir not just for being incredible to play, but for …

Elden Ring‘s new Shadow of the Erdtree expansion is occasionally — like the rest of the sublime open-world fantasy game — mind-bendingly difficult. Since the DLC released on June 21, seasoned players have been finding themselves flat on their backs in front of some mouth-breathing wizard, covered in their own …

In a surprising move, PlayStation recently announced a slate of new games targeted at younger players, one of which came totally out of left field: LEGO Horizon Adventures. In our initial impressions going hands on with the game, Rolling Stone noted that its irreverent, self-referential take on its own IP …