Here’s a quick clip from our hour long interview about fighting games withSkullgirlsdesigner(andBlazBluechampion) Mike Z. We talked about about balance and tiers, comeback mechanics, the different between a fighting game that rewards random tactics Vs. a game that rewards hardened strategy, the controversy around theSkullgirlscharacter design, and a lot more. Check it out the full episode ineither videoorpodcast form. Mike and I kept talking for at least another 20 minutes after the show was over, and I can’t wait to have him on again....

Long-awaited adaptation is not a box office Fatality This weekend saw the U.S. opening of Warner Bros.’ long-in-development adaptation of its gory fighting franchise,Mortal Kombat.And, all things considered, the film has been a success, pulling in domestic box office sales of around $22.5 million USD. As noted by Deadline, this is the highest opening for an R-rated movie since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has understandably left cinema sales reeling over the past 13 months....

Oh, silly Square Enix, naively attempting to appeal to fanboys withlogic.Square Enix hasrecently addressedaccusations of treachery from stupid PlayStation 3 fans who threw a hissy fit when they found out thatFinal Fantasy XIIIwas going to appear on the Xbox 360 as well as PS3. Using basic logic, the company has attempted to penetrate the thick skull of the average PS3 obsessive. A noble goal. “I’d rather they not think of [Final Fantasy XIIIon Xbox 360] as a ‘betrayal’ or disappointment,” explained Square Enix Corporate Director Shinji Hashimoto....

A beginner guide for the first 10-20 hours The world ofNi No Kuniis whimsical, beautiful, and sometimes scary. The mere fact that the game features a number of old school JRPG tropes is enough to frighten even some of the hardiest of gamers, who are used to modern conveniences like fast travel from the start. Having acclimated myself to Level-5’s newest instant JRPG classic, I’m ready to provide a short starter guide for the first 10-20 hours or so, for people who may be scared off from tackling this beast....

Go on I can recall a lot of “we aren’t interested in smartphones” talk from Nintendo in the last five years or so, but now they’re going full steam ahead with projects likeAnimal CrossingandFire Emblemmobile, andSuper Mario Run. The infamous amiibo figures might be in that equation too, as Miyamotorecently told IGNafter the Apple conference that they’re looking into it. Noting the announcement of the support of NFC technology for the iPhone 7 and new Apple Watch line, he mused on the idea, stating, “Until the announcement this morning there wasn’t a whole lot we could do, but now we can look at what they’ve said and how we might have an opportunity to use that....

Nintendo has revealed it had sold 15.7 million Nintendo Switch consoles during its 2024 fiscal year, bringing total lifetime sales to 141.32. While this is less than what it managed the year before, Nintendo still seems pleased with the results, but intends to push at least another 13.5 million units by the end of next March. This data comes froma financial reportpublished by Nintendo on May 7, which says Switch sales for the 2024 fiscal year are down compared to the year before, but that’s to be expected considering the console’s over seven years old....

The Halloween event is live now through November 4 Coinciding withOverwatch‘sNintendo Switchrelease today, Blizzard has begun the Halloween Terror 2019 event on PC and consoles. If you’re in it purely for the skins, there are eight new looks, two of which–Inferno Junkrat and Vampire Baptiste, as well as Demon Hunter Sombra–are earnable as guaranteed unlocks throughWeekly Challenges. You’ll just need to pile up nine wins for each of ’em. You’ll also get an exclusive icon and spray during each week at three and six wins, respectively....

FPS arena games like yourQuakes or yourUnreals are great and all, but I have a problem with them: they’re in 3D! My mind can’t wrap around the complexities or the third dimension! I’m such a feeble being, and for that, I apologize. What does that have to do with Ronimo Games’Awesomenauts? BecauseAwesomenautsis solves my aversion to depth by recreating those same high-tension death matches in 2D. When the game comes to XBLA and PSN in May, you may want to step into the 2D-ness as well....

A brief video history of PC side-scrollers If you grew up playing games in the late ’80s or early ’90s, you remember that Mario dominated the discussion on playgrounds and after school.By some estimates, Nintendo controlled up to 90% of the home console market, and it’s no wonder that this dominance affected other sectors of the game industry. It took longer than you might think to offer Mario style-experiences on home computers at the time though, primarily because they were never intended to scroll action as smoothly as the NES did....

Sony is finally putting their expensive Playstation 3 to good use with the newest Japanese update 1.6 which includes Sony’s newest application, Folding Home which allows users to use their Playstation 3 as part of a distributed computing network to support Stanford University’s protein rendering project. Basically what that means is Stanford University will be able to use the power of thousands of Playstation 3s around the world to study the folding and unfolding of human proteins which in turn could lead to cures for diseases like Cancer, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s....

With news that should surprise no one, Activision has announced today thatPrototype 2will be getting a collector’s edition called theBlackwatch Collector’s Edition.$79.99 will net you a pretty good amount of extra content on April 24th. If you pre-order it at Best Buy, you’ll also gettheir pre-order bonus. Nothing wrong with getting the most for your money. You of course get a voucher for the obligatory early DLC pack, calledColossal Mayhem, before everyone else does in May....

Go boom from your living room Bethesda Softworks hasreleased the live streaming schedulefor its annual QuakeCon event which,as previously reported, will be going all-digital this year for the first time ever – another industry staple forced to switch things up due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Running from August 7-9, QuakeCon at Home 2020 looks to bring fans all the news, interviews, and live gaming action they expect from the yearly event, but this time in a safe, socially-distanced capacity....

Here are some details Resident Evilis one of myfavorite franchises of all time, but I haven’t been as excited for it recently. Although I didn’t loatheResident Evil 6it didn’t really deliver, andOperation Raccoon Citywas garbage. I’m hopeful forResident Evil: Revelations 2though, which now has a February 17 launch day. The first episode will hit at that time, with four weekly episodes at $5.99 each spanning until March 10 (or March 11, depending on the platform)....