Charting a history of dramatic shirt-off moments There are few moments as blood-pumpingly dramatic in aYakuza/Like a Dragongame as when someone rips their shirt off and unveils their tattoos. It is the peak of a fight, often reserved for special showdowns or the height of the story’s arc. Sega—for a reason I can’t really discern at this moment—recentlyposted a compilationcelebrating just that: the epic back tattoo reveal moments of Ryu Ga Gotoku’sLike a Dragonseries....

While playing the Rebuilding chapter inAssassin’s Creed Shadows, you’ll come across a quest named The Tea Ceremony where you must attend an occasion organized by Imai Sokyu. This is where two ladies, Otama or Wakasa, will show up, and you need to confront them. But who should you confront? We have the answer for you. The section below contains spoilers. Should you confront Otama or Wakasa in Assassin’s Creed Shadows?...

The Final Hours of Half-Life: Alyx There are few game developers that carry themselves as mysteriously as Valve does. What happens behind those doors among all those sliding desks? What has Valve worked on, deemed not good enough, and subsequently scrapped? Some answers — surely not all, but some — are coming soon enough. Geoff Keighley has been working on a documentary about what Valve has been up to for the past decade, all framed around the recent release ofHalf-Life: Alyx....

January 16 at 6AM PT Is this it? Will we finally confirm who the final DLC character for the first Fighter’s Pass is? After numerous assumptions of Directs and award show reveals, Nintendo has pulled back the curtain on the latestSuper Smash Bros. UltimateDirect. It’s happeningthis weekon January 16 at 6AM PT. Nintendo 100% confirms that it is an “in-depth look at an upcoming DLC fighter,” clocking in at 35 minutes in length....

I can play Link in Zelda Ahead of Sony’s E3 conference, the company has announced a program called “PlayLink.” From the Twitter description, this is going to be an initiative by PlayStation to get the whole world playing games. Without saying anything else (like if its a digital program or an actual congregation of people), the tweet mentions iOS and Android support and then unceremoniously ends. Introducing PlayLink, a brand new initiative for PlayStation that aims to get the whole world playing games....

Super Smash Bros.: Reloaded For those of you into competitiveSuper Smash Bros.you’re probably familiar with theProject Mmod forBrawlthat made the game a lot closer to the GameCube’sMelee. Now there is a mod forSuper Smash Bros. for Wii Uthat sounds like it is aiming at doing something similar. Modder Y.2.K has releasedSuper Smash Bros.: Reloadedmod that “aims to make the game more competitively focused, adding stage changes, new costumes, and eventually, changing every single character in the game to make the game more fast paced and competitive....

Updated: July 10, 2025 We checked for new codes. I could spend hours wandering around the captivating world ofSwordburst 3. What makes the game even better are dynamic fights with various monsters and bosses, but defeating the most powerful opponents isn’t always easy. If you’re wondering whether there are someSwordburst 3codes that could make your progress easier, the answer will disappoint you. While there’s currently no way to obtain freebies that would help you level up faster by redeeming codes, the game developer might decide to introduce the code redemption process soon....

Flixist be previewin’ It’s almost time! We’re quite near the end-of-summer movie slump (though, there’s been some great stuff these past few months) and rolling right on into the wonderous movie time that is the end of the year. There’s the horror of October, the binge of Oscar films come November, and then the big blockbusters landing over the holidays. It’s the most wonderful time of the year, but what’s the most most wonderful?...

I CAN’T HOLD ALL THESE GAMES! Spencer and I are both two people who get really excited whenever our favorite non-denominational holiday rolls around. We have already been getting into the mood by listening to some of the greatest seasonal song hits from Bing Crosby to CeeLo Green (his holiday album is pretty great). So to celebrate one of our favorite times of the year we thought we would use a literal sack of games that came out this year and play random ones every 15 minutes....

Green Hill Zone The San Francisco Giants are getting in the “Green Hill Zone” for tonight’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals in San Francisco. MLB.com’sAnthony DiComoreported that the Giants are taking batting practice toSonic the Hedgehog‘s “Green Hill Zone.” Just another reason to root for the fun and exciting Giants, who lead the series 3-1 and will advance to the World Series with a win tonight, over theunbearable, satanic (in a bad way) St....

The Springfield crew is back, and it’s funnier than ever!The Simpsons Tower Defensewill make you fall in love with it after the first wave, mainly because of the iconic characters we all know and love and the familiar places where you can battle against waves of aliens. Besides all the usual game modes in tower defense games, this game features an Endless mode, where even the most experienced players may need some help....

Oh no, not again I actually had to whittle this list down, can you believe it? I guess I didn’t have to, since 42 is already an arbitrary choice, but I really liked the reference toHitchhiker’s Guideso I settled on 42. Plus, as I approach 50, I feel as if the number is simply too large and it lessens the impact. I don’t want this to become a “here’s every dopey indie game I’ve ever heard of coming out next year maybe....

Creative director Paul Barnett tells all in a manic GDC Online presentation “We went back in time to go forward,”Ultima Forevercreative director Paul Barnett said during a GDC Online presentation, Wednesday, on the game’s tumultuous production history. Ultima IVis one of those much praised games that I know I will never play despite it sounding incredible. Well, at least not play in its original form. Lucky for me, the game is being remade for mobile and PC....