In California, Sizzle Season is more commonly known as “The State is on Fire” Season I’m not sure what happened between me andSplatoon, but spare time to play the game seemed to evaporate for me once the series made the move to Nintendo Switch. I still adore everything about this series. I just have a tough time making space in my schedule for it. Hopefully, I can find a way to turn that around with the start of Sizzle Season....

Get to know the people that make great videogames Last Sunday on Sup Holmes (now oniTunes) we were talking to Taron Millet and Kristofor Durrschmidt ofCrazy Viking Studios— two developers with some of the most interesting origin stories in gaming. Taron got his start on Atari computers, and Kris got his first job by showing German porn comics to Mormons. That could only lead to good things. Over the course of their careers at Griptonite, they worked on theLego Star Warsseries,Spyro,Assassin’s Creed,Shinobi, and a lot more....

Two bearkin, a mad hatter, and a vagrant with a belt covering her nipples go into a dungeon — no, it’s not a Tumblr joke but a new beat-’em-up on Kickstarter calledThe Vagrant. I imagine ifDragon’s CrownandMuramasa: The Demon Blademaker Vanillaware, put a game up on Kickstarter, this would be it.The Vagrantis a colorful beat-’em-up with a great art style, but I’m really more interested in that belt on Vivian, the vagrant herself....

Including the awesome Death Yama-San! Spike Chunsoft continues to add new content to its ridiculously expansive wrestling title,Fire Pro Wrestling World. The latest update sees the sandbox wrestler return to joshi promotionWorld Wonder Ring Stardom,with a second batch of amazing in-ring competitors. As previously noted, World Wonder Ring Stardom is Japan’s leading all-women wrestling promotion, which was founded in 2002 by former JDStar promoter Rossy Ogawa, as well as retired wrestler Fuka and All Japan Women’s Pro Wrestling legend Nanae Takahashi....

The Renetti currently dominatesWarzone’sshort-range meta in Season 3, but Raven Software plans to end that brief reign of terror. On April 9,WarzoneandModern Warfare 3receivedminor updates, addressing a few bugs and weapon balancing issues. InWarzone, the devs made minor tweaks to the FJX Horus, MORS, and TAQ Evolvere, but community members expected a Renetti nerf as well. Raven Software heard the pushback andresponded, “We are working on adjustments to the Renetti which will be released in the near future....

Cblogs of 4/30 to 11-07-2025 –JRusellputs the focus on some ridiculous-looking gaming consoles you may have not known about. –Black Red Gamingshares their most anticipated game releases of May. –FoggyGlassEyereflects on the low achievement numbers inElden Ringand the concept of The Death of the Author” in interacting with art. –Lord Spencerwrites a retrospective of the firstMega Mangame as the first blog in hisMega Man Lorspectiveblogging series. –Taterchimpis streamingFinal Fantasy XIII-2for Extra Life....

As you peruse the menus inCoral Island, you’ll uncover a wealth of options, from accessibility to language. But, you’ll also notice a big button near the bottom of the menu that simply reads “I’m Stuck.” If you click it,the gamewill explain its purpose, but let’s discuss this button’s impacts on your campaign. What is the “I’m Stuck” button in Coral Island? It’d seem the “I’m Stuck” button acts as an officially sanctioned “get out of jail free card” in case your character gets trapped in a bug....

240p, basically You know, I was just beginning to think thatYooka-Layleewas too good looking. Part of the charm of N64 era mascot platformers is the chunky, low-resolution graphics. Mixed with childlike imagination, it imbued a sense of atmosphere that is completely missing from modern games. With everything being rendered in such clarity, you never have to think about what you’re looking at. That is set to change shortly, though. Similar toA Hat in Time’s240p mode, developer Playtonic Games will be adding a “64-bit Tonic” toYooka-Layleeto let players experience the game as if it were on an N64....

Shrewd, Nintendo. During this morning’s Nintendo Direct, we learned thatPokemon X/Ywould grant you access tosixpossible starter Pokemon. The additional three are Bulbasaur, Squirtle, and Charmander; the original three starter Pokemon. Your friend will first offer you one of theX/Ystarters, while the game’s rock star professor will then let you pick among the original three. Talk about an appeal to nostalgia. Now I don’t have to worry about which crappy new starter I want to be burdened with because theyliterally don’t matter....

Star Warsis an action epic between good and evil that spans across systems. It can also be a pretty scary place, though, with awful monstrosities lurking within it. Here are some of the most frighteningStar Warscreatures to grace the expanded universe. Knobbly White Ice Spider Appearing inThe Mandalorian, the Knobbly White Ice Spiders are a species of awful arachnids that live in the ice caves of Maldo Kreis. They vary wildly in size and have a terrible resemblance to deep sea spiders, with long, bony legs and a hanging jaw appendage....

Role playing games come and go, but few stay as relevant talking points like theBreath of Fireseries has. Recently, in an interview with developer Camelot Software Planning’s Takashi brothers, it was revealed that a newBreath of Firetitle is something that they are considering. …It is possible to start planning for titles such as the Breath of Fire series. As I mentioned earlier, the number of games we can develop at a time is quite limited so we would like to consider what people want the most in order to determine the next title for development....

SoAction Henkmissed its initial goal of hittingSteam Early Access on June 18, but only by a bit. The action figure racing game is now availablethere, as well as through theHumble Store. I have been fortunate enough to spend a little bit of time withAction Henk, and so far it has been really fun. Henk and company run alongHot Wheels-like tracks andJenga-esque towers, but the real skill comes with the butt slide, which can be used on downhill sections to pick up speed....

Starts at about 54 minutes The Awesome Games Done Quick conventions are always full of memorable highlights for the gaming community. Timeless classics cleared with mind-blowing proficiency. What’s not to love about that? Speedrunner mitchflowerpower completed his warpless any-percentage play ofSuper Mario Bros. 3(which was fascinating in its own right), before asking if he had time to take a three-to-four minute long-shot crack at a convoluted glitch. When done correctly, it’s supposed to send you directly to the final screen where you save the princess....