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News

2 Milly Says His Dance Used in Fortnite Emote "Basically Stolen," Working With Attorneys to Reach Epic

Popular dance crazes are often used as emotes, and now the musicians themselves are striking back.

July 20, 2018 Caty McCarthy

Article

Little Dragons Cafe is a Management Sim About Second Chances From the Creator of Harvest Moon

Yasuhiro Wada's next game is his most personal yet.

July 19, 2018 Caty McCarthy

Article

What's Your Favorite Sprite-Based RPG from the Era That Inspired Octopath Traveler?

COMMUNITY QUESTION | What's your favorite game from the golden era for RPGs? Let us know!

July 14, 2018 Caty McCarthy

Review

Mario Tennis Aces Review

At least we can count on one series to pay Waluigi his due.

June 22, 2018 Caty McCarthy

Review

Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion Review

And yes, it kicked my ass 'til the very end.

June 18, 2018 Caty McCarthy

Article

The 20 Best Trailers You Probably Missed from E3 2018

From cruising the sands of Sable to an unexpected return of Metal Wolf Chaos, here are the trailers that may have passed you by from E3 2018.

June 14, 2018 Caty McCarthy

News

Kingdom Hearts Doesn't Need Final Fantasy Like it Used To, Tetsuya Nomura Says

Tetsuya Nomura on why Final Fantasy characters haven't really been shown off yet for Kingdom Hearts 3.

June 13, 2018 Caty McCarthy

Article

Sony E3 2018 PS4 Games Preview

Sony's E3 showcase probably won't have any big surprises this year, but we can dream, right?

June 7, 2018 Caty McCarthy

Article

The 5 Most Ridiculous Scenes in Detroit: Become Human

Press X to Identity.

June 1, 2018 Caty McCarthy

Article

How White Orchard Brilliantly Sets the Stage for Everything to Come in The Witcher 3

CD Projekt Red and former Dragon Age creative director Mike Laidlaw weigh in on what makes White Orchard special.

May 25, 2018 Caty McCarthy

Article

The 15 Best Overwatch Skins

After two years of Overwatch, we figured it was about time to rank the game's best skins.

May 25, 2018 Caty McCarthy

Review

State of Decay 2 Review

Nothing goes together quite like zombies and math.

May 17, 2018 Caty McCarthy

Article

Is a Sequel More than a Name: The Curious Case of Rage 2

STARTING SCREEN | If an IP dies in the woods, should a publisher still slap a 2 on it?

May 14, 2018 Caty McCarthy

News

After Mortal Kombat 11 Rumors, Ed Boon Reminds Fans He Just Loves Spelling Things With "K"

But anyways, Mortal Kombat 11 is probably happening.

May 11, 2018 Caty McCarthy

Review

Forgotton Anne Review

In this enchanting animated adventure game, every forgotten sock, appliance, and thing we've ever once known gets a life of its own.

May 11, 2018 Caty McCarthy

Article

Inventory Management Sucks, so H1Z1 Is Doing Away With It for Its PS4 Release

From Battlefield inspirations to dazzling a new audience, we learned what went behind the massively retuned PS4 port of H1Z1.

May 8, 2018 Caty McCarthy

Article

Fortnite's Mysterious Comet is How Games Should Hype Events

STARTING SCREEN | Fortnite Battle Royale: Season 4's build-up spawns intrigue, Wild Arms' sweet tunes, Avengers: Infinity War's success, and more.

April 30, 2018 Caty McCarthy

Article

In Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Lara Croft's Selfish Tomb Raiding is Bad

The human cost of Lara's quest for ancient artifacts is finally laid bare in Eidos Montreal's latest action-adventure.

April 27, 2018 Caty McCarthy

Article

The USgamer Podcast Gets Grumpy with Kratos in God of War

PODCAST | In this week's episode of our flagship podcast, we discuss God of War, Nintendo Switch hacking, Geralt fancasting, and more.

April 26, 2018 Caty McCarthy

Article

7 Dumb Things We Hope Are Possible with Nintendo Labo

You don't need kids to have fun with Nintendo Labo. Or maybe you do.

April 20, 2018 Caty McCarthy

Article

The USgamer Podcast Mourns the Loss of Kazuma Kiryu and Call of Duty Campaigns

PODCAST | This week on The USgamer Podcast, the crew talks Yakuza 6, Call of Duty, and the latest video game movie to hit the box office: Rampage!

April 18, 2018 Caty McCarthy

Article

A Yakuza Primer: Everything You Need to Know About the Series Before Yakuza 6

From Yakuza 0 to Yakuza 5, here's the hypercondensed version of everything you need to know about Kazuma Kiryu before his final bow.

April 17, 2018 Caty McCarthy

Article

Get Over Here: Meeting the Faces of Mortal Kombat, 25 Years Later

From Dungeons & Dragons to Mortal Kombat, we talked to the circle of friends who helped make Mortal Kombat possible.

April 16, 2018 Caty McCarthy

Article

The USgamer Podcast on the Radical Heights of Overwatch: Retribution

PODCAST | Another battle royale game joins the ring, a new Mega Man X collection is happening, and more on this week's episode of The USgamer Podcast.

April 11, 2018 Caty McCarthy

Article

Persona 5: The Animation Has a Chance to Right the Wrongs of its Predecessors

STARTING SCREEN | The Persona series is one that's built on deep character development, which is not a short-term anime series' strong suit.

April 10, 2018 Caty McCarthy

Article

Nintendo on the Challenge of Post-Release Support, and More Tales of Arms’ Development

INTERVIEW | We sat down with Arms producer Kosuke Yabuki to learn the ins-and-outs of Nintendo's unique fighter, and its busy debut year so far.

April 5, 2018 Caty McCarthy

Article

"It Felt More Like Hell Than Success:" A Nier: Automata Postmortem

From booze to canned ideas, we spoke to writer and director Yoko Taro and PlatinumGames designer Takahisa Taura about the creation of last year's surprise JRPG hit, Nier: Automata.

March 29, 2018 Caty McCarthy

Article

The Future of PUBG: We Talk to PUBG's Creators About its Eventful First Year and the Road Ahead

We spoke with Creative Director Brendan "PlayerUnknown" Greene and PUBG Corp. CEO Chang Han Kim about where PUBG is headed this year, and beyond.

March 27, 2018 Caty McCarthy

Article

13 Indies That Are on Our Radar After GDC 2018

From silly golfing to corporate espionage, here were our favorite indies we saw at this year's Game Developer's Conference.

March 26, 2018 Caty McCarthy

News

Hellblade's Budget Required Ninja Theory to Use Their Own Boardroom as a Motion Capture Studio

All you need are some lights and poles to build your own makeshift motion capture studio.

March 22, 2018 Caty McCarthy

Review

A Way Out Review

Flying the coop, with a pal and well-timed QTE at your side.

March 22, 2018 Caty McCarthy

News

PUBG Creator Brendan Greene: "Region Locking Just Doesn't Work"

Cheating's an epidemic in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, but the team are working fast to try and stop it.

March 20, 2018 Caty McCarthy

Review

Where The Water Tastes Like Wine Review

With every step you take, every move you make, a Sting-voiced Wolf will be watching you.

Feb. 28, 2018 Caty McCarthy

Article

Dreaming of an Impossible Esports Olympics

STARTING SCREEN | Even though the IOC recognizes esports as a sport, the field has a long way to go for Olympics recognition.

Feb. 13, 2018 Caty McCarthy

Article

Behind the Backlash Against Miramar and What PUBG's Developers Are Doing About It

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' new map went from hyped to hated in just a few weeks. We track the reasoning of the shift.

Feb. 8, 2018 Caty McCarthy

Article

Inside Yakuza 6's In-Depth Localization

With two Yakuza games now under their belt, Sega's localization team is going above and beyond for Yakuza 6.

Feb. 7, 2018 Caty McCarthy

Article

Meet the Person Who Is Speedrunning Disneyland

How do you retrofit video game speedrunning rules over a real-life theme park? This former Lego Island speedrunner has a plan.

Feb. 2, 2018 Caty McCarthy

Article

Celeste Has Me Chasing the Seemingly Impossible Dream of a 100 Percent Completion

STARTING SCREEN | As someone who writes about games for a living, I usually don't have the time to chase 100 percent completions. Celeste is changing that.

Jan. 29, 2018 Caty McCarthy

Article

The 2018 Oscar Nominees and Their Video Game Counterparts

From The Florida Project and Everything to Dunkirk and Call of Duty: WW2, these are the 2018 Oscar nominees, as seen through 2017's games.

Jan. 26, 2018 Caty McCarthy

Review

Celeste Review: Mountains May Depart

In the new platformer from the creator of Towerfall, it's just you, a mountain, and a heap of anxiety.

Jan. 25, 2018 Caty McCarthy

Article

Why Awesome Games Done Quick is Such a Joy To Watch

STARTING SCREEN | Speedrunning has its own language, and Games Done Quick over the years has only added to that vocabulary.

Jan. 8, 2018 Caty McCarthy

Article

The Indie Games You Should Be Looking Out For in 2018

We're only skimming the year's bountiful harvest for independently developed games, but these are some of the most exciting that we know of so far.

Jan. 4, 2018 Caty McCarthy

Article

The Best Games You Probably Missed in 2017

A mixture of indies and quietly noteworthy mid-tier games are what you should spend your holiday vacation catching up on.

Dec. 21, 2017 Caty McCarthy

Article

The USgamer Podcast: PUBG Makes Its Big, Messy Console Debut

PODCAST | The crew talks Breath of the Wild's fresh DLC, Predator sneaking into Ghost Recon: Wildlands, and PUBG's new port and map.

Dec. 14, 2017 Caty McCarthy

Article

Meet the Students Who Are Getting Their Big Break at Tonight's Game Awards

From Singapore to Australia, we spoke to the up-and-coming game developers nominated for the first-ever Student Game Award at The Game Awards.

Dec. 7, 2017 Caty McCarthy

Guide

Animal Crossing Pocket Camp Guide - Tips and Tricks, Beginners Guide

This Animal Crossing Pocket Camp guide will give you all the tips and tricks you need. Our beginner's guide includes the best ways to earn bells and leaf tickets, fishing, unlocking all Animals and Characters, sending gifts, the Holiday Event, KK Slider question, and how to get all the villagers and learn their resources and themes.

Dec. 5, 2017 Caty McCarthy