It’s on April 14 [Update:Well the time has come for one major element ofMario Maker 2to die as well. After noting that the Ninji Speedrun event was coming to a close last month, that era is upon us.Nintendo confirms that the final Ninji Speedrun is Bowser’s Castle themed, and is “packed with tricky gimmicks” worthy of a last event. It’ll run through April 27 at 7PM PT, at which point a major online component ofMario Maker 2will cease to exist....

I have taken the liberty of planning the weekend for any and all Xbox LIVE members who don’t have a Gold subscription. You will be playing1 vs 100, and you’re going to like it, too. We receivedurgentword that Microsoft will be opening the floodgates for the premium game show for Silver members starting this Friday and continuing through Sunday. If you’ve successfully avoided playing1 vs 100this far, you probably think we are all insane for playing the silly thing so much....

This is the start of an exciting new era for the Epic Games battle royale. you’re able to unlock new items in theFortniteChapter 6 Season 1 Battle Pass, such as a new Disney character, cool jam tracks, and a “baller” emote called Yarn Ball. All regular Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 1 Battle Pass rewards There are 14 total pages of rewards you can get from theFortniteChapter 6 Season 1 battle pass and finishing XP quests likedamaging demons....

The latest update to Turbine’sAsheron’s Callis bringing a ton of new stuff to the table for the dated MMO. Players will be able to explore a new faction system complete with quests and angry NPCs. They wil also be able to partake in PvP land control, get new loot and spells, and gain access to a few newly created areas. A few weeks back I spoke to Turbine’s Community Manager, Andy Cataldo, about the new update, I was surprised by his enthusiasm over a game that was released in 1999....

Introducing Yoru no Nai Kuni Koei Tecmo subsidiary Gust is best known for its work onAtelier, a series of role-playing games with an express focus on alchemy and crafting, but the studio’s latest creation appears to be something else entirely. It’s calledYoru no Nai Kuni(Country Without Night) and is a gloomy demon-slaying affair helmed by Keisuke Kikuchi, whose previous work includesDeception,Fatal Frame, andTrapt. It’s currently in development for PlayStation 4, PS Vita, and PS3, and is slated for a Japanese debut on August 27....

Turn-based stompy robots live again [Correction:Contrary to what I reported earlier, Harebrained Schemes did not fund the initial $250K goal of basic funding on its Kickstarter. All of those funds came from backers. Harebrained has invested $1 million into the game already in development. This was my mistake and I apologize for the confusion.] Before there wasMechWarrior, there wasBattleTech; the ’80s strategic turn-based tabletop game that spawned an entire universe of novels, shows, spin-off games, andoverly elaborate arcade centers....

Majesco is apparently full of teasing bastards. A single screenshot forBloodRayne: Betrayalhas been released, and while it features buckets of blood, the thing we all really want to see has been blurred out. It appears we have to wait for some grand reveal to see Rayne herself. Still, the screen does tell us enough. As you can see, they’ve gone with a strong comic book aesthetic, and the gore is set to be absolutely ridiculous....

December 4 is the reveal, December 10 is the start It’s a pretty low key week forDestiny 2news given that it’s a holiday period, but Bungie is coming out of the woodwork to let us know that there is more actual news is coming soon. As in, next week soon! News about news is such a massive 2019 mood. The Season of Dawn is upon us, and it’s confirmed to start at reset on August 09, 2025....

It’s even more customizable now In a recentpost on Call of Duty.com, the perks system forGhostshas been detailed, shedding a bit more light on how you’ll acquire them, and what they do. For starters, there are now 35 perks in total, all of which have a “weight value” of one to five. You’ll get eight points to spend right away on perks if you have a fully geared loadout, but you can extend this number to 12 if you want....

All Growed Up RememberMega Man Star Force? It was an insanely popular subseries that warranted multiple iterations and versions (a laPokémon), but whenMega Mankind of just…died…it did with the rest. If you never felt like you got to say goodbye, artist Tokiko Nakashima has whipped up a new piece of artwork by way of the Capcom Special Collection book that shows the cast all grown up. Like I do for pretty much every new bit ofMega Manrelated news, I’ll pour one out later today for this dead series....

The better SimCity gets better Releasing a game (expansion) on a Thursday instead of Tuesday? Must be a Paradox thing. Colossal Order’s popularCities: Skylinesis receiving its first expansion today, titledAfter Dark. New features include, well, the nighttime gameplay, giving you another bullet point on your resume to strengthen your case to the electorate. (Apparently some dude pitched hisCities Skylinesexperience to his town of 200 as part of his mayoral bid — and won....

So, I know this submission is a little late. Trust me, I hate myself more than you hate me. I decided to be a good housemate and cook a full-blown Sunday Roast dinner for the others living with me. As such, that meant checking the meat was cooked and upon attempting to stick the skewer into the meat, somebody jogged the table, the meat fell, and I accidentally stabbed my hand instead....

[Update:Discord hasupdated its status, saying everyone’s connection should be fully restored.Our original story follows.] Popular social app Discord is having some trouble right now. The company is currently investigating a widespread Discord outage, as the service has been spotty over the course of the day. Users have been reporting issues seeing messages and notifications today. A short while ago, Discord said it is “currently investigating a widespread API outage and are working to resolve this ASAP....