And not any kind of dig at Konami Hideo Kojima’s “I’m back” has usurpedPoltergeist‘s “they’re here” in my mind as far as ominous announcements of presence so it’s safe to say that his new PC/PS4 gameDeath Strandingis eating through most of the meager teraflops in my brain. The man descended on Sony’s E3 stage like some alien/rockstar hybrid as he walked down a ramp that illuminated in squares under his footsteps....

The next time someone starts getting bitchcakes aboutviolence in gaming, it’s time to kick them in the face and forcibly jerk it in the direction of Korea. Apparently internet addiction is such an acute problem in Southern Korea that a boot camp has been developed to remind its attendees of “friendship, routine, the outdoors and hard (physical) work.” What’s the outdoors, again? Korean households are extremely tapped into the electronic universe....

L.A. Kings again? EA Sports usedNHL 15to simulate and predict the upcoming NHL season which begins next week. The results are most likely terribly wrong because nowhere does it anticipate that the Colorado Avalanche will be crowned Stanley Cup champions. Instead,NHL 15(in all its flawed logic) ventures that the Los Angeles Kings will repeat last year’s success and take home hockey’s most coveted prize for a second straight season. It’s an especially bold prediction considering that league parity and a grueling playoff schedule have kept the NHL from seeing a repeat champion since the Red Wings did it in ’97-’98....

The newestNaruto-inspired title is here withWagarashi. The game dives deep into the source material and offers plenty of customization options with different Clans, Sub Classes, Skill Trees, and more. The best place to find info on it all is the officialWagarashiTrello and Discord below. Wagarashi Trello, Wiki And Discord Guide Here are all the social and community HUB links you need for Wagarashi: The Trello and ourBloxInformer Wikiare the best places to start since they’re both a community hub of information for all features in the game....

In case you missed it in May Did you miss out on grabbing the Mythical Pokemon Darkrai when it wasdistributed at GameStop stores in May? Not to worry, as The Pokemon Company is giving players ofPokemon X, Y, Omega RubyandAlpha Sapphireanother chance at obtaining it. As an added bonus, you won’t even need to go to GameStop to get your hands on the Pokemon this time around. Players who have not acquired the Darkrai that was given out at GameStop earlier this year will be able to obtain the Mythical Pokemon by entering the code“Darkrai20”in the Mystery Gift menu in any of the current-generationPokemontitles....

It ends on January 30 Nintendo is currently offering a free NintendoSwitchOnline trial, but the catch is that it’s going away very soon on January 30 at 11:59PM PT. Well, there’s actually a few other catches. We’ll explain them! Here aresome termsthat you’ll need to sift through first: So the most obvious proviso: you can’t already have an active membership, family or otherwise. And because it’s a Nintendo promo, you aren’t getting premium, since the “Expansion Pack” isn’t included in the demo....

I love my Xbox 360. But I’ll be the first to admit that if I try to do anything more complicated than changing the sound options inGeometry Wars, it makes sounds like an AV-8 Harrier jet is taking off in my living room. My cats go apes–t when I try to playOblivion. So it’s a good thing the folks over at Extreme Tech are nerdy enough to try to tweak the system....

eShop taster hits December 13 [Update:North American release date is February 26!] Afterbeating around the bushfor a while, Ubisoft has finally given up a release date forRayman Legends. The Wii U platformer is slated for March 1 — at least in the UK. Presumably, the worldwide dates all over around that time too. For a while,Rayman Legends‘ release has been obscure, with only rumors to go on, and a demo that was supposed to accompany the Wii U’s launch but never arrived....

Nintendo kickstarted the current motion control fad with the Wii, but Sony and Microsoft are claiming to have perfected it, with the Xbox 360’s Project Natal and PS3’s Wiimote. Nintendo of America’s Reggie Fils-Aime hasdownplayed the effortsof rivals by saying that products like Natal is “not news” to the company that siezed upon motion control, and that Nintendo will need to “move on” before Microsoft’s new gimmick takes hold. “My take on it is that they are now seeing the opportunity that we saw,” claims the kosher Nintendo boss....

Seeeeeegggaaaa (mini) I was very lucky to have the friends and relatives I had growing up. Although my parents could only afford the occasional console, I had the opportunity to experience pretty much every device (including ill-fated ones like the Wonderswan and Virtual Boy), despite growing up in a mostly Nintendo household through the mid-’90s. Any opportunity to play with a Sega Genesis was mesmerizing and magical: to the point where I even rented one at Blockbuster (withQuackShot!...

This is all wild, vague, and I’m kind of here for it Yu Suzuki will always be a legend for what he managed to craft with theShenmueseries. But a lot of people forget that he was one of the main dudes at Sega AM2, pumping out hits likeAfter BurnerandSpace Harrier; which were featured inShenmueyears later as arcade games. He’s over 60 years old now, and still seemingly has just as much passion for the industry as he did in the ’80s: the long road to get Shenmue III made is proof of that....

FGC comes together for BLM As America and other nations continue to protest the killing of Minneapolis resident George Floyd, urgently calling for the eradication of racism within law enforcement, communities in and around the gaming industry have come together to raise funds for Black Lives Matter and associated charities. On Monday,theStreet Fightersubreddithosted an impromptuStreet Fighter Vtournament, allowing viewers to donate money to the cause while watching over 100 players duke it out in Capcom’s fighter....

I hope each Hadouken doesn’t cost me 99¢ Fighting games and phones might not seem like the most likely of allies, but the genre has thrived on the platform over the years with popular and expansive releases likeInjustice 2,Power Rangers: Legacy Wars, andSkullgirls Mobile. TheStreet Fighterfranchise is no stranger to the format, having released an excellent port ofStreet Fighter IV Champion Editionto iOS and Android several years ago. Next month, Ryu and company will return to mobile devices withStreet Fighter: Duel, a free-to-play RPG that brings together 40 characters from the fighting game franchise in a new format that focuses on building teams of fighters....