Sup Holmes every Sunday at 2:30pm EST! [Sup Holmes is a weekly talk show for people that make great videogames. It airs live every Sunday at 4pm EST onYouTube, and can be found in Podcast form onLibsynandiTunes.] [Update: Show’s over folks! Thanks so much to Cassie and Michael for hanging out! Rerun should be up soon. In the meantime, here’s a trailer forQueen Under The Mountain.] Today on Sup Holmes we welcome two returning guests back to the program....

Swipe right Antoine Routon grinned. “We have people knocking down our door saying ‘Can you do our game too?'” Routon’s the lead programmer at Square Enix Montreal — the publisher’s studio that’s dedicated to mobile titles. Square Enix has a newfound affinity for trusting this Montreal team to adapt its biggest properties in a way that makes sense for phones and tablets. None may be more noteworthy than in the case of Lara Croft because Square Enix has two very distinct visions for her....

You could spend that time GAMING [Image] Right now, is your bed made? If your answer is “no, of course not” congratulations. I am electing you as a mentor to your peers who answered “Yes” and “No, not right now, but usually.” Look, I get it. We all have to sleep somewhere. Beds are as good an option as any (outside of Japanese futons that get put away during the day — extra room!...

Pint-sized ass-kicker ready to rock After a short delay, The Nintendo Switch edition of Arc System Works’ arena-fighterKill la Kill The Game: IFhas finally been updated to Version 1.20, following a similar patch released last month on PS4 and Xbox One. The new update brings with it a run of bug fixes and balance tweaks, which you can read about in theofficial patch notes. But more importantly, it brings HonnÅji Academy’s most fearless student, the amazing Maki Mankanshoku, to the roster as a free playable character....

When people complain about getting a headache from playing the 3DS, I want to roll up my old man sleeves, wave my cane, and tell them how much worse it was back in the days of the Virtual Boy. “You think a little headache is bad? Try playing the Virtual Boy! You will be seeing red for weeks!” Talking about the Virtual Boy is my generation’s walking uphill both ways in the snow....

Minecraft maker Mojang (really, Markus “Notch” Persson) was working on a first-person shooter with another company, but that has now been officially canceled. Gone before you could get excited about it. Fortunately, this project was only in the prototype stage before it got canned. Notch toldJoystiqthat the project was killed because “Mojang did not want more external dependencies.” Also: “The success ofMinecraftmeant we could focus on projects fully owned by us....

Yep, the one with that statue Overwatch‘s Collector’s Edition list price went from a giant $129.99 to a slightly more reasonable $99 just a few months ago (was it last month? who knows). But GameStop is taking it to another level by discounting it across platforms to $80. That’s $20 off a collectible edition for a game that has been out since this summer — and no doubt any major fans have already made the purchase....

I had all but forgotten aboutRetro Game Masteruntil I came across this bit of news. Known in Japan asGame Center CX, it’s the kind of programming that G4 ought to be airing instead of reruns ofCopsandCheaters. Comedian Shinya Arino takes on classic games with the help of his assistants, like having a team ofNintendo Game Play Counselorsin the room next door. What’s not to love? The show led toRetro Game Challengefor the DS....

Paint nearly as rare as amiibo If you were planning on enjoying tomorrow’s first North AmericanSplatoonSplatfest, then you’ll have to tame that excitement. Due to a “matchmaking issue” that “was discovered in the first Japanese Splatfest that resulted in long wait times,” Nintendo has decided to postpone Saturday’s online event. As usual, Nintendo and their online capabilities continue to set the standard. Oh well, at least they’re trying … right?...

Capcom isn’t giving up on itsDynasty Warriors-inspired hack n’ slash series. The samurai-era action game heads toward Japanese PSPs this summer with a game that might be competing for the “most generic subtitle” awards,Sengoku Basara: Chronicle Heroes. The series has been on the PSP before withSengoku Basara: Battle Heroesbut Capcom never released it to the West. It’s not yet clear ifChronicle Heroesis a follow-up to that game, which eschewed the one-versus-all hack n’ slash in favor of one-on-one 3D fighting action....

Hey, it’s a lot less confusing than the Zelda timeline(s) Shovel Knight Digis out this weekend, and right on time, Yacht Club Games has swooped in to give a bit of context to this spinoff. Well, prequel, actually! Speaking to Nintendo Life, Yacht Club Games Marketing Manager Celia Schilling confirmed thatDigdoes indeed take place before the events of every game/DLC: “Story wise,Shovel Knight Digis the first game in theShovel Knightseries....

The release ofSkyrimback in 2011 feels like an age ago, because, let’s face it, it was. In terms of the overall gaming industry, 13 years (and a bit) is basically an epoch. Since the launch ofThe Elder Scrolls 5all those moons ago, a lot has happened. The US has had three presidents (four if you count the current returning one), the UK has had six leaders take up the mantel of Prime Minster, and Marvel has released about 30 films in its MCU money printing franchise....

The long wait is over and the global release ofSolo Leveling: ARISEis here. Like most Gacha mobile RPGs, there are a ton of different weapons you may acquire as you progress throughARISE. We’ve put together thisSolo Leveling: ARISEWeapon Tier List for the Global Release, ranking all R, SR, and SSR weapons. Solo Leveling: ARISEWeapon Tier List This tier list includes all weapons inSolo Leveling: ARISErank R, SR, and SSR. Those in the S Tier are considered the best weapons in ARISE and are the ones you should strive for....