Thank God she did so I could make that pun The results are in for this weekend’s splatfest. Held, of course, on Nintendo’s switch shooterSplatoon 2, this food-themed face-off took place in North America and Europe and asked players whether they preferredPancakes or Wafflesas part of their non-nutritious breakfast. It was a close call in percentages, but an absolute landslide final result, as cutie-pie Marina bagged a 3 – 0 victory for Team Waffles....

The VGAs are just a few hours away, and we already have our first massive announcement from the show, leaked for your viewing pleasure. According to this trailerspotted on NeoGAF,Metal Gear Solid Risingis now calledMetal Gear Rising: Revengeance, and is being developed by Platinum Games. I just watched the trailer, and I’m left with mixed feelings. I’ve enjoyed just about every game that Platinum has released so far, but I’m not sure if their “we’re shameless and gratuitious and we know it” style is what I want in aMetal Gear Solidgame....

Croixleur studio announces STG port Touhouseems to be everywhere these days. The series is making itswestern debut tomorrow. A demo for the next mainline entry isn’t too far behind. And even some of the fan-made games areon their way to PlayStation 4. The cult doujin phenomenon is really spreading its wings. And nowCroixleur Sigmadeveloper Souvenir Circ. is adding more fuel to the fire by bringing its STGMaihana Soumakyouto PlayStation 4 with improved visuals and added content....

Wingin’ it A little over a week ago,Weekly Jump magazine revealedthat super-casual superhero Hawks would be the next DLC character headed to anime fighterMy Hero One’s Justice 2. Now we can catch a glimpse at birdboy in action, with a new teaser trailer from Bandai Namco. The short 30-second preview sees Hawks – real name Keigo Takami – taking it to his opponent Nomu in an abandoned downtown street. Utilising his airborne combat skills, Hawks attacks Nomu with a series of speedy dives, using his large red wings in lieu of fists, and firing out flurries of feathers as projectiles....

Zone of the Endersreally wasn’t my thing, but I am clearly a minority case. The PS2 mech series proved to be quite popular among gamers, and many Hideo Kojima fans have clamored for the mad genius to work on another game. Luckily for those folks, Kojima has stated that he’s definitely got his mind on it. “A lot of users give us love-calls overZone of the Enders. We do love the title, and we always wanted to create it on the next-gen [hardware] as well,”says the barmy developer....

It’s almost time, once again, to see what independent developers have in the works for Nintendo Switch. Nintendoannounced plansfor a new Indie World showcase, with the latest set to go live on June 08, 2025 at 7 a.m. PT / 10 a.m. ET. While we won’t know what’s on the docket until it begins, the stream will feature “roughly 20 minutes of announcements and updates” concerning indie games that are on the way to Switch sometime this year....

Summer 2016 After establishingGod Eateras a popular franchise in Japan, Bandai Namco is working to bring its response to theMonster Hunterphenomenon to the rest of the word next year. This week, the publisher announced plans to localize bothGod Eater Resurrection, a remake of the original game, andGod Eater 2: Rage Burstfor North American and European audiences. God Eateris set in the 2050s, when ravenous monsters known begin consuming all life on Earth, and follows a team of elite hunters, on whose shoulders rests humanity’s last hope for survival....

Along with 13 games! The Xbox One might not have many exclusives to its name, but the biggest feature it has over the competition is backward compatibility. Starting tomorrow, that service won’t be limited to just the Xbox 360 as Microsoft is bringing original Xbox games to the service. To make things better, two absolute classics are being brought over and I’m eager to jump back into the boots of Ryu Hayabusa....

All hail the new, possibly last King of Kong The world of competitiveDonkey Kongis still lit. If you’re far removed from the high-score chasing of theKing of Kongdocumentary era, when Billy Mitchell, Steve Wiebe, and Hank Chien were jockeying for supremacy, note that their once-record scores now pale in comparison. It’s like being in awe of Dennis Scott hitting 267 three-pointers in a season two decades ago when Steph Curry just finished the year with 402....

She was caught in an avalanche A tragedy struck the set of a promotional video for Ubisoft’sSteepin the Andes mountains in Chile — Matilda Rapaport was caught in an avalanche during filming, and died several days later at a hospital. In her memorial post it hammers home how remarkable of a person Rapaport was, noting that she had actually been caught in an avalanche previously in 2014, but conquered her fears and returned to the world of skiing....

If you haven’t turned your PS3 lately, go ahead. Firmware update 2.42 is now available for mass consumption. There is quite an extensive list of features that were added to the service this morning including the ability to pre-register for theHomebeta, an enhanced sound effect for Trophies, and a free copy ofLocoRocofor next million people who download the update. Also, Sony added a new collaboration device like Folding@home that will link up your PS3 to geological centers in the US to help predict and prevent future earthquakes....

It’s from August 18-20, 2022 QuakeCon2022 will be fully digital this year, and will not return to Dallas once again for an in person event.The news comes straight from Bethesda, who stated the following: “This year’s QuakeCon will once again be a digital-only event, August 18-20, 2022. Like you, we’re disappointed to not return to Dallas this year. An event of this size requires months of planning, and in this case, we had to make decisions when there was still too much uncertainty to commit to successfully executing an in-person QuakeCon....

Monster Hunter & Resident Evil dominate sales Capcom has released its updated “Platinum Titles” list, celebrating the best-selling releases in the company’s history. The latest iteration of the list sees 2021’sResident Evil VillageandMonster Hunter Risemake their debut in the Top 20. The list, as always, is dominated by Capcom’sResident EvilandMonster Hunter franchises — which respectively take up seven and nine individual Top 20 slots. The survival horror’s best-selling entry, 2017’sResident Evil 7: Biohazard,sits in second place with a whopping 10....