Splatoon 2
Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion Review
And yes, it kicked my ass 'til the very end.
USG's Top 100 Games of the Decade: #50-26
The 100 best games of the 2010s, as determined by us.
The 25 Best Nintendo Switch Games
Our rotating list of the best games on Switch, now updated for the start of 2020!
A Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Open and Other Tournaments Brings Life to Nintendo Switch Online
Let some online competition vroom-vroom your winter blues away.
Nintendo Needs to Actually Support Its Games For Longer Than a Year
Smash benefits from healthy ongoing support, but where is the love for the rest of Nintendo's games?
Where Nintendo Switch Online Has Gone Wrong
The reasons Nintendo's online service is flaccid, and what it can do to pump things up.
The Final Splatfest May Be Over, But Splatoon 2 Players Aren't Ready To Say Goodbye
How Splatoon lives on is in the community's hands now.
Chaos Reigns In Splatoon 2's Final Splatfest
But the world isn't ending quite yet.
Splatoon 2 Players Are Dressing Up For The End Of The World
We're near the end of Splatoon 2's updates and events, but it's going out in style.
Late Nintendo CEO's Iwata Asks Feature to be Compiled Into a New Book
Satoru Iwata's popular feature will be the basis of a new book.
Splatoon 2's Final Splatfest Detailed, Private Splatfest Mode Coming in July
The festivals are coming to an end with one last climactic battle.
A Yakuza JRPG and Our Other Favorite Video Game April Fools Jokes From Today
Here are the good gags from this year's April Fool's.
Splatoon 2 Is About to Lose the Title of Japan's Best-Selling Switch Game
Well this news is just Smashing.
Splatoon 2 Demo Week Lets You Try the Calamari (and Nintendo Switch Online) Before You Buy
If you're curious about Splatoon 2, this is a great week to surrender your bones.
Splatoon 2 Octoling Amiibos Get a Release Date and One Has A Creepy Unlockable Outfit
What the heck is that mascot supposed to be?
Someone Made a Splatoon Version of Smash Mouth's All Star, and I Want to Die
Hey now, your soul is ashes.
Splatoon 2 Player Exploits Ranked Leaderboards to Share Anti-Cheating Message With Nintendo
Inkopolis Square is also now overrun with pleads for Nintendo to add anti-cheating measures.
Next Week's New Splatoon 2 Pearl and Marina Amiibo Perks Revealed
The duo has look inspired by their Octo Expansion looks.
Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion Review
And yes, it kicked my ass 'til the very end.
Yoshi's Island's Hand-Drawn Art Style Was Done Pixel by Pixel
And also it took a long time.
Splatoon 2's Octo Expansion is Kicking My Ass
Insert dumb Dark Souls joke here.
Splatoon 2's Octo Expansion Will Be Out Tomorrow
It'll be available in the evening specifically for North America.
Splatoon 2's Octo Expansion is Channeling Breath of the Wild's Shrine Puzzle Design
Splatoon 2's first expansion adds complexity and challenge to its single-player offerings.
Nintendo Switch Online Offers Cloud Storage for Save Data Backup, Details Here
Like a Lakitu that keeps your save files backed up.
Splatoon 2 Expansion Trailer Appears to Pay Tribute to Notorious BIG and Tupac
Pearl and Marina have a certain look to them.
Nintendo Direct Recap: Smash Bros, Splatoon Expansion, and Ports, Oh My!
There was a lot shown during Nintendo's 30 minute presentation.
Splatoon 2's Octo Expansion Lets You Unlock Octolings as Playable Characters
Splatoon 2 is getting its very first expansion this Summer.
Nintendo Switch Online Server Downtime Will Affect eShop Purchasing
All dates and times for Nintendo's planned maintenance, and how it will impact you.
Splatoon 2 Sales Exceed 2 Million in Japan
How many gallons of paint have been spilled in the name of turf wars? Someone do the math.
Pearl and Marina Splatoon 2 Amiibo Coming Soon (As Well as a New Stage: Goby Arena)
Pearl and Marina see what you do at night, and they judge you.
The Joys of Watching Friends Play Games
From Bloodborne to PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, sometimes video games are better spent watching a loved one play than playing yourself.
Splatoon 2's New Museum Map Drops Tomorrow with Zero Human Skeletons in Sight
Just in time for the latest Splatfest.
Splatoon-Themed Joy-Cons Are Coming to the United States
You'll be able to pick up the Neon Green and Pink Joy-Cons soon.
USgamer's Top 20 Games of the Year 2017: #20-#16
It's Day One of our Top 20 games of the year countdown, happening all week long!
The Best Games of 2017 to Play While Listening to Podcasts
There's never been a better time for absentminded gaming.
Splatoon 2's New Clam Blitz Mode Is Probably the Closest I'll Ever Get to Understanding Football
Nothing like splattin' the ol' pigskin around.
Splatoon 2 Is Finally Starting to Feel Like an Actual Sequel
With version 2.0, Splatoon 2 starts feeling less like Splatoon 1.5.
USgamer Lunch Hour: Splatoon 2 [Done!]
We dive into the new update for Splatoon 2!
Splatoon 2 Is Getting Its Biggest Update yet This Week
The update includes new maps, fresh gear, and the ability to finally swap your load-out between matches! Bless.
Splatoon 2's Next Splatfest Takes the Fight to Genre Fiction
Choose your poison: science fiction or fantasy?
Splatoon 2's Latest Splatfest Is Inciting a Halloween War
Choose your poison: vampires or werewolves.
Walmart Started Selling the Nintendo Switch Splatoon 2 Bundle Today
Get the Switch and one of the best games for it in one convenient package.
Miiverse Has but Weeks to Live. Let's Look Back on the Good(?) Times
Nintendo just punched the social network's ticket. You're gonna die Miiverse, RIP.
Splatoon 2's New Salmon Run Map Will Teach Kids the Horrors of Global Warming
A new special weapon and two new maps will be added to Splatoon 2 as free updates.
The USgamer Podcast: Hellblade, Mega Man Legacy Collection 2, and Permadeath
PODCAST | Join Kat, Caty, Nadia, and Mike as they talk the perks and pitfalls of permadeath, the grossness of the Mayo-inked Splatfest, the joys of Mega Man and Yakuza, plus more!
USgamer Community Question: What Multiplayer Game are You Best At?
USgamer's Friday Community Question is back, baby! This week: What multiplayer game is your bread and butter?
This Splatoon 2 Reddit Thread About Furries Is Surprisingly Civil
A community grapples with furries and discovers a healthy discourse.
PSA: The Ink in Splatoon 2 Will be Mayonnaise and Ketchup Colored for Splatfest
Mayonnaise or ketchup, it's serious business.
A Fashion Guide: The Real-Life Styles Behind Splatoon 2
Are those semi-affordable Yeezys I see?
Splatoon 2 Sells A Massive 648,085 Units At Launch in Japan
Japan still loves its Splatoon.
Nintendo Switch Has Sold 4.7 Million Units Worldwide, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe at 3.5 Million
Nintendo is making great money this quarter on the Nintendo Switch.
USgamer Lunch Hour: Splatoon 2 [Done!]
Join us as we stream Splatoon 2 together!
The Wii U's Wild Miiverse Lives on in Splatoon 2's Fresh Ecosystem
Some players are even sorta cheating with photo-realistic tracings.
Splatoon 2's Grouping and Nintendo Switch Online Voice Chat Are A Big Mess
The squid kids aren't alright.
Splatoon is Getting an Anime Just in Time for Splatoon 2
The animated shorts will be based off the manga.
Splat! A Splatoon-Inspired Playlist
With Splatoon 2 on the horizon, we made a Splatoon-inspired playlist for you to enjoy.
Splatoon 2's Single-Player Campaign Keeps the Stakes Grounded
UNPREDICTABLE | Caty plays a bit of Splatoon 2's single-player campaign and watches Spider-Man: Homecoming, the best Marvel movie maybe ever.
The Internet Falls on Its Knees in Worship of Splatoon 2's New Pop Idols
Splatoon's fandom loves Pearl and Marina. Especially Marina.
Splatoon 2 Direct Gives Us a Glimpse At The Nintendo Switch Online App
SplatNet 2 lets you play online with your friends.
Splatoon 2's Last Nintendo Direct Coming On July 6
One last Direct before launch, it seems.
E3 2017 Preview: The 10 Biggest Games to Watch For
From God of War to Super Mario Odyssey, these are the most essential games of E3 2017.
Arms is the Latest Conquest in Nintendo's Path to Make the Most Stylish Characters in Games
Twintelle set the world on fire, and all she needed was a tight pair of leggings and extremely cool hair.
Nintendo E3 2017 Preview: What We're Going to See, and What We Want to See
What's Nintendo got up its sleeve for E3 2017? We've got a few ideas -- and a sizable wish list.
Splatoon 2 Headset Adapter By Hori Hints At Switch's Dark Voice Chat Future
There is unspeakable horror there.
Splatoon 2 Shows off Single-Player Campaign for the First Time
Marie is back. But where is Callie?
Splatoon 2's Squid Sisters Stories Is Some Tragically Effective Viral Marketing
Turns out watching a break-up between invertebrates isn't much different from watching a human relationship crumble away.
Splatoon 2's Maps Will Only Rotate Every Two Hours, Instead of Four
Nintendo is still all-in on limiting our map choices, apparently.
Does Splatoon 2's Single-Player Campaign Involve a War Between the Squid Sisters?
There is something rotten in the city of Inkopoplis.
Nintendo Direct News, No NES Classic Edition for You, and the Rest of This Week's Headlines
ENDING CREDITS | Taking a look a back at this week's headlines and everything else you might have missed on USgamer.
Inklings Freelance Too! (And More Takeaways From the Nintendo Direct)
Splatoon 2 reimagines the stressful world of freelancing as a PvE mode.
Splatoon 2 Coming July 21 With New Mode and Amiibos
We finally know when Splatoon 2's summer release will be.
Join Us As We Liveblog Today's Nintendo Direct at 6pm ET/3pm PT [Update: Finished!]
Nintendo will be sharing more info about Splatoon 2 and Arms, and we'll be liveblogging in the process.
Arms and Splatoon 2 Nintendo Direct: Preview and How to Watch the Presentation
Here's how and when to watch the upcoming Nintendo Direct presentation for Splatoon 2 and Arms, plus everything we know about the games so far.
Starting Screen | Starting Screen: After This Weekend, Splatoon Already Has One New Fan (Me)
Discovering one of the Wii U's gems on the Switch. Plus: Destiny 2, StarCraft HD, and more obscure RPGs.
Um, Why There Are Pigeons in Splatoon 2?
Birds swarming the new maps of Splatoon 2 gives way to the question: is the Mollusc Era in Splatoon in danger?
How to Access Splatoon 2's Global Testfire
Splatoon 2's hosting a free Global Testfire throughout the weekend, and here's how to play it.
Splatoon 2 Global Testfire Showing Off Nintendo's Online This Weekend
If you're looking for something to play on your Switch, Nintendo has something for you.
Smashin' Squids: Is Nintendo Planning to Give eSports a Sporting Chance on the Switch?
Nintendo might be getting serious about eSports with the Switch, but it has to go all-in to make it work.
Nintendo Switch's Online Smartphone App Given a Bit More Detail
In a press release for Splatoon 2, Nintendo talk briefly about the mysterious smartphone app.
Splatoon 2 Gets Free Demo At The End of March
New Switch owners will have a taste of Nintendo's squiddy shooter sequel.
Splatoon 2's Single-Player Campaign Is Set Two Years After the First Game
In the bright world of the Inklings, there is only war and pop music.