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NES Tetris Tournament Crowns New World Champion in Brother Against Brother Battle
The Classic Tetris World Championship ended with yet another thrilling showdown in 2020.
Please Stop Calling Bugsnax a Horror Game
The hyperbole surrounding the story of Bugsnax is a bit much, don't you think?
Tetris Effect: Connected's Co-op Has a Self-Revival Trick Everyone Needs to Learn
We're never gonna protect this trippy Tetris realm if you don't!
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Is the First Thing You Should Buy on Your New Xbox Series X
We break down the reasons why Xbox Game Pass is an essential pickup now that the Xbox Series X is here.
Tetris Effect: Connected Brings Some Competitive Edge Back to the Chillest Tetris
Enhance and Resonair are expanding upon Tetris Effect with new co-op and competitive modes, but the biggest draw might end up being a 1989 throwback.
Where Cards Fall Making the Leap From Apple Arcade to PC and Switch in 2021
The Blaseball team's house-of-cards adventure is coming to new platforms.
An Absurdly Long List of Every Game I've Played Since Quarantine Began
Caty embarks on a frankly stupid exercise through her game tracking spreadsheet.
Chip's Challenge Is Free on Steam, and It's Ready to Whip Your Flabby Brain Into Shape
Help Chip be cool in one of the most addictive puzzle games ever made.
The New Myst Remake for Oculus Rift Is Also Coming to PC
Cyan is rebuilding the 1993 classic from the ground-up for VR as well as flatscreen play.
The Second Player Goose in Untitled Goose Game Has a New Honk
There are also some subtle visual ways to tell the two naughty geese apart.
In A Monster's Expedition, Getting Stuck on a Puzzle Isn't the End of the World
A Monster's Expedition is a charming and freeing open-world puzzle adventure that we can't stop playing.
Tetris Effect's Multiplayer Update Is Arriving in Time for the Xbox Series X Launch
The timed-exclusive Connected modes are coming on November 10.
Hello Games Hopes Its Next Big Launch Is Less Rocky Than No Man's Sky's
Founder Sean Murray says he "wouldn't want to put anyone through that again."
The Last Campfire, Hello Games' Next Project, Gets Surprise Drop Tomorrow
See what Hello Games has been up to besides No Man's Sky.
Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 Reignites the Perfect Combination Later This Year
It'll drop down in December.
Super Bomberman R Online Brings Bomberman Battle Royale to Stadia, Where No One Will Hear the Boom
Bombs away, Stadia owners.
Braid Is Getting a Remastered Anniversary Edition Next Year
Someone go tell Soulja Boy.
Xbox Games Showcase July 2020 Recap: Fable's Back, Halo Infinite Gameplay Revealed, and More
Today, we saw a slew of first-party Xbox Game Studios games, and then some.
Tetris Effect Is Getting Multiplayer This Holiday as a Timed Xbox and PC Exclusive Update
The new update, Tetris Effect: Connected, will hit other platforms for free next year.
Tetris Primetime Turns Tetris Into a Game Show With Big Cash Prizes
Think you're a Tetris master? You'll soon have your chance to prove it to the world.
Sega's New Arcade Micro-Console Already Has One Rare Game in Its Lineup
You can't keep a good Death Adder down.
Dreams Is Getting PSVR Support for Free Next Month
The "Inside The Box" expansion will open up lots of new possibilities for Dreams creators.
The Adorable Pokemon Cafe Mix Fills in the Mobile Game Gap Nintendo Is Leaving Behind
Nintendo's mobile legacy is weak, but Pokemon has lots to offer.
Pokemon Cafe Mix Is One Part Coffee Shop Sim, Several Parts Tsum Tsum
This new free-to-start Switch and mobile game looks familiar…
Hardspace: Shipbreaker's Dark Satire About Labor Among the Stars Makes It Worth Playing
Hardspace: Shipbreaker combines social commentary with some deeply original gameplay.
The Anime Intro for Mr. Driller DrillLand Will Give You J-Pop Poisoning
Fill your drill with hopes and dreams. Just maybe not in public.
Tetris Effect's Soundtrack Is Now Free to Everyone
Thank you, Enhance, for the limitless vibes.
Nintendo Switch Online Getting Four More Classic Games, Including Rygar
Also Panel de Pon, a win for those who are too cool for Tetris Attack.
Paradise Killer Is an Open-World Murder Mystery With Serious Danganronpa Vibes
The subject of your inquiries is up to you, though.
The ESRB Was Finally Badgered Into Doing the Right Thing About Loot Boxes This Week
THIS WEEK IN BUSINESS | Ratings board seems to be less responsive to complaints from people who know what they're talking about.
Satoru Iwata Wasn't Hot on the Earthbound Creator's Logo for HAL Labs
People like dogs, but they don't like dog eggs.
More Picross Is Coming to the Switch Next Week
Picross S4 will have some extremely Extra puzzles.
Untitled Goose Game's Delightful Soundtrack Is Now Available to Stream
Dan Golding's goose-y Debussy interpretations have been released by a real classical music label.
Kosmokrats Looks Like the Puzzle Game That Space Communists Need Right Now
Workplace mishaps reach the one place that hasn't been corrupted by capitalism… space!
The Almost Gone is a Unique Puzzle Game That Explores Life and Tragedy Through Dioramas
Life, death, and mise en scene.
Catherine: Full Body Brings Lovesick Nightmares to Switch This July
Push, pull, and climb your way to victory.
The Other Side is a Meditative Mobile Puzzle Game for Anxious Times
Sometimes simplicity is all you need.
Murder By Numbers Review: The Wright Stuff
Mediatonic's new detective game promises to serve up picross puzzles with pizazz. The result certainly ticks a lot of the right boxes.
Shovel Knight Gets a Roguelite Puzzler Spin-Off
Yacht Club revealed Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon and a new Cyber Shadow trailer on its second Direct-like stream.
How to Save in Luigi’s Mansion 3
Here’s how to save your game in Luigi’s Mansion 3.
Why One Planet in Outer Wilds' Clockwork Solar System Embraces Random Destruction
Brittle Hollow's not just hiding secrets beneath its surface.
One of Portal 2's Scrapped Ideas Was a Space-Bending Hot Potato Deathmatch
It's still probably a good thing that Valve cut it.
Murder by Numbers, a Picross Detective Game From the Hatoful Boyfriend Team, Debuts in March
Brush up on your detective work and drill those nonograms.
The 25 Best Mobile Games for iOS and Android
From smartphones to tablets, these are the best games you can get on your iOS and Android devices. Now updated for 2020!
Two Sega Classics Are Getting Surprisingly Modern Updates When They Come to the Switch
Puyo Puyo and Knuckles.
USG's Top 100 Games of the Decade: The Honorable Mentions
These are the overlooked games that are still winners in our hearts.
Luigi's Mansion 3 Sells Over 5 Million With the Help of its Charm (and Polterpup)
Polterkitty helped, too. A little.
Thronebreaker, the Gwent RPG, Surprise Dropped on Nintendo Switch Today
They did it, they just gwent and did it.
PAX South 2020's Indie Highlights Include Airport Dogs, Talking Grapes, and Neo Geo Puzzle Nostalgia
Lots of dogs in Texas this year.
Tetris 99's Biggest Fan Is The Father of Tetris Himself, Alexey Pajitnov
Tetris' creator is excited to see his game flourish as a competitive experience.
The 25 Best Nintendo Switch Games
Our rotating list of the best games on Switch, now updated for the start of 2020!
A New Documentary Series is Exploring Valve's Original Pitch for Portal 2
Featuring Valve's original F-Stop prototype, Exposure will show off the Portal prequel we never got.
Mat Olson's Top 10 Games of 2019: 99 Geese Drop Into the FBC...
Hey! I'm pretty new here. These are some games I liked this year.
Exclusive: Check Out This Chill Track From the Composer of Ninja Gaiden and Tecmo Bowl
Keiji Yamagishi puts his spin on a track from Card of Darkness.
The Absurdly Difficult La-Mulana Games are Finally Coming to Current-Gen Console in Early 2020
Hope you're ready to get lost in some ruins, and then smushed.
If You're Bad at Tetris 99, You Can Now Squad Up For Help
The puzzle-battle royale hybrid just got friendlier.
Starting Screen | Five Games I Missed That I'm Planning to Play Now That the Holidays Are Here
A look at the games I want to play before 2019 is officially finished.
Gotta Catch All 98 Opponents in Tetris 99's Upcoming Pokemon Crossover Event
Tetris 99's new crossover theme might be its best yet.
This Weekend's Tetris World Championships Showed Why Classic Tetris is Thriving
As the NES Tetris community grows, newcomers and hyper-tapping players are rising to the top.
Return of the Obra Dinn's Creator Reminisces on Getting Its Iconic Style Just Right
"After working on non-graphical stuff for so long, I took a moment to reflect on what I had with the visuals. It wasn’t great."
Manifold Garden Launches This Friday After Seven Years of Development
The mind-warping puzzler is finally finished.
Grindstone Update Finally Lets You Listen to Whatever You Want While You Hack and Slash Away
Like the #1 RPG podcast in the land, Axe of the Blood God.
Professor E. Gadd from Luigi's Mansion is Nintendo's Most Dangerous Character
Stop this man before he kills again.
Untitled Goose Game Developer: "I Could Never Have Seen These Last Few Weeks Coming"
House House's Nico Disseldorp talks about Untitled Goose Game's organic, unorthodox success (and the best goose memes) with Vox.
AI Might Enslave Humankind One Day, but It Can't Yet Create Good Objectives for a Mean Goose
Untitled Goose Game would be weirder, but probably not as fun, with these objectives from a neural network.
Return of the Obra Dinn Sails Onto Consoles Later This Month
Switch, Xbox One, and PS4 owners will get a crack at this nautical mystery in a few weeks.
Union Groups Accuse Monument Valley Studio of "Union Busting," But Dev Denies
Ustwo Games says a senior programmer's dismissal has nothing to do with union activities.
Streamer Becomes One With the Goose With Makeshift Untitled Goose Game Controller
Streamer Rudeism’s goose suit controller is honking beautiful.
Brain Age is Coming to the Switch This December, But Only in Japan
Hope your sudoku skills haven't gone rusty.
Untitled Goose Game Uses About 400 Different Tracks to Adapt to Your Goose Antics
Thanks to public domain, we could also get a soundtrack of these particular Debussy interpretations.
Apple Arcade is Way Cooler Than You Think. Here are 10 Games to Check Out
Apple Arcade has dozens of neat games, so we highlighted 10 from its launch lineup that are a bit under the radar.
Puzzle Quest's Remaster Brings the Classic Match-3 RPG to Switch Today
Relive match-three history.
Wilmot's Warehouse Is the Chill Organization Game That Shouldn't Slip You By This Busy Season
Wilmot's Warehouse is the medicine you need right now.
Every Game and Trailer Shown off During the August Nintendo Indie World Showcase
Did you miss this morning's Indie World showcase? Let us help you.
Dr. Mario World's First Month Falls Short of Other Nintendo Mobile Games
Seems like nothing can ever top Fire Emblem.
What's Your Favorite Non-Violent Game?
COMMUNITY QUESTION | Let's talk about our favorite chill, combat-free games.
Labo VR Update Puts You Inside Four Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Levels
But not on the upcoming Nintendo Switch Lite.
Epic Exclusive Tetris Effect VR Uses SteamVR, But Doesn't Necessarily Require It
It seems only Vive will need SteamVR to run through the Epic Store.
Luigi's Mansion 3 Chooses Treat Over Trick With Halloween Release Date
I'm already working on my Gooigi costume.
Tetris Effect Is Coming to PC With VR Support Next Week, Exclusive to Epic Games Store
Bump up the resolution and slide into the beats.
Dr. Mario World is Breaking My Brain, But in a Good Way
Dr. Mario and the whole Mushroom Kingdom reunite to cure more diseases. Maybe they can destroy cancer this time.
It'll Cost You To Play Dr. Mario World Without Metered Level Progression
It's monetized like, y'know, a mobile game.
Zachtronics Is Offering Its Catalog of Games For Free To Public and Nonprofit Schools
So kids can also experience frustration over an alchemical formula gone haywire.
The Best Games of 2019 After Six Months
Our ongoing list of what we believe are the best video games of 2019.
Summer Games Done Quick '19 Starts This Weekend—Here Are Some Runs To Watch For
The Link to the Past-Super Metroid randomizer mash-up is sure to be a blast.
Dr. Mario Brings Viral Contagions and Timers to Mobile in July
Who gave Dr. Yoshi a practitioner's license?
Best Video Games for Kids in 2019
If your children are starting to show an interest in video games, this list of family-friendly games should be on your shopping list. Best Kids PS4 Games, Family Xbox One Games, Child-Friendly Switch Games
Cadence of Hyrule Fast Travel - How to Fast Travel Using the Lute in Cadence of Hyrule
Here's how you can fast travel in Cadence of Hyrule by unlocking the Lute.
Cadence of Hyrule Diamonds - How to Earn Diamonds in Cadence of Hyrule
This is our guide on earning Diamonds as easily as possible in Cadence of Hyrule.
Gooigi Adds a Gooey New Dimension to Luigi's Mansion 3's Puzzles
We get to know Luigi's Mansion 3's creepiest new character.
Luigi’s Mansion 3 Release Date, New E3 2019 Gameplay, Trailer - Everything We Know
This is our guide detailing Luigi's Mansion 3, including the release date in 2019, all the new E3 2019 gameplay, and more.
I Hope Weird Nintendo Shows Up To E3 2019
In a conference filled with sequels and remakes, I'm looking for a curveball only Nintendo can throw.
The Sega Genesis Mini's Full Line-Up Reveals More Games Than Promised
Sega is packing the Mini full of Genesis-era classics.
Zelda Crossover Rhythm Game Cadence of Hyrule is Coming in June
Save Hyrule to the beat of your own drum.
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