Nothing says an anime is popular more than a cool video game Bandai Namco recently announced they were producing a “battle action” game based on the popular manga and anime seriesMy Hero Academia.With a full reveal coming during Jump Festa 2018, they’ve released a batch of screenshots teasing how the final product is going to look. Featuring main character Izuku Midoriya and villain Tomura Shiragaki, these screenshots boast an impressive translation of the anime....

Praise Jeebus Since the death of the GBA, Nintendo’s portable consoles have relied on internal battery packs to provide power for their systems. Frustratingly, these have always required proprietary charging cables that only work with systems in the current generation of hardware. I don’t know why, but my cat enjoys chewing through wires, and I’ve lost a couple of 3DS charge cords that way. Fortunately, it looks like the upcoming Nintendo Switch may break this pattern of proprietary charge cables....

It’s part of its plan for lots of open-world titles Next-generation consoles may have alreadyabandoned their plansfor required online connections, but Ubisoft hasn’t necessarily. Its short-term strategy gravitates toward open-world games, and with that comes the supposed need for constant Internet connections. Julian Gerighty, a creative director at Ubisoft, toldPolygonabout the company’s creative process. According to Gerighty, every Ubisoft title has a meeting with the editorial department, which helps to highlight systems that may work best for the game....

The whole enchilada is $1000 without prior purchases The dawn of cheap VR is not upon us just yet, but the “next generation” of VR is about to begin. Valve has just announced the Index, which will be available for pre-order tomorrow for a July ship date. Just how much will that pre-order go for? Well, $1000 for the headset, controllers, and two base stations (tracking): and again, you still need a semi-power PC to make use of it....

IT’S RAINING BLOOOOOOOOD Goddamn do I loveHotline Miami. It’s certainly the little game that could. It’s bloodsoaked neon aesthetics and thumpin’ soundtrack has made it one of few games I’ve beaten multiple times. Now, you’re able to imagine my excitement when Zoeker handed us like a billionHotline Miamicodes. So guess what? WE’RE DOING A HOTLINE MIAMI SHOW! I’ll be trying to beat the game within our two hour time limit while Phil and Zoeker spray chat with gallons and gallons ofHotline Miamicodes....

AND AN ART CONTEST! I’m not going to get fancy with this post:Octodadis better than pretty much every game launched in the past year. In the hour I spent with the game last night I had more fun than I had in recent memory. Naturally, we’re ending our indie month with a co-op session ofOctodad: Dadliest Catchgiveaway of game.Want to get your hands on a copy of this beastie? You’ve got to watch Videogame Clubhouse today onDtoid....

Awful-awful Being that I’m coveringSundance Film FestivalforFlixist(Dtoid’s hot younger sister site that is totally legal and wants your number) this week, I had the great displeasure of watchingVirtually Heroes. For those unfamiliar with the film, it follows two videogame characters within aContra-like game, as they become aware of their situation. I feel pretty confident saying it’s the worst videogame film yet and that includesDead or Aliveand whatever else you can throw at me, because those films are at least fun in their awfulness....

…and I want him to make one. Don’t you? DuckTales is my jam,ooOOOoooh. In fact, I’m all for all the Capcom and Disney games that featured the duck (or the mouse), especially back in the 8 and 16-bit era. My favorite? A Japan-onlyQuackShotport for the Sega Saturn, which I proudly show off to visitors. None of them seem to care, naturally. Well, Warren Spector would. I doubt he’s ever coming over to see my Saturn Collection, but if he did, we’d playQuackShot, someMagical Drop, and then talk about howEpic Mickeycould be on any console, and not just the Wii....

I’m ready to go World of Warcraft‘s pre-launch event for theShadowlandsexpansion has arrived, and it’s running through November 23, the day the new storyline launches. In case you haven’t been following along withWoW‘s age-old storyline (which is entirely possible!), Sylvanas has unleashed undead hell on earth (Azeroth), and it’s your job, on both sides of Alliance or Horde coin, to stop it. So long as you’re level 50 you can join the fight against the undead scourge, earning rewards in the process....

Could the Stealth Assassins return? Back when the PlayStation stealth-action boom kicked off, one of the quieter, but still tightly held franchises on the market was Acquire’sTenchu: Stealth Assassinsseries. These titles saw players in the role of shadowy ninjas plying their trade throughout ancient Japan, taking down marks with an array of close-quarters skills, ranged weaponry, and even a dose of the old shinobi magic. Despite an array of releases and a passionate fanbase, theTenchuseries has long returned to the shadows, with 2009’s poorly receivedTenchu: Shadow Assassinsbeing the franchise’s latest release....

It’s also a ‘Nintendo Selects’ title now Nintendo Landis a short-lived thrill, but it’s still a game I thinkevery Wii U owner should seek out. It makes use of the console’s hardware in ways few other games have or ever will again, and there’s enough variation between the mini-games and series properties it draws from that you’ll almost certainly glom onto something or other. I’m aPikminguy myself, but there are also games (of varying quality) inspired byMetroid,Zelda,Luigi’s Mansion, andDonkey Kong, among others....

All of them, actually I will never say no to a rhythm game spinoff. I am, of course, aloud and unashamed fan of the genre. I’m always down for more rhythm games, but I’m especially fond of titles that recontextualize the music found in other games. I think nearly every video game would benefit from a supplemental mechanical examination of its soundtrack. But obviously, some franchises are more suited to rhythm gaming than others....

Friends forever Pokemon trainers are going to have to get to know a few of their pocket monsters awfully well in order to get them to evolve. InPokemon SunandMoon, Eevee, Munchlax, Pichu, and Type: Null all require high happiness ratings to level them up to their next forms. It can be a tedious and time-consuming task. Luckily, someone figured out a way to game the system. According to athread on reddit, there’s an easy way to evolve these Pokemon, and it only takes approximately 10 minutes each....