The light in the storm Against all of the odds, and despite all of the hurdles 2020 has put in place, the annualSummer Games Done Quickspeedrun marathon has delivered once again. As the curtain fell on this year’s event, SGDQ 2020 succeeded in raising an amazing $2.3 million USD for charity. Typically held every August at the Double Tree Hilton Hotel in Minnesota, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic forced the GDQ team to move their annual summer extravaganza to an online-only format, with an army of speedrunners showcasing their skills from the comfort and safety of their own homes....

Super Mario Bros. Crossoveris an amazing game that allows you to play through the originalSuper Mario Bros.with one of several NES heroes, such as Mega Man, Simon Belmont, Samus, Ryu Hayabusa, and others. As fun as it is, its nature doesn’t leave developer Exploding Rabbit many options for making money. To that end, Exploding Rabbit is working on an original title calledSuper Retro Squad, using the knowledge gleaned fromSuper Mario Bros....

Sora, ha ha, you have to save the teacups I love me a good piece of concept art. Some of my favoritesare from artist Simon Andersen(who createdOwlboy), specifically his re-imagining of certain retro classics on other platforms. This “Cuphead meets Kingdom Hearts” mashup fromFireburnis just as intriguing, as the Heartless and Xehanort slot in nicely. Not to mention that a lot ofCuphead‘s art style is aping old cartoons, and some bosses are very close aestheticallytoSilly Symphony....

Rumours of its death have been greatly exaggerated Indie-outfit Sushee have put out a tweet at confirming that the remake of 1999’s PlayStation titleFear Effectis still on the books, despite fan’s concern that there had been no news of the project since itsreveal last year. To be honest, it figures that you wouldn’t build hype for the remake while work was still underway on your currentFear Effecttitle, as you risk confusing consumers with which game is which....

This is a drum that I will not quit beating.Valiant Heartswas thebest game in 2014. It’ll probably be the best game in 2015 too, and for the foreseeable future. The Democrats should run it against Donald Trump in the next Presidential election. It has better hair and is likely more qualified to lead a country, although all I really know about Trump is from what I saw on NBC commercials in 2005 where he yelled “Yurr fired!...

‘Get yo drank on,’ Drake TheUncharted 4betais now live, and set to run until December 13. After it launched I was able to get in immediately, and was plopped into an intro section that showed off the new engine, as well as a few pointers for the multiplayer component. In short, it’s the sameUnchartedyou know and love (or hate), with a grappling hook mechanic that can be used on select locations....

There’s plenty to appreciate inAlan Wake 2including the clever use of music and lyrics. One catchy song in particular has been popular enough to inspire a fan-made music video for it.Major spoilers are ahead if you haven’t played Initiation 4: We Sing. In Initiation 4, Alan finds himself in a weird musical featuring Sam Lake, Mr Door, andthe Old Gods of Asgard. The chapter mixes live action with animation, and it provides lyrics so that you can sing along while catching up on the plot thus far....

If you live long enough, you soon learn that some things in the universe seem to happen with acute regularity. For instance, Paris Hilton and Britney Spears always find themselves as the top story on some network during the week for doing God knows what. The girl next door is never as shy and reserved as you once thought, andTomonobu Itagaki ofTeam Ninjawillinevitably open his mouth and give us all a new amusing sound byte to digest....

I didn’t DLC that coming Creative Assembly seems to have listened to fan feedback about it’s previous pre-order efforts withTotal War: Warhammerand is creating a different piece of content for promotion of the sequel. Anyone who pre-ordersTotal War: Warhammer IIwill receive an extra race for the previous entry in the series, the details of which are currently unknown. What this means for anyone without the first game isn’t mentioned, but this effort is an attempt to give fans an early taste of what’s in store for when the sequel finally launches....

Coming soon in Europe If you didn’t get a chance to create or access your Japanese PSN account to dig intoToukiden 2, now is your shot since it’s even easier to do. The demo is up in North America, and is coming to Europe on March 17. Like many Koei Tecmo games it’s referred to as a “carryover demo,” so you can play it and transfer your save over if you opt for the full version eventually....

Pledges ongoing support for Kinect, SmartGlass, and the cloud Announced today at the Build Conference in San Francisco, Microsoft and Unityare partneringto bring the Unity game engine to all Microsoft platforms, including Xbox 360 and Xbox One. Unity Pro 4-licensed developers can save $1,500 by getting a free license for the “Windows Store Add-on,” which provides support for Windows Store and Windows Phone 8 apps, later this summer. Additionally, developers who make games published by Microsoft Studios will receive free tools for both Xbox platforms....

3:00pm Pacific, to be exact We don’t have to wait much longer forWarcraft III: Reforged– it’s launching for PC on Jun 29, 2025. It’ll be playable through theBattle.netapp, and the standard edition of the game costs $29.99. In a blog post, Blizzard said it needed “a little extra development time for finishing touches.” This remaster ofReign of ChaosandThe Frozen Thronehas updated “characters, structures, environments, animations, and graphical effects,” but here’s the crazy thing: “Players will be able to do battle with anyone who playsWarcraft III, regardless of whether they’re playing the original orReforged....

As exciting asDestiny 2: Into the Lightand itsvarious goodiesmay be, the upcomingFinal Shapeexpansion pack is what everyone is really waiting for. Doubly so now that Bungie’s shown offthe Prismatic Guardian subclass, combining both Light and Dark under the control of one superpowered monster-slayer. Certainly, it’s still far too early to say whether Bungie will be able to fully recover from the problems that cropped up following theLightfallDLC, but the recent reveal is exceedingly promising....