This should be a real mode When Nintendo unveiled Samus’ new footwear inyesterday’sSmash Bros.presentation, the internet went wild. “How dare they!?!” they cried, tears of shoe-serious stress and tension streaming down their faces. “Just because she’s a girl doesn’t mean she should wear high heels!!!” screamed at the top of their lungs, voices hoarse with rage about videogame shoes. Natasha Allegri, the co-creator ofBee and Puppycat,Fiona and Cake,Musclecat Showdown, and many other greats seems to agree....

Batteries Schmatteries PDP, manufacturer of unique gaming products, aims to make dead Xbox One controllers a problem of the past. Well, almost anyway. Controllers might still go dead, but PDP claims to be able to get you back in the game in under a minute. In an exclusive reveal withIGN, PDP unveiled its Super Charger accessory that is supposedly able to fully charge an Xbox One controller in less than 60 seconds....

On the cusp of greatness If you liked Mixer’sHypeZone conceptbutPlayerUnknown’s Battlegroundsisn’t exactly your multiplayer game of choice, the streaming platform has now applied the same idea toFortnite Battle Royale. It’s a single streamthat roams from match to matchto capture the “most intense moments.” So if you like seeing people sweat it out in the endgame without the preceding buildup, you’re golden. I think HypeZone is a fun novelty and the kind of experimentation I’d like to see more of in streaming, but it lacks lasting appeal — at least for me....

Olympic-standard tipster, BlindsideDork, has unsurprisingly struck again, this time putting us onto 5 new screenshots and a title logo from theonly-dated-yesterdayMetroid Prime 3: Corruption. Sourced fromNGCFrance, they depict Samus battling through the traditional array of desolate industrial landscapes, some unidentified members of the additional cast, and at one point what appears to be Samus flitting through the sky using the grappling beam while wearing a black suit. What this new armour variation might be is anyone’s guess at the moment, but obviously given the combination ofits colour and the swinging action in the shot, Retro Studios are currently being searched for any and all My Chemical Romance albums which may be on the premises....

Well, mostly upcoming games In previous years, Nintendo has held a “Play Nintendo” event to showcase upcoming games in a public setting. In addition to being like an E3 that most people can actually visit, the kiosks are full of Nintendo charm and glee while also offering demos for upcoming games. I’m not sure if that is really needed (the internet is great for downloading things!), but maybe some people aren’t sold on a console; an event like this will give them the chance to experience that device to its fullest potential....

Despite the cynicism growing around OUYA, theAndroid console’s Kickstartercontinues to raise money from supportive and hopeful gamers. The system recently passed the $5 million mark, placing it well ahead of its comparatively humble $950,000 goal. At the time of writing, the full total stands at$5,046,170, with 21 days still left to go on the countdown. With so much money and excited hype, the pressure’s really on to deliver. I certainly hope it does so, even if the system becomes just a cool little Android hub and doesn’t really “upend” anything....

Charizard used Earthquake! Charizard used Earthquake! Charizard used… I’ve grown increasingly exhausted ofPokémonwith each generation, despite feeling the games are improving overall. FromGoldthroughPearl, I had unyielding optimism to “catch ‘em all” and excessively grind my team up for however many or few trainers awaited me in the postgame. Yet, even though I considerSunandMoonamong the bestPokémongames to date, I’ve been too hesitant to actually complete my own playthrough. I had a hard time pinpointing why I felt this way other than age untilPokémon Let’s Goaddressed a part of the problem....

Rare is finally going to showcase a playable version of theirrevampedPerfect Darkthat it will be releasing some time soon for the Xbox LIVE Arcade.Rare has announcedthat they will be letting people play the game next week at Microsoft’s X10 media event That’s right, we can finally bring you a preview ofPerfect Dark, the game no one has ever playe… wait, I can go hands on with it right now. Hold on, let me get out the Nintendo 64....

Carbonox armor and the Pixelizer Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apartlooked greatbefore the PlayStation 5 came out, but now that it’s been a few months, Insomniac’s dimension-hopping adventure soundsfantastic. The PS5 sorely needs a game like this right now, and the wait won’t be too terribly drawn-out – it’s releasing on July 25, 2025. I hesitated to include this video as there’s little meat on its bones. If nothing else, it shows the box art and serves as a reminder that unlike other PlayStation exclusives, this one is PS5-only....

The Vita is for Remote Play only Rayman Legendsis a pretty great platformer, and it’s coming to the Xbox One and PS4 this week. To help alleviate some of the questions fans have about the PS4 game specifically, Sony has provided a fan Q&A piece on the PlayStation Blog. Arguably the biggest question is from a fan in the Netherlands, who asks whether or not the Vita can be used like the GamePad was on the Wii U....

No campaign, no problem Going through the campaign for aCall of Dutygame was a complete crapshoot. You never knew if you were going to get a great hamfest or something that took itself far too seriously, and now it’s completely out of the equation. Starting withBlack Ops 4, the focus is almost entirely on multiplayer. There’s three modes: no more, no less, and practically zero single player only components. Let’s go....

Watch as I Tatsumaki to my death Remember the first time you went online withStreet Fighter IVwith your favorite character, Hakan, and fought about 100 Ryus in a week? And they all spammed Hadoukens and always woke up with a Shoryuken? Wouldn’t you like to relive those moments inSuper Smash Bros.?!If not, I’d avoid For Glory for a while. Ryu is easily the most interesting character to enter theSuper Smash Bros....

One of the biggest games at PAX East this weekend isSaints Row IVand we got to see an early hands-off demo of the game this morning. While there’s going to be a lot of new content, something that’s not going to change is the downloadable content plan for the new Volition title. “We plan on having a very robust DLC plan forSaints Row IV, just like we did with3,” senior producer Jim Boone told me during a Q&A....