Probably Archery realistically simulates archery

…Probably Sure, William Tell could fire an arrow through an apple sitting on top of his son’s head, but could he do it in a videogame? What if his son’s head were entirely replaced with an enormous apple? Would that make it easier, considering the increase in target size, or more difficult, as he is distracted by the neverending horror that his own son will never smile, laugh, or love due to his freakish fruit head?...

May 20, 2025 · 1 min · 153 words · Jerome Estes

Ryu gets his punk ass beat in Street Fighter V’s story mode

Also Ibuki is cool as hell, but a bit complicated Street Fighter Vlaunched four months ago withoutan actual story mode, save for the individual character prologues that featured Bengus artwork that glued together several fights easy enough fora literal babyto win them. And whileStreet Fighter V‘s base game makes for a fun fighter, it felt like a huge miss, and might even have contributed to sales numbersstumblingout of the gate....

May 20, 2025 · 5 min · 868 words · Victor Armstrong

Senko no Ronde 2 gets a stealth release… TODAY! courtesy of Degica Games

Niche within a niche! Xbox 360 owners with a taste for the more niche titles on that system may remember a game calledWartech: Senko no Ronde. It was published in the west by Ubisoft and was a rather unique title. Taking elements of a shmup and a 1v1 vs fighting game, it pit you against another opponent where you used bullet patterns and projectiles to take each other out. Now, an enhanced version of the sequel,senko no ronde duo, has hit worldwide on both PS4 and Steam, courtesy of Degica games....

May 20, 2025 · 2 min · 219 words · Yolanda Anderson

Shani from the original Witcher will likely appear in Witcher 3’s Hearts of Stone DLC

More details starting to come out Fans of the originalWitcherwill remember Shani, a friend of Geralt who missed out on the adventures of the second game. Based on this newly minted DLC listing for theWitcher 3expansions, it looks like she’s back. The story forHearts of Stoneseems to involve heading to Oxenfurt, where Geralt will complete a contract from “the mysterious Man of Glass.” The expansions are going to be “around 10 hours” for the first (Hearts of Stonein October) and “around 20” for the second (Blood and Winein early 2016), so expect some meaty gameplay within....

May 20, 2025 · 1 min · 115 words · Katherine Bowman

Sir David Attenborough earns prestigious UN 'Champion of the Earth' award

When you purchase through links on our site , we may earn an affiliate commission . Here ’s how it works . The much - have it away British broadcaster Sir David Attenborough has been formally recognise as a " fighter of the Earth " by the United Nations Environment Programme ( UNEP ) . The natural account image is just the fifth person to receive the award for life-time accomplishment ....

May 20, 2025 · 4 min · 776 words · Jennifer Swanson

Super Mario Odyssey takes Mario to some weirdly mundane places

When was the last time he was in New York? Mario has been to such strange and fantastic places over his lifetime, it’s ironically strange to see him hopping around a regular-ass city. At the very least, his hopping is augmented by his new physics-defying hat. He can throw it and jump off it in mid-air. Oh, and the hat has googly eyes. (Taking a page out of 1998 Rare’s book?...

May 20, 2025 · 1 min · 124 words · Whitney Davis

The Heartwarming Story Behind The Hachikō Statue, The Bronze Dog That Watches Over A Tokyo Train Station

The bronze statue of Hachikō the Akita that stands outside of Shibuya Station in Tokyo memorializes the loyal dog who spent nearly 10 years waiting for a train to bring his dead owner home. Felix Choo / Alamy Stock PhotoThe statue of the famous Akita wiener Hachikō outside of Shibuya Station in Tokyo . Outside of Shibuya Station in Tokyo put up the beloved Hachikō statue , a bronze repository to one of Japan ’s most famous dogs ....

May 20, 2025 · 7 min · 1453 words · Anna Bentley

There is a lot to unpack from this Mortal Kombat X story trailer

It’s like a very bloody version of Where’s Waldo Ostensibly this story trailer forMortal Kombat Xis supposed to set the stage for the latest generation of Earthrealm warriors’ struggle against the forces of Outworld, but we all know what the real hype is about — character reveals! The trailer stars several descendents of pastMKwarriors we haven’t seen before, including Jax’s daughter, Jacqueline Briggs, Takashi Takeda, the son of Kenshi (no, he isn’t blind), and Kung Lao’s boy, Kung Jin....

May 20, 2025 · 2 min · 252 words · Patricia Rodriguez

Viz Media is getting into gaming with The World Next Door

Coming next month Viz Media is easily one of the largest names in anime and manga outside of Japan. Since its humble beginnings in 1986, its grown to become the largest publisher of graphic novels in the United States. Now, the company is dipping its toes into the video game market as it prepares to publish its first original title. The World Next Dooris an upcoming puzzle/adventure game from Viz Media and developer Rose City Games....

May 20, 2025 · 1 min · 148 words · Janet Palmer

What the Financial Crisis Means for Spam, Psychics, Hosiery & More

It ’s hard to witness something not impacted by our current financial crisis . Here are 12 examples of what the recession means for specific things , from Spam to sex dependency . 1. Spam It look like meat , it tastes like meat , but it ’s a far cheaper substitute for substance . It ’s Spam ! And it’sbooming . Though Hormel ’s share price has fallen with the overall marketplace , Spam sales are soar up as the economic crisis leaves consumer whip for immediate payment ....

May 20, 2025 · 6 min · 1260 words · Carlos Foster

You’re gonna spend way too long making a character in The Outer Worlds

Spend your points wisely The Outer Worldsis a deep and flexible role-playing game —not unlikeFallout: New Vegas, you might say — and that means it has a robust character creation tool. We’re 10 days away from the launch ofThe Outer Worlds, and developer Obsidian has given us a look at the different ways we can finely tune the protagonist to our liking. The video that’s embedded above shows how it all works....

May 20, 2025 · 2 min · 386 words · Monica Shaw

10 Tropes Involving Fantasy Weapons That Should Die In A Fire

arm are a major part of phantasy literature of every kind . That ’s why there ’s a whole category hollo “ Sword and Sorcery . ” But as fantasy narrative have proliferate , some phantasy weapon system trope have taken over the genre . Here are the ten we ’d wish to see withdraw . Nothing in this leaning was necessarily unsound the first few clock time they appeared ....

May 19, 2025 · 7 min · 1489 words · Emily Davis

11 Facts About John James Audubon

You might be familiar with the name John James Audubon from the snort preservation - focused Audubon Society — which he had nothing to do with innovation — or the notable illustrations in his groundbreaking natural chronicle collection , TheBirdsofAmerica . But there are a few surprising bits of history about this quintessential American naturalist … like the fact that , originally , he was neither American nor named Audubon ....

May 19, 2025 · 9 min · 1916 words · Joan Davidson