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Everybody knows that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s netcode sucks. Players have been shouting at Nintendo to improve the online performance of Smash Bros, to no avail. It’s so bad that when Evo swapped to online tournaments due to COVID-19 (before being canceled entirely due to an unrelated scandal), Smash Bros. was left off the list likely because the games would be so laggy that professional players simply wouldn’t agree to compete....

In a talk at the Bernstein Annual Strategic Decisions Conference last week, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick stated that he believes Google oversold Stadia’s potential. “The launch of Stadia has been slow. I think there was some overpromising on what the technology could deliver and some consumer disappointment as a result,” were his exact words. Google’s game streaming service, Stadia, launched last November with all of the enthusiasm of a wet fart....

After the success that was Telltale’s The Walking Dead, most figured it was only a matter of time before the developer expanded to even bigger properties. Through that episodic adventure game, Telltale had not only shown themselves to be competent storytellers, but also that they can adapt a property with an appropriate amount of reverence and care. The first signs of Telltale’s new found development prowess came in the form of two pretty big VGX 2013 announcements, one for Tales from the Borderlands and the other for an adaptation of HBO’s Game of Thrones....

The Twins are a mechanical boss players can face in Hardmode of Terraria. In essence, they are a much harder version of the fight against the Eye of Cthulhu. Killing them is entirely optional as the main rewards are trophies, achievements, and Gold Coins. For players looking to tackle these challenging foes it’s important to know what makes them tick. Each Twin has different attack patterns and weaknesses the player can exploit....

Every now and then there is a game that is eagerly anticipated by gamers in North America, but for one reason or another isn’t given a North American release. This doesn’t happen as much as in the 8, 16, and 32-bit eras of gaming, but it still happens on occasion. Frequently this is done because the task of translating the game’s text from Japanese to English would be cost-prohibitive; especially with RPGs before optic media became popular and all in-game dialogue was written instead of spoken....

Generation 5 added the most new Pokémon since generation 1, and some of the designs were very weird compared to the average Pokémon. With so many new creatures added, it’s no surprise that some of them ended up being a little bit wackier than others, and this list will cover some of the most peculiar creatures from the Unova region. Pokémon designs such as a garbage Pokémon and a creature made out of ice cream are only scratching the surface of the interesting designs that came out of generation 5....

The Season 5 opener serves as a loving and contemplative reflection on the 100’s time on earth so far, and really on their whole journey. Focusing almost entirely on Clarke’s path during the time jump, her relationship with Madi and the arrival of Con Air in Space, it also offers our first glimpse at SpaceKru, the small subset of the 100 that went back up to space without Clarke. The new theme, the most obvious changes to the opener so far, is not playing around....

The early 2000s were a major change in the landscape of home gaming consoles. SEGA abruptly discontinued hardware production to focus solely on software development, while Microsoft staked their claim with the brand new Xbox. Sony and Nintendo, however, continued to power through in the next generation of consoles with the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube, respectively. Sony did have a leg up on Nintendo, however. For starters, the PS2 launched a full year and a half earlier than the GameCube in Japan and North America, forcing Nintendo fans to either sit and wait on their wallets, or jump the gun and grab a PlayStation....

The timeline in the MCU can be quite confusing. And no, we’re not going MatPat theory deep into it. The Avengers: Age of Ultron took place at the end of what the MCU calls Phase 2. Followed by Ant-Man which was the final film in Phase 2. Phase 3 films in chronological order leading up to Avengers: Infinity War includes, Captain America: Civil War, Dr. Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Thor: Ragnarok, and Black Panther....

Raids and their mechanics are one of the most heavily guarded secrets among developers of MMOs and live service games, but that has not stopped dataminers from allegedly getting their hands on an incredible amount of details about the mechanics of The Division 2’s first raid, Operation Dark Hours. This leak comes from the same user on The Division subreddit who previously leaked early details about The Division 2’s first 8-player raid....

Pre-loading for the open beta of Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 is live right now, and there’s no doubt that plenty of would-be Agents are getting ready for the days ahead to get a feel for Ubisoft and Massive Entertainment’s next entry in the action-RPG series. In order to help set the tone for this weekend’s public testing phase, the publisher and developer have now put out a new trailer that highlights what it will be like in the Dark Zone, which is the game’s PvP arena....

The PS5 DualSense controller is absolutely packed with cool new features. While the adaptive triggers are definitely the hottest topic, the built-in microphone might actually be even more impressive. While a high-quality mic in every controller will no doubt bring better communication and teamwork to online games, it will also make it easier to be toxic and annoying. The DualSense controller has a new button used to mute the microphone, but it may have been better if the button muted everyone else instead....

The following contains The Flash spoilers The Flash Season 8 Episode 10 As an individual episode, The Flash’s “Reckless” is a fairly uneventful hour. The team is embarrassingly unsuccessful at stopping the mysterious black fire that’s cold fusion burning people to death all over town. Deon’s freaking out about Iris’s time sickness, which still doesn’t make any sense at all. Sue Dearbon continues to display her impressive array of personal outerwear....

The Game Awards 2015 announces its full list of nominees today, covering all of the best video games, developers, players, and performers for this year. With less than three weeks to go before show time, The Game Awards 2015 has published its list of nominees for the ceremony, and considering the contenders, it’s going to be an extremely entertaining night. Taking into account the success of the event last year, producer Geoff Keighly announced the show’s return several months ago....

For years, the traditional sports industry has battled charges of sexism, racism and homophobia. But as of late, professional sports seem to have found redemption by being a fierce advocate for social change. The same, however, can’t always be said for the gaming community. In recent years, the world of traditional sports has used social media to reach out to fans in powerful ways. Players have used their platforms to draw attention to social causes, sometimes sacrificing their careers along the way, as was the case of Colin Kaepernick....

Tingle is one of the most contentious characters in the history of Zelda. On one hand, he was popular enough to star in three spin-off games in Japan, all of which were successful. On the other, he was the subject of an infamous IGN campaign from 2004 titled, “Die, Tingle, Die!” (which I reckon is totally slanderous). Even the brief paragraph above is enough to prove that Tingle is polarizing, but I’d like to go on the record and say that I firmly believe he’s one of Nintendo’s most genius creations....

Because every bit of good news helps these days, Indiana Jones is finally getting the release it was always destined for, and no, that doesn’t refer to the upcoming Indy video game from Bethesda. The 4 films are now set to release on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, and the prospect of watching that fridge fly through the air in super high definition has many fans shaking with anticipation. All 4 films, including Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Temple of Doom, The Last Crusade, and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, will now be available to the masses in the level of detail they were always meant for, at least until something better comes along (or if someone just decides to look at the actual, very expensive props from the Indiana Jones movies)....

The Legend Of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is a game with many different resources and items to manage. Players will constantly have to monitor their health, stamina, temperature, armor level, and weapon degradation (which some fans don’t like) among many other things. One of the most complex aspects of this breathtakingly long RPG is the material/food component where players can cook food to build/craft items. And, among all the materials in the game, the Guardian components such as the screws, springs, and shafts are some of the rarest....

As the launch of Destiny 2 moves closer and closer, more is being revealed of the game, both intentionally and not. The latest leak is the game’s achievement/trophy list, which reveals the name of the first raid, Leviathan. Along with that reveal, it appears that the hard mode of the raid is no longer being called “Hard Mode” or “Heroic Mode” as it was in Destiny 1. It is instead referred to as “Prestige difficulty....

A lone rider on horseback; a child’s oath of vengeance upon the sight of a beheaded parent; a burly, statuesque, and shirtless he-man swinging a sword into battle while lit only by the glow of wildfire. All of these things could be used to describe the joy of ‘80s beefcake action movies, a la Conan: The Barbarian (1982) or The Beastmaster (1982). But such images are given new and startling life in the first trailer for Robert Eggers’ The Northman....