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[Today’s promoted blog comes once again from AwesomeExMachina, who really, really likesCastle Crashers. Want to see your own blog on the front page next week? Make sure you get yourMotion Control blogwritten before Monday. — JRo] A friend and I sat down to playX-Men Arcadea few weeks ago with his younger brother. Despite his youth, he only once made a disparaging comment about the game having only three basic buttons. After a few rounds and a couple deaths, we burned through the meager amount of starting lives....

If you were a bit put off by how differentKirby’s Epic Yarnwas from the rest of the series, I think you’re going to be happy withKirby Wii(official title pending). The game takes the classic Kirby formula and adds four-player local co-op, much likeNew Super Mario Bros. Wii did a few years back, except ten times more insane. In this build of the game, you have the choice between playing as Kirby, King Dedede, Meta Knight, and Waddle Dee....

The For the Club 2 objective is now live inEA FC 24, and it’s an amazing opportunity to get rewarded inEA FC 25. The For the Club 2 objective isn’t like any other live service, as it’s part of the Pre-Season carryover rewards. Once you complete the sets, you may get special packs in Ultimate Team. But there’s more, as some of the rewards will carry over to the upcoming title when it launches on September 20 in early access (rewards to be made available in October)....

Fresh out of TGS It’s about the one-year anniversary of the first time we learned aboutEarth Defense Force: Iron Rain. In those 12 months since its Tokyo Game Show 2017 reveal, D3 Publisher hasn’t said much thisEDFspin-off thing. Here’s what we know aboutEarth Defense Force: Iron Rain: It’s being developed by Yukes rather than Sandlot. There’s a more serious and realistic tone to this game (as realistic as giant alien ants can be anyway)....

Exercising in a confined space on a popular platform in Japan? Makes sense There’s a certain degree of mystique surroundingFitness Boxing, especially since a lot of people haven’t even heard of it. Although it seems like it’s a full first-party title, it’s actually an Imagineer project: it was only published by Nintendo in the west. The gist is that you’ll use two Joy-Con to work out to boxing routines, with customizable trainers and “hit” songs that are mostly late 2000s and early 2010s joints....

Thebig buff patchthat arrived this week forHelldivers 2apparently introduced a new bug that allows players to fly across the map. Man, what is it with emotes inHelldivers 2and their ability to let players defy gravity with such confidence? Players on the officialHelldiverssubreddit recently revealed the exploit. In a short video clip, a player rhythmically taps the Emote button to, well,teabagthrough the air with the greatest of ease. According to the poster, the exploit was unintentionally discovered when they were trying to make use of a different exploit tied to emotes....

Expect Blanka in FGO presently In a sudden and frankly surprising turn of events, Yoshinori Ono has been officially appointedPresident and COO of Delightworks, the company behind mobile phenomenonFate/Grand Order,upcoming fighterMelty Blood: Type Lumina, and recent disasterSakura Wars: Hanasaki Maidens. Yoshinori Ono previously worked with Capcom for almost three decades,before leaving the company in the summer of 2020.During his time with the developer/publisher, Ono worked on top brands includingResident Evil, Onimusha, andDead Rising, but his greatest achievement remains his incredible resurrection of theStreet Fighterfranchise....

Including your mistakes Turn 10 Studios was on hand to tout its new Drivatar feature inForza Motorsport 5at E3, allowing us all to revel in yet another ridiculous made up word. Taking advantage of cloud processing, the Drivatar removes the need for traditional AI, instead having non-player drivers learn from players. The Drivatar learns how a player takes a turn, how they deal with traffic, and when they drive dirty. When you leave the game, your Drivatar will continue playing, racing against others the way you would race against them, earning credits as it does so....

Watch this, help the children Gabe Newell and I have lived very different COVID-19 quarantines. I’ve been chained to my desk blogging about games for the 105th consecutive month. Newell went to New Zealand because it seemed nice, became so enamored that he lobbied the government to let him move Valve there, and then got bored enough to blast a gnome into space. The gnome, colloquially known to you and me and Gnome Chompski, got there safe and sound....

Tracking down Points of Interest on maps inHelldivers 2could lead to riches such as a hoard ofRequisition Slips. But did you know you can also find Super Credits, the currency used for premium content? It’s true, and there’s a way to farm Super Credits inHelldivers 2. The best method to farm Super Credits inHelldivers 2is to run small maps and explore every Point of Interest (PoI) for items before ending the mission....

Thumping bullet hell excitement for $2.50 A lot of classic shmups also happen to work as metaphors for insemination. The last level ofR-Type Finalimmediately comes to mind. Wouldn’t you know it, but there isa guywho’s taken that theme even further, with the game likeSpace Phallusand the award-winningScoregasm. For some mysterious reason,Scoregasmis 75% off just for today. The game has plenty of interesting bullet patterns and interesting mechanics to explore, so if you like that kind of thing, you’ll like this thing....

I’ll admit it: I was one of those kids who dreamed of becoming a lawyer one day. I may not be one in real life, but becoming one inBitLifeis easier than you’d expect. That is, if you know the steps to pursuing this role. Becoming a lawyer inBitLifecan be tricky if you’re unsure which university degree to pursue or how to secure a job after your studies. Let’s dive into how to become a lawyer for your next achievement, challenge, or scavenger hunt....

InHelldivers 2, you spend your hard-earned currencies toupgrade your powerful, enemy-stomping arsenal. But what do you do with those Samples found out in the field? You can use them to customize your ship inHelldivers 2, allowing you to make Stratagems even more impactful. Samples can be found near mission objectives and points of interest duringHelldivers 2missions. They start off as Common Samples but increase in rarity as you raise the difficulty....