I feel nuts looking at all the praise but Nioh 3 seems like such a big step down from 2. The open world is not doing much for me, without tight quarters there's no feeling of hard fought progress when you clear out areas. They removed so much friction I feel like I'm just gliding through.

We finally have a photo of the previously unseen Zelda 1 art on display at the Nintendo Museum. The cartouche in the top right, subtitled "THE MAP OF HYRULE," depicts 3 fairy/goddess figures unfolding a cloth (making the world?). Miyamoto's signature is on the bottom right.

Guile... Guinan... Guilenan

Oh hey. It's me. I'm back. I wanted to talk to all the devs who took the war chest from their popular games (and YouTube careers!) and turned it into a publishing studio to find out what they're doing differently and if its working out for them. Turns out...yeah seems like its going good!

Good morning! February marks the 10th anniversary of Stardew Valley. I had the great pleasure of speaking to ConcernedApe ahead of the occasion about the last ten years and his plans for the future. It's a nice long one, please enjoy: www.ign.com/articles/sta...

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This game rules, definitely try it if you’re into Obra Dinn/Golden Idol/Roottrees style deduction games

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Tomodachi Life stream going great so far

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the final battle #ff7rebirth

I'm not suggesting that they make a movie based on the thin plot of each game, but it's wild how much they are just grabbing whatever to put in these movies. In this 2 minute trailer alone, there's stuff from Galaxy, Odyssey, SMB1/2/3, World, Yoshi's Island AND Yoshi's Safari. Maybe pick a lane?

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If you're not in Minnesota and curious how to help, this is a week old but is well organized, includes multiple easy-to-understand bullet points, and seems like a good place to start: www.reddit.com/r/minnesota/...

Wow this cast is STACKED

NEW VIDEO ALERT: 230 games came out on Steam the first week of 2026. I looked at every page to see what I could learn about the state of Steam. It made me feel like I was dying. youtu.be/Yjf-GPp3n5k

Last week, I got a corrections request for a story I didn't write, on a publication I don't write for. It sent me down a very strange rabbit hole involving a mysterious content publisher. There's a lot I don't understand, but here's what I know: aftermath.site/nicole-carpe...

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Breaks my heart to share this, but today is my last day at The Verge and I am looking for work! I'd really like to stay in video games, preferably in some kind of journalistic capacity but I can do PR/Marketing and maybe even a lil Narrative Design. Please get in touch! www.ashparrish.com

Inverse's Gaming section is being shut down as the company "divests" from gaming content. I'm out of a job along with my wonderful co-writers. I've put my heart and soul into this job for four years. Gonna need to take time to process, but I'm now completely open for work - and boy do I need it.

this is genuinely incredible

hi! i'm co-founding a new gaming website with my former polygon colleague @zoehhannah.com. it's called mothership.blog. i made it for someone like me... the kind of website i always wished we had in our space. watch the video to learn more :D

Most of you on here

Started replaying Mega Man X4 only to realize… I don’t think I’ve ever played X4 to begin with? And it’s amazing?? Feels like I found 100 dollars in my pocket

This month on What A Cartoon Movie: "My Neighbor Totoro"! We're taking an in-depth look at this charming slice-of-life film that defined Studio Ghibli and won over global audiences. Exclusively on Patreon. www.patreon.com/posts/what-c...

Merry Christmas! If you'd like to spend 45 minutes celebrating video game history with me, we're about to debut The Untold Story of the Nintendo Entertainment System. I worked on his ALL YEAR, and I genuinely think it will reshape how we all think about the system. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJvp...

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Incredible Star Wars holiday cards from 1977.

now petting first time

Phil Hartman as the Grinch, from a 1994 Behind the Scenes special on TNT. Not directly related to The Simpsons, but this clip was too good to not share, since Phil was a regular Simpsons guest star during this time.

Simply Having A wonderful

this is a really good piece of writing and i am very glad i read it and i think you might be too.

It's that time of the year again

New life-size dioramas at Ghibli Park. There's even "On Your Mark" and "Ghiblies 2" ♡ news.ntv.co.jp/category/cul...

Tonight Stekkjastaur, the first of Iceland's 13 Yule Lads, comes down from the mountains. He likes to sneak into the sheep shed to drink milk from the ewes. All the children put a shoe in the window for him to put a treat or a little gift in – if they have been good! The bad children get a potato.

leon’s back, baby

Talked to the Mad Men special effects foreman holding the puke hose about all the (usually) invisible creative work that goes into making grounded TV feel real

Lost my Animal Crossing save so I started a new island last month. Telling myself to take it slow, trying not to min/max everything and burn out by being a turnip day trader. We’ll see how long it lasts.

me and @adashtra.bsky.social are doing an AMA about metroid prime 4 this afternoon, so get those questions in www.theverge.com/games/836580...