Someone Did The Math On Which Dice Are The Best In Super Mario Party

Curious to find out which of the new character-specific dice in Super Mario Party was the best, a math teacher in Ohio decided to research their underlying statistics. While he found that some characters are better for rolling higher numbers on average, the game is overall too random for character choice to always matter. In…

Bayonetta Destroyed By Toon Link, Of All Characters, At Smash Major

While Leffen was busy spiking his controller in the Super Smash Bros. Melee finals, last weekend’s The Big House 8 tournament also hosted a high-level Super Smash Bros. for Wii U competition. A former Evo champion competed alongside 280 other players in Detroit, but even with the supposed strongest character, he found himself on the…

Sources: Microsoft Is Close To Buying Obsidian

Microsoft is finalizing a deal to acquire the independent development studio Obsidian Entertainment, according to three people briefed on the negotiations. We don’t know if ink is on paper yet, and plenty of major acquisition deals have fallen apart in the final hours, but those close to the companies believe it is all but done.…

New Sims Expansion Adds A Grim New Job: ‘Influencer’

The Sims 4 next expansion will be called Get Famous. It’s set to release November 16th, and your Sims will be able to, you know, get famous. Get Famous comes with a new world, the Hollywood inspired Del Sol Valley, and two new careers: acting and the nebulously named “influencer” career. The Sims’s team has…

Did you know EverQuest II has averaged at least one expansion pack a year since its 2004 launch? Today Daybreak announced EQII’s 15th expansion, Chaos Descending, goes live on Tuesday, November 13. Players can explore new elemental planes and start gearing and leveling up their mounts. Weird.

Death To Fall Damage

One of the things I love about Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, a game full of things to love, is this: You can’t die from fall damage. No matter what. From the start of the game, your main character (Kassandra, or Alexios if you’re basic) will take reduced damage from leaping off mountains or buildings, no matter…

Inside The Mind Of A Viral Comedian

Gabe Gundacker, the comedian and musician who crafted the nonsensical earworm “Zendaya Is Meechee,” wrote his Wii Sports-inspired album by accident. “I thought I was writing a new song,” he said over the phone. “It was really good, I was like ‘oh, this melody’s awesome.’ Then a day later I played it back and I…

We Debate Whether Super Mario Party Is Actually Evil (And Whether That’s Bad)

Hello, Mario Partiers and haters alike. Last week, Nintendo released Super Mario Party, a four-player digital board game about playing cute mini-games and destroying your friends. I reviewed the game. I liked it a lot. It was a great take on a classic formula, in my opinion, but it’s certainly not just about me here.…

Smash Champion Takes Out Loss On His Poor Controller

It’s normal to be frustrated after a loss, but some fighting game competitors take things a step further by demolishing the controller they were using to play just moments earlier. The latest player to join this illustrious club alongside notables like Sanford Kelly and Runitblack is reigning Evo champion William “Leffen” Hjelte, who spiked his…

Borderlands 2 VR Coming To PlayStation 4 In December

2K and Gearbox Software plan to bring Borderlands fans deeper into Pandora than every before on December 14, when a retooled version of Borderlands 2 launches on PlayStation VR. Who’s up for some cel shaded motion sickness? More than just the original game with a new control scheme, Borderlands 2 VR has been significantly reworked in…

Your Fall 2018 Anime Guide [Updated]

It’s fall! The leaves are changing colors, the weather is getting cooler, and new anime shows are debuting. Which ones are you going to watch? Below are this fall’s anime broadcasts. Hit us up in the comments with your must-watch shows. Update 8:00am – October 9: This guide has been updated with new simulcast info.…

Anime Super Fan Spent $26,000 On His Favorite Character

This is Rem from Re:Zero. Twitter user Onika_Rem0202 loves her and has decorated his room and wheels with the character. To date, Onika_Rem0202 has spent 3 million yen ($26,505) on Rem related goods. The live-sized Rem figure alone cost the equivalent of $14,000.

Thailand Hotel Decorates Room With Hitler 

This is the “Communist” room at the Love Villa Hotel in Nonthaburi, Thailand, which is an hour or so away from Bangkok. The room was decorated with Hitler and Nazi imagery. Never mind that the Russians fought against the Nazis—or, more importantly, decorating your hotel in Hitler is in poor taste. According to Coconuts, the…

First Look At The Live-Action Adaptation Of The Manga Kingdom 

Yasuhisa Hara’s manga about the Warring States period in China is being turned into a live-action movie. Here is a first look. Kingdom follows the adventures of a young warrior who becomes one of China’s greatest generals and unites the country Shinsuke Sato (live-action Gantz and Bleach) is directing the picture, which was shot in…