Dark Souls: The Board Game is not my favorite tabletop game. But the team at Steamforged Games has surprised me with Dark Souls: The Card Game. Rather than a grueling miniatures skirmish game, it’s a brisk and tactical card game. Just like its predecessor, Dark Souls: The Card Game can be particularly brutal. What elevates Dark Souls: The Card Game, in my opinion, is its much more liberal use of the Dark Souls franchise’s massive amount of gear and items.

On May 9 at 12 a.m. PT, Nintendo will terminate the Miitomo social network and all of its features, the company announced on the app’s website. Once Miitomo is through, however, that’s it — users won’t be able to interact with any part of the app whatsoever. You can transfer your Mii character to your Nintendo Account by linking it to Miitomo. You can keep Sidekick Mii characters by saving them as a QR Code before the end of service on May 9 at 12 a.m. PT. Miitomo- themed icons and clothing item

On May 9 at 12 a.m. PT, Nintendo will terminate the Miitomo social network and all of its features, the company announced on the app’s website. Once Miitomo is through, however, that’s it — users won’t be able to interact with any part of the app whatsoever. You can transfer your Mii character to your Nintendo Account by linking it to Miitomo. You can keep Sidekick Mii characters by saving them as a QR Code before the end of service on May 9 at 12 a.m. PT. Miitomo- themed icons and clothing item

The report also notes that, despite backlash to the prevalence of loot boxes in video games in 2017, they’re not going anywhere. In response to a question about which platform(s) developers are currently making games for, 60 percent said PC. Only 12 percent said they were currently working on games for Nintendo Switch. Interest in developing for Switch shot past interest in VR headsets, mobile platforms and Xbox One. GDC’s free report on the State of the Game Industry 2018 can be downloaded in P

YouTube is investing $5 million into its Creators for Change program, the company announced today. YouTube’s decision to invest $5 million comes just months after creators involved with the program spoke about how discouraging it was to see less positive YouTubers earn top views and advertising deals. Sam Saffold, a burgeoning filmmaker and member of Creators for Change, addressed these issues during an event at Tribeca’s TV festival last year. “It’s disheartening to see those types of streamers

A lot of the new stuff is really cool, but you shouldn’t spend money on Overwatch loot boxes right now. Unfortunately, unlike event skins — which are pulled from smaller event loot tables — this batch is going straight into the enormous general loot table, which includes at least four skins for each of the game’s 26 heroes. Event boxes are better than regular boxesOverwatch’s loot boxes are controversial, and a lot of players feel they’re exploitative. I’m not saying you should buy loot boxes, b

Critics on YouTube have been loudly criticizing video game publishers for predatory monetization tactics like loot boxes and microtransactions for years. Stoking anger among consumers can be good business for some YouTubers, and it appears to be having an effect on developers themselves. A new report from Kotaku, citing EA as a prominent example, says that employees of the publisher have been demoralized by criticism from prominent YouTubers. Other EA games are stoking this anger from YouTubers

Dark Souls: The Board Game is not my favorite tabletop game. But the team at Steamforged Games has surprised me with Dark Souls: The Card Game. Rather than a grueling miniatures skirmish game, it’s a brisk and tactical card game. Just like its predecessor, Dark Souls: The Card Game can be particularly brutal. What elevates Dark Souls: The Card Game, in my opinion, is its much more liberal use of the Dark Souls franchise’s massive amount of gear and items.

Disney released a new Black Panther clip today that may recall some memories of early Fast and Furious movies to some viewers. [Warning: The following clip does contain some spoilers for Black Panther. The clip features T’Challa, as Black Panther, gliding through traffic on the roof of a stolen Lexus being driven by Shuri, one of Wakanda’s smartest citizens. We can gather that Black Panther is trying to chase something down, and some dangerous guys with weapons are trying to stop him. The swervi

Anthem, BioWare’s ambitious action role-playing game announced at E3 2017, will not come out until 2019, according to a report from Kotaku, representing a delay past the launch window originally said to be the last quarter of this year. Kotaku’s report characterizes Anthem’s delay as a sign of increasing pressure on the Electronic Arts studio to come back with a big hit following the disappointing performance of Mass Effect: Andromeda last year. “There’s a belief that if Anthem doesn’t live up t

Anthem, BioWare’s ambitious action role-playing game announced at E3 2017, will not come out until 2019, according to a report from Kotaku, representing a delay past the launch window originally said to be the last quarter of this year. Kotaku’s report characterizes Anthem’s delay as a sign of increasing pressure on the Electronic Arts studio to come back with a big hit following the disappointing performance of Mass Effect: Andromeda last year. “There’s a belief that if Anthem doesn’t live up t

Beleaguered retailer Toys R Us is planning to close approximately 180 stores across the U.S. as it navigates bankruptcy proceedings, the company announced yesterday. Toys R Us seeks to close “up to 182 underperforming brick-and-mortar store locations,” according to documents filed in federal bankruptcy court on Jan. 23. In addition, the retailer aims to convert some Toys R Us stores into combination Toys R Us and Babies R Us locations. Neither the memo from Brandon nor the court documents mentio

Stranger Things’ third season is still months away from premiering, but we have a few new details to tide us over until then. Executive producer Shawn Levy told Glamour season three may be the show’s shortest yet, with only eight or nine episodes planned. More information on the exact number of episodes Stranger Things’ third season will have should come at a later date. Levy also told Glamour that Stranger Things’ third season will mark a break for Will Byers, the poor resident of Hawkins, Indi

It’s all part of the campaign to promote the U Cypher Championship, India’s first televised esports tournament. So far, the tournament’s “title track,” produced in partnership with MTV India, has been viewed more than 320,000 times on YouTube with another 30 thousand views on Twitter. They tell Polygon that the U Cypher Championship is their first effort in esports, with the the goal of raising the profile of competitive video gaming throughout India. Teams compete in a round-robin format, and m

Trap Adventure 2, a mobile platformer that released by developer Hiroyoshi Oshiba (aka “hiro! Trap Adventure 2 is available for free from the iTunes App Store for iOS devices. The full version costs 99 cents to unlock, and if you’re even remotely serious about playing Trap Adventure 2, you’re going to want to drop a buck on it. Trap Adventure 2 is a “masocore” game in the vein of ultra hard platformers like Super Meat Boy, 1001 Spikes and I Wanna Be The Guy. Oshiba’s Trap Adventure games lean in

Last month’s Doomsday Clock left readers with a surprising cliffhanger: The reappearance of a Watchmen character they thought long dead. Now that Doomsday Clock #3 is out, it seems like they’re not. [Warning: This post will contain spoilers for Doomsday Clock #2 and #3.] And this was all we knew, until today’s Doomsday Clock #3 gave us a little more. And also those who just want to imagine what Watchmen writer Alan Moore’s reaction to the whole thing is.

Last month’s Doomsday Clock left readers with a surprising cliffhanger: The reappearance of a Watchmen character they thought long dead. Now that Doomsday Clock #3 is out, it seems like they’re not. [Warning: This post will contain spoilers for Doomsday Clock #2 and #3.] And this was all we knew, until today’s Doomsday Clock #3 gave us a little more. And also those who just want to imagine what Watchmen writer Alan Moore’s reaction to the whole thing is.

Beleaguered retailer Toys R Us is planning to close approximately 180 stores across the U.S. as it navigates bankruptcy proceedings, the company announced yesterday. Toys R Us seeks to close “up to 182 underperforming brick-and-mortar store locations,” according to documents filed in federal bankruptcy court on Jan. 23. In addition, the retailer aims to convert some Toys R Us stores into combination Toys R Us and Babies R Us locations. Neither the memo from Brandon nor the court documents mentio

YouTube is investing $5 million into its Creators for Change program, the company announced today. YouTube’s decision to invest $5 million comes just months after creators involved with the program spoke about how discouraging it was to see less positive YouTubers earn top views and advertising deals. Sam Saffold, a burgeoning filmmaker and member of Creators for Change, addressed these issues during an event at Tribeca’s TV festival last year. “It’s disheartening to see those types of streamers

Controversial personality Logan Paul returned to YouTube today, after taking a break from the platform to deal with backlash. On Jan. 8, Paul’s father, Greg Paul, released a video on Instagram confirming Logan would be returning to YouTube “soon” and posting a message supporting his eldest son. YouTube tweeted out an open letter on Jan. 9 condemning Paul’s video. A couple of days before Paul returned to YouTube, his brother, fellow vlogger Jake Paul, released his own video talking about Logan’s