Video games have been hugely important this year for many reasons. One of those being that throughout this year people have been locked inside due to the ongoing pandemic, and more have turned to games. But we’ve also seen games used for different methods. The US Military faced controversy earlier this year for using Twitch
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Well, the nominees for this year’s edition of The Game Awards have now been unveiled and the games receiving the most nominations are rather unsurprising. Host Geoff Keighley announced the full slate of nominees for all categories in a live stream this morning with titles like The Last of Us Part II, Ghost of Tsushima, Final Fantasy VII
Whether you enjoy the show or not, The Game Awards has essentially become the games industry’s equivalent of the Oscars, Grammys, or Emmys. Even though every other publication around the globe (including us here at DualShockers) ends up handing out annualized “Best Of” awards of their own, Geoff Keighley’s The Game Awards is the showcase
With the Halloween event out of the way, Animal Crossing: New Horizons players have been eagerly anticipating the next updates to the game. Nintendo’s biggest hit of the year has already seen a handful of updates, including swimming and diving, dream islands and more and now we have confirmation of the next two events, a
Awkwafina — actor, comedian, and all around entertainer — shows off her favorite Nintendo Switch games in a new promotional video for the system. We see her playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and, after losing a bet in the latter, is forced to don a Toad cosplay. Which is actually
Gabriel Salas, a freelance 3D generalist, posted a fan teaser trailer for an Animal Crossing TV series that him and his team created. The video, done in gorgeously impressive stop motion animation, stars fan favorite villager Isabelle as she goes around her set taking care of errands before starting the show: So happy to finally
Animal Crossing: New Horizons has undoubtedly been one of this year’s runaway successes. Nintendo’s island hit, which recently received its spooky fall update, sold over 22 million copies in its first five months, won Game of the Year at Tokyo Game Show and has played host to some political campaigning ahead of this year’s upcoming
Since its release in March, Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been one of the few respites in 2020, and its constant seasonal updates have given everyone a reason to continue playing throughout the year. As of today, the newest seasonal update has gone live for those in the Northern Hemisphere. New DIY recipes, Halloween inspired outfits
It’s now been six months since Animal Crossing: New Horizons hit the Switch. Over the months since release, the game has become a cultural phenomenon and is easily one of the most successful releases of the year. The game, which has already sold well over 22 million copies, has played a supporting role in political
In a year that has certainly sucked for many of us, there was a game that released earlier in the year that gave some of us some peace and enjoyment. That game is Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The game has gone on to become one of the best selling Nintendo titles ever made and has
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the biggest game of this year and to celebrate Halloween the game is going to become a lot scarier once we get to October with its latest update. [Announcement] Find spooky surprises with the Fall update for #AnimalCrossing: New Horizons, arriving on 9/30! pic.twitter.com/cwIbl6TplG — Isabelle (@animalcrossing) September 25, 2020 The
Somehow it’s already September… This year has certainly been a challenge, but one thing remains constant. Animal Crossing: New Horizons continues to be a delight. Leaving August behind means the changing of seasons as Animal Crossing players in the Northern Hemisphere bid farewell to Summer and welcome Fall. As we enter the best of the
Given its proximity to the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, Animal Crossing: New Horizons has often been called “the game of quarantine.” Thanks to its calming atmosphere and relaxing gameplay, Animal Crossing has been a source of comfort for a lot of people during these wildly uncertain times. Most of all, it has proven to be a
If a year ago you’d have asked anybody what Gary Whitta was best known for you’d have probably got one of three responses; writing Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, being the former editor in chief of PC Gamer magazine or for his appearances on the Kinda Funny Games Daily podcast. This year changed that
It’s safe to say that two of the biggest successes this year have been Persona 5 Royal and Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The two games have sold millions of copies between them, with Animal Crossing recently hitting 22 million alone, and have both received more than stellar reviews. Now, posted on the Persona 5 subreddit
In a recent press release, Gillette Venus announced their Skinclusive Summer Line — a set of download codes for Animal Crossing: New Horizons players who are looking to make their character’s skin match their skin in real life. While studios have been looking for ways to add accessibility options to games, this is a pretty
In barely four months, Animal Crossing: New Horizons has become Japan’s second best selling game ever. In a recent report from Game Data Library, New Horizons was ranked third under Pokemon Red/Blue/Green version and Pokemon Gold/Silver. However, that ranking is inaccurate as of recently when the new sales data released: Adding the additional sales,
There has been a lot of gaming-related conversations this year, lots of highly anticipated games, the next-generation is on the way, Unreal Engine 5 was teased. It’s been busy for sure. Twitter has been keeping tabs on the conversations taking place this year, and in a new blog post, it’s been revealed what conversations have
It’s that time of the month again when the NPD group reveal the list of top selling games of the previous month, and shocking nobody, this month it’s topped by Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us Part II. This list, which covers US sales only, looks at both physical and digital sales on PC and
Animal Crossing: New Horizons released back in March, and while the game has been out for several months now, players are continuing to find new and creative ways to make their islands and homes distinct. Some players have shown a ton of imagination while trying to live out their fantasies on their Animal Crossing islands,
If you’ve been scratching your head at why your villagers in Animal Crossing: New Horizons just randomly decide they want to go, and you become concerned that somehow it was your fault, the formula for it all has been uncovered through datamining. Ninji posted a Twitter thread from the 1.2.0 version of the game, but the behavior
Until this moment I never imagined what Persona 5 and Animal Crossing: New Horizon crossover fanart would look like. But seeing it now, Twitter artist Enrique Bolatre (Lovely Nighto) meshes the two completely different styles as they imagine what the main cast would look like as the villagers from the popular Nintendo title: Persona Crossing
Do you think quarantine is getting to you? It looks like it’s getting to numerous members at PETA. You’ll probably remember a while ago, shortly after Nintendo’s Animal Crossing: New Horizons launched, PETA published a guide on playing the game ethically, stating numerous reasons why the game is cruel towards animals. Basically catching all those bugs
Following his guest appearance on episode 11 of Gary Whitta’s “Animal Talking”, actor Danny Trejo has his own recurring segment on the show. Rogue One screenwriter and “Kinda Funny Games Daily” co-host Gary Whitta has taken the world by storm with his Animal Crossing talk show, “Animal Talking”. During the show’s first episode Whitta claimed
Just like me, I am sure many of you readers out there have been stuck at home during the Coronavirus pandemic and have had to congregate with friends or coworkers over Zoom or another video conference software. As you may have seen, you can change up your Zoom backdrop with any image you can get
Having been out now for nearly two months, Animal Crossing: New Horizons was truly the game that we needed at the right moment. Coming right as the world was upended by the coronavirus pandemic, New Horizons proved to be the island escape of our dreams, and has been a resounding success for Nintendo since it debuted. Of
The Maximus Cup in Tetris 99 is a long-running event that gives players fun rewards for competing. This weekend, the team kicks off the 13th Cup, with the big prize being a new Animal Crossing theme for your Tetris enjoyment. Mixing the serenity of the Animal Crossing music with the stress of Tetris is going
There’s a deep love for Nintendo’s Animal Crossing: New Horizons, but despite it having so many devoted fans, there’s something everyone is usually in agreement with. The UI/UX is bloody awful and the game is a chore. Thanks to this fan-made video, we can see what the game would look like if it were given a quality
We’ve had the pleasure of having the Nintendo Switch in our lives since March 3, 2017, when it released worldwide and ever since then, this portable little device has been a worthy staple across households everywhere. Children and adults alike have delved into the hybrid console to game away the hours on popular titles such
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is host to some incredible terraforming feats, resulting in beautiful and creative map designs. One such map was done and subsequently posted by Reddit user VaynMaanen, who managed to recreate the entire The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past map on his island: After 4 grueling days of terraforming