Killin’ Goblins in the Name Of It’s time again for your semi-regular look at the season’s best and brightest anime! Welcome once more to Japanator’s Anime Binge Log! Last time we took a look atthe latest chapter ofJoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, a show that, while not universally-liked, is almost universally respected. This installment goes a bit deeper into the weeds with a show that managed to alienate a good chunk of its audience from the get-go:Goblin Slayer....

Import away! Valentine’s Day has come and gone but the so-called most romantic day of the year has left one lasting festive treat for everyone to enjoy in its wake. TheLollipop ChainsawValentine Editionreleased on Thursday in Japan and is now available from your favorite importer. The special edition includes a “perfect unlock code,” a pair of DVDs, a comic, and various baubles for your computer including a desktop clock, wallpapers, and an assortment of trailers....

Right on time We are now a solid month (give or take) past the release of BioWare’sMass Effect: Andromedaand, as if on cue, the game is getting abig price cuton physical copies of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions at GameStop. The ubiquitous gaming retailer is slashing prices by 33% on console copies only in a week-long promotion. You can order online and receive free shipping by using code SAVER during checkout or simply choose to pick-up at your local store (if supplies are available)....

Monopoly GO’sFloral Face-Off tournament is returning for a second time with a refreshed set of rewards to claim and another leaderboard to climb. For the next 24 hours, you’ll compete alongside dozens of other players to get dice, cash, and stickers while finishing the event’s prize milestones. Here’s the complete list of Floral Face-Off tournament rewards. All Floral Face-Off tournament rewards in Monopoly GO The second version ofMonopoly GO’sFloral Face-Off tournament has 30 rewards to gain until Jun 12, 2025....

The Kar98k has been one ofModern Warfare 3‘s most controversial weapons, with its powerful one-shot nature drawing huge criticism from the community. Now, Sledgehammer has confirmed that it’s getting nerf, but not everyone is pleased about it. Introduced in Season 4, the Kar98k has been the subject of intense scrutiny, with plenty ofplayers begging Sledgehammer to make it less powerful. Finally, we now know that the Kar98k will be tweaked with the Season 4 Reloaded patch, with the developer posting a comment on Reddit to announce the move....

Thank goodness. This old backbone has gotten worn out Today, publisher Raw Fury announced that a new game in theBackboneseries is on its way. Before you get too excited, however, said announcement was made by way of teaser, so there’s very little information. In fact, it’s just called NewBackboneGame right now. https://youtu.be/3wJwPBUp724 If you don’t remember,Backbone isa visually striking game noir released back in June. It features anthropomorphic animals discovering the disturbing truth of their class-based social structure....

Ill-obtained creatures are gone Niantic has struggled with cheaters inPokemon Gofrom the onset, and their responses have had a polarizing effect on the game’s players. Rather than address users that spoof or exploitGo, the company has focused a lot of their efforts on banning outside programs that made the game more manageable; and in the early days, I’d go so far as to say they made the game playable. Like anythingGorelated it’s a very slow and steady response, and this past week the project’s official Twitter account announced that more third party apps are being banned, and that ill-gotten Pokemon will be removed from player’s accounts....

To celebrateSonic the Hedgehog’s 20th anniversary, I have undertakenthe E.G.G.M.A.N challenge, and it’s driven me into a state of almost comfortable insanity. In order to take the challenge, you play the above video, which is theSonic Adventure 2song “E.G.G.M.A.N” looped for fifteen minutes. At first, the music (and your desire to knowwhysomeone looped this for fifteen minutes) will overwhelm you, but after about the third loop, you’ll start to pick out lyrics....

Meanwhile Pac-Man is going strong One popular Japanese arcadehas announcedit is removingPokkén Tournamentdue to lack of popularity and profitability, and the fact that thegame will be releasing on Wii Unext year. Aredditorreports that the fighting game wasn’t very popular even here in America at two Dave and Buster’s, saying, “Pokkénmachines were mostly a ghost town with little interest at Dave and Buster’s, while everyone was raving near theTekken 7machines.” PerhapsPokkén Tournamentjust isn’t deep enough for the arcade crowd, or maybe Nintendo fans just don’t like to leave the house for anything other than getting StreetPasses (I’m kidding)....

So it seems thatCall of Juarez’sbrief stint in the modern erais over with. Goodbye and good riddance, I say. Returning to the old west setting of its series heritage,Call of Juarez: The Gunslingeraims to bring an arcade flair all its own. Does it actually work, though? Call of Juarez: The Gunslinger(PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade, PC)Developer: TechlandPublisher: UbisoftRelease: 2013 Right now, it’s too early to gauge the answer to that question — the build we saw was hands off and in an alpha state....

If it ain’t broke… Five long years have passed since the originalRace Driver: GRIDoffered racing fans an excellent hybrid racer with edge-of-your seat thrills in a great variety of racing styles. While theDiRTseries has branched out a bit inGRID‘s absence, it has never really fulfilled the great scope of the robust experience since its primary focus has always been on rally racing and showy tricks rather than a great variety of races with aggressive A....

[Dtoid community blogger Wrenchfarm shares some valuable tips and tricks for survival inFTL: Faster than Light.Want to see your own words appear on the front page?Go write something!–Mr Andy Dixon] FTLtells a bare-bone story that is as familiar and comfortable as an old shoe to a sci-fi genre fan. Ostensibly the goal of the game is to fly your ship through eight sectors’ worth of hostile space while evading the pursuing Rebel Fleet to deliver some TOP SECRET INFORMATION to the remains of the Federation....

A modern take on the C64 shmup Uridium MixedBag’s space shooterFuturidiumlooked rad on PS Vita, but when it comes to PlayStation games, one version doesn’t cut it any more. Not when there’s the possibility of Cross-Buy. Thankfully, the expandedFuturidium EP Deluxeis also coming to PS4 and it’ll be a “buy one, get both versions” deal when it releases “soon” on PlayStation Network. It took me a little while to grasp what was going on in this trailer....