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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate may not be the actual “ultimate” (as in “final”) game in the series, but it certainly is the biggest to date. Its character count alone has swelled past six dozen, which is ... well, it’s a lot of characters. Enough that newcomers (and even seasoned pros) are likely to find themselves freezing up at the character select screen, trying to decide which of these tiny little portrait selections best represents their personal ethos. Well, good news: I’ve ranked the entire Smash Ultimate cast for you. This is not a ranking of the best fighters in Smash, because ... well, honestly, Smash isn’t really the kind of game most people play as serious competition. Smash is a good-times party fighter where you have fun and show off your great taste. That makes this list far more useful, as it grades characters according to their value based on their gaming legacy. Making your fighter selection based on our pecking order is the way … [Read more...] about We rank the Smash Bros. (and friends)

It’s been a long, strange road for the Xbox One. From the ill-considered rollout at E3 2013 to the subsequent abandonment of Kinect, one of the system’s signature features, it’s hard to escape the sense that the past five years have been a pivot and a subsequent sprint away from much of what the planners of the console intended it to be. Yet Microsoft has continued to update its box with an array of useful features, and great games for it continue to roll off the presses for its millions of eager owners, so let’s take a look at the ways that the console has evolved over the past half-decade. Xbox One X: a super-console in search of an audience At E3 2016, in what was partly an attempt to lift the cloud that had been hanging over the original Xbox One since launch, Microsoft announced two new versions of the system. The first of these was the Xbox One S, a slimmer, modestly upgraded version of the launch console that would go on to replace it in stores. The … [Read more...] about Xbox One re-review, five years in

Trophy hunting isn’t easy (especially for these games). Getting to a high level on PlayStation Network requires completionists to sink countless hours into titles on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Vita. Thankfully, a few games on these systems offer very achievable PlayStation platinum trophies. The following is a list of the easiest you can acquire on Sony’s hardware to boost your PSN level quickly and impress your friends. Easy PlayStation Platinum Trophies – Terminator: Salvation Should you browse through someone’s trophies on PSN and find Terminator: Salvation on their list, he or she is most likely a trophy hunter. Based off the movie of the same name, the game is widely considered easy among members of the community and is helpful in boosting one’s PSN level significantly, given that every trophy aside from the platinum is gold. It’ll take about four hours to complete it in its entirety on hard difficulty, which is a … [Read more...] about The Easiest PlayStation Platinum Trophies Ever

The Nintendo Switch is a pretty impressive machine, boasting the ability to play the same games at home and on the go. Given the hybrid’s relatively new position on the market and rapid adoption so far, it’s a surprise that Nintendo hasn’t made a bigger deal out of the features outlined below. The following outlines the cool things your Switch can do that you may not have known about. From attaching headsets to accessing region-locked games, these features will help you make the most of Nintendo’s innovative console. Hidden Nintendo Switch Features – Attaching Keyboards or Headsets The Switch dock features three USB slots, which are compatible with a wide variety of keyboards and headsets. Users simply need to plug in their devices to the ports to take advantage of them in-game.To test if their keyboards are compatible, fans should go to their Switch’s Album to see if they can enter characters into the “Add Text” field. Headsets can be … [Read more...] about Nintendo Switch Features You May Not Know About

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