Bill Paxton Is Just The Best
After playing through several hours of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare's Exo Zombies game mode, I've come to the following conclusion: Bill Paxton is pretty awesome. It all comes down to three little words.
A Horror Game Where Aliens Abduct Your Baby
The Hum: Abductions is a horror game that looks like what you would get if mixed P.T., Gone Home, and aliens. Meaning: it looks excellent.
Track: Birdwalker | Album: Give Love | Artist: Josh Dion Band
125 People Are Building All Of Game of Thrones In Minecraft
Look at this video. Just look at it. Forget the stilted narration by Bran Stark and just look at those goddamn cities and mountains. It is amazing what a group of driven people can do with enough creativity and time.
The Game That Wants To Get Smaller, Not Bigger
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Since 1983, the record for the smallest game of (computer) chess in the world belonged to 1K ZX Chess, at 672 bytes, a game so small you could print its code in a magazine article. It took nearly 32 years, but that record has now been broken.
The Most Infamous Pokémon Bootleg
There's Pokémon Crystal, the third game in the second generation of Pokémon games. And then there's Pokémon Vietnamese Crystal, the bootleg version of the game with mistranslations. There's a difference.
Facebook Went Down, FIVE People Called 911
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Facebook went down for a little bit on Monday, which for most people was a slight inconvenience. Others, however, lost their shit a little.
The Pros And Cons Of Making Fantastic Four A Straight Scifi Film
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Greetings, sports fans! No, wait. Hello, people who like getting in detailed conversations and arguments about nerdy minutiae! Today we're talking about the Fantasticness of certain Fours, how Time Lords handle Time Babies, and the best legal representation in Westeros. (Hint: It's a dude with a sword.)
How To Find Call Of Duty Exo Zombies' Musical Easter Egg
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As with past installments of Call of Duty's co-op zombie slaughter downloadable content, the first episode of Advanced Warfare's Exo Zombies contains a hidden song. Unlike previous installments, this one's a bit more classy.
Grim Fandango Is Better Than Ever
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Now that Grim Fandango has a remastered edition, what better time to sit back, relax, and solve a few puzzles with Manny Calavera?
Resident Evil Revelations 2, $12 Gaming Mouse, and More Deals
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Resident Evil Revelations 2 has some awesome-looking co-op gameplay, and you can save 20% when you preorder for PC today. [Resident Evil Revelations 2: Complete Edition, $32 with code 20PERO-FFDIGI-GAMESX]
Someone Outside of Japan Finally Became A Tetris Grandmaster
Kevin Birrell dazzled the world with his Tetris skills a few weeks back, but for the truly dedicated, the work never ends. Birrell had yet another goal for himself in Tetris: The Grandmaster 3: become the first player outside of Japan to achieve grandmaster status.
How To Trick Dying Light Into Giving You Loads Of Money
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Dying Light is a game with a lot of loot and a lot of grinding. If you're looking for an easy way around its loot grind to maximize your time spent killing zombies for fun and fun alone, fear not: players have uncovered a handy exploit to do just that.
Dad Says He's Mourning His Son; WoW Community Rushes To Help
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Everyone deals with death in different ways. For one man, the best way to navigate a son's death was to try to dive into his son's interests.
12 Reasons to Play The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
This Winter will bring the remake of The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask where Link must save the world over a three day cycle that loops in a terrifying fashion, each cycle bringing life in the hopes of changing a doomed, stagnant world.
The Complete Guide to Choosing (or Building) the Perfect Standing Desk
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Standing desks are popular, but choosing a good one is no easy task. You could go with a motorized, whole desk replacement, or DIY a simple solution. You could even buy an adjustable attachment to go on top of your existing desk. Let's talk about what you may need in a standing desk, what you can get for your budget,…
Dying Light Brings Destiny Loot Cave Joke Back From The Dead
The loot cave will never die, apparently.
Spotify is coming to PlayStation, Sony just announced. It'll replace Music Unlimited on both PS3 and PS4 starting in a few months. More details over on the PlayStation Blog.
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