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​Injured Wrestler Wants People to Buy Him a PS4 to Help Recovery

This is probably a joke. Or maybe a sad reality. But it’d make a great wrestling storyline. The man known in Scottish wrestling circles as Red Lightning is not in prime shape anymore. What Andrew Wason needs to get back to peak form, so he says, is a PS4. So he started up a crowdfunding…

​New Spelunky World Record Destroys the Two-Minute Barrier

You’d scream, too, if you did something better and faster than anyone else in the world. Like completing the notoriously hard video game Spelunky. So, yeah, let the guy holler. A combination of luck and gear helped German speedrunner Pibonacci post a completion time of 1:55.353 in an Olmec run last night. The previous record…

The 2014 EVO Champ Just Won Using a PS1 Controller

Forget your fancy arcade sticks. The breakout player during this year’s EVO fighting game tournament used a gamepad to beat down all comers. Not just any gamepad, either. Luffy won the top spot with a controller from the original PlayStation. A member of the Meltdown pro team, Olivier ‘Luffy’ Hay ran an incredible winning streak…

Leaked Video Shows What Destiny Looks Like on Xbox One

The Xbox One beta for Bungie’s next big game isn’t supposed to be launching for two weeks. But what appears to be footage of Destiny running on Microsoft’s newest console is out there in the wild. As demonstrated by YouTuber More Console—via The Destiny Blog— the beta footage appears to have been captured and shared…

Dishonored Is Stunning At 4K Resolution

Dishonored came out two years ago. So, you’d be forgiven for forgetting how splendid Arkane’s Victorian stealth game looked. But, thanks to the glory of screenshots done up in 4K, you can marvel at the design of Dishonored all over again. The thing about bumping up the resolution of a game like Dishonored is that…

​Homestar Runner Might Be Coming Back. For Real.

That little update in April was the first time that the internet got new Homestar Runner stuff in three years. Now, the cult cartoon’s creators say that we’ll be seeing more of Strong Bad, the Cheat and the show’s other characters soon. Are you ready for a Strong Sad Tumblr? Vulture rounds up remarks that…

Badges for PAX South are now on sale Announced earlier this year, the newest Penny Arcade fan gathering will happen in San Antonio on January 23-25 of 2015.

​Watch Halo: The Master Chief Collection In Action

This past E3, Microsoft announced that four games from their blockbuster Halo franchise would be getting collected as The Master Chief Collection. Here’s the first taste of how the anthology will look when it comes out this fall. Members of Microsoft’s 343 Industries team and dev studio Certain Affinity showed the Master Chief Collection at…

​Sniper Elite 3 on Xbox One vs. PS4 vs. PC

Sniper Elite 3 seems like a perfect summer-doldrums game, a guilty pleasure that will keep you occupied while not much else is on the horizon. Wondering which platform should you get it for? You should watch these comparison videos first. There is a clear loser. One sequence from the stealthy WWII game gets captured on…

And Now Mario Shoots Somebody in the Head

When everything’s on the line, Nintendo’s most famous character won’t hesitate to squeeze off a headshot, all up close and personal. The finale of the Mario Warfare YouTube series debuts today, bringing to a close the violent war being waged by Luigi, Peach and other Mushroom Kingdom rebels against the oppression of King Bowser. You’ll…

A new No Man’s Sky video at Gamespot has a few new details on the procedurally-generated sci-fi game, including glimpses of combat, mentions of bad guys/antagonists and a peek at how all those lifeforms get created

Titanfall‘s getting three new maps with its next DLC pack. Called Frontier’s Edge, the add-on costs $10 as a standalone. There’s no date given as to when it’ll be hitting Xbox One, PC and Xbox 360.

Why Pools and Toddlers Won’t Be in The Sims 4

When it was announced that pools and toddlers wouldn’t be in the next installment of The Sims, longtime fans got pretty upset. Now, EA’s explaining why those elements will be missing See, the game’s going to be totally different. A new post on the official Sims website acknowledges the displeasure voiced by Sims devotees and…

​164 Mouse Clicks Take You Through a Fun Retro Game Adventure

Old enough to have loaded games from cassettes back in the day? Then, this charming interactive cartoon will remind you of old-school graphical journeys from back in the day. It isn’t quite a game, but don’t let that stop you. Super Pixel Quest comes from artist Emmanuel Espinasse, who works in both print and digital…

Man Puts TV On Head, Wins Cosplay

This reel of cosplayers from Heroes Con 2014 has some of the staples you’d expect, like multiple versions of Deadpool, Spider-Man and Captain America. But I wasn’t prepared for the magnificence that is Prince Robot IV from Saga. Look at that TV-head. It’s glorious. If you read Saga, then you know that the Prince’s head…

The Destiny beta starts next week on July 17 for PlayStation console owners and on July 23 for Xbox players. According to the FAQ on the game’s official site, you’ve got to pre-order the game to get access to the beta.

GTA Online Glitch Lets You Walk on Water

Bugs in the online component of Grand Theft Auto V have let players walk underwater before. Now, a new glitch lets them amble over Los Santos’ bodies of water. As documented by YouTuber Big Spaz, the glitch looks simple enough to replicate. It doesn’t let you heal the lame or resurrect the dead but you’ll…

In GTA Online, Today Is Basically ‘America, F*** Yeah’ Day

In many places in the United States today, the Independence Day holiday will be marked by solemn speeches and somber remembrances about what it means to be American. Not in Los Santos. Folks in GTA Online have already started driving monster trucks, shooting guns and firing off their fireworks. Looks like fun! Rockstar dropped their…

​What It’s Like to Be a Frustrated Video Game Creator

“Perhaps we’re not putting enough skulls on things… we could license celebrity skulls.” Fair warning: this is a bit of a ramble. A bit of a rant, too, but mostly a polite one. Nevertheless, it’s worth watching all of game designer David Hayward‘s talk about how thinking of video games as industry stifles video games…

​Simulator Games Are Getting Out Of Hand

I’m sure, at some point, folks made jokes about making a simulator game where you played a simulator game. It’s not a joke. It exists. Used to be simulator games were about painstakingly recreating the details of a particular experience. But nowadays seeing the word simulator in a game means that you’re going to controlling…