Kirk Hamilton

Thank God I Can Make My Borderlands 2 Character Stop Yapping

Considering that the point of Borderlands 2 is to use the biggest possible gun on the biggest possible dude, it sure is a chatty game. Even the guns talk! It’s basically a comedy; a machine-gun barrage of riffs, references, and cheeky toilet-humor. The jokes are pretty good, generally speaking, even though they have a tendency…

Before You Jump In The Water, Make Sure It’s Still Water

Just a tip from one water-jumper to another, bro. I know it’s cold out. Dip your toe. Just saying. I don’t have much pithy commentary to add to this one—just watch it, and rejoice. How are you all doing? Finished XCOM yet? Playin Dishonored? Are you looking back over your “trivial” quests in Borderlands 2…

I Love My Monsters, And Hope They Never Stop Singing

I like growing a stable of video game monsters as much as the next red-blooded American. But I didn’t realize how much more I would enjoy it if the monsters sang to me. Thanks to My Singing Monsters, I now know—singing monsters are great! The game is a trip—it’s out on iOS and Android, and…

Choose Your Favorite Serial-Killer Mask In This Freaky Top-Down Killfest

Not many games give you unique power-ups based on what super-creepo mask you’re wearing. Hotline Miami does. The game is out next week, and it’s super cool

My Awesome New Borderlands 2 Gun Won’t Stop Judging Me

Like I mentioned yesterday, I felt like I was in a rut for a little while with my Borderlands 2 arsenal. But suddenly, upon starting the first, pirate-themed DLC, I wound up with an embarrassment of great weaponry. When it rains, it pours (bullets). Among the guns I got was a unique Hyperion sniper rifle…

Old Is New: This Year’s Best Games Are All About The Classics

This fall, we’ve been getting the best sort of déja vu. From Dishonored to XCOM, many of the best games of the fall have learned from past classics and reworked them into smart, satisfying, fresh-feeling games. Is this new appreciation for 90’s classics a trend, or an anomaly? What exactly does “old-school” mean? Does the…

Avast, you Apple-owning whoresons! The Witcher 2 is now available for Mac

Rockstar is hoping to hear your ideas about Grand Theft Auto V‘s multiplayer.

Let’s Get Trapped In The Closet All Over Again

Sure, R Kelly’s Trapped In The Closet is already a magnum opus. I’ve watched (I think?) all of the episodes so far, and have marveled at their bizarre genius. But hey, we can always have more, right? After announcing that he is preparing to debut 20 (!!) more episodes of the saga, R. Kelly went…

An eagle-eyed NeoGAFer has noticed new Borderlands 2 trophies for DLC called “Mr. Torgue’s Campaign of Carnage.”

One Easy Tip For Finding Buried Treasure In Borderlands 2‘s New Pirate DLC

X marks the spot. I’m playing Borderlands 2‘s effortfully-titled new DLC Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate’s Booty for a lot of reasons, I guess. I’m playing it for the colorful new locations, for the goofy new pirate enemies, for the sweet new sand skiff (though boo on Gearbox for not unlocking it across the entire…

Team Fortress 2 Is Now Punishing Cowardly Quitters

It’s never cool to bail from your multiplayer game mid-match. It may mean that you won’t get another “L” on your record, but it also means you’re a quitter who lets his or her team down. Valve has begun to crack down on people quitting Team Fortress 2‘s new Mann vs. Machine mode mid-match. From…

Xbox Live Has Got A Binder Full Of Awful Debate Questions

I’ve been watching the Presidential debates on my Xbox 360. I’m not alone—Microsoft reports that more than 100,000 people watched last night’s debate on their gaming console. While I applaud Microsoft for making these vital discussions available on the Xbox, there’s one big downside to watching them this way: Those insipid, meandering interactive questions. At…

Clever Modders Are Already Dissecting XCOM: Enemy Unknown [Update]

One of the best things I saw last week over at Nexusmods.com (where I go to get all my Skyrim and Fallout mods, dontcha know) was the news that they’d added a page for XCOM: Enemy Unknown. Yes! In an introductory letter, the Nexus’ Dark0ne points out that: Creating a Nexus site for XCOM –…

It’s West Side Story. With Lightsabers.

I’ve always enjoyed the kinda-sorta-dance-fights in West Side Story, especially the tragic knife fight in the rumble between Riff and Bernardo. But you know what would make them better? If instead of pocket knives, the Sharks and Jets had used tiny lightsabers. Watch the video, uploaded by YouTuber speederbikedad. Yep, way better. What other classic…

XCOM Isn’t Dumbed Down For Consoles, It’s Smartened Up

Every time a classic PC game is moved over to consoles, we tend to hear the same worries: It’s been dumbed down; it’s oversimplifed, rendered toothless and worthless. When XCOM: Enemy Unknown was released on both PC and consoles, it would have been easy to jump to the same conclusions. And in many ways, XCOM…

She’d Never Played Video Games, But Wound Up Judging A Game Contest

Most video game-players have someone in their life—an uncle, a parent, a cousin, a co-worker—who just doesn’t play video games. Time and again, we try to poke and prod at those people, to better understand where they’re coming from and more importantly, how they view our favorite pastime/livelihood/obsession/etc. And so an article like this one…

As You Play Dishonored, Don’t Forget To Listen To Your Heart

There are voices that want to be heard; so much to mention but you can’t find the words. The scent of magic, the beauty that’s been, When Dunwall wasn’t a stinking deathtrap! Those aren’t just (slightly modified) lyrics to Roxette’s 1988 hit “Listen to Your Heart,” they’re also words of advice for anyone who wants…

Far Cry 3 Set To Invade Minecraft

In a funny but cool-sounding crossover, the crazy world of Far Cry 3 will be arriving in Minecraft in a free PC download. On October 26, Ubisoft will be releasing a “Map and texture pack” for Minecraft that will open up a bunch of Far Cry 3 stuff in Minecraft From their press release, the…

The First-Person Medieval Slasher Chivalry Launches Today

Get out your swords and shields, today’s the day that Chivalry: Medieval Warfare finally comes to Steam. We’ve been following this game for a while now, and Luke’s even spent a good chunk of time playing the beta. I’m really looking forward to seeing how the final game works, and how good the mouse-driven first-person…