Kirk Hamilton

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It’s Impossible To Get Things Right In Game of Thrones Episode 2

Nothing’s easy in Westeros. There are no simple decisions, no sure outcomes, and just when you think you’ve made the right call, something unexpected turns up and kills you. The second episode of Telltale’s Game of Thrones game came out this week, and man, did it hit the ground running. Over the course of its…

Are you having save-game trouble with Telltale’s Game of Thrones? We’ve seen reports that Xbox One players are unable to carry over their choices from episode one, but I’m on Xbox One and didn’t have any problems. If you’ve had issues, let us know.

The Hottest New Game On Steam Sure Lives Up To Its Name

It can’t be all that fun to be a character in a game called Darkest Dungeon. You spend all your time in caves and ruins, risking your life while fighting horrible monsters, watching your friends suffer and even die. The emotional toll must be high. Turns out that idea—that heroes can suffer from mental fatigue…

Leaked Twitter Memo: ‘We Suck At Dealing With Abuse And Trolls’

Harassment and abuse have been constant problems for people who use Twitter, but the company itself has remained largely silent on the matter. A new leaked internal memo indicates that may be about to change, and Twitter might finally do something to combat trolls. In a memo obtained by The Verge, Twitter CEO Dick Costolo…

What Telltale Could Learn From Life is Strange

There was a time when “Telltale” was just a game studio. But over the last few years, fueled by the success of 2012 Game of the Year contender The Walking Dead, it’s become shorthand for a whole genre. That genre is in desperate need of a viable competitor to spur Telltale to fix some annoying,…

​What Are You Playing This February?

It’s February! That magical month where we all start to feel like maybe winter will end… and then the weather turns, and it’s super awful and dark and cold again. Last month I forgot about this post and wound up running it in the middle of the month, but I’m determined to get us all…

AMD Taunts Nvidia Over Latest Graphics Card Controversy

Of the few remaining Video Game Brand Battles, the AMD vs. Nvidia fight might be my favorite. The two graphics companies often take small swipes at each other, and usually with less restraint than console or game manufacturers. The latest shot comes from AMD, in an update they posted to Facebook (via NeoGAF): 970 minutes…

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Dying Light Brings Destiny Loot Cave Joke Back From The Dead

The loot cave will never die, apparently. What began as an earnest attempt by Destiny players to painlessly earn loot has gone malignant and begun to spread to other games. Now Techland’s Dying Light has caught Loot Cave-itis. Spotted by poster Zabary on the Xbox One subreddit (via Eurogamer), you can find Dying Light‘s tribute…

Why So Many People Love Grim Fandango

Today is a big day for adventure game fans: The classic Lucasarts game Grim Fandango has been remastered and re-released. But what if you’ve never played it? Should you care? If you follow video games even casually, you’ve probably heard 30-something farts like me carrying on about Grim Fandango. Blah blah, best adventure game ever,…

Vault of Glass vs. Crota’s End: The Destiny Comparison We Had To Make

If you’re still playing Destiny these days, if you’re in deep enough to obsess over tiny details and require advanced tips, you’re probably no stranger to the game’s two raids. Destiny‘s first raid, The Vault of Glass, was the best thing about the game back when it first came out. It was a mysterious, challenging…

The Rare Destiny Gun That Nobody Seems To Have [UPDATE]

This week, hard mode launched for Destiny‘s Crota’s End raid. Along with tougher enemies and lightly remixed battles, hard mode brought the opportunity to win a number of cool new guns. But the rarest of them, a rifle called Necrochasm, appears to be mysteriously missing in action. Some background: Shortly after The Dark Below expansion…

​Destiny Player Thinks He’s Figured Out Where The Tower Really Is

If you’re not out shooting things in Destiny, chances are you’re in the Tower, jumping from potted plant to potted plant while you wait for your team to get ready. We know that the Tower is located in “the last city” on Earth, but where is that, exactly? One clever Destiny player seems to have…

One Way To Solo The First Part Of Crota’s End Hard Mode In Destiny

Now that Destiny‘s Crota’s End raid has a hard mode, the race is on to find creative ways to exploit and solo the raid’s various sections. This afternoon, I actually figured out a decent way to solo your way through the first phase. It’s mostly the same method as in normal mode, but with a…

​Are You Still Playing GTA Online?

If you own GTA V, you’ve probably spent a fair bit of time playing it… in single-player, anyway. But are you playing GTA Online? Rockstar’s multiplayer version of Los Santos is a weird and wooly place, and requires a pretty steep time commitment, at least at first. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t fun to…

We Debate Why Marvel Doesn’t Make Better Video Games

Marvel has been having a hell of a run lately, spinning its comics empire into successful, critically acclaimed movies and TV shows. So it’s all the more disappointing that most Marvel video games don’t measure up. Several of our staffers have a lot more comics knowledge than I do, so I thought I’d ask everyone…

What Are You Playing This Month?

With all the excitement of new years eve, I completely forgot to post a “What are you playing?” article at the start of January. This injustice shall not stand! Here we are, in the early days of a new year. There haven’t been any big new games in a while, which makes it a good…

Destiny‘s Crota’s End Raid Gets Hard Mode Next Wednesday

Destiny‘s Crota’s End raid will get its much-anticipated hard mode next Wednesday, January 21st, Bungie has announced. Brace your level 32 characters for impact. In a new Destiny weekly update, Bungie’s David “DeeJ” Dague shared more details: Hard Mode for Crota’s End is ready. We know you are, too. The first Fireteam to sink their…

Advanced Tips for Playing Destiny

If you’re still playing Destiny, chances are you’ve moved beyond beginners’ tips and into a whole new world of grinding, cheesing, and alt characters. It’s time you got a tips post that wasn’t written for babies. IMPORTANT UPDATE FOLLOWS 9/17/2015: Hi there! It’s Kirk from the future. It’s been a long time since I published…