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NPCs Usually Suck. Here Is A Way To Make Your Skyrim NPCs Better On PC.
If you’re thinking ‘mod,’ you’d be right! Via Skyrim Nexus comes this mod that fleshes out NPCs (non-player characters) in Skyrim considerably, so you won’t have as many situations where a character is repeating the same damn line over and over again. We’re talking like, over 50 voice actors with almost 100 new characters that…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 7, 2013 -
A Hat In Time, That Wind Waker Meets Banjo Kazooie Game, Still Looks Amazing
A while ago we showed you an early build of upcoming indie game, A Hat In Time. The game looked delightful then, even though there wasn’t too-too much to see, gameplay wise. All we knew were the influences—Wind Waker visuals with Banjo Kazooie gameplay. Now, a month later, the developer, Jonas Kærlev, has more to…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 7, 2013 -
Kill Stealing, Disconnecting And Other Rage Moments From Black Ops II, In Retro Form
Maybe the retro graphics on this will help with not having your blood pressure rise while watching typical frustrating moments from playing Call of Duty’s multiplayer. This amusing YouTube video comes from user rabbodirect65, who knows the pain of a Call of Duty player well, it seems. I hate it when I can’t seem to…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 7, 2013 -
How Many Offensive Things Can You Count In This Doom Mod?
Child murder, priest murder, Barney the dinosaur murder, Mario murder, Buddha murder… really, just murder murder; nothing is sacred. This Doom mod’s genre seems to be, as Double Fine’s JP LeBreton puts it, “Be Offended.” No stone left unturned—this might have a little to do with how this mod mashes just about every Doom mod…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 7, 2013 -
This Dude’s Penis Is Stuck In His Xbox And Other Amazing Xbox Support Trolls
Last week I wrote about a silly Twitter exchange between Xbox support and a prankster that pretended to have an issue with an Xbox when in fact he had a PS2. Someone suggested that I look at Xbox support’s favstar, which is a service that tracks a Twitter user’s ‘favorites’ with that account. Turns out,…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 7, 2013 -
I Don’t Understand Why These Skyrim Mudcrabs Are So Funny
Help, I think I’m suffering from a mild case of idiocy. What is it about this video by YouTube user NormalDifficulty that I find so amusing? Is it because the mudcrabs are so posh, wearing tophats, monocles and whatnot? Is it that they sound so accusatory? How they gang up on the adventurer? Maybe the…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 4, 2013 -
Forget Wikipedia. Let Urban Dictionary Tell You About The Biggest Games.
Urban Dictionary is so weird. Once, it was used mostly to define slang. But now? You can search for just about anything and it’ll have a number of amusing user-defined entries. It’s like Wikipedia, only more unruly. Here are how Urban Dictionary users are describing the biggest gaming franchises. It’s as silly as you might…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 4, 2013 -
Patricia’s Top Ten Games of 2012
Last year was likely the weirdest year I’ve had, gaming wise. Sure, I played my share of big-budget titles, and some of these were surprisingly good. But I also started playing most of my games on PC—and because of that, I became privy to a world of amazing, sometimes absurd, sometimes very personal indie games.…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 4, 2013 -
Maybe What Far Cry 3’s Story Needs Is Something Crazy Like Mass Effect’s Indoctrination Theory
Oh, how we try to fix Far Cry 3. Despite noble intentions, everything about the actual story and writing is terrible and shallow. Kirk had an idea about how to fix it: make it so that Jason Brody turns out to be Vaas! But maybe that idea ain’t crazy enough. We need even more insanity.…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 4, 2013 -
The Donkey Kong Rap, As Performed By Left 4 Dead Zombies
Some people might tell you that Donkey Kong 64 is an awful game. According to 10 year old me (my age the last time I played that game), they’d be wrong. But, hopefully everyone can agree that the Donkey Kong rap is fantastic? Now, take that catchy tune, and add the Left 4 Dead zombies.…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 4, 2013 -
Are We Being Unfair When We Say That Grinding Sucks?
I hate feeling like a cog in the machine—like my actions don’t matter, like I’m wading through tedium before I can get to the ‘meaningful’ part. Tedium exasperates me, makes me start thinking about depressing things like not reaching my true potential. This is true in both real life as well as in games. So…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 3, 2013 -
This Moronic Sandy Hook ‘Game’ Is Probably Fake [UPDATE]
People wasted no time last month following the tragic events at Sandy Hook, judging from the existence of a dev blog that purports to show screenshots of Sandy Hook: The Game. According to the website, the game is the “official video game of the sandy hook massacre, you play as Adam Lanza.” Not much is…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 3, 2013 -
I Don’t Envy What Xbox Support Has to Put Up With
Xbox support has a Twitter account—it’s very helpful and responsive, in my experience! But sometimes, the stuff they have to put up with is so idiotic that I can’t believe how patient they are. I know I couldn’t be after this exchange on Twitter. [View the story "Xbox Support" on Storify] A bigger picture of…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 3, 2013 -
Faith In Humanity Slowly Depleting: This Jerk And His Supporters Find Joy In Harassing Women Gamers
New year, new cretins who hate women who dare to like video games. Here are a couple of videos by YouTube user ShrineNI where he tells people how to go about finding and harassing women gamers, particularly those who stream on services like TwitchTV and play World of Warcraft. His main gripe seems to be…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 3, 2013 -
Why Spelunky Should Be Game of the Year
On the surface, Spelunky is a roguelike platformer where you become like Indiana Jones, going farther and farther inside ancient caves holding untold riches and perhaps even lost civilizations. You have some rope, some bombs, a whip and whatever else you find along the way. It’s a difficult game, and you will die a ton.…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 3, 2013 -
How To Avoid Being Creepy While Interacting With Real, Live Women At A Convention
Sometimes, folks have trouble figuring out what to do with themselves when around attractive women. Nevermind when said woman is dressed as your favorite character from something or other. This video by Ardella Cosplay is here to walk you through everything from meeting a Real Live Girl to perhaps even taking a picture with a…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 2, 2013 -
I Can’t Decide If This Call of Duty Troll Is Hilarious Or Annoying As Hell
Twenty minutes. Twenty minutes of infuriating yet hilarious trolling in Call of Duty by YouTube user NormalDifficulty. I’ve definitely come across this type of player before—and really, the only thing you can do is to ignore em, right? They want you to blow up or react,that’s the point of adopting these affectations. But playing along…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 2, 2013 -
Misunderstood Bro Culture And Their Obnoxious First Person Shooter YouTube Videos
You press play. A homemade logo or two pop up—maybe a clan, or a made-up studio. You notice the name of the player—tons of X’s, maybe a 420 reference, and the rest seems incomprehensible. That’s when the top 40 song begins. Then, it happens: a man dies. Cause of death? Headshot, intentionally timed to connect…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 2, 2013 -
Science, Finally (Kind Of) Proving That Yes, Gamers Can Have Friends. Good Work, Science.
Earlier in the year we asked if gamers could do their thing without being a total shut-in. It’s an important conversation, especially given the stereotypes surrounding gaming and the type of person who games. It’s important enough in fact, that scientists decided to research the answer according to The Atlantic. “They found their participants waiting…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 2, 2013 -
Here Are The Worst Games Of 2012, According To Metacritic
The cynical among us might say that all the games we played this year were ‘awful.’ Fewer titles reached a score of at least 90 or higher in 2012 than in 2011, after all. “We have never encountered such a low total number of great games in a single year,” Metacritic stated on a post…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 2, 2013
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