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Mod Lets You Play As Dogmeat, The True Hero of Fallout 4
Who’s a good boy? WHO’S A GOOD BOY? I’m…the good boy….? Forget the boring humans of Fallout 4. Thanks to the Be The Dog mod (via VG247), you can now take to the wasteland as man’s best friend. Obviously, Fallout 4 was never meant to be played this way, which means the mod gets weird…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 21, 2016 -
19 Years Later, Man Pays Diablo Dev For A Game He Pirated As A Teen
Turns out, it’s never too late to do the right thing. Last week in San Francisco, the Game Developers Conference held a postmortem for Diablo, the classic PC game released in 1996. Headlined by David Brevik, a co-founder of Blizzard North, the presentation gave a fantastic behind-the-scene look at how the action role-playing game came…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 21, 2016 -
The Tech Behind A PS4 Game’s Realistic Facial Expressions
Ninja Theory’s upcoming action game, Hellblade, has a protagonist with expressions that actually look, well, human. Here’s how they did it. Through the use of the Unreal Engine and a few other things, Ninja Theory can take the live performance of an actress and render it directly into the game, as it happens. “We could…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 18, 2016 -
Steam’s Hardest Achievements, As Told By A Top Achievement Hunter
Meet Xeinok. With 9,400 Steam achievements under his belt, Xeinok is one of the best achievement hunters in the entire world, ranking at number one in the U.S. “I’ve been doing it for about four years,” Xeinok says. At least, that’s how long he’s been doing it officially. Xeinok says that growing up he was…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 18, 2016 -
Man Makes Up For Never Collecting A Charizard Pokémon Card As A Kid
Back in the good old days, everybody knew that Charizard was the only Pokémon card that really mattered. The unspoken understanding among Pokémon fans was that if you didn’t have a holographic Charizard, your card collection was shit. Sorry, it’s true! Not everyone was lucky enough to actually have a holographic Charizard, however. In the…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 17, 2016 -
Damn, People Who Sell DayZ Cheats Make A Lot of Money
Services that sell game-breaking cheats are no secret; many multiplayer games, from Counter-Strike to GTA V, have their share of dishonest players. And, as it turns out, the people providing these cheats are rolling in the dough. As reported by PCGamesN, DayZ developer Eugen Harton had a GDC presentation yesterday that touched on Bohemia Interactive’s…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 17, 2016 -
The Terrifying Experience of Building A PC For The First Time
As someone that primarily gamed on consoles for most of her life, there’s nothing quite like watching your old gaming rig die a slow, agonizing death. This article originally appeared June, 2014. I got my old computer sometime in 2011 or so, back when I was in college. That’s not that long ago, but the…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 15, 2016 -
A Children’s Bedtime Story, Courtesy of Fallout 4
Have you heard of a tale called “The New Squirrel”? It’s a good one! Most Fallout 4 holotapes contain diaries, notes, or chronicles of past events. The New Squirrel is not like most holotapes, however, because it seems directed entirely at children. While I never found these tapes in my own playthrough, listening to them…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 14, 2016 -
11 Years Later, GTA San Andreas Is Still Being Modded
Looks like the HD version of GTA San Andreas has been blown out of the water. Thanks, mods! What you’re looking at above is a screenshot of 2004’s San Andreas, tweaked for better graphical output. Over at the GTA Forums, a few players have shared screenshots of the ways they are keeping this classic alive…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 14, 2016 -
Genital Jousting Is A Multiplayer Game About Dick Penetration
And now a contender for funniest game of 2016: Genital Jousting, an experience that lets you play as a literal dick butt. I’m serious. NSFW warning, obviously. The goal is simple: get the dick into a butt. Up to 8 players can participate, and anytime penetration occurs, everybody involved gets points. Genital Jousting may be…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 14, 2016 -
Magikarp’s Stage On The Pokémon Fighting Game Is Pure Fire
Magikarp isn’t a fighter in Pokkén Tournament, but damn if it’s not stealing the show anyway. So, there’s a stage in the Pokémon fighting game called “Magikarp Festival,” which you can see below in GameXplain’s video. You’ll note that the stage takes place on a fishing boat, and you can see Magikarp floppin’ about everywhere.…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 11, 2016 -
Twitch Player: I’m Done Being a ‘Boobie Streamer’
“I am officially retiring as a boobie streamer, or a titty streamer, if you will,” said Raihnbowkidz, a woman who broadcasts League of Legends on Twitch. You might not know her; she has 4 million total views on Twitch and 11.2k subscribers on YouTube, which are comparatively low numbers these days. Earlier this week, she…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 11, 2016 -
Seven Easter Eggs Hidden In The Division
The snowy streets of digital New York are hiding a few secrets, if you know where to look. Here are some of the best easter eggs players have found within The Division. Some of them you might recognize from the beta! Breaking Bad Found by mechspectre, this is an obvious nod to Jesse Pinkman and…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 10, 2016 -
Stardew Valley Creator Says There’s A Secret Nobody Has Found Yet
Pelican Town might seem like an idyllic countryside getaway, but don’t let that fool you. Stardew Valley is full of mysteries, some of which players may never see. Over at PC Gamer, Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone has an interview where he dives into the development of Stardew Valley While the whole thing is worth a read,…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 10, 2016 -
32 Ways To Kill A Single Target In The New Hitman
Hitman is a game about options, and luckily, the latest entry in the series seems to have plenty of them. Eurogamer conducted a great video experiment where they tested out the many different ways to murder a Hitman target. You’ll see a little bit of everything here, from faulty chandeliers to violent swirlies, along with…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 10, 2016 -
Fallout 4 Mod Lets You Use Dragon Ball Z Scouters
Now you can finally check which wasteland denizens have a power level of over nine-thousand. Sorry. If someone was going to make that joke, it might as well be me! Seriously though, check out this scouter mod by Ruddy88. Not only does it look sweet, it also gives the wearer a few special abilities, such…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 9, 2016 -
NES Emulator Transforms Classic Games Into Awesome 3D Sprites
Some of the most iconic NES games around have gotten a makeover—and you can experience it first-hand in your browser. If you’re running Firefox, that is. 3DNes Emulator is a curious experiment that transforms NES games into 3D landscapes. A beta was released yesterday, which you can play here, but if you’d like to watch…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 9, 2016 -
Not Even The PS4 Can Save Heavy Rain’s Terrible Sex Scene
Heavy Rain remastered is out for the PS4 this month, and boy, some aspects of the game have not aged well. Back when Heavy Rain came out in 2010, it marketed itself as a video game for adults. So, there was nudity. And sex. Now that it is 2016, however, everything about this sex scene…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 8, 2016 -
My Quest To Seduce The Grim Reaper In The Sims 4
The first time a Sim died on me, my surviving Sims circled the body and cried their eyes out. Personally, I didn’t feel the need to mourn. I was far too fascinated by the fact that the Grim Reaper had turned up to take the Sim away. This piece originally appeared on October 30, 2014.…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 8, 2016 -
Fallout 4 Mod Upgrades Nick Valentine To A Gen-3 Synth
The best companion in Fallout 4 sure does clean up nicely. Introducing Generation 3 Nick Valentine, a mod that tweaks the hard-boiled detective’s look to make him appear a bit more human-like. While I do think a big part of Nick’s character and charm is in his wear and tear, it’s fascinating to look at…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 8, 2016
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