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CultureA New World Record For Beating Fallout 3 Fast
The average player probably spends an hour in Fallout 3 simply creating a character. Speedrunner Rydou on the other hand manages to blaze through the entirety of the game in an astounding 18 minutes and 53 seconds. God damn. Those of you that saw our previous coverage of Fallout 3 “any percentage” speedruns know that…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 25, 2015 -
Twitch Plays Pokémon‘s Final Boss: Professor Oak
Holy shit. Twitch Plays Pokémon could not have ended in a more perfect way. For those of you that haven’t been following it lately, Twitch PlaysPokémon, the stream that lets thousands of people come together and control a single game of Pokemon, was holding a throwback game of Red—the game that started it all. To…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 24, 2015 -
Bloodborne Isn’t As Brutal When It Glitches Out
Bloodborne can be pretty brutal…unless it happens to hiccup. While it might not be particularly common, when Bloodborne glitches out, just about anything can happen. Some players are finding that glitches make life way easier, especially when it comes to boss battles. The GIF above, for example, comes from Typical East Coast—who found that, for…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 24, 2015 -
What Happens After A Hacker Dies
On December 2014, Michael Hamelin, a hacker and physicist, died in an unfortunate car crash. He is survived by his wife, a scientist named Beth Hamelin—who not only has to deal with the grief that comes with a loved one passing on, but also has to manage the intense security measures that Hamelin left behind.…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 23, 2015 -
Twitch Plays Pokémon Somehow Caught Them All
All 151 original monsters have now been caught by thousands of players controlling a single game of Pokémon on Twitch. It’s the sort of impressive feat that most Pokémon players will never accomplish, despite having full control of the game. As we reported earlier this year, the latest round of Twitch Plays Pokémon isa special…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 23, 2015 -
We Just Witnessed The Longest Dota 2 Match Ever
And it was absolutely ridiculous. Today, two teams faced off against each other in a qualifier match—SFZ versus Cloud9. The match clocked in at 3:20:34. Yes, over three hours. Prior to today, the record for longest competitive match ever was held at 125 minutes and 26 seconds. The match was certainly amusing to watch. Not…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 20, 2015 -
An Abridged History Of Video Game Dicks
You don’t have to look very far to find naked breasts in video games. Uncensored dicks, on the other hand? Those are rarer. Maybe that’s changing. Have you noticed that there are a surprising number of recent big games that show uncensored penises? I couldn’t help but wonder if uncensored dicks are becoming more common…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 20, 2015 -
Our First Look At The Attack on Titan Movie In Action
We’ve seen the cast of the live-action Attack on Titan movie already. Here is some actual footage of the movie—and man, it looks excellent. Well, the bits that aren’t plastered with television broadcast overlays look great, at least. The titans, for example, look damn menacing—as well they should! If this footage which was uploaded by…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 19, 2015 -
The Dragon Age Secret That Took Months To Find
Up until very recently, there was something hidden in Dragon Age: Inquisition that nobody knew about. That is, until an alleged Bioware developer leaked part of the secret to some players. As ProjectFalconPunch explains it, there’s a secret quest that you can find in the Emerald Graves—around here, to be specific: Near that marker, you…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 18, 2015 -
Players Are Making The Best Dragon Ball Xenoverse Characters
Dragon Ball Xenoverse lets players create their own custom characters, which they can then insert into classic DBZ storylines. The character creator is pretty robust, too—which also means that players are having a lot of fun with the tool. Some players like to make their DBZ characters riff off real people, places, or things. Other…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 18, 2015 -
The Adam Sandler Video Game Movie Looks Terrible
Surprising absolutely nobody, I’m sure. Here’s a trailer for Pixels, that movie where aliens mistake video games as a declaration of war, and Adam Sandler breathlessly says the names of a couple of video game franchises: Hey, at least Pac-Man and DK look pretty good in this—the voxel-like graphics are a nice touch. Everything else…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 17, 2015 -
CultureThe Man Who Does The Impossible in Super Mario 64
Before the world knew him as Mario, Nintendo’s iconic plumber had a simpler name: Jumpman. That name makes sense, when you think about it: Mario is defined by his ability to jump. But lately, I’ve become fascinated by the people who play—and beat—Super Mario 64 without jumping a single time. Heck, sometimes they don’t even…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 17, 2015 -
Five Nights at Freddy’s, Built In Halo
This isn’t your typical Five Nights at Freddy’s clone game. Built entirely in Halo 2, this take on Five Nights at Freddy’s makes the horror game a hell of a lot more combat-oriented. As this video by RecklessRiley shows, the mini-game starts out with a phone call, just like the actual FNAF games do. And…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 16, 2015 -
GTA Players Beat All of The Heists Without Ever Dying
GTA Online’s “Heists” update has a special challenge that most players will find impossible to pull off. Called the “Mastermind Challenge,” the task requires players to complete every heist in order, with the same team members, on hard, with no deaths. At all. No pressure! This weekend, the challenge was completed for the first time…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 16, 2015 -
The Disturbing Puzzle Game That Nobody Can Solve
On July 10th, 2014, a small, mysterious game called “Do Not Believe His Lies” was uploaded to the iOS app store. Since then, over 40,000 people have downloaded the app. Nobody has beaten it. Hell, nobody quite knows what it is, either. I downloaded the game last night, after watching a trailer where fans of…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 13, 2015 -
I Wish I Liked Code Name: STEAM More
Over the last week, I’ve put in about 15 hours into Code Name: STEAM, a steampunk turn-based strategy game from Intelligent Systems. As Intelligent Systems has proven itself before with games like Fire Emblem and Advance Wars, it’s pretty easy to get hyped up about the idea of Code Name: STEAM. It’s a new Nintendo…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 13, 2015 -
Someone Actually Tried Testing Out If GTA V Cops Are ‘Racist’
Back when Grand Theft Auto V was originally released, one particular theory about race started floating around. According to some players, the cops in GTA didn’t treat all of its protagonists the same. Some players thought that Franklin, the African-American character, got racially profiled by cops. This belief became widespread among some players largely because…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 13, 2015 -
The Madness of Skyrim Mods, Captured In Three Minutes
Watch as one man tries to see how far he can push Skyrim before everything crumbles into complete chaos. You’ve got your typical wacky Skyrim mods here—Thomas the Tank Engine as dragons, Tommy Wiseau horses, Sonic. But it doesn’t take long for you to stop being able to track all the mods videogamedunkey activates—the entire…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 12, 2015 -
Cities: Skylines, As Told By Steam Reviews
So, turns out Cities: Skylines is a pretty rad game. People like it so much, that the city-building sim is currently the top-selling game on Steam. But what are people saying about the game? Well, if we take a look at the Steam reviews for Cities: Skylines, we’ll find a hell of a lot of…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 12, 2015 -
Fans Made Starcraft 2 Into A Shooter, And It Looks Fantastic
Psionic Warfare: Total Destruction is not your average Starcraft mod. Somehow, the people behind this mod managed to transform Starcraft 2 into an entirely different game. This mod makes Starcraft into more of a third-person-shooter where you are put into an arena and forced to survive. There are five playable classes, four different game modes,…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 11, 2015
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