Patrick Klepek

Players Say Fatal Frame‘s New Costumes Are Censorship

Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water on Wii U has been available in Japan for a while now, but it finally showed up for everyone else on Thursday. It’s the ghost hunting game everyone already expected, but with one catch: the scantily clad bonus costumes has been removed. This oversight has pissed some people off.…

Modder Adds Resident Evil‘s Original, Awful Voice Acting Into Remake

When the Resident Evil remake was re-released earlier this year, one modder had a specific change in mind: bring back the cringeworthy voice acting. In January, they’d only worked in a few scenes, but that’s changed in the months since. Now, the whole game has terrible voice acting! “It took me a long time to…

How One Player Unlocked One of the PS4’s Hardest Trophies

In the weeks since Super Meat Boy has been on PS4 and Vita, only four people have picked up the platinum trophy. That list might not get much longer, given how difficult it is. Why? You have to beat every world in the game without dying. Only 0.8% did this on Steam, a world where…

Report: Hideo Kojima Has Left Konami

According to The New Yorker, Hideo Kojima’s last day at Konami was Friday, October 9. Kojima’s farewell party was reportedly a “cheerful but also emotional goodbye.” The publication says Kojima’s non-compete extends to sometime in December. For more details on what went down, you should read the piece.

I Hope This Theory About Life Is Strange‘s Last Episode Is Wrong

In less than 24 hours, we’ll finally know how Life Is Strange ends, but I’m worried I already know what trick the developers are going to pull in the finale. The second a new Life Is Strange episode is released, I’m scrambling to hit play. Flaws ‘n all, I’ve come to genuinely enjoy the quirky…

The Dark Souls 3 stress test happened this weekend, and hey, at least I beat a boss. Tossing a firebomb at the last second was, uh, my plan the whole time. You can reach the author of this post at [email protected] or on Twitter at @patrickklepek

That Time A German Hacker Leaked Half-Life 2‘s Source Code

Players have been waiting a while for Valve to release another Half-Life game. It’s taken long enough that it’s easy to forget all the drama that circled Half-Life 2’s development. You know, like a hacker leaking an early version of the game in September 2003, more than a year ahead of its actual release date.…

The Town That Inspired The Silent Hill Movie Has A Real (And Tragic) Story

Is that an air raid siren signaling the arrival of terrible monsters? Naw, it’s announcing Worth Reading, our weekly roundup of the best games writing. Hey, You Should Read These “Survival Horror” by Duncan Fyfe Duncan Fyfe digs into the complicated fandom of Silent Hill, which intersects with the tragic history of a real-life American…

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If you’d like, you can now digitally pre-order Black Ops 3 for Xbox One. For still unspecified reasons, it had been removed from the service, and neither Activision nor Microsoft had a decent explanation why. Either way, it’s back. Contact the author at [email protected]

Shocktober, Week Two: Hey, M. Night Shyamalan’s New Movie Doesn’t Suck!

Thanks for the help, grandma. We’re two weeks into October, which means you should have 14 horror films under your belt by now, right!? Okay, fine, even I haven’t watched that many. In last week’s Shocktober check-in, I shared thoughts on Goodnight Mommy, Unfriended, Cooties, Westworld, and A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night. Not…

Some players were able to accidentally download the Dark Souls 3 stress test last week, but that won’t mean you’re playing it this weekend. Fans on the Dark Souls 3 subreddit are reporting From Software isn’t opening the floodgates, and you’ll still need to be selected from a random lottery. I didn’t get in, sadly.…

The Past, Present, And Future Of The Witcher 3

People don’t only love CD Projekt RED because The Witcher 3 was great. The company released 16 DLCs for free, talked openly about the game’s budget and profits, and included a “thank you” note in the box. It might be brilliant PR, but after speaking with the studio’s co-founder, there’s something else there, too. “We…

Square Enix’s Latest Streaming Restrictions Are Ridiculous

Most games don’t have guidelines for streaming. If they do, it’s usually explicit permission for a streamer to monetize videos. But this is Square Enix we’re talking about. With Dragon Quest Heroes on PS4, it’s mostly about what you can’t do. For example, you can’t stream on Twitch with the music on. Seriously! “Streaming via…

Square Enix Embraces Fan-Made Deus Ex Upgrade

Deus Ex is one of gaming’s all-time greats, but let’s be real: 2000 was a long time ago. Some parts of the game—like, say the visuals—don’t really hold up, which is where the fan-developed Revision project is stepping in. The strangest part? Square Enix, who owns the Deus Ex series these days, is totally on…

Friday the 13th Game Needs $700,000 To Become A Reality

There’s never been a good video game based on Friday the 13th, but the folks at Gun Media are hopingyou’ll let them give it another shot Friday the 13th: The Game just went live on Kickstarter, proposing a 1-on-7 multiplayer game where one person gets to prowl around as Jason and everyone else plays the…

Watch Me Play This Terrible Mario Maker Stage (For Charity!) [OVER!]

I’m afraid a Super Mario Maker stage is about to crush my soul. The past few weeks, I’ve spent most mornings streaming Super Mario Maker levels. It’s been really fun, and a terrific “excuse” to play a bunch of Mario Things didn’t really move into gear until I played the abomination constructed by the editors…

The Personal Story Behind The Witcher 3‘s Bloody Baron Quest

If there’s a single story that encompasses the best of The Witcher 3’s narrative ambitions, it’s the Bloody Baron. Messy, emotional, and full of morally compromised individuals, it’s a tale that can end in some truly harrowing ways. To learn more about how it came together, I spoke with the people who made it. Warning:…

Firewatch, the gorgeous-looking debut from Campo Santo, now has a release date: February 9. It’ll hit on PC, Mac, Linux, and PlayStation 4 at the same time. Contact the author at [email protected]

Ubisoft Offers Refunds After Might & Magic CD Debacle

When PC players ordered the limited edition of Might & Magic Heroes VII, they expected a physical copy of the game and soundtrack, as advertised. But for some players, there was a cruel surprise: an empty hole where the DVD and CD should have been. Here’s what it looks like, based on melchior1090’s Imgur post…