Patrick Klepek

The Bad Ass Pixels Of Eitr

Yes, yes, there have been plenty of games with pixels, but these…these are glorious. I’ve been following this Diablo-meets-Dark Souls mashup for a little while, wondering when they’d get around to talking about a release date, instead of teasing me with beautiful GIFs. Thanks to E3, the week that forces everyone’s hand for the glory…

Call of Duty DLC Now Coming To PlayStation First, Xbox Waits

Call of Duty: Black Ops III wasn’t at Microsoft’s press conference, where the series has debuted for years. How come? It was at Sony’s event, and Microsoft’s DLC deal appears to have swapped hands. DLC is premiering first on PlayStation 4. This is only good news for Sony, not gamers. Exclusive DLC is shitty, regardless…

Square Enix Announces New Hitman 

Square Enix revealed the latest Hitman game at Sony’s press conference, and it’s leading with a digital release that will, in their words, “grow, deepen, and evolve” as time goes on. There will also be a console beta for this new Hitman game, and the PS4 version will have six exclusive contracts. It sounds like…

Ghost Recon Wildlands Announced, Is Open-World

The Tom Clancy franchise returns with the ambitious Ghost Recon: Wildlands The whole game is playable by yourself or with three friends—the game dynamically scales. Here’s the setup: Bolivia has become the largest cocaine producer in the world. The vicious Santa Blanca drug cartel has turned the country into a narco-state, leading to fear, injustice,…

Ubisoft has revealed actress Angela Bassett will star in Rainbow Six Siege, and they’ve unveiled the unsettling villains known as the White Masks. There will be a beta on September 24, too. That’s how you bring gravitas to your video game. Contact the author at [email protected]

Ubisoft Announces New Sword Game, For Honor

Ubisoft showed off a brand-new game today full of dudes fighting each other, For Honor. It basically looks like Ubisoft’s take on Dynasty Warriors? If you’re still not sure what Your Honor is, even the developers haven’t really categorized it. “I haven’t actually been able to really put a name to For Honor’s genre,” Vandenberghe…

Mirror’s Edge Catalyst Is Out February 23, 2016

We already knew Mirror’s Edge Catalyst was coming, but E3 brought us the first details on the series reboot. “Personal freedom comes at a price” is the theme underscoring Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst It’s an origin story about Faith, how she grows up and “opens the eye of an entire city.” Basically, they’re holding onto the…

Mass Effect: Andromeda Announced

There’s a new Mass Effect. It’s Mass Effect: Andromeda, and it’s coming “holiday 2016.” What do we know about the game? Not much yet. Here’s the brief description BioWare’s given: While we aren’t ready to go into too many details just yet, as you saw in the trailer and can tell by the name, this…

Gears of War 4 Announced For Holiday 2016

We’ve known there was a new Gears of War coming for a while now, and it’s Gears 4. The game is coming “holiday” 2016. On stage, Microsoft called it Gears 4, but in the official press release, it’s Gears of War 4 The short demo featured two characters—one man, one woman—working their way through a…

Wait, It’s Pronounced Mo-Yang?

As part of a Minecraft presentation at today’s Xbox event, Mojang brand director Lydia Winters revealed the biggest megaton of all: Mo-jang is pronounced Mo-yang. My world has changed. Contact the author at [email protected]

Xbox One Is Getting Early Access

Wow, this is big. It’s called “Xbox Game Preview,” and it’s starting today with Elite: Dangerous and The Long Dark The first games coming to Xbox One’s take on Early Access are: Sheltered Day Z The Long Dark Elite: Dangerous It’s not up just yet, though. Technically, it launches at 5:30PM PST today. Both Microsoft…

Dark Souls 3 Officially Announced, Will Be Last Dark Souls Game

Bandai Namco finally confirmed what we all suspected: Dark Souls 3 is coming in early 2016. The company showed off a CG trailer for the latest sequel in From Software’s brutal action RPG series. We didn’t learn anything about the leaks from a few weeks ago, but hey, the game’s gonna kill you. We know…

Microsoft Announces Recore, From The Makers Of Metroid Prime

Recore is about a girl and her robo dog, and it’s a brand-new exclusive “franchise” for Xbox One. We’ve been waiting Armature Studios, comprised of key creative members behind Metroid Prime, to work on something ambitious and new. Apparently, this is that game. Previously, they’ve mostly worked on porting games. We don’t know much else…

It’s going to be a little while before The Walking Dead’s third season, but on Geoff Keighley’s YouTube show, Telltale Games announced we’re getting a three episode mini-series focused on Michonne. It’s coming this fall. You can reach the author of this post at [email protected] or on Twitter at @patrickklepek

Microsoft just uploaded a ton of trailers for various Xbox One indie games onto its YouTube channel, and I’ve grabbed some highlights. Something tells me Bailar Latino isn’t going to be shown during the press conference! We’ve all been waiting for The Toilet Chronicles, haven’t we? ENKI, a game about trying to escape a serial…

Crytek’s VR Game Has Dinosaurs, My Attention

Crytek’s virtual reality experiment is turning into its own…game? Experience? What are we calling these things? Either way, say hello to Robinson: The Journey. A few months back, Crytek released this VR demo: Is Robinson: The Journey full of moments like this? Gosh, I hope so. Here’s how Crytek describes it: Harnessing the power of…

Worth Reading: Games Should Let You Skip Combat

It’s Friday. There’s a new Jurassic Park. Before you hit the theaters and spend way too much on popcorn (why does a small cost $6?!), enjoy our weekly roundup of the best games writing. Hey, You Should Read This “Rant of the Moment: Difficulty Curves” by Max Battcher The demise of cheat codes continues to…

Dark Souls Mod Lets You Play As The Game’s Bosses

The bosses in Dark Souls are assholes, the perfect virtual killing machines. Ever wanted to turn the tables and become one? Now’s your chance. DaTeHaCKs, which might be the most Internet name ever to appear on the Internet, is responsible for the mod that makes this possible. He hasn’t released it publicly yet, but he’s…

I’ll Never Get Over The Original Jurassic Park

Today is both the best and worst day of my life. Today, there is a new Jurassic Park movie. (Before moving on, I’d highly recommendlistening to this piece from the soundtrack while you read.) When I was a kid, there were two things on my mind: aliens and dinosaurs. If there had been a way…

All The Oculus Rift Games Announced Today

Virtual reality device Oculus Rift is finally releasing early next year, and at their first ever E3 press conference, the company announced the initial slate of games. The company released a brief teaser highlighting the early games: The most noteworthy announcement came from Insomniac Games, who are producing an Oculus-exclusive game called Edge of Nowhere.…