Though credits have rolled on the new Doom, I wanted to keep blowing up imps and pinkies. It seemed like the right time to revisit Doom 64 Doom 64 wasn’t actually developed by id Software; it was created by Midway Games. It picks up after the events of Doom 2: Hell on Earth, when attempts…
People beat the Dark Souls games in all sorts of ridiculous ways. This one might be the weirdest. People have beat Dark Souls with Donkey Konga’s bongo drums. Another person did it with the game flipped upside-down. The Souls games are hard enough on their own, but fans love one-upping each other. Celesterian Games has…
With Mortal Kombat X heading into the rear-view mirror, it’s about time for NetherRealm Studios to announce a new game. It looks like that game is Injustice 2, a sequel to the DC fighting game from 2013. The first word on Injustice 2 came from Twitter this morning, apparently part of a retail promotion arriving…
There’s nothing more frustrating than being called out in Overwatch’s post-match results screen and having nobody give a thumbs up. When that happens, I resort to extreme measures: I give myself a thumbs up. NO. SHAME. There are two different ways that Overwatch tries to make players feel cool when the match is over, win…
Former Diablo III game director Jay Wilson has left Blizzard to pursue a career in writing, the developer announced on Twitter. You may remember him as the person whoprivately talked smack about the creator of Diablo
Hunting robot dinosaurs in the post-apocalypse will have to wait until February 28, but for now, there’s a new Horizon Zero Dawn trailer Rumors of a delay for the PS4 exclusive have been kicking around, and it’s not a surprise Sony wanted to get it out of the way before E3. “It wasn’t an easy…
As the week comes to a close and the temperatures rise, flip on the AC and check out Worth Reading, our guide to the best games writing around. Hey, You Should Read These “Ridealong: The Underground Fight Clubs Of Dark Souls III” by Brendan Caldwell For the many hours I’ve spent with Souls, I’ve never…
If you haven’t seen Jacob’s Ladder, now is the perfect time to change that. Paramount Vault is an overlooked YouTube channel where the company publishes old films, usually the stranger and more obscure ones. As of today, that now includes the still-creepy Jacob’s Ladder, one of many movies that inspired the original Silent Hill game.…
Crash mode was a divisive addition to Burnout, and you either loved it or hated it. Personally, it’s what really brought me into the Burnout series; it felt like a series of destructive puzzles. Dangerous Golf, a new game from a group of Burnout vets, is an attempt to make a whole game out of…
Capcom announced todaythat it has banned fighting game competitor Noel Brown from the Capcom Pro Tour’s 2016 season, due to “unwarranted and unwanted” touching of a woman at a recent fighting game tournament. He’s also been banned from EVO 2016. In a video of the during the live stream before the Street Fighter V Losers…
Chances are only hardcore horror fans remember D, but thankfully, there’s a new way to play it; the game just came out on PC! Night Dive Studios, who continues to do yeoman’s work in pulling games from the past into the present, has quietly released D onto GOG. I’m told the game will eventually be…
The fate of likely Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is now (virtually) in your hands, thanks to Surgeon Simulator The Donald Trump stage is part of the launch for Surgeon Simulator: Anniversary Edition, which comes with updated graphics, new environments, additional achievements, stat tracking, and more. There are two ways to get access to Trump’s…
A gorgeous remake of Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap has just been announced, and you can watch the whole trailer here. Gosh, it looks good.
When NIS America announced erotic dungeon crawler Criminal Girls 2: Party Favors would arrive this September on Vita, it came with a big caveat. Like the last game, there have been “modifications” to make it appropriate. In advance, the company published an exhaustive explanation. Warning: The content in this post may be considered NSFW. “I…
Operation Caucasus developer Dream Games has given out tons of early access keys for their shooter. But when this player asked for one, sporting a colorful avatar signaling support for LGBT rights, the developer responded with a simple message: “We’re not support lgbt. Please, just f**k you.” This exchange was posted as part of a…
If you create and publish videos using your PS4, Sony’s added a bunch of new features that should make your life easier. The best way to capture, edit, and stream videos from any device, PS4 or otherwise, is using a separate capture box connected to a computer. Since that’s not possible for most people, you’re…
Mojang, the developers behind Minecraft, have made big changes to its policies on companies being able to promote their products using Minecraft. It could make a video like this, depicting a Verizon cell phone, a thing of the past. In a blog post titled “let’s talk about promotions in Minecraft,” Mojang said it wants to…
The next DLC character for Street Fighter V, Ibuki, has been delayed until the end of June The character had been scheduled to hit pretty soon, but Capcom’s decided to push back the release until the game’s story mode is complete.
One of the best independent games from the last few years and an excellent basketball game are part of Sony’s excellent lineup for next month. Remember, though Sony and Microsoft advertise their monthly games as “free,” you need an active PlayStation Plus or Xbox Live Gold subscription. With that said, here are the games Sony’s…
On the surface, Doom seems like a clean break from the previous games, merely borrowing the same premise: you’re on the surface of Mars and fighting demons from Hell. But there’s evidence suggesting it’s more, and that id Software found a way to connect the series together. Maybe. Let’s start by looking at the opening…
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