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When some of the founders of Burnout developer Criterion Games left, we weren’t sure what they were building, and now we know: an extreme golf game called Dangerous Golf. It’s coming to Xbox One, PS4, and PC in May, and looks like the weirdness you’d expect from the crew who made Burnout. Read more
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We Dare was more famous for its commercial than its gameplay, largely because the backlash to the trailer was so…
John “TotalBiscuit” Bain is not the first to struggle with social media as he’s become more popular, nor is he the…
It’s easy to sneer at Hollywood’s obsession with sequels and reboots, but eventually, the dice rolls in your…
Street Fighter V won’t have an in-depth story mode when it launches on February 16, but Capcom’s announced a “cinematic expansion” coming next June for free. It’ll apparently go “deep” into the series’ mythology, taking place between the events of Street Fighter IV and Street Fighter III. Read more
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This mesmerizing GIF should be all you need to read Worth Reading, my weekly roundup of the best games writing…
Yandere Simulator is the latest game to get banned from Twitch. If you stream Yandere Simulator, you could get…
David Gaider, one of the principal writers behind the Dragon Age series and other BioWare RPGs, has announced he’s leaving BioWare after 17 years. “I’ll miss my team, and wish everyone here the best,” he wrote on Twitter. It’s unclear what he’ll be working on next. Read more
The Division’s beta starts next week, and if you’re a PC owner, you might be curious to know what the system requirements are. It seems pretty standard for a modern PC game—I’m very happy to have snagged a GTX 970 last year! Read more
Despite reports that Ark: Survival Evolved runs crappy on Xbox One, the developers have announced it’s getting split-screen support, which is cool! It’s not clear when split-screen will be patched into the game, but hopefully it comes alongside some other performance improvements. More split-screen! Read more
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Though Scott Cawthon claims he’s done with his jump scare series Five Nights at Freddy’s, he’s not done with those…
Stoic Games is a tiny developer. While their Viking-inspired strategy game The Banner Saga became a hit, they didn’t…
Mortal Kombat X was’t very good on the PC. While not the outright disaster that Batman: Arkham Knight was, it was…
The Long War is, far and away, the most popular mod for the 2013's XCOM reboot. It’s a pleasant surprise, then, to…
It’s not easy to make money running a video game website. In June 2015, popular mobile outlet TouchArcade said it…
Layers of Fear, a promising horror game about a tortured artist, is leaving Early Access on February 16 for PC, Xbox One, and PS4. Patricia took a look at the in-development version of Layers of Fear last year, and having played it for myself, I can back her up: it’s terrifying. Read more
For a single season, Heroes was a fun TV show. Somehow, it stayed on for another three seasons, but I didn’t stick…
Nintendo’s just announced that Bravely Second: End Layer is coming on April 15. There’s also a Fire Emblem Fates-themed 3DS XL hitting February 19 for $200, though it’ll come without the game. Read more
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I’ve watched a Super Mario Maker player by the name of ReflectivistFox play through a stage called Fermat’s Last…