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Dear PS4 Controller: I’m Sorry I Threw You
You might judge me for this, but when I get mad at games, I occasionally bash keyboards and/or throw controllers. Usually, it’s no big deal. A few moments later, I start feeling better, and I pick up my controller and play some more. Last night was different. My PS4 controller, sadly, did not survive the…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 25, 2017 - Culture
Conan Exiles Now Has Terrifying Dancing Dicks
Keep it in your pants. Please, I’m begging you. Warning: this post is SUPER NSFW. Conan Exiles recently added a series of new emotes, which include dancing. They’re pretty cool… when your character is fully clothed. If not, well, things quickly dart past Sketchy Avenue and go barreling down Nightmare Alley. This goes double if…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 25, 2017 - Uncategorized
The cool but short Batman Arkham VR game released for PlayStation VR last year is now out for Oculus Rift and the Vive. This is a canonical part of Arkham lore, but saying just how it fits in would be spoilers. Read: Our review | A fun easter egg for it in Arkham Knight
By Stephen Totilo Published April 25, 2017 -
UncategorizedBeloved World Of Warcraft YouTuber Dies At Age 26
Hayven wasn’t like other World of Warcraft YouTubers. As he himself was quick to point out, his videos couldn’t teach people how to dole out DPS in raids or make rivals rage-weep in PVP. He was interested in the history of the 13-year-old MMO, and he did his best to chronicle it, even after he…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 25, 2017 -
UncategorizedThe Two Moments That Make Planescape: Torment A Masterpiece
Planescape: Torment is a marvel of a game. One of the best stories in the medium, it packs a ton of emotional punch. Two moments, with smart design at their core, illustrate why it remains great to this day. We break it down in this critical video. SPOILERS AHEAD Transcript: I consider Planescape: Torment to…
By Heather Alexandra Published April 25, 2017 - Uncategorized
Hacker Jailed Two Years For Making Software That Causes DDoS Attacks
Today, England’s Old Bailey court jailed 20-year-old hacker Adam Mudd two years for initiating distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against several popular games and gaming services, the BBC reports Mudd created the malware Titanium Stresser when he was 16 and, in the intermittent years, several thousand users have carried out an alleged 1.7 million…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published April 25, 2017 -
UncategorizedDragon Quest Heroes II Is Less Dynasty Warriors, More Dragon Quest
The first Dragon Quest Heroes was a a satisfying combination of Dragon Quest characters and creatures with Dynasty Warriors-style battles and structure. With an overworld to traverse filled with random encounters and hidden treasures, Dragon Quest Heroes II feels a lot more like . . . well, Dragon Quest Being more a fan of the…
By Mike Fahey Published April 25, 2017 - Uncategorized
Amazon’s Big Anime Platform Is Hard To Love
Amazon recently introduced a little chaos into the world of anime streaming. Anime Strike, which launched earlier this year, is taking heat from anime fans for disturbing the harmony viewers finally reached with English-language streaming services. It’s made a mess of the streaming ecosphere, and was (for me) pricey to boot. But despite consumers’ somewhat…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published April 25, 2017 -
EsportsBlizzard has announced Overwatch’s D.Va will join Heroes of the Storm, and she’ll be a Warrior class. Here’s the new cinematic featuring D.Va fighting alongside fellow Overwatch fighter Genji. Both appear as part of the Heroes of the Storm 2.0 update rolling out today and tomorrow.
By Maddy Myers Published April 25, 2017 - Uncategorized
A remastered edition of Night Trap is headed to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One this spring from developer Screaming Villains. Limited Run Games will produce physical copies of the upscaled version of the quintessential controversial 90s FMV game, which had a failed Kickstarter in 2014
By Chris Kohler Published April 25, 2017 -
Uncategorized10 Awesome Uses Of The Konami Code
Today is the 31st birthday of the Konami Code. The memorable cheat first appeared in 1986’s Gradius and has been a fixture of games ever since. Here are ten great uses of this legendary code Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A. It’s ingrained in countless gamers’ minds. The Konami Code has…
By Heather Alexandra Published April 25, 2017 - Esports
You’re Invited To Take On Some Fighting Game Pros In New York City
How’s your standing fierce? Your parries and counters? More importantly, do you think you can beat a fighting game pro in Street Fighter V? You can try at our offices in New York City on Saturday, May 13. Our soon-to-be-announced champions will give all comers a chance to square off in heated battle to see…
Tim Marchman and Stephen Totilo Published April 25, 2017 -
UncategorizedGreen Hill Zone’s Looking Good In Sonic Forces
Sonic Forces, like Sonic Generations before it, combines classic and modern Sonic the Hedgehog style into one game. And where there is classic Sonic, there is the Green Hill Zone. This one’s not too shabby. We’ve seen a little bit of column B, now here’s a taste of column be in the clash of hedgehog…
By Mike Fahey Published April 25, 2017 -
The BestsThe Best Video Game Gun
I’ve spent months kicking this “Best” around. Considering all types of space lasers and sniper weapons and over-powered pistols. But no matter how many other weapons I consider, I always keep coming back to an antique Second World War battle rifle. The M1 Garand. This post originally appeared 5/31/15. It might not be the most…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 25, 2017 -
UncategorizedModder Is Building New Vegas Inside of Fallout 4
Ever wonder what Fallout: New Vegas would look like in in a newer engine? One modder is trying to make that fantasy into a reality, and the progress is sweet. The project is the work of Sir_Bumfrey_Diggles, who has already managed to craft Goodsprings and Primm, as you can see in the footage below: Sir_Bumfrey…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 25, 2017 - Uncategorized
How Three Kids With No Experience Beat Square And Translated Final Fantasy V Into English
One day in the late 1990s, Myria walked into the Irvine High School computer room and spotted a boy playing Final Fantasy V. There were two unusual things about this. The first was that Final Fantasy V had not actually come out in the United States. To play the 1992 Japanese game in English, you’d…
By Jason Schreier Published April 25, 2017 -
UncategorizedMarvel vs. Capcom Infinite Gets A September Release Date (And A Raccoon)
September 19: That’s when you’ll be playing Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite, the next entry in the on-again-off-again will-they-or-won’t-they fighting game crossover series, on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and/or PC. Besides announcing the game’s release date, Capcom officially let loose the news about the new characters joining the 2-0n-2 tag team game’s roster of fighters. From…
By Chris Kohler Published April 25, 2017 - Uncategorized
You Can Play A Bit Of The Original Tomb Raider In Your Browser Right Now
Fancy a quick jaunt with Lara Croft before she got all fancy and realistic? With Timur Gagiev’s OpenLara project, that adventureis just a click away It’s not the whole game—just a demo level—but it’s a demo level that runs damn well in a full screen browser window, and it’s even got controller support. Not only…
By Mike Fahey Published April 25, 2017
