New MMORPG Ends Service, Folks Think They Know Why 

Yesterday, free-to-play MMORPG Chaos Saga launched in Japan. Today, less than 24 hours later, the game’s service suddenly ended. Some wonder if the reason was that Chaos Saga’s characters look very familiar. Chaos Saga is from DMM.com, a major Japanese streaming and online video rental service. It also has released adult games as well as…

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He Is Kratos, The Cosplay God Of War

This is Troy Schram, dressed as Kratos as he appears in the upcoming PS4 edition of the series. And yes, the beard is real. Almost everything you’re seeing here was made by hand, including the weaved leather shoulder pads, which Troy tells me was “a massive, time-consuming pain in the ass.” All photos by Damon…

Violets Are Blue, Roses Are Red

Brings a tear to the eye.

Civilization VI City Has Over Two Billion People

Used to be that if you got a population of over 20 you had a big city in Civilization. That was until Civ VI came along and changed everything. One of the new game’s features is that many of the districts you can build will share their benefits with neighbouring cities. This allows for some…

Sims 4 Babies Will No Longer Get Stuck, And Other Great Patch Notes

The Sims had a new patch today and it’s a treat to read about. Take a walk with me as we explore some of the most fun patch notes in video games. We have fixed the issue of babies getting stuck in apartments; stuck babies will be unstuck, and babies will hereby no longer get…

Indie Games’ Most Cryptic Mystery Apparently Just A Frog Fractions Teaser

One of the most cryptic, arcane mysteries in indie games has led its investigators to videos of the Frog Fractions developer tasting soups. Frog Fractions is an “edutainment” Flash game with an upcoming sequel that, many now think, the years-long mystery is teasing. For a year, a collective called the Game Detectives has been unraveling…

Hatsune Miku’s Biggest Rhythm Game Comes West In January

With more than 200 songs and over 300 costumes to collect, Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Future Tone is so big Sega had to split it into two rhythm games, and both are coming to North America and European PS4 on January 10. It’s the largest collection of music from Japan’s virtual Diva to grace consoles,…

Newly Free EVE Online Aims To Prevent Exploits and Harassment

Today’s a big day for the ever-churning vat of intergalactic intrigue that is EVE Online. It just went free-to-play, which means a big influx of players to disrupt the universe’s precarious balance of power. I spoke with the game’s executive producer, Andie Nordgren, about how corporations are already using that to jostle for power, potential…

The Moment That Makes Morrowind A Masterpiece

Skyrim: Special Edition is a mess. It’sfull of glitches, and even if the base game offers interesting stories, the remaster misses the mark. The Elder Scrolls can do much better. In fact, it already has. Let’s take a look at the series at its best. Let’s talk about Morrowind People often praise Morrowind for intricate…

Watch Dogs 2 Will Patch Out ‘Particularly Explicit’ Genitalia [UPDATE]

Watch Dogs 2 is all about grit, but players didn’t expect to see realistic male and female genitalia on NPCs. That’s right—flaccid, full-detail, unabashed genitalia. In a video game. Woah. You can look, but you can’t repost—at least using the PlayStation Network. A player who uploaded explicit screenshots of Watch Dogs 2 genitalia using PlayStation’s built-in…

Overwatch‘s Big Sombra Update Is Now Live

Professional advocate for every shade of purple (and also hacker) Sombra is now available to play on Overwatch’s live servers. Update 1.5 is now live on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. In addition to Sombra, it adds a slew of new modes as part of a new Arcade feature, a new map, Ecopoint: Antarctica, to…

Sources: Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs 2 Teaser Is A Real Sci-Fi Game — But It’s In Trouble

The “leaked Ubisoft trailer” inside Watch Dogs 2 is for a real sci-fi game called (or code-named) Pioneer, sources say. But Pioneer is running into troubled development and may not be announced as soon as Ubisoft had originally planned—if it comes out at all. Watch Dogs 2, which launched today, includes a mission in which…

Battlefield 1’s New Patch Gets Rid Of Bad Squad Leaders

Battlefield 1‘s Fall update was just released and while it brings many of the promised changes, it also makes squads a bit more useful. With changes to the leadership mechanics and glitch fixes, you’ll have less crummy squad leaders High level changes in the patch include additional capture points on the Suez map and setting…

Blizzard Says Overwatch Leveling Changes Aren’t About Making People Buy More Loot Boxes

Overwatch is about to roll out a big change to its leveling system, and that has some players feeling uneasy. Blizzard, they fear, wants people to pony up for more loot boxes, so they’re turning freebies into rarities. According to Blizzard, though, that’s not really what’s happening at all. Let’s break it down: the new…

You Can Save Your Life In Dishonored 2 By Killing Yourself

Here’s a handy tip discovered by Gunpoint’s Tom Francis (which you can add to this list), for those of you ever contemplating a big jump in Dishonored 2 Turns out you can save a death from falling by…killing yourself. You’re a monster, Tom, albeit a very pragmatic one.