Destiny DLC Trailer Leaks. Gjallarhorn Is Back.

A trailer for the new Destiny DLC Rise of Iron has leaked out a little early, and it contains something that’ll twist the knickers of everyone who played the game back in its launch year: the rocket launcher Gjallarhorn is back. It’s sporting the same design, only now you can get it in “Iron Black”.…

Rose and the Old Castle of Twilight Is a Perfect Melding of Cuteness and Gore

This is the heart warming tale of Rose, her golem friend, and Rose’s many horrible, brutal, gore-filled deaths. The game starts with no preamble. A young girl with a giant flower attached to her body, Rose, wakes up in the ruins of a castle. Through your first few minutes of gameplay, she quickly discovers two…

Think Voltron Meets Toy Story And You’ll Understand This

Look. At. This. We have a Voltron-type collectible, featuring the characters from Toy Story. This, of course, is a nod to Transitron from the short Toy Story of Terror. Since that character was a nod to Japanese toys, we’ve come full circle in a most spectacular way. Via Character Japan, here’s a short promotional clip…

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Dr. Ellie Satler, I Presume?

There just isn’t enough Jurassic Park cosplay. Ellie is UncannyMegan, Photos by Dallas Nagata White

Details Leak For Destiny‘s Rise of Iron DLC [UPDATE]

More info on Destiny’s Rise of Iron DLC has come out ahead of Bungie’s planned announcement tomorrow, and I’m not gonna lie, it sounds incredible. Update 6/9: Bungie’s announcement stream has concluded with little new information beyond what leaked yesterday. Rise of Iron will cost $30 and will only be on PS4 and Xbox One.…

Please Put On Your Gamer Suit

THE CALL UP (their caps, not mine) is an upcoming movie about the gamers and the video games and the plot twists and the trailer actually has the line WHEN THE GAME IS REAL It’s like the 90s never ended.

Transmission: When Classic Sci-Fi And Video Games Collide

Nathaniel West is a veteran concept artist who served as lead concept artist on Interstellar, and has also worked on Godzilla, Inception and Iron Man 2. His latest project, though, is as creator of the upcoming video game Transmission Taking cues from classic sci-fi design like 2001 and Alien, and some of his favourite games…

Smart Players Turn Overwatch Into A Sports Game

One of the cooler things about Overwatch is that it isn’t just about shooting. You can heal, you can drop turrets, you can turn into a giant shield. But did you know that you can also, with a little work, play some badminton? All you need are a couple of Mercys (Mercies? A Murder of…

Player Figures Out How To Play Skyrim With Actual Potatoes

Sure, everything might be 1000% harder to do when you’re using a potato controller to get around, but still: it’s silly stunts like these that make us love Skyrim players in the first place. This ridiculous (yet genius) contraption comes to us via BOOM, LLC Robotater, who has even gone ahead and written a Steam…

Dark Souls 3’s Patch Notes Are Maddeningly Vague

Dark Souls 3 has been getting patches on a regular basis, since the game was released in April. But for hardcore fans, the release of a patch is only the beginning; then, the community has to find out what the patches do The game’s developer, From Software, usually releases patch notes, but they’re often vague…

Overwatch‘s Commendation System Is Great For Passive-Aggressive Jerks (Like Me)

Commendations are one of the coolest little things in Overwatch. After matches, you get to formally declare whose contributions you found to be most valuable, even if they’re on the other team. The system encourages good sportsmanship and a sense of camaraderie. That is, of course, not how I use it at all. I am…