Blizzard Hit By Multiple DDoS Attacks

Players couldn’t log into games like World of Warcraft and Diablo III for several hours last night thanks to a series of DDoS attacks that flooded Blizzard’s servers, the developer said. Blizzard says they’ve since thwarted the problem, though some login issues could linger this morning. DDoS, which stands for Distributed Denial of Service, refers…

When Kerbal Space Program Hype Reaches Dangerous Levels

Pictured above: a flying revolver destroying a locomotive, in a creative expression of one’s hype towards Kerbal Space Program’s big upcoming 1.1 patch Made by redditor JeanTheDragon, the winged gun was an answer to a series of Hype Trains posted to the KSP subreddit in anticipation to the update. Here’s one such train, created by…

No, thank you, Animal Crossing Today marks the 15th anniversary of the original Animal Crossing’s release on the N64 in Japan. To celebrate, Nintendo put together this cute retrospective video.

Cities: Skyline City Destroyed By A Tidal Wave Of Shit

This was once a bustling Cities: Skylines metropolis of 200,000 people. Now everyone is dead. As you’ll see below, flawless128 built a giant sewage mountain/pool, filled it with poop water then unleashed it upon the city. The resulting sewnami is a thing of devastation, yes, but also beauty. (via PC Gamer)

Two Oculus-Exclusive Titles Can Now Run On The Vive

Any game you play on the HTC Vive will work with the Oculus Rift. But the Rift has some games that are supposed to only run on Facebook’s VR headset. Or, should I say, had Revive, currently in alpha, is “a proof-of-concept compatibility layer between the Oculus SDK and OpenVR”. It basically means that, in…

Sandstorms, Segregation, And Other Challenges Of Running A Women’s Video Game Convention In Saudi Arabia

When people talk bustling gaming scenes, Saudi Arabia is not the first place that comes to mind. It does, however, have one, and it’s growing slowly but surely, despite geographical hurdles and cultural stigma. GCON is the first ever women’s video game convention in the country. Running it has been… difficult. Tasneem Salim is one…

Fallout 4 Player Builds Island Full of Deathclaws With New DLC

This is what the Jurassic Park theme song was made for. FudgeMuppet takes us through a tour of “Deathclaw Island” here, and it’s exactly what it sounds like. Using the newly released Wasteland Workshop DLC, FudgeMuppet created this awesome monstrosity by laying out a ton of Deathclaw traps on Spectacle Island. Once captured, FudgeMuppet let…

Fable Legends shut down today. People who bought items in the game via microtransactions should be be getting refunds sent to their linked Xbox or Windows Store accounts. The in-development, free-to-play multiplayer game was the last thing made by legendary British game studio Lionhead

Battleborn Beta Impressions: It’s Alright

A name similar to Battlefront, Battlecry and even Bloodborne hasn’t helped next month’s Battleborn stand out. Descriptions of the game place it in an overflowing stew of team shooters and MOBA-influenced games. This week, at last, there’s an open beta which allows us to at least judge the game on its pre-release merits. And the…

Metal Gear Figure Is A Hopeless Plastic Loser

If you’re going to make an action figure based on knife/porn fodder like Metal Gear soldiers, you need to get the tone right. And Figma definitely have the tone right here. While he looks menacing enough initially… When you start breaking out his accessories… Things start getting very Metal Gear… It’ll be out this summer.…

How To Jump Into Dark Souls 3 If You Got Started With Bloodborne

Despite being the third game in the series, it’s possible Dark Souls 3 is your first Dark Souls game! Though Bloodborne was built from Dark Souls’ DNA, it’s pretty different. Here’s what might surprise you. Everything Is Much Slower Dark Souls 3 is fast compared to previous Souls games, but it’s got nothing on Bloodborne.…

Movie Tie-In Games Sure Are Getting Fancy

Would you believe this lovely hand-drawn collectible card-based role-playing game is based on the upcoming prequel/sequel to Snow White and the Huntsman? We don’t get movie tie-in games on PC and console much these days. It’s normally something cheap and derivative for mobile phones and tablets, little more than digital advertisements pasted over popular existing…

After Seven Years, Homestuck Comes To An End

Homestuck, an interactive comic that spawned a massive, dedicated fan-base, came to an end today after seven years. You can watch the last animated episode of Andrew Hussie’s sprawling series right here (h/t Elanor): It’s a fitting end-date for the longrunning project—Homestuck first launched on April 13, 2009. Since it went live, the comic has…