Attack on Titan’s Multiplayer Is the Game’s Best Part

What could be better than mass murdering titans with swords as you fly around like Spider-Man? Doing it with three other people, of course. A few weeks back I put up my impressions of the new Attack on Titan game. While the game absolutely made me feel like a titan-killing badass and the main plot…

Report: Nintendo of Korea Is Laying Off Most of Its Staff [Update]

According to respected Korean game site GameMeca, Nintendo’s South Korean branch is being hit hard with layoffs. Nintendo of Korea was founded in 2006. Prior to that, a local distributor released Nintendo games and consoles in the region. Update (March 30 5:40am) – According to Gameple (via tipster Sang), Nintendo of Korea has commented on…

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Valve Found Guilty Of Breaching Australian Consumer Law

After an 18-month back and forth with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), the Australian Federal Court has finally ruled that Valve was in breach of Australian Consumer Law. The ACCC’s major issue with Valve was its lack of a refund policy, which ran contrary to Australian Consumer law. Valve has since implemented its…

Star Wars, Batman Collide In Cosplay Extravaganza

The Biker Scout Helmet Project is a Lucasfilm-blessed charity event which has asked special effects, props and cosplay experts from around the world to design and build custom Scout Trooper helmets. Like this one. It was made by Julian Checkley from Order 66 Creatures & Effects, and his idea—to bring a little Batman to the…

Some Of The Best Cosplay From C2E2

The Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo, or C2E2, ran from March 18-20. Was there good cosplay? You bet your fancy pants there was good cosplay. Photographer Long Thai, aka Mineralblu, was there to take snaps over the weekend, and below you’ll find some of his best shots. There are more at his Facebook page

The Comedian, The Fool & The Barbarian

Hicham Habchi is an artist from the United Arab Emirates who has previously worked for companies like Ubisoft. You can see more of Hicham’s art at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on…

Google DeepMind Is Now Analysing Magic And Hearthstone Cards

With retro games and Go well-conquered, where is an artificial intelligence like Google DeepMind meant to turn next? Magic: The Gathering and Hearthstone, obviously. Before you get too excited (or maybe insanely depressed as you imagine a toaster holding aloft the Magic World Championship trophy on its ejection lever), there are no plans to set…

Mods Keep Skyrim Looking Shit Hot In 2016

iriarshamposted these screenshots over the weekend, to remind us all that despite its advancing years and creaking engine, Skyrim—with help from fans—continues to look absolutely stunning. A massive part of that has to do with the mods he’s got running, of course (includinga trioof ENBeffects), but then would people bother—or would the results be as…

BB-8 Cosplay Is Cute Enough To Kill Stars

You know how R2-D2 is actually controlled by the 3’8″ Kenny Baker? This BB-8 cosplay is kinda like that. Only without the desert heat. Or adults. The suit was made by William Minamoto, one of the best droid builders on the planet, while the kid inside is his daughter.

We’re Getting Dangerously Close To Photo-Realistic Video Game Landscapes

What you’re seeing here is a process known as “scanning”, or “photogrammetry”. It’s not new, having already been used to generate the landscapes in games like Star Wars: Battlefront, but as you’ll see, as the technology involved (and the skill of artists) advances, so too do the results. Just look at this. That’s not video,…

Tyranny Emerged From The Game That Nearly Sank Obsidian

Once upon a time, Pillars of Eternity and Fallout: New Vegas developer Obsidian was working on a major Xbox One RPG called Stormlands. Then it got canceled, and Obsidian had to lay off 30 people, a large portion of a relatively small staff. Turns out, Tyranny, Obsidian’s new RPG in which evil has already won,…

Just A Couple Of Guys, Chilling Out

Today on Highlight Reel we have bad posture, sudden trucks, butt scratches, explosions, and much more! Watch the video above or on our Youtube Page, then talk about your favorite highlight in the comments below. Be sure to check out, like, and share the original videos via the links below Battlefront – Great shot, Kid…

It Took Time To Get Over Paragon Not Being A Shooter

Paragon looks like a shooter. The characters, the map, the weapons, all designed by a company known for its shooters. But it’s not a shooter, and getting over that fact was my biggest hurdle in beginning to enjoy Epic Games’ latest. Somewhere between traditional MOBAs like League of Legends and the latest craze, character-based objective…

Bunker Punks Is A Cool Steam Early Access Game You Should Try

Bunker Punks is a roguelike first person shooter by Shane Neville’s one-person studio, Ninja Robot Dinosaur. That’s a bunch of cool words all crammed together. Which is appropriate, because Bunker Punks is crammed with a bunch of cool stuff. William Gibson-esque future where you make runs on corporations gone wild? Check. Randomized pixel art levels…

VR Game At A Glance: Space Dogfighting In EVE: Valkyrie

The Oculus Rift VR headset is officially out this week, and there are a bunch of games to play on it. One of the most well-known is the outer-space dogfighting game EVE: Valkyrie, which is about as impressive a technical showpiece for virtual reality as I’ve seen. Here’s a video of me playing a round…