Free Sidescrolling Permadeath MMO Is Surprisingly Fun

I didn’t expect to get so into StarBreak. It’s a free-to-play sidescrolling MMO—think Contra, but with, like, 30 other people swarming around you—where every death counts. If you die, loot and stats go out the window. Despite that, it’s weirdly relaxing to play. I picked up StarBreak from Steam on a whim yesterday, thinking I’d…

Mod Turns Steam War Game Into A 64-Player Mass Effect Battle

Running With Rifles is basically top-down Battlefield. Thanks to a mod, you can turn it into top-down Battlefield: Mass Effect, aka the game you never knew you wanted. Running With Rifles recently got Steam Workshop support, bringing its mercenary band of mods into the same bunker. People have made some creative-ass (ass!) stuff for the…

The Fallout 4 Survival Permadeath Run That Turned Preston Garvey Into A Monster

Most players attempting Fallout 4’s Survival mode will just get their ass kicked. One player, however, has already managed to beat the entire thing on a single life. Funnily enough, the toughest challenge Kyle Hinckley faced along the way wasn’t something like starvation or damage, but rather a nearly catastrophic glitch. You may remember Hinckley…

Pokémon vs Gundam

Reader Khris likes Pokémon. He also likes Gundam. Here are three model kits that combine both of those things to excellent effect. If you’re a serious Gundam/model fan and want to see how he made them, there’s a work-in-progress gallery here

An Inside Look At How Lionhead Collapsed

Two months ago, in a stunning and surprising move, Microsoft shut down the renowned British studio Lionhead. Now, details have emerged about how it happened: in short, Fable Legends cost too much money, and nobody really wanted to make it. Eurogamer’s Wesley Yin-Poole today published an extensive, remarkably well-sourced story about the demise of Lionhead.…

Becoming A Mimic In Dark Souls III Is A Good Way To Confuse Invaders

Mimics are just the worst in Dark Souls III. So, role-playing as one during invasions is a fantastic way to have some fun and troll invaders. The rules are simple: After dressing up as a Mimic (more or less), wait patiently guarding loot. If the invader approaches and takes the item or attacks, you have…

The Internet Reacts to the Assassin’s Creed Movie Trailer [Update]

Oh hey, Hollywood is making a big time Assassin’s Creed motion picture. Last night, the film’s trailer debuted, and the internet has opinions about it. The internet always has opinions. Always. So, let’s dive in and see what the internet thinks! Feel free to add more of your own thoughts in the comments down below…

Hideo Kojima Gives an Update on His New Game

Late last year, Hideo Kojima set up his new studio and started work on a brand new title. In a recent Famitsu interview, he talks about how things are progressing. Granted, this past February, the former Metal Gear maven also talked a teeny bit about his upcoming title, saying it was “big” and has “lots…

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Rooster Teeth Launches Card Game Kickstarter, Hits Goal In Two Minutes

The comedy team at Rooster Teeth have decided to make a card game based on their Million Dollars, But… series of web videos. It’s current Kickstartersuggests it’s going to make a lot more than that. Million Dollars, But… was looking for $10,000 in funding. It hit that in just two minutes, and only a few…