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CultureRuiner looks like a snazzy slice of cyberpunk shooting. You play as a “wired sociopath” out to rescue his kidnapped brother. Combat’s slick, and you’ll have access to augments and all that good stuff. Also, look at that city. The game’s being made by people who worked on games like The Witcher 2 and Dying…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 21, 2016 -
CultureFallout 4 Player Makes Perfect Sign
Today on Highlight Reel we have signs, Dark Souls 3 invasions, cat encounters, DayZ police 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 Witcher 3 –…
By Chris Person Published April 21, 2016 - Uncategorized
What Prince Taught Me
“I’m here to tell you there’s something else…” Prince showed me the life I wanted to live. He was my black genius superhero. I grew up in a single parent household ruled by my Haitian-born mom. Like all good immigrant parents, her primary concern was making sure I didn’t bring shame on her house. Do…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 21, 2016 - Culture
The Ballad Of The Flak Tower
Vitali Timkin is an artist who works at Wargaming, the studio behind World of Tanks You can see more of Vitali’s work at his 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 the “expand” button in the top-left…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 21, 2016 - Uncategorized
Developer Amilia St. John, daughter of Alex St. John, wrote an excellent piece today that blasts her father’s views on crunch, labor, and women in the tech industry. “I beg my father, for the love of his daughters, to stop hindering our progress as women in the industry and start using his influence to promote…
By Jason Schreier Published April 21, 2016 - Culture
Ask Dr. NerdLove: My Guy Jerks Off A Lot. Like, A LOT
Hello, Internet! Welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating advice column that provides the FAQ to the dating sim of life. Speaking of love and games, before I get down to this week’s questions, a quick plug: if you’re going to be at PAX East in Boston this weekend and like overthinking the stories…
Harris O'Malley Published April 21, 2016 - Culture
Job Simulator Lowers Price After Fan Complaints
Despite launching to, er, an amount of fanfare, VR is still by and large uncharted territory. I see a bunch of ideas slowly sliding down a wall. Will any of them stick? Beats me. Even game prices have no real standard, which brings us to Job Simulator’s recent price cut. Job Simulator is one of…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 21, 2016 - Uncategorized
Ark: Survival of the Fittest will come to PS4 on July 19, developer Studio Wildcard said today. This is an arena survival spinoff of the popular dinosaur game Ark: Survival Evolved. It’s in Early Access on PC right now, and the PS4 version will also launch in beta.
By Jason Schreier Published April 21, 2016 -
UncategorizedPlayers Have Modded Goku Into Smash Bros. Wii U
We ALL KNOW that Goku got robbed in that bullshit Smash Bros. poll from last year. But that’s OK. Modders have made everything right again. What you’re looking at above is a mod for Smash Bros 4, as showcased by Super Mega Buster 123 Win64 Gigabyte. The mod was created by KevintheH, and it replaces…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 21, 2016 -
UncategorizedWhat A Fan Learned About Game Development By Making His Own Star Wars Games
The X-Wing fighters in some of amateur game developer Michael Real’s 14 Star Wars video games fly a little funny. The waddling AT-ST walkers occasionally leap up into the sky as if yanked by an invisible string. The TIE Fighters look like abstract art. Sometimes the stormtroopers march backwards. You haven’t heard of Michael Real…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 21, 2016 -
EsportsCloud9 Creates All-Star Challenger Series League Of Legends Team
Taking yet another stab at preparing for life after Hai, the Cloud9 League of Legends organization announced yesterday that it would be starting a new Challenger Series team to compete this summer, seeded with Cloud9 starters. Hai and Daerek “LemonNation” Hart made their super-equivocal announcement in a video post, explaining that Hai and an as-yet-undetermined…
By Rob Zacny Published April 21, 2016 - Uncategorized
Far Cry Primal’s Survivor Mode Makes The Game Feel Complete
Ubisoft’s caveman adventure Far Cry Primal has been one of the stranger, more beguiling games of 2016. Last week, they added a free survivor mode for console and PC players. If you’re willing to start a new game to try it, it makes things much more interesting. I initially played Primal for about six hours,…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 21, 2016 - Uncategorized
Dark Souls 3 PC Players Don’t Know Why They’re Getting Banned [UPDATE]
From Software is cracking down on cheaters in Dark Souls 3, but as with previous Dark Souls games, it appears to be impacting innocent bystanders. “Tons of LEGITIMATE PC PLAYERS have now been banned,” is the title of a panicked thread on the Dark Souls 3 subreddit, and there’s plenty of discussions on Steam, too.…
By Patrick Klepek Published April 21, 2016 - Uncategorized
EA has just announced a slight delay for Mirror’s Edge Catalyst. The new release dates are June 7th for North America and June 9 for Europe. This is the second delay for the free-running first-person game, which was previously slated to come out in February but then moved to May 24.
By Evan Narcisse Published April 21, 2016 - Uncategorized
Remember When Curt Schilling Ran A Game Company Into The Ground?
Yesterday, ESPN fired former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling for posting an anti-trans meme on Facebook. It was an inglorious end for Schilling’s broadcasting job, which by now must be a feeling he’s used to. Although today he’s best known for sharing conservative and often bigoted memes on social media, Schilling was once chairman of…
By Jason Schreier Published April 21, 2016 - ReviewsBoard Games
Star Wars: Armada: The Kotaku Review
If there’s one thing you do more than anything else while playing Star Wars: Armada, it’s shout INTENSIFY FORWARD FIREPOWER The last of Fantasy Flight’s major Star Wars board games thatI haven’t got aroundto reviewing yet on this site (it was released in 2015), Armada is a game primarily concerned with capital ship combat. So…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 21, 2016 -
UncategorizedWhen One Teammate Takes The Division Too Seriously
Role-playing as a tough military officer in The Division, while the other players have no idea what’s going on? That could end up really badly, or it could be a fun run. It’s the latter in StoneMountain64‘s video. He’s really good at using military slang and his tone fits the scenario well, so no one…
By Gergo Vas Published April 21, 2016 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Characters As Football Players
A pretty great concept. SyBro imagined an American football game with Super Mario characters and made some 3D renders for it. Too bad it’s just fan-art. The Mushroom Kingdom and arcade-y gameplay (NFL Blitz style!) could indeed spice up a football game, and both the sideline and the character selection screen look awesome. To contact…
By Gergo Vas Published April 21, 2016