German toy maker Steiff is churning out a special, high-quality Pikachu plush at a special, high-quality price. Cheaper than the Godzilla plush Steiff made last year, the Pikachu is priced at 45,000 yen (US$367). Steiff sold the world’s first teddy bear and its master artisans craft all its plush toys by hand. [Image: Steiff |…
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The Witcher 3 took home the grand prize at this year’s 2015 Game Awards, beating out Bloodborne, Fallout 4, Metal Gear Solid V, and Super Mario Maker to win Game of the Year. It’s no surprise that CD Projekt Red’s role-playing game took top honors—The Witcher 3 is one of the year’s most ambitious and…
The next slate of Mortal Kombat X characters includes Texas Chainsaw Massacre’s Leatherface, Alien’s xenomorph, Bo Rai Cho, and Tri-Borg. Bo Rai Cho is described as “master of the drunken fist” and Tri-Borg is a mashup of Cyrax, Sektor, and Robot Smoke. They’re arriving “first quarter of 2016.” You can reach the author of this…
Pioneering game-makers Westwood Studios received the Industry Icon award at The Game Awards tonight and this tribute video shows for why the makers of Command & Conquer and other classics deserve it. Contact the author at [email protected]
Metal Gear designer Hideo Kojima was apparently not allowed to attend tonight’s Game Awards, per an announcement by host Geoff Keighley. A lawyer for Konami reportedly barred Kojima from attending, nor accept his awards. The Phantom Pain’s Kiefer Sutherland accepted one of Metal Gear’s awards on his behalf. When the news was revealed, the audience…
This year’s breakout multiplayer hit, Rocket League, is coming to Xbox One in February. The Xbox One version will be getting some exclusive Halo and Gears of War equipment for your cars, too.
While we patiently wait for Shadow Complex 2, Chair Entertainment has been quietly prepping Shadow Complex Remastered for PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. PC players can even download the game—for free!—right now. Here’s a trailer: What’s new? Other than graphics, there’s new achievements and “challenges.” This game was so good. Can’t wait to play…
Lara Croft’s next challenge will be coming from the realm of creepy old fairytales. The Baba Yaga: Season of the Witch DLC for Rise of the Tomb Raider comes out next month. Contact the author at [email protected]
Earlier this year, beloved Nintendo president Satoru Iwata passed away. Tonight at The Game Awards, Reggie Fils-Aime paid him tribute. You can watch Reggie’s speech here: Show host Geoff Keighley also reminisced about a moment he shared with Iwata a few weeks before he passed away. He said Iwata looked “thinner than I thought he…
In 2014, The Elder Scrolls Online had a monthly paid subscription. In 2015, it ditched those subs. Now, Bethesda’s literally offering money to people who play it—they’re giving away $1 million to a random player, to be announced on February 1 2016.
“Thank you for making games…. We are forever in your debt.” Kinda Funny gaming pundit Greg Miller may have won the award for Trending Gamer at the 2015 Game Awards in Los Angeles, but he also just cleaned up for Best Speech with a terrific salute to hard-working game developers. A must-see. Here’s a transcript:…
Developer Double Fine announced a sequel to the much-loved 10-year old adventure-platformer Psychonauts at The Game Awards tonight. Set a little after the events of the first game, which was set in a summer camp that provided training for mind-invading acrobats, it’ll follow Raz’s continuing adventures through the minds of other people as a professional…
Prehistoric Far Cry is looking pretty damn good, I gotta say. Judging from this trailer, it’s not surprising that they went with the “Primal” subtitle—the game looks visceral. We’re talking vicious bears, saber tooth tigers, and mammoths…all trying to rip your throat out. Better yet, you can control some of these monsters! Well, damn. I’m…
The folks who’ve made episodic classics based on Borderlands, Fables and The Walking Dead are taking on the Dark Knight. A quick teaser ran tonight on the Game Awards, with comic-style artwork narrated by the chatter of Gothamites debating the virtues of both Bruce Wayne and Batman. More details here Contact the author at [email protected]
Here’s a neat-looking indie that just got announced: Where The Water Tastes Like Wine, “a bleak American folk tale about traveling, sharing stories, and surviving manifest destiny.”
We might be a month away from the end of 2015, but hey, it’s never too early for an award show. Tonight is Geoff Keighley’s 2015 Game Awards, and it should be packed full of news and fun showcases. You can watch The Game Awards, which start at 9pm Eastern, right here. We’ll also be…
Remember earlier this year, when artist Nathan Dearsley tipped a sci-fi hat to one of the greatest race cars in the history of F1, the 1991 McLaren Honda? Well, McLaren saw it, then went and got him to do something more official. The result of their collaboration is the McLaren MP4-X. It’s a wish list…
Creative Assembly, the guys behind the Total War series—some of my favourite games—have along with publisher Sega tried something slightly different for their next release’s DLC. And it hasn’t gone down too well. In October, Creative Assembly announced that Total War: Warhammer was going to have some pre-order DLC (reminder: don’t pre-order) that involved locking…
There are four factions you can help out in Fallout 4. Each has its own goals, its own philosophy, and its own cool outfits. The question is: Which one is best? Patricia’s already explained why she doesn’t like the Brotherhood, but maybe you feel differently? Or maybe you’re more an a Railroad type? Or maybe…
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