Firewatch’s Fancy “Screenshot” Mode Is Fantastic

Maybe this is a spoiler? I don’t think it is, but if you’re concerned about that kind of thing with regards to Firewatch, then…be warned. Still with me? OK! So there comes a point fairly onin this excellent video game where you get hold of a camera. Not a fancy digital camera, not a smartphone…

UFC Champ Wants To Become A Full-Time Video Game Streamer

Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson is the UFC’s flyweight champion and arguably one of the greatest fighters on Earth. He blends speed and technique in ways that’ll make your eyes say, “huminahuminahwhaat?” Naturally, he wants to play video games for a living. Speaking on a recent episode of the Three Amigos Podcast (as transcribed by Bloody…

Glad to see Dying Light’s graffiti game is still on point in the new expansion. I liked this one in particular. Never forget, indeed.

Fallout 4 Rocket Jump Mod Looks Like A Blast

For the Commonwealth wanderer who wants to get around in style. Here’s an early look at an in-development mod by EzPlays, which allows the player to use rockets to launch themselves into the air, TF2 style: Making this even cooler is that, the more powerful your rocket is, the more distance you can vault. So…

Amazon’s New Engine Has A Zombie Clause

Today, Amazon announced their new proprietary game engine, finally confirming Kotaku’s report that they had spent big bucks on Crytek’s technology back in 2014. They also did something pretty amusing. Buried in the engine’s new Terms of Service page, way down in section 57.10, is this paragraph: 57.10 Acceptable Use; Safety-Critical Systems. Your use of…

XCOM 2‘s Random Mission Names Are Really Great

I knew I liked XCOM 2 a whole lot pretty much from the moment I started playing it. I knew I loved it when I embarked on a mission called “Operation Tomb Fist.” XCOM 2 randomly generates a lot of things, characters and level designs being the most prominent. But the mission naming system? Criminally…

You Used To Play Me On Your PS4…

Destiny has some new emotes for Crimson Days. (Taken from this clip).

The FBI Made A Video Game And It Sucks

This might look like a cute video game about a goat dodging objects, but it’s actually a video game made by the FBI to (apparently) help educate people about “the slippery slope to violent extremism.” Gizmodo wrote about the “Don’t Be A Puppet” website yesterday, comparing it to an “awful, out-of-touch 90s educational game.” I’m…

The New Fire Emblem Is Still Pretty Saucy

You might have heard that Fire Emblem Fates is getting rid of the infamous ‘petting’ mini game for western shores. But even with that aspect of the game gone, much of the experience is still brimming with suggestive content. As you might already know, Fire Emblem Fates has a feature that lets you build a…

Destiny‘s Valentine’s Day Event Is Full Of Love And Murder

Today, Bungie released another update for Destiny, a video game in which players travel through space imagining new content. The update comes with a few interesting tweaks—no more starting special ammo in 3v3!—but most importantly, it toggles a temporary new Valentine’s Day event called Crimson Days. Unlike previous events, this one doesn’t have much to…

Here’s All The New Stuff In Overwatch Today

After a two-month-long hiatus, Blizzard just released their first-person shooter named after an XCOM defensive technique back into the wild. Good timing. Though Overwatch was already pretty great during its initial beta, it definitely needed… more. A winter slumber in the Blizzard video game development cave appears to be just what the doctor (who I…

Even Obscure Anime Can Become A Good Dynasty Warriors Game

Released today for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4, Arslan: The Warriors of Legend is based on the anime of a manga adaptation of a series of Japanese fantasy novels that themselves are based on a Persian epic. None of that matters as long as you enjoy Dynasty Warriors games. If you’re not sure, watch…