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CultureThe Division Players Can’t Stop Doing Jumping Jacks
Today on Highlight Reel we have physics guns, jumping jacks, lightheaded Fallout companions, hammers, 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 – Luke gives…
By Chris Person Published February 1, 2016 - Uncategorized
Anti-Swatting Congresswoman Gets Swatted
Rep. Katherine Clark has for a few years now been on a crusade against shitty behaviour on the internet, from death threats made against women to hoax calls that send armed police to a victim’s home (also known as swatting). On Sunday night, Rep. Katherine Clark’s home was swatted. The Boston Globe reports that while…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 1, 2016 -
UncategorizedThat Time A ‘Gritty’ Tomb Raider Reboot Almost Sank The Franchise
Tomb Raider has been in good hands for the last decade or so, thanks to the steady hand of Crystal Dynamics. Before they took over, though, the series had become a disaster, and Angel of Darkness was its trainwreck. Angel of Darkness was a darker take on Tomb Raider. But when the game bombed, an…
By Patrick Klepek Published February 1, 2016 - Culture
Counter-Strike Player Says Their Fake Hacks Got Thousands Of Cheaters Banned
Counter-Strike has a cheating problem. One player decided to do something about it. Something, shall we say, creative. In a post on Reddit, AndroidL explained that they released a handful of fake “multihacks” that promised everything from wallhacking, to aimbotting, to bunnyhopping, to crazy lean angles. If you can name it, AndroidL’s dirty hack pack…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 1, 2016 - Uncategorized
Spider-Woman‘s Artists Have Been Killing It
Spider-Woman is in the middle of a very fun, unconventional storyline right now, which centers on the pregnancy of its lead character. And the series’ charms are greatly increased by the excellent art on its pages. Spoilers follow. The art team on Spider-Woman consists of penciller Javier Rodriguez, inker Alvaro Lopez, color artist Rachelle Rosenberg…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 1, 2016 - Uncategorized
Rise Of The Tomb Raider’s Big Head Mode Is Pretty Good
Why don’t more games have a Big Head Mode? This needs to become a thing again. You can only activate Big Head Mode in Rise of the Tomb Raider’s “expeditions” side challenges, which let you replay various levels from the game with unusual modifiers and gear. You can only play with Big Head Mode there,…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 1, 2016 -
UncategorizedBlack Desert Online. that wonderful character creator with the MMO attached, officially launches on March 3 in North America and Europe. Preorders run until February 26, and interested parties can sign up at the website for a chance at the final closed beta on February 18.
By Mike Fahey Published February 1, 2016 -
CultureThe Steam Controller, Reimagined To Be More Mouse-Like
Ever since its release late last year, the Steam controller has received mixed reviews. Plenty of people have suggested nips, tucks, and layout changes that might improve it. Hardware hacker Ben Heck decided to just make his own. On the most recent episode of his show, Heck dissected the Steam controller and then proposed his…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 1, 2016 - Uncategorized
Good Job With The Graffiti, The Division
I’ve been playing the closed beta for Tom Clancy’s The Division, an upcoming fantasy RPG about patrolling Manhattan and murdering Black Friday “rioters.” The game’s version of New York City isn’t the most convincing I’ve ever seen, but the graffiti is solid. I’vecomplained about bad video game graffiti in the past, so I like to…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 1, 2016 -
UncategorizedPewdiepie Claps Back At People Who Leave Him Rude YouTube Comments
YouTube’s biggest star does read his YouTube comments. Surprising absolutely no one, the comments can get pretty terrible. Especially recently. PewDiePie made a video where he details the top ten comments that get on his nerves the most, and in doing so, gives people some real talk about his YouTube situation: Some things he tackles…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 1, 2016 - Uncategorized
Indie Dev Cancels Game, Says Co-Workers Stole Money For Booze And Strippers [UPDATE]
Game developer Eric Tereshinski announced this weekend that he plans to cancel his game Ant Simulator, saying in a video message that his former business partners spent all of their company’s money on “liquor, restaurants, bars, and even strippers.” Tereshinski says anyone who paid for the beta or pre-ordered Ant Simulator will be contacted soon…
By Jason Schreier Published February 1, 2016 - Uncategorized
Donald Rumsfeld’s Solitaire Game Puts Futility at Your Fingertips
Donald Rumsfeld Solitaire is a quagmire. I’m sorry. I’m not trying to be clever; the overwhelming challenge in discussing Donald Rumsfeld Solitaire is to avoid being clever. The fact remains that even thinking about Donald Rumsfeld Solitaire is a quagmire. Playing it is worse. Technically the name of Donald Rumsfeld’s app is “Churchill Solitaire.” If…
By Tom Scocca Published February 1, 2016 -
UncategorizedTorment: Tides of Numenera Has So Many Words
You might hope, when getting a spiritual successor to the beloved role-playing game Planescape: Torment, that it would have many, many words. You would be correct. Although there’s still no final release date for Torment: Tides of Numenera, the Planescape successor that was Kickstarted back in March of 2013, the game did enter Early Access…
By Jason Schreier Published February 1, 2016 -
UncategorizedFallout 4 Prank Call Asks People If They Want A Fallout Shelter
YouTuber ICEnJAM took sound clips of the Vault-Tec representative you meet at the start of Fallout 4, and used them to cold-call strangers. The result was hilarity. I think the best part about this is that the Vault-Tec representative doesn’t really sound like a character in a video game. Up until he mentions mutants, it…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 1, 2016 - Uncategorized
Superman’s Latest Attempt at Getting His Powers Back Is Pretty Stupid
Clark Kent’s already done some silly things to try and get his Kryptonian mojo back, like trying to fly right into the sun. His most recent stab at getting fully powered makes that dumb stunt look like a genius move. For the last six months of DC Comics continuity, the Man of Steel hasn’t been…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 1, 2016 - Uncategorized
A year’s worth of Mythical Pokémon distribution celebrating the series’ 20 year anniversary kicks off today with the original gangster, Mew. Hit up GameStop for a code to grab a level 100 version of his royal cuteness for X and Y, Alpha and Omega.
By Mike Fahey Published February 1, 2016 - Uncategorized
Even Final Fantasy Can’t Make Me Enjoy The Monster Hunter Formula
After years of trying to get into Monster Hunter, I thought I’d finally found my opening. If any game could get me into co-op monster slaying, it would be Final Fantasy Explorers. It was a good try. Originally published on 1/13/16 I don’t blame Monster Hunter for failing to engage. I appreciate the idea of…
By Mike Fahey Published February 1, 2016 - Uncategorized
There really aren’t enough Assassin’s Creed games these days, so it’s a good thing Ubisoft just announced that the mobile action-RPG Assassin’s Creed Identity, released ages ago in Australia, will be out in the U.S. on February 25. It’ll be $5.
By Jason Schreier Published February 1, 2016 -
UncategorizedI Rewatched The First Pokémon Movie And It Messed Me Up Real Good
It’s been 17 years since the original release of Pokémon: The First Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back. Since then, there’s been 19 other Pokémon movies. For veteran Pokémon players, I’m guessing that none of the newer movies match up to the original one, though. The First Pokémon Movie, for those that don’t know, is actually Mewtwo’s…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 1, 2016