Steam Goes Nuts, Offers Access To Other People’s Accounts [UPDATES]

Steam faced something of a catastrophe this afternoon, giving players across the world access to some of the personal information in other people’s accounts. It’s not yet clear how this happened, but it’s a doozy. Call it the Steam Winter Fail. Various players across the world logged into their Steam clients today to find their…

GTA Online’s Coolest Christmas Present Turns Players Into Building-Hopping Monsters

There’s snow in Los Santos today, which is, y’know, nice. But the other freak occurrence—becoming or slaying feral manbeasts that can jump over buildings—in Rockstar Games’ fake Los Angeles is a lot more fun. See for yourselves. A bunch of holiday-themed goodies hit GTA Online this week, most of it fairly predictable in nature. But,…

You Can Celebrate Christmas In These Video Games

Christmas is all about spending time with family and friends. But when you get bored of those family and friends, why not play some video games? As the holidays fill the air—except here on the East Coast where it’s somehow like 70 degrees—here’s a list of games that are doing special things for Christmas. You…

No, Disney Infinity Is Not Spoiling Star Wars Episode VIII Secrets

Yesterday saw some Star Wars excitement as a video circulated suggesting one of The Force Awakens’ biggest unanswered questions was actually answered in Disney Infinity’s movie play set. Nah. Didn’t happen. WARNING: SPOILERS FOR THE FORCE AWAKENS FOLLOW. SEE THE MOVIE ALREADY SO I CAN STOP HITTING CAPS LOCK. Here’s a clip (via YouTube’s Frank…

Ask Dr. NerdLove: I’m Dating Two Women, But I Want To Stay Free

Hello, Internet! Welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating column that can definitively end the debate as to whether the Enterprise is faster than the Millenium Falcon. This week, we’re talking about making tough choices and break-ups. Breaking up is hard enough, but how we handle it afterwards can make all the difference in…

Intrepid Modders Hope To Make Final Fantasy VI Look Less Terrible On PC

When Square Enix brought Final Fantasy VI to PC last week, they brought with it a graphical overhaul that most fans can’t stand, complete with washed-out sprites and inconsistent tiling. It’s a bummer, to say the least. Fortunately, modding exists. Since the PC version of the best Final Fantasy game came out, intrepid fans have…

Veteran Video Game Engineer Joe Waters Dies, Is Remembered By Peers

Joe Waters, a senior development lead at Xbox’s advanced technology group, unexpectedly passed away last night. An engineer who worked on everything from Counter-Strike for the original Xbox to this year’s visually stunning Rise of the Tomb Raider, Waters contributed technical expertise for more than a decade. News broke last night, as friends and colleagues…

Five Cool Hidden Dialogues In Hearthstone‘s League of Explorers

It’s not a Blizzard game without all the hidden things, and Hearthstone’s third adventure is no exception. YouTuber DisguisedToast collected some of the dialogue between the characters that only occurs when certain conditions are met. Brann greets his brother, Magni Giantfin greets old Murk-Eye Rafaam and Magma Rager Rafaam faces a full golden deck Funny…

That’s One Lucky Arcade Crane Catch

Two Japanese high school girls recorded a rare moment, proving not just that winning at an arcade crawl game is possible, but that sometimes it’s a place where miracles happen. They insert a coin and after the machine starts working it looks like they hit the jackpot with two puffed corn sticks. The snacks fall…

For The UFC, 2015 Was Total Chaos

In 2015, seven UFC championship belts changed hands. Jon Jones pleaded guilty to a felony and fell from grace. Ronda Rousey got knocked into oblivion by Holly Holm. Deadspin reported that Vitor Belfort was allowed to compete despite suspicious testosterone levels. Reebok ruined everything. And yet, it’s been a damn good year of fights. Where…

As things slow down a bit moving toward the holidays, enjoy a nice slow pan through the upcoming puzzle game The Witness, coming to PS4 and PC on January 26. The game is nearly finished

The Doctor Who LEGO Set: What Took You So Long, Old Man?

It feels like it took forever for the LEGO Ideas Doctor Who set to arrive in stores, but—in this case especially—time is relative. It’s here now at least, and it’s fantastic. Thanks goodness for senior video game artist Andrew Clark, who combined his love for both LEGO bricks and Time Lords into one wonderful pitch…