Heroes Of The Storm’s Rexxar/Misha Combo Is A New Kind Of MOBA Character

Heroes of the Storm added the Warcraft duo Rexxar and his pet bear Misha to its character roster yesterday. Like all new MOBA characters, the Manbearpig team feels pretty, well, new! But they feel new for a better reason than most heroes do. Rexxar and Misha are a unique, novel addition to the whole genre.…

Metal Gear Solid V‘s Joke Weapon Can Actually Be Pretty Useful

As with previous games in the series, Metal Gear Solid V is full of goofy easter eggs. One of them, however, is actually pretty handy. (Minor Metal Gear Solid V spoilers ahead.) Steam user Akutare put together a Very Serious Guide for one of MGSV’s least serious weapons: the water pistol. It is not—despite what…

Two Very Australian Things The Mad Max Video Game Got Right

Chris didn’t think much of Mad Max. I, on the other hand, am having some fun with it, though it might help that being an Australian who already lives in an interior wasteland I’m a little closer to the source material than he is. There are two little touches in particular I’m appreciating, both of…

Circa Infinity Is A Puzzle Game That Makes My Head Hurt

Circa Infinity isn’t quite like any other puzzle game I’ve played. Now I understand why PewDiePie dug it so much Circa Infinity just launched on Steam, and it’s hard. Hard on the reflexes, tougher on the brain. The idea is that you’re moving through a series of concentric circles, and there are two ways to…

Snacktaku Regrets Trying Canada’s ‘Do Us A Flavor’ Chips

Butter chicken. Scalloped potatoes. Cowboy BBQ beans. Montreal smoked meat. The four flavor finalists for Canada’s Lay’s Do Us A Flavor competition are good on paper. Not so much my mouth. Just as its done for thepast couple of years in the U.S., Lay’s brand hosts an annual competition in Canada in which citizens of…

Apple’s So-Called Gaming Console Is A Major Bust

For six years now, soothsaying analysts and bloggers have predicted that the rise of easy, affordable iOS games would dominate the gaming market and render consoles obsolete. Nintendo is dead, too, they’d say. And PC gaming. Even today, as the PC thrives and the PS4 and Xbox One have outperformed most game publishers’ expectations, the…

Creator of ‘Hardest Super Mario World Level Ever’ Says Copyright Crackdown Gutted His YouTube Channel

Some of the most impressive Super Mario creations took years to make—and now they’re gone, at least on YouTube. Earlier this month, speedrunner Alex “PangaeaPanga” tweeted that his YouTube channel had been “wrecked.” Taking a closer look, I noted that even the popular video titled Item Abuse 3—which was billed as the “hardest Super Mario…

Apple TV Is Getting A Gaming Remote

Announced today at Apple’s live event in California, here’s the new Apple TV remote, which might look familiar to anyone who’s played a certain Nintendo system. You can hold it horizontally to play games on the Apple TV. Games showcased at the event included Asphalt 8 and Beat Sports. It’s got… a few buttons! And…

League Of Legends YouTube Jokester Gets Banned

The acclaimed YouTuber Dunkey has a special place in the League of Legends universe for consistently producing some of the best, and definitely the funniest, material in the game’s massive community. But he might stop making League videos, because Riot banned him from the game for “toxic behavior.” Dunkey first made his ban public on…

Battle Chasers: Nightwar, a new collaboration by a bunch of ex-Darksiders creatives, is on Kickstarter right now The JRPG-inspired game looks terrific, and is already well on its way to meeting its $500,000 goal after a single day. Contact the author at [email protected]

Wonder Woman Can’t Save DC Comics’ Most Disgusting Superhero Team

There’s no way that Wonder Woman’s going to fight crime on a team led by a drunk who’s constantly pissing himself. She’s not going to face down evil standing side-by-side with Dogwelder. She’s just not. She says so, right there on page two of All-Star Section Eight #4. But then she does. And it’s hilarious.…

Heroes Of The Storm Nerfs Overpowered Monster Mage Kael’Thas…Again

Last month, Heroes of the Storm finally got around to nerfing the monstrosity known as Kael’thas—a pyromaniac mage from Warcraft. But the nerf was merely a setback. In the new patch that came out last night, Blizzard had to dial down his abilities once again. As I wrote back in August, Kael’Thas has been considered…

The PlayStation Turns 20 Today — What’s Your Favorite Memory?

As incredible as this sounds, PlayStation is 20 years old today in America. (It hit Japan back in December 1994). My first encounter with the original PlayStation wasn’t on launch day, but rather, the machine’s first Christmas. It was nearly a total disaster, too, with two kids on the verge of tears for hours. I…

Tiny 3D Printed Skittles Sorter Is a Work of Art

Skittles, sorted by hand? Absolutely unacceptable. The year is 2015 and if someone wants to sort Skittles (or M&Ms) it has to be done with a 3D printed machine, like the one Nathan Peterson built. Everything is 3D printed except for the electronics. It uses a TCS3200 for color sensing. It is powered by 3…

Take Out Your Frustration on a Skyrim Stress Ball

Daedra Hearts aren’t just for gold and health potions anymore. Crafted by Benjamin Ng Tang of Black Steel Props (via r/skyrim), this polyutherane foam Daedra Heart stress ball makes “an awesome gift to anyone who is a fan of Skyrim or Elder Scrolls Online.” He also notes that it’s very fun to throw at people,…