How To Run Backwards-Compatible Xbox 360 Games On Xbox One

Xbox One consoles are now backwards compatible with some Xbox 360 games. How do you play supported Xbox 360 games on an Xbox One? What happens with disc-based games? We’ve got a short video tutorial for you. Microsoft’s console supports around 100 360 games right now, with more to come. Weirdly, the Xbox One store…

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Look At This Box Art

While everyone was busy looking at Cloudand Linklein the American Nintendo Direct, the company quietly dropped some box art on their Japanese site that is just *bites lower lip*. In a blog post, Nintendo’s Kaori Ando has shown off the Japanese box art for Genei Ibun Roku, the Shin Tegami x Fire Emblem crossover that…

Man Walks Across The Fallout Games

Reader Conor, the same guy who walked all the way across the Grand Theft Auto series, has decided to do the same thing with the 3D Fallout games. Because fast travel is for suckers. Traversing Fallouts 3, New Vegas and 4, he mostly walks, but where necessary jogs and swims to cut a path diagonally…

How A Cosplayer Transforms Into A StarCraft Character

BlizzCon had some incredible cosplay on display this year, but one of the most impressive outfits was Bindi Smalls’ Nova, which was almost entirely 3D-printed. If you’ve ever wondered what kind of work goes into designing and building a suit like this, well, Bindi has you covered. In this worklog, Bindi outlines how she lifted…

Steam Controller Used To Help Disabled Skyrim Player

The Steam controller, for all its flaws, is insanely customizable. One user put that versatility to extremely good use. Responding to a request, Chris Hepburn—clearly some kind of controller wizard—managed to whip up this shockingly functional one-handed Skyrim control scheme: In short, Hepburn mapped basic look functionality to the right haptic pad. What about movement,…

Fallout’s Flaming Sword, Properly Recreated In Real Life

The shishkebab, long one of Fallout’s coolest weapons, returns in Fallout 4. It also makes its debut in the real world, thanks to Caleb Kraft’s workmanship and thirst for workshop danger. As detailed in his worklog on Make, Kraft teamed up with his buddy Platinumfungi to faithfully recreate the sword, using cannibalised parts and some…

Fallout 4 Player Beats Up Mutants As A Red Sox Player

Today on Highlight Reel we have David Ortiz modded into Fallout 4, WWE fails, prisoner extraction, Dogmeat hijinx and much more! Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to check out, like and subscribe the original videos via the links below. Assassin’s Creed Syndicate –…

Holy Shit, Final Fantasy VII‘s Cloud Is Going To Be In Smash Bros.

I DON’T KNOW HOW THIS IS HAPPENING BUT IT’S HAPPENING. Cloud from Final Fantasy VII is going to be a playable fighter in Super Smash Bros. There’s no word on a release date—or price—just yet, but Nintendo says they’re planning a special Smash Bros. presentation for December. In the meantime, here’s the trailer, if you…

Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow Are Coming To 3DS

The original Pokémon games are coming to the 3DS, Nintendo announced today. They won’t be remakes, as everyone had guessed/hoped, but the games will have online functionality that will allow you to trade with others without needing a cable link. Ha.

The Dragon Quest 3DS Games Are Heading To America

Well now here’s some fan-fucking-tastic news for JRPG fans: the 3DS remakes of both Dragon Quest VII and Dragon Quest VIII are actually coming to North America next year. Previously released in Japan, the two games have been lingering in the east for quite some time now, and most North American fans had lost hope…

Female Link Now A Playable Zelda Character

Previously only mentioned in Hyrule Warriors’ art book, Linkle—an all-new character that’s a “girl version of hero Link”—is now a playable character in an upcoming 3DS edition of the game.

Here’s How Buying Fire Emblem Fates Will Work

We’ve been wondering how this three-part Fire Emblem game would work outside of Japan. Now, we know how you’ll buy the game on February 19. Fire Emblem: Fates is actually split up into three parts: Birthright, Conquest, and Revelation. Nintendo is selling Birthright and Conquest as separate retail games, with Revelation as a digital add-on…

Mario Maker Is Getting A Better Way To Find Good Courses

Nintendo knows it’s difficult to find good courses in Mario Maker—so they’re launching a website to help you sort through them. The site will even include a separate section for auto courses. HOORAY. As you can see in this screenshot, some of your options for browsing will include difficulty, theme, and style. Of course, it…

Splatoon is getting an update today at 5PM PT, with 40 new pieces of gear! New maps drop tomorrow, too. Get ready for some winter fashion.