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CultureSteam Snapshots: Air Brawl, Brigador, Ironkraft
You don’t have time to check out every game on Steam*. Let me help you with that. Air Brawl The world needs more over-the-top airplane combat games. Air Brawl—in which one plane can fire occult runes like beautiful satan-flavored snowflakes and another is basically a tree with wings attached—fits the bill. The controls are arcade-y…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 5, 2015 -
CultureIn Halo 5, Even The Dead Can Kill
Today on Highlight Reel we have corpse grenade kills, the Star Wars “Canon”, very illegal wrestling moves, nice villages, 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…
By Chris Person Published November 5, 2015 - Uncategorized
Fallout 4 Review Embargo Gets Embargo
Fallout 4, like most major video games, has a review embargo. Unlike most major video games, however, Fallout 4 has an embargo for its review embargo A “review embargo” is shorthand for the day and time that critics with publisher-provided early copies of a game can publish their reviews. This is a common practice, and…
By Jason Schreier Published November 5, 2015 - Culture
Ark: Survival Evolved‘s ‘Pimp My Rex’ Mod Sure Is A Thing
So you’ve tamed a dinosaur in the Godzilla of Steam dinosaur games, Ark: Survival Evolved. That’s cool, I guess. I’ll be honest with you, though: it’s looking a little bare. It’s looking a little… un-pimped. Steam user Danco’s new Pimp My Rex mod is here to help you solve a problem you didn’t know you…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 5, 2015 - Uncategorized
Battleborn has been delayed from February 9 of next year to May 3, according to publisher Take Two Interactive. That’s a longer wait for the multiplayer-centric console and PC shooter from Borderlands studio Gearbox. The publisher recently delayed the next Xcom from this fall to February 2016.
By Stephen Totilo Published November 5, 2015 - Uncategorized
Inspired by my ranking of everything in Destiny earlier this week, Redditors just_SiLeNtWaLkEr and moyetes have assembled a huge poll so that players can vote on their own favorites. Go vote! I’m really interested in seeing what comes out on top.
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 5, 2015 -
UncategorizedGuy Turns Skyrim’s Character Creator Into A Monster Factory
Look at all of these abominations that have been set loose on the unsuspecting villagers of Skyrim. Frankenstein doesn’t hold a candle to this stuff. This science experiment of sorts was spawned by Jerma985, who recently took to Skyrim with a wide assortment of ridiculous characters. Some of these characters want to watch Skyrim burn…
By Patricia Hernandez Published November 5, 2015 - Uncategorized
Riot’s Big Social Push For League Of Legends Has Some Players Worried
A primary theme in Riot’s gigantic laundry list of upcoming changes for League of Legends is that the developer is trying really, really hard to make its game more social. While many of the new socially-minded features announced this week sound wonderful, not all League fans are happy about their impending future. A lot of…
By Yannick LeJacq Published November 5, 2015 - Uncategorized
Dear Assassin’s Creed: Fix Your Damn Controls
Saying that Assassin’s Creed’s controls are bad is like saying Donald Trump is a boor or San Francisco is too expensive. Everyone agrees it’s a problem, no one’s quite sure what to do about it, and most people either cope as best they can or avoid the situation entirely. I stand before you today as…
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 5, 2015 - Uncategorized
Destiny is getting some economy updates over the next two months, Bungie says. You’ll be able to buy Weapon Parts for Glimmer soon; later, you’ll be able to trade in all that surplus Etheric Light and Wormspore for something TBD. More info at the weekly update
By Jason Schreier Published November 5, 2015 - Uncategorized
Hearthstone Is Having Serious Balance Issues
Since Hearthstone launched in early 2014, the addictive digital card game has gone through various balance phases. At one point, Miracle Rogues dominated everything; more recently we saw the rise of the Patron Warrior. Today, it’s the Paladin’s turn to shine. For at least a few weeks now, the Hearthstone competitive ladder has been dominated…
By Jason Schreier Published November 5, 2015 - Uncategorized
Heroes Of The Storm Players Take Three Bullets For The Team, Still Survive
The Starcraft assassin Nova can be a terror like no other in Heroes of the Storm. CAN be. Thankfully one of her most powerful attacks is counter-able thanks to the fine art of body blocking. A team in a recent HOTS game showed us all how to expertly brush the once-infuriating sniper. One of Nova’s…
By Yannick LeJacq Published November 5, 2015 - Uncategorized
This Week’s Superman Comic Brings Back the Jerk Man of Steel
Superman III was not a good movie. But it gave us an evil Man of Steel who took shots and generally gave no fucks whatsoever. The jerkhole Superman who shows up in a new comic this week feels almost exactly like the one in that terrible 1983 threequel. The asshole Superman in Superman III is…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 5, 2015 -
UncategorizedPlayers Are Hacking Fallout 4’s Pip-Boy App To Unlock More Games
Bethesda launched the official Fallout 4 companion app today, and it’s pretty slick! Unfortunately, there’s not much you can actually DO with the app yet…unless of course you happen to mess with the game’s files. The app, which lets you connect to Fallout 4, can only be run in demo mode right now. Demo mode…
By Patricia Hernandez Published November 5, 2015 -
UncategorizedNine Minutes Of The Room 3, An Excellent New Puzzle Game That’s Best Unspoiled
The Room 3 is out today, and for people who played the previous ones, nothing more can or should be said. The Room series is one of the most fun and visually interesting puzzle series going. Each game involves unlocking really complicated boxes and furniture, which, trust me, is just the best thing. For anyone…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 5, 2015 -
UncategorizedMario Maker’s New Update Hides A Horrible, Skinny Secret
Well I’ll be. Mario Maker has fully embraced skinny Mario’s creepy aura, judging from the easter eggs hidden in the game’s first update. The GIF above comes from GameXplain. Get this: when you knock on a door in Mario Maker’s course editor, that door will be opened and shut by skinny Mario, (who is the…
By Patricia Hernandez Published November 5, 2015 - Uncategorized
Overwatch Is Coming To Consoles [UPDATE]
Since Blizzard announced Overwatch for PC last year, most of the gaming world has assumed it’s coming to consoles too. Now, GameStop’s all but confirmed it. As of this morning, GameStop is taking pre-orders on the hero shooter for PS4, Xbox One, and PC, according to clerks at an NYC store I just spoke to.…
By Jason Schreier Published November 5, 2015 -
UncategorizedWhen Video Game Romances End In Rejection
You can’t always get what you want. I don’t know about you, but I’m super into video game romances, as popularized by BioWare RPGs and things of the like. They’re my (and, I think, a lot of people’s) secret shame. It’s probably not healthy to get so emotionally invested in watching piles of ones-and-zeroes making…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 5, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe First Five Minutes Of Black Ops III‘s Hidden Arcade Game
Continuing the proud tradition established in the original Black Ops, Black Ops III has a hidden arcade mini-game, only it’s not really all that mini. If you’d rather find it yourself, close your eyes and ears. And maybe don’t read on. With news of the hidden game splashing about the internet briefly yesterday, Call of…
By Mike Fahey Published November 5, 2015 -
UncategorizedThere’s a bunch of cute in-jokes in this teaser for Avengers Academy The upcoming mobile game from the makers of Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff casts the Avengers as teenagers learning to use their powers. Contact the author at [email protected]
By Evan Narcisse Published November 5, 2015