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UncategorizedThis is Wanderer, “an episodic 2D adventure game blending cinematic platformer and RPG”.
By Luke Plunkett Published October 15, 2015 - Culture
Art From Blizzard, League of Legends & Capcom
Trent Kaniuga is a veteran artist who has worked extensively in both video games and comics. Blizzard fans especially might recognise his contributions, where he’s been involved in everything from vanilla WoW to Diablo III to Hearthstone Trent has also worked on League of Legends, and below you’ll see examples of his designs on stuff…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 15, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Obvious Choice For The Next Smash Bros. Character
The Super Smash Bros. Ballot has been closed for a while, and still, no announcement from Nintendo on who the fan’s choice for the next Smash DLC will be. In the absence of official word, then (though fans feel like that’s coming soon), it’s left to parody accounts and solid jokes to fill the void.
By Luke Plunkett Published October 15, 2015 - Uncategorized
League Of Legends Is Psych Testing Players With Questions About Anger, Fighting
Riot Games is locked in an eternal struggle against what it calls “toxicity”. As League of Legends gets bigger, so too does the number of assholes playing the game. And while the company’s previous attempts to combat this have been interesting, this latest step is much more direct. As Motherboard reports, this new system is…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 15, 2015 - Uncategorized
Destiny‘s Trials of Osiris Delayed Because Of Exploit
Bungie is delaying the much-anticipated return of Destiny’s Trials of Osiris while they address a recently discovered exploit that can totally ruin competitive matches. The announcement is part of the latest Destiny weekly update, which also includes a release date for the King’s Fall raid’s upcoming hard mode. Trials of Osiris no longer has a…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 15, 2015 - Culture
Even After The Skyrim Fiasco, Valve Is Still Interested In Paid Mods
Earlier this year, Valve sent the mod community into crisis mode with paid mods for Skyrim. It did not end well And yet, Valve never said they were done-done with giving modders the option to charge for their creations. Rather, they concluded that they had some thinking to do about how they presented paid mods,…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 15, 2015 - Uncategorized
If you’d like, you can now digitally pre-order Black Ops 3 for Xbox One. For still unspecified reasons, it had been removed from the service, and neither Activision nor Microsoft had a decent explanation why. Either way, it’s back. Contact the author at [email protected]
By Patrick Klepek Published October 15, 2015 -
UncategorizedBrand New League Of Legends Team Rides Easy Schedule Into Brick Wall
Origen has only been a bona fide League of Legends pro team for a year now. And today they just won themselves a spot in the 2015 World Championship semifinals. Talk about beginner’s luck! Origen secured a spot in the semifinals today after beating Taiwanese League team Flash Wolves (FW) in a best-of-five match-up. This…
By Yannick LeJacq Published October 15, 2015 -
CultureLuke Throws Stormtrooper Into TIE Fighter
Today on Highlight Reel we have Luke Skywalker force pushing a snowtrooper into a TIE fighter, Metal Gear meets WWE, Nathan Drake, rad stoppies, and 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…
By Chris Person Published October 15, 2015 - Uncategorized
Zelda: Tri Force Heroes Lets You ‘Blacklist’ Internet Jerks
Did you know that there’s a new Zelda coming out next week? And that it’s totally adorable? Now you know. Tri Force Heroes, which is out on October 23 for 3DS, is a multiplayer Zelda game that looks and feels like 2013’s Link Between Worlds, but plays more like Four Swords. You and a party…
By Jason Schreier Published October 15, 2015 - Uncategorized
Shocktober, Week Two: Hey, M. Night Shyamalan’s New Movie Doesn’t Suck!
Thanks for the help, grandma. We’re two weeks into October, which means you should have 14 horror films under your belt by now, right!? Okay, fine, even I haven’t watched that many. In last week’s Shocktober check-in, I shared thoughts on Goodnight Mommy, Unfriended, Cooties, Westworld, and A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night. Not…
By Patrick Klepek Published October 15, 2015 -
UncategorizedMushroom 11 Is the Weirdest, Coolest Platformer I’ve Ever Played
Mushroom 11 deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as Portal, World of Goo and super-clever, mechanically-driven games. There’s nothing else like it. It’s hard to even imagine how such a wonderfully bizarre idea came into existence. Like all good physics games. Mushroom 11 challenges players to solve the Rube Goldberg-ian logic of its…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 15, 2015 -
UncategorizedA New Cheat Is Wrecking Competitive Destiny Matches [Update]
A new exploit has turned up in competitive Destiny, and it sucks. Update 7:15 PM: Bungie has addressed the cheat in their latest Weekly Update, saying that they’re working on disabling the bug. They’ve delayed Trials of Osiris until they’ve got it cleared up. Earlier this week, someone figured out a way for people playing…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 15, 2015 -
EsportsThe Pentakill That Won The Latest League Of Legends World Championship Game
Taiwanese League of Legends team Flash Wolves was widely expected to beat European opponent Origen today in the World Championship quarter finals. The first game has probably changed some people’s perspective on the match up, thanks to an Origen landing a pentakill so efficiently they made it seem…casual. 30 minutes into the match, Flash Wolves…
By Yannick LeJacq Published October 15, 2015 - Uncategorized
Steam’s Big Dinosaur Game Is Becoming More Like Pokémon
In Pokémon, capturing and battling monsters was only a part of the experience. Serious training often meant breeding creatures that could create more formidable beasts. Soon, you’ll be able to do something very similar in Ark: Survival Evolved…but with dinosaurs. According to the developers on the Steam forums, dinosaur breeding has been pushed live to…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 15, 2015 -
CultureSplitscreenMario Maker Gets A Rivalry For The Ages
This week, a part of Patrick Klepek’s soul died. RIP. You see, Klepek has spent the past few days slamming his head against a devious Mario Maker level created by Giant Bomb’s Dan Ryckert. On Tuesday night, just after 2am, he beat it. But we’ll never truly understand how much he lost along the way.…
By Jason Schreier Published October 15, 2015 - Uncategorized
Some players were able to accidentally download the Dark Souls 3 stress test last week, but that won’t mean you’re playing it this weekend. Fans on the Dark Souls 3 subreddit are reporting From Software isn’t opening the floodgates, and you’ll still need to be selected from a random lottery. I didn’t get in, sadly.…
By Patrick Klepek Published October 15, 2015 - Uncategorized
This Week’s New Chewbacca Comic Is Great
Nobody’s letting Han Solo’s co-pilot win in the first issue of his new comic book series. Chewbacca attains victory all by his own furry self. Chewbacca #1 is the latest addition to Marvel Comics’ growing line of Star Wars comics. Like Darth Vader, Star Wars, Lando and the others, it takes place between Star Wars…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 15, 2015
