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UncategorizedGuild Wars 2 Is Free To Play Starting Today
Since its release in August of 2012 playing the subscription-free PC MMORPG Guild Wars 2 has been a simple matter of purchasing the initial game. Starting today you don’t even have to do that. “Revealed exclusively” by IGN a couple of days back, ArenaNet has dropped the purchase requirement for Guild Wars 2. Just hit…
By Mike Fahey Published August 29, 2015 - Uncategorized
Mortal Kombat X For Xbox 360 And PS3 Officially Canceled
After multiple delays left the fate of last-gen versions of Mortal Kombat X hazy, Warner Bros. finally makes it official: they’re not going to finish them. Released in April for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC, Mortal Kombat X was originally slated to hit the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 sometime during the summer.…
By Mike Fahey Published August 29, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Saturday Morning Stream Plays Disney Infinity 3.0 [All Done!]
Saturday morning used to be all about playing with toys and watching cartoons. Let’s do that! I’ve been on vacation for the past month, and that vacation may have been specifically timed in order to ensure I was around for the launch of the latest wave of toy-based games. Either way Disney Infinity 3.0 goes…
By Mike Fahey Published August 29, 2015 - Culture
This Week in The Business: Spilling Trade Secrets is a Party Foul
QUOTE | “They were sparring, with a little braggadocio, a little machismo, in a very immature way. Our employee said something he shouldn’t have said. It’s embarrassing.” – Kabam SVP Steve Swasey, explaining why competitor Machine Zone is suing Kabam over trade secrets Elsewhere in the business of gaming this week… QUOTE | “Maybe it’s…
By Steve Peterson Published August 29, 2015 -
UncategorizedSuper Mario Maker Exposes More YouTube Copyright Stupidity
Two days ago, I uploaded a video to YouTube. It featured some awesome automatic Mario Maker levels that basically play themselves. Today, I was dinged with a copyright notice for that same video. The claimant was none other than…Playboy? I’m serious. I didn’t get flagged by Nintendo. Rather, I got flagged by Hugh Hefner’s operation.…
By Patricia Hernandez Published August 28, 2015 -
UncategorizedShu’s Garden Helped Me When I Was Feeling Shitty
Things have been kinda rough lately. I was having a bad day in a bad week in a bad month in kind of a crappy year. My grandfather suddenly passed away a few months ago (he choked while eating, and the paramedics weren’t able to revive him quickly enough). It came as a shock to…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 28, 2015 - Uncategorized
Pikachu Uses Doorway. It Wasn’t Very Effective.
Here’s a hilarious brief scene from PAX, witnessed by Kinda Funny’s Tim Gettys. Poor Pikachu. Nobody thought to check if the doorways were big enough, huh? Contact the author at [email protected]
By Patricia Hernandez Published August 28, 2015 -
CultureArkham Knight Glitch Clones Nightwing, Makes Batman See Double
Today on Highlight Reel we have Rocket League trick shots, Battlefield 4 plays, illegal wrestling moves, 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. Arkham Knight – cheekyboy1021 Halo MMC…
By Chris Person Published August 28, 2015 -
UncategorizedA Gory Flash Game From 2010 Is The Hottest Thing On The App Store Right Now
Happy Wheels has been on the internet for a long time. You’ve probably played it, or watched a YouTuber play it, or at least heard of this gruesome ragdoll physics game. Well, now it’s on iOS—and I dove in to see whether or not it still holds up. You can see me go through a…
By Patricia Hernandez Published August 28, 2015 - Uncategorized
One Player Beat Divinity: Original Sin’s Final Boss In An ‘Impossible’ Way
Players could exploit the crap out of Divinity: Original Sin, and that’s why it rocked. During a recent demonstration of Divinity: Original Sin 2, I asked Larian co-founder and creative director Swen Vincke about his favorite player stories from the original Original Sin, a fantasy RPG designed to let players get creative with a broad…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 28, 2015 -
UncategorizedLeague Of Legends’ New Ping Times Are Amazing
When it comes to lag, League of Legends developer Riot has been talking a real big game lately—saying they’re building ahuge lag-killing network, and improving North American players’ experience by relocating League’s servers. They made good on the latter promise this week, and holy cow has it made the game better. Earlier this month, Riot…
By Yannick LeJacq Published August 28, 2015 - Uncategorized
Sony has apologized for “unintentionally” disabling a feature that would let players of nifty new PS4 horror game Until Dawn archive streams of the game on Twitch. They say they’re “working on a fix” and will provide an update once they get it working. Currently, after you stream the game on Twitch via PS4, your…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 28, 2015 -
UncategorizedJimmy Kimmel’s Jab At YouTube Gaming Backfired
Earlier this week, television host Jimmy Kimmel aired a skit that made fun of YouTube’s big new gaming-centric service. This clip then got uploaded to YouTube…and the results are not pretty. The footage, which you can see above, is not surprising in the least. There are (bad) jokes about people who like watching other people…
By Patricia Hernandez Published August 28, 2015 -
UncategorizedExcellent PC Strategy Game Dungeon of the Endless Runs Great on iPad
People with iPads, here’s your new “what should I play on my next airplane flight/long car ride?” game. It’s part roguelike. It’s part tower defense. It was born on PC. It survived its port to tablets. It requires brains and reflexes. And it’s also really good. Check out 17 minutes of Dungeon of the Endless…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 28, 2015