Video Game Argument Ends With Man Shot In Butt

An argument over an unnamed video game turned violent in Columbus, Ohio earlier this week when one of two men involved took out a gun and started shooting. The pair had been playing a game together in the same room, but at around 10pm on Wednesday night things got heated, with 10TV reporting that 26…

Paradox Explores, Expands Into Space Games

Paradox Interactive, the studio behind one of the best strategy games of modern times, are for one of their next titles moving past the ages of sword and horse, into the age of starships and aliens with a game called Stellaris. I couldn’t be more psyched. I know, I know, new game announcements should always…

“My personal favourite change is Fox getting his jab weakened because I have zero experience in that matchup. But now I’m not scared of getting jabbed at 50 and dying.” Red Bull interviewed Smash Bros. pros about the new patch, and they make some good points about what the character buffs mean for the game.

Marvel’s Civil War Returns, With No End in Sight

Superheroes fight each other all the time. Usually, they get over it and pound the real bad guys into the ground. But in the new Civil War comic, which is an alternate-reality continuation of a 2006 Marvel crossover of the same name, Captain America and Iron Man are ready to do some real messed-up things.…

A Platformer Where Painting Is Just As Important As Jumping

When you start a level in Ink, there’s nothing. By the end, it’s a platforming kaleidoscope. Am I the only person in the world really hoping for another de Blob video game? There’s something about filling a world with color that scratched an itch I never knew I had. Even if another de Blob never…

It’s Ridiculous That League of Legends Isn’t Getting A Sandbox Mode

Yesterday afternoon, Riot Games published an explanation for why it hasn’t added an oft-requested sandbox mode to its hit online multiplayer game League of Legends. The statement was bullshit. A sandbox mode is (in theory, at least) a practice mode for League of Legends, which doesn’t currently offer anything other than two very limited tutorials…

That’s an interesting custom Mother Base emblem in the latest Metal Gear Solid V demo video… …of course, they change it midway through. The rest of the video is pretty cool, and among other things shows how the game’s online multiplayer incursions will work. (Thanks to reader David for the heads-up.)

Five Unreleased Games From Rare, Revealed

It took two whole days, but someone has finally unlocked the videos in new Xbox One release Rare Replay that show off a quintet of games that the studio behind Blast Corps, Jetpac and Banjo-Kazooie started working on but never released. Some look pretty cool, especially Kameo 2 The videos could only be unlocked by…

Seven Things Fans Are Excited About In World of Warcraft: Legion

The upcoming World of Warcraft: Legion, which Blizzard announced at Gamescom today, looks like it’ll be full of changes and additions people wanted to see in the game. Let’s go over a few of them. We’re gonna see the Tomb of Sargeras The Tomb of Sargeras, resting place of the dark titan Sargeras, was always…

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Splatoon’s Best New Weapon Is Literally Just A Bucket

Yesterday, Splatoon got its big August update. With it came oft-requested features, like private matches and the ability to squad up. It also included a new weapon that is as amazing as it is completely, and utterly, ridiculous. Introducing: the bucket. Yes, just a bucket. Splatoon’s hottest new gear is about as humble as it…

Blizzard Announces World of Warcraft: Legion

The Burning Legion is back in the next expansion for World of Warcraft, which will raise the level cap to 110 and add a new hero class, Demon Hunter, to the longrunning MMORPG. It’s called World of Warcraft: Legion, and it’s packed full of Warcraft lore from obvious to archaic. At a live presentation at…