GTA Online Heists Bring About Server Issues [Update]

As has become par for the course with this sort of thing, the much-anticipated launch of GTA Online‘s multiplayer heists has resulted in some woeful server troubles. We’ve been unable to connect or play all day, and we’re definitely not alone. Rockstar Support is reporting “limited” access to servers across all four platforms: “We are…

If you’re playing Far Cry 4‘s Valley of the Yetis DLC, you probably want to upgrade your holsters. You’ll need Malayan Tapir hides, but those animals aren’t on your map. Happily, you can find four hides in a crate near your base camp. It’s located here: I’m still playing through the DLC to write something…

The Future Of Steam Greenlight

Steam Greenlight is a mess. It’s a system for bringing lesser-known games onto Valve’s store that doesn’t really help people who play games or make them. Two years ago, Valve said the plan was to kill it and replace it with something less broken. And yet, here it remains. So, what’s next? First, the good…

The First Five Minutes Of Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters

What can the first five minutes of a video game tell you? We’re about to find out with Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters, a new visual novel adventure available today for the PlayStation 3 and Vita. Here goes 300 seconds of something. From the game’s official description: “Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters is a strategy/visual novel game…

Fans Spent Three Years Remaking Halo’s Best Level

Halo’s “The Silent Cartographer” level is widely considered to be legendary—that’s just how good it is. But at least a few fans thought that they could improve on the level, and they’ve devoted the last few years to rebuilding The Silent Cartographer from the ground up. Check out this trailer for a Halo: Combat Evolved…

If you’re hoping to track down the golden Mario amiibo, this Wal-Mart poster spotted by the amiibo reddit suggests you’re going to have a hard time. It’s not even out yet, and it’s already rare! Good luck!

Road Trip Games Are Becoming A Thing, And That’s Great

Road trips are rad. You cram into a car with your best pals and explore the great unknown. Or a series of traffic-ridden highways en route to a music festival. Still, it’s the journey, not the destination, that counts. I’m glad games like Final Fantasy XV, Overland, and The Flame In The Flood are finally…

Have You Ever Gotten Sick From A Convention?

Video game conventions are great… mostly. But every convention has its thorns, which often take the form of snotty, achy, barfy sicknesses. Now that both GDC and PAX East have come to pass, are you a flu-ridden ball of misery? If so, what are your symptoms? Have you caught anything in the past or at…

We Debate Whether Virtual Reality Really Is Gaming’s Next Big Thing

Why is one of these guys not wearing a black shirt and jeans? Who knows! But if you watch that latest episode of GameTrailers’ Bonus Round (embedded below), you’ll at least find out what Kinda Funny Games‘ Greg Miller, GameSpot‘s Danny O’Dwyer, Bonus Round host Geoff Keighley and I think about what virtual reality means…

Let’s Play The Definitive DMC With Some Classic Devil May Cry Style 

I really enjoyed DMC upon its first release, dark-haired emo Dante and all. Released today, the Definitive Edition for PS4 and Xbox One gives fans of the first game a more traditional demon spawn hero to play with. He’ll do. Let’s play! I’ve not streamed directly from my PlayStation 4 in ages, so if this…

Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold is coming to North America this summer, publisher Atlus announced today. The upcoming 3DS game is, like Etrian Odyssey Untold before it, a remake of EO2 with new options and a story mode.