PS4 Owners Campaign For A Better PSN

The PlayStation Network, a premium subscription service that occasionally lets you play video games online, has a lot of problems. PS4 fans want to change that. For all of Sony’s successes this generation, they’ve had a really tough time maintaining a stable, competent network for online services. In addition to random spurts of downtime, the…

This Playable Prototype Is Already More Fun Than Most Finished Games

I’ve enjoyed many games in 2015, but few have put a smile on my face the way Butcher has. If Hatred felt like the 90s throwback nobody wanted, Butcher is the 90s throwback I’ve always yearned for. Within moments, it felt like I was sitting down for another round of Abuse. I suspect most people…

All Maps Cleared

Assassin’s Creed Rogue didn’t stand a chance when it met an AC obsessive like me. All three game maps cleared after some 36 hours spent playing on my PS3. If you’re wondering about that boat in the lower left of the North Atlantic, I got that too: To contact the author of this post, write…

Mega Man Legends Successor’s Kickstarter Is Kinda Sloppy

You might think that, given the widespread love for Mega Man Legends (and the loud outcry when Capcom cancelled #3), a spiritual successor wouldn’t have trouble finding funding. Yet Red Ash,a Kickstarter by Mega Man designer Keiji Inafune that’s just about as close as we’ll ever get to a Mega Man Legends 3, hasn’t made…

Running Around As An Angry Chicken Is a Fun Way To Play Diablo III

The goal of the “Angry Chicken” build in Diablo III is simple: turn your Witch Doctor into a fast, unstoppable chicken as often as possible and do massive damage. It sounds silly for a serious game with demons and angels but that’s the point. And it actually works perfectly even on Torment VI difficulty. Noxious…

Conan Goes To Comic-Con As The Doof Warrior From Mad Max

Conan O’Brien and Andy Richter replaced Immortan Joe and The Doof Warrior from Mad Max: Fury Road for a short Comic-Con clip. They’re on the road but they should seriously arrive there with Conan messing around with the flamethrower-guitar on top of the Doof Wagon. It’d be some serious cosplay. It’s definitely not mediocre: To…

How Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem Came To Be

The Shin Megami Tensei/Fire Emblem crossover game sounds like something out of a dream, but isvery much a reality. But it almost ended as a dream. Originally the concept of Nintendo director Kaori Ando, Genei Ibun Roku #FE the idea of a crossover between Nintendo and Atlus’ popular franchises was proposed back in 2009. “Our…

This Game Asks What Happens After You Defeat the Last Boss

At the end of the adventure, the hero defeats the evil overlord and saves the world. The End… Or is it? Yuusha Shisu. (勇者死す。English title, Hero Must Die) is a game that looks at just that – the aftermath of the final battle. Announced in this week’s issue of Weekly Famitsu, heading for the PS…

Mobius Final Fantasy Needs More Plot

Mobius Final Fantasy (previously Mevius Final Fantasy) is the latest official Final Fantasy game. It’s a turn-based-with-an-element-of-tactics combat-centric game for iOS and Android platforms. In Mobius Final Fantasy, you play the part of Wal – or whatever you decide to name him – an amnesiac protagonist, tossed into the world of Paramitia. There he is…

Reminder: Not every piece of Zelda cosplay has to be about Link or Zelda. Or at least, not a Zelda dressed as a Princess. Rei-Suzuki is Impa, while TheEyeProjectsis cosplaying in his original design for a male Sheik/Sheikah. Photo by Collin van den Bos.

Heeeere’s (A 3D Model Of) Johnny

Marko Ivanovic is a 3D artist from Serbia who works in both film and video games. You can see more of Marko’s work at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on the “expand”…

Lego Dimensions Might Have Little Too Much Fan Service

Yes, that is all of the previous regenerations of the Doctor up there, in Lego video game form. They’re coming to a game that already has characters and elements from Batman, Lord of the Rings, Portal, and Back to the Future among others. This game might be too much for even Fahey. Just in time…

Tough Final Fantasy Achievement Made Easier With Robots

There’s a challenge in Final Fantasy X (and an achievenemt in FFXHD) that tests the player’s ability to dodge lightning. It’s really hard for humans, but luckily, humans can build robots to help. Taking place in an area called the Thunder Plains, the challenge is called Lightning Dodge, and gives players a split-second warning to…