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CultureTeam Fortress 2‘s New Update Might Be The Start Of Something Bigger
Team Fortress 2’s latest big update, Gun Mettle, changed the game in some huge ways. Players, however, have discovered evidence that this is only the beginning. This video from Valve News Network breaks down a handful of secrets hidden in TF2’s Gun Mettle update that point to a few titanic-sized additions, icebergs we can only…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 8, 2015 -
UncategorizedDang, The Fallout Minecraft Mod Is Coming Along Nicely
This ought to tide you over until Fallout 4 comes out… er, if it comes out before Fallout 4. The Project Wasteland mod for Minecraft has been in development for a little while now, but take even a cursory glance and it’s easy to understand why. This thing isn’t just gonna bring Fallout’s Wasteland into…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 8, 2015 -
CultureBatman Launches A Henchman Into Space
On today’s episode of Highlight Reel we have guitar abuse, interstellar Batman launches, frozen Witcher enemies 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. Destiny – Epic Blink No Land…
By Chris Person Published July 8, 2015 -
UncategorizedAn Illustrated Guide To Why I Can’t Stop Playing Assassin’s Creed
I have once again returned to an Assassin’s Creed game and found great things. Specifically, I have learned a lot about open-world video games, how Ubisoft makes them, and why I love them so much. I must show you. I’ve gone back to Assassin’s Creed Rogue, the underhyped last-gen (and PC!) release that was overshadowed…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 8, 2015 - Uncategorized
Daybreak CEO To Convicted Lizard Squad Hacker: ‘I’m Coming For You’
The CEO of Daybreak, formerly Sony Online Entertainment, is not happy. John Smedley’s plane was grounded after a bomb threat last August, a move infamous hacker group Lizard Squad took credit for. A Lizard Squad member was recently sentenced, but Smedley wants more. Lizard Squad was, of course, also responsible for taking down Xbox Live…
By Patrick Klepek Published July 8, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe First Five-ish Minutes of DC Comics Legends
DC Comics Legends allows players to form a team of the bravest heroes and boldest villains DC has to offer and then politely take turns battling enemies to the death. Sounds like fun to me! Normally the First Five Minutes would involve showing you the first 300 seconds of a game from the moment I…
By Mike Fahey Published July 8, 2015 - Uncategorized
We Asked Publishers Which 360 Games They’ll Make Playable On Xbox One
Microsoft announced Xbox One was getting Xbox 360 backwards compatibility at E3 this year, a feature everyone but Nintendo moved away from this hardware generation. We haven’t heard much since, so we decided to ask a bunch of game publishers about some of their biggest games. On Microsoft’s Xbox Feedback page, it’s possible for fans…
By Patrick Klepek Published July 8, 2015 - Uncategorized
And Now For Some Great Heroes Of The Storm Fan Art
Blizzard put on an a fan art competition as part of its Heroes of the Storm launch festivities. Today they posted work from the 25 semi-finalists, and their work is all pretty great. See for yourself! You can see the whole collection on the Battle.net website. Here are some of the ones that stood out…
By Yannick LeJacq Published July 8, 2015 -
UncategorizedHow Kickstarter Saved Obsidian
In 2012, Obsidian Entertainment almost fell apart. The independent game studio had just suffered a major blow—the cancellation of a big-budget role-playing game they were developing with Microsoft—and they were struggling to make ends meet in the midst of an uncertain, transitional gaming industry. Josh Sawyer, one of the company’s public faces and the veteran…
By Jason Schreier Published July 8, 2015 -
UncategorizedBrock Lesnar Destroys A Car, Street Fighter Style
Brock Lesnar beat up a car on this week’s episode of Monday Night Raw. You know who else does that? Street Fighter characters. You can see where this is going… The folks at Sleepy Bear Gaming Studio did a marvelous thing, expertly overlaying visuals and sound effects from Street Fighter 2’s classic Bonus Stage over…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 8, 2015 -
UncategorizedPlagiarism Accusations Shake Up Dark Souls Community
The Dark Souls games are praised for their gameplay, but the complex lore is nearly as good. Most players rely on experts to explain what’s going on, and VaatiVidya is the most well-known story scholar around. At the moment, however, he’s embroiled in a nasty plagiarism scandal. VaatiVidya, otherwise known as Michael Samuels, has 425,145…
By Patrick Klepek Published July 8, 2015 - Uncategorized
Riot Says They Won’t Sell League Of Legends’ Victorious Character Skins
Despite their lucrative habit of monetizing every conceivable aspect of League of Legends in one way or another, there’s one thing Riot Games won’t put a price tag on: victorious skins. The company assured fans of this after whipping them into a frenzy with the suggestion that they might consider selling the things. Last week,…
By Yannick LeJacq Published July 8, 2015 - Uncategorized
Capcom Should Really Bring The New Phoenix Wright West
There’s a new Phoenix Wright game out in Japan today, which would be cause for way more celebration if publisher Capcom would just announce it for English release already. Dai Gyakuten Saiban (The Great Ace Attorney) is a distant prequel to the main Phoenix Wright games, set in the 19th century and starring the ancestors…
By Jason Schreier Published July 8, 2015 -
UncategorizedAm I crazy, or does Activision’s The Peanuts Movie tie-in game look pretty good? Snoopy’s Grand Adventure, due out this fall on Xbox One, 360, PS4, Wii U and 3DS, sees Charlie Brown’s pup platforming through the worlds of his imagination and taking flight against the Red Baron. It’s even got Woodstock co-op!
By Mike Fahey Published July 8, 2015 - Uncategorized
Blizzard has weighed in on the two issues players have had with The Butcher since he dropped into Heroes of the Storm last week. They confirmed that his unstoppable charge move is bugged “and will be fixed with an upcoming patch.” As for his gameplay balance, they said he is “nowhere near underpowered or overpowered.”
By Yannick LeJacq Published July 8, 2015 - Uncategorized
I Can’t Believe This Is an Archie Comic
No more love triangle. No more cartoony art style with the giant eyes. No more sharing milkshakes. The main Archie comic was rebooted today, and the first issue is damn good. For decades, Archie Andrews has been America’s Favorite Teenager, a likable redhead who lived in a town still tethered to the warm, fuzzy nostalgia…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 8, 2015 - Uncategorized
The sizable expansion to one of last year’s best puzzle games, The Talos Principle, is arrives on July 23, the developer revealed today.It’s divided into four episodes and tells the story of a completely different society within the game’s bizarre complex. The developer also dropped this bombshell: “The original plan was to divide The Talos…
By Patrick Klepek Published July 8, 2015