I remember when I first booted up Dragon Age: Inquisition on my (not exactly wimpy) PC. The framerate was unexpectedly low, and there were stutters and crashes. Moreover, the controls were awkward as all get-out. Months later, some problems have been solved, but many still linger. PC players are getting fed up. Over the course…
A big, expensive PC can make a video game look beautiful, but not everyone can afford a big, expensive PC. If that’s you, these giant screenshots — which yes, you can use for wallpaper — will have to suffice. These pics come courtesy of NeoGAF’s 2015 PC screenshot thread, where you’ll find images of not…
And that’s not according to me, that’s according to the American Dialect Society, who earlier this month held their 25th Word of the Year awards. As the Wall Street Journal (via Daily Dot) report, “salty” was named as one of the winners of “Most Likely to Succeed”, a kind of heads-up award for a word…
Imagine a world where you didn’t have to look at ads in real life. It might sound incredible, but hackers are trying to make that a reality. Meet “Brand Killer.” It’s an alternate reality device that blocks out ads in real time. Now, the device is definitely at an early stage—it’s more proof of concept…
Just in case a four-hour version of an eight-hour trilogy was still too long for you, professional video editor David Killstein has now gone and made an even more drastic cutof Peter Jackson’s overblown Hobbit adaptation. I sat down and watched the first fan cut from earlier in the week, and it was…OK. Still felt…
Ninjas in Pyjamas—aka NiP—came so close to pulling off a massive upset and winning last year’s Dream Hack Winter finals that it hurt. But the stinging taste of defeat eventually fades, and I imagine having a rad (though weirdly spooky) mansion to train out of doesn’t hurt. Pro Counter-Strike teams like NiP pretty much have…
Though Ubisoft just announced Grow Home, a new climbing game from Ubisoft Reflections, you can play it in less than two weeks. Grow Home arrives on February 4 for the PC. The previously internal-only experiment took inspiration from Wall-E and Guardians of the Galaxy
Transistor developer Amir Rao just published an interesting breakdown of all the work that went into the game’s unique “functions” system. I found the inspiration that Supergiant pulled from Magic: The Gathering particularly neat. And the fact that they deliberately eschewed “power-leveling.” Read it at Gamasutra.
It was only a matter of time before hackers started tinkering with the insides that make up an Amiibo’s data. Right now it looks like Smash Bros. hackers like Mema Haxx are even figuring out how to get Amiibos that aren’t actually announced/real yet into the game—like Duck Hunt, for example: Okay, but that’s just…
It’s probably not surprising to hear this, but McDonald’s french fries contain way more than just oil, potatoes and salt. In fact, McDonald’s fries have a whopping 19 ingredients in the USA, all of which are broken down in this image: You may be thinking to yourself, wait a minute! Why are some ingredients listed…
Hello, Internet! Welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating advice column that can prove the Millenium Falcon is faster than the Enterprise NCC-1701-D. This week we have two letters, each trying to solve a fundamental relationship issue: How long do you hang in and fight and when do you finally throw in the towel?…
They’re pretty much a distant memory now—except for tinier descendants like 3DS and Vita games—but it used to be that cartridges were the only way to get video games playing onto a TV. The exact origins of the cartridge have been tough to trace, but a new Fast Company article run down the beginnings of…
An endless number of words have probably been dedicated to arguments about two of the biggest gaming mascots of 90’s, Mario and Sonic. Normally this feud is old enough to be boring, but with the help of tools, the battle between Mario and Sonic can once again feel epic. This DBZ-like fight is brought to…
H1Z1, the DayZ-like zombie MMO by Sony, has been at the top of the Steam charts since release. But what’s it all about? According to this video by STAR_, the early-access game can be summarized with the word “antics.” Often, these antics don’t involve zombies at all, but rather players that need to figure out…
The Marvel Universe is going to be changing in a big way this year, though it’s not quite clear yet just how significant those shifts will be. Still, now’s a perfect time to fantasize about what might happen after the publisher’s next crossover. Like maybe Miles Morales as the main Spider-Man? During a press conference…
Hope you’re ready for more tears. Episode Two of Telltale’s Game of Thrones series will be out the first week of February for all platforms, the developer announced today. PS3/PS4/PC/Mac on Tuesday, February 3; Xbox 360/Xbox One on Wednesday, February 4; iOS/Android on Thursday, Ferbuary 5. Episode One was great, so check it out if…
Current standards for zombie movies based on zombie games are pretty low, but at least Dead Rising isn’t taking itself seriously. The first trailer for Dead Rising: Watchtower is out, and we’re in for 90 minutes of slightly-above-low-budget zombie action. That’s just the way I like it. Heck, the movie’s probably gonna be worth it…
The HD Remaster of Final Fantasy X and X-2 was one of our most popular games of 2013, which was impressive since it didn’t actually ship until 2014. If you missed out, it’s down to a new low of $14 today. [Final Fantasy X|X-2 HD Remaster, $14] Vita Memory Cards are by far our most…
Few play Assassin’s Creed for historical accuracy, but the games are set during important moments from our past. History Respawned asks experts to provide insight on the contextual backdrops of various games. This time, it’s Assassin’s Creed Unity and the French Revolution.
A small village in the Philippines will no longer allow residents to play Defense of the Ancients following a series of violent incidents that culminated in two deadly stabbings. As reported by the Filipino news site Inquirer.net, the village of Salawag chose to enact this Dota ban after government officials met with computer cafe owners…
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