Flight Simulator Fans Are in for a Treat on PC

You might remember Microsoft Flight Simulator. Ten games were released in the series, the last one being Flight Simulator X in 2006. Later, in 2012, we got a free-to-play followup called Microsoft Flight, which has since been shut down. But now, it’s time to relive the glory days with Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition Dovetail…

Yakuza: Zero sure looks fantastic. Check out this gameplay video (footage starts about four minutes in), which shows off the game world and some very realistic puddle reflections.

Wear Melon Bread on Your Head

Melon bread is loved in Japan. Besides being a favorite snack, it also pops up in manga and anime. And now, people can wear it on their heads. Or at least a beret that looks like the bread. Yay! Above, these are hand-made melon bread berets from Marisan Bakery. You, of course, cannot eat these…

Dragon Quest is getting a music rhythm game with Theatrhythm Dragon Quest. Slated for the 3DS, it’ll be out in Japan next March. No word yet about an international release.

It’s Basically Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, But With Birds

Yes, Aviary Attorney stars birds. You’ll remember that the feather-flaunting ex-dinosaurs have also taken our dating simulators. What’s next? Far Cry? Wait… oh nooooooooo Despite the rather comical premise, this one looks to play it pretty straight and let the absurdity of bird lawyers paired with some gorgeous period art do the talking. Or squawking.…

Conquest, Murder, Pillage…Yup, That’s Christmas

Video games don’t usually get into the Christmas spirit. Which is a shame! So it was nice to see that, upon reinstalling Crusader Kings II yesterday, I ran into this: a new holiday soundtrack to one of the most bloodthirstygames ever made. Seems it came out last year, as free (and optional, you can disable…

Some Tips For Taking On Destiny’s New Raid, Crota’s End

Getting through Crota’s End isn’t easy—but with some key pieces of information, you’ll be able to do it in no time. Here are some pointers by TeftyTeft Games on some of the things you’ll have to look out for while playing the new Destiny raid, including: The new ‘weight of the darkness,’ which limits your…

Nathan Drake Might Be The Best Climber In Video Game History

In video games we do many things. We run, we jump, we punch, we shoot and we climb That fact is most apparent in Naughty Dog’s Uncharted series. From this perspective Nathan Drake isvideo game man par excellence. He is the master of the video game verb. He is Mario, Kratos and Indiana Jones all…

Despite Player Outcry, Elite: Dangerous Will Remain Always Online

Elite: Dangerous is shaping up to be the best open galaxy/virtual reality space trucking game this side of the Milky Way (which it includes all of), but controversy recently blotted out its starry sky when Frontier yanked a long-promised offline mode right before release. Worse, not everybody was offered refunds. In a recent interview with…

The Best SimCity Is Now Free

Forget the bustedremake. Forget the cash-hungry mobile games. The best SimCity Maxis ever made is still available, and as of now it’s a free download on EA’s Origin store. I’m of course talking about SimCity 2000, the game that struck the perfect balance between accessibility and the finer tuning of city-management. More devoted fans might…

Five Nights At Freddy’s 2’s ‘Real Murderer’ Is Unexpected

It’s easy to get caught up in the jumpscares of Five Nights at Freddy’s and leave it at that. But underneath those scares, there’s a very disturbing story hiding in the background of the series—and players are still hard at work at trying to figure out all the details. Concretely, what players know is that…

Fallout: New Vegas, As Told By Steam Reviews

What better way to make the wait for Fallout 4 news more torturous than to look back on some of what made the older games so excellent? Fallout is a series full of difficult choices, yes. But it’s also a series where you can horde a billion tiny T-Rex toys in your casino suite, if…

Dragon Age‘s New Update Took Away My Damn Scars

Dragon Age: Inquisition‘s second big patch went out today, largely focused on the RPG behemoth’s PC version. I took it for a spin and discovered a few tiny tweaks paired with a big change for the worse: my character’s scars are gone—her face pristine as fresh plastic—and I’m not alone in that. The patch, released…

Great Gaming Gifts for $60 and Over

The hints that your special gamer people have been dropping? You’ve caught them. The money required? You’ve saved it. They deserve something bigger, something cooler. And you’re going to give it to them. Here are some finer things that just might make their holiday game run a lot more more sparkly. Corsair Gaming K95 RGB…