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CultureSurvival Games Have Gotten A Bit… Predictable
Alternate headline: “Every PC Game Released In The Year 2015.” This video by Crazy Boris Productions imagines a survival game (think DayZ and H1Z1 and Minecraft and Stranded Deep and Reign of Kings and The Forest and The Long Dark and Don’t Starve and) that combines every other survival game. It’s one of those things…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedA Horror Game That Haunts Your Phone When You’re Not Playing
Because why only be creeped out some of the time when you can be horrified all the time? 1214 is a PC horror game that might, at first glance, look pretty familiar. You roam forlorn hallways positively dripping with dread, acutely aware that something terrible is gonna happen at some point. You just don’t know…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Goat From Goat Simulator Would Make An Excellent Dota 2 Courier
The “courier” is a specific type of ally minion in Dota 2: one that carries stuff to you when you’re too busy fighting in lane to make that tiresome trek back to your base. So imagine playing Dota 2, one of the hardest games ever created. You’re in the heat of battle, wondering if you…
By Yannick LeJacq Published March 16, 2015 -
CultureThe Biggest Counter-Strike Event Yet
Over the weekend, all eyes were on Counter-Strike. Well, maybe not all eyes, but more than a million pairs of them—at once, no less. This year’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive ESL One Katowice event managed to smash previous CS eSports records, topping out at more than a million concurrent viewers—700,000 on Twitch and heaps more in-game.…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 16, 2015 -
CultureSilly GTA V Jet, This Isn’t Tony Hawk
Today on Highlight Reel we have jet drifting, invisible bikes, air sniping, over enthusiastic orcs boats in cities skylines and 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. Battlefield Hardline – Invisible…
By Chris Person Published March 16, 2015 - CultureCosplay
A Cosplayer Might Be One Of The First People On Mars
American cosplayer Maggie Duckworth has a chance at being one of the first human beings to set foot on Mars. And, when that’s done, be the first human being to cosplay on Mars. As one of the finalists in the Mars 100 competition, Duckworth was picked from over two hundred thousand applicants. You might think…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 16, 2015 - Tips & Guides
One Crucial Tip For Surviving GTA Online‘s Heists
Last week, GTA Online added 4-player cooperative heists. If you’ve been waiting until now to hop in and start playing, I’ve got a tip that’ll make it much easier to survive your first big score: Pack lots of snacks. In some ways, GTA Online works just like the regular, offline GTA V. The map is…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Demon’s Souls Troll That Made Me Rage Quit
It’s been a long time since I’ve done this, but I have my limits! While playing Demon’s Souls over the weekend, a player forced me to turn off my PlayStation 3. Screw off, Potato Marshal! “Screw off” is the polite way of putting it. “Fuck you” is what I actually want to say. In preparation…
By Patrick Klepek Published March 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedRonin: The Basics
What is it? Ronin, a turn-based action/platformer hybrid where you play as a teenage ninja girl who needs to plan her moves very carefully. Who is making it? One-man dev studio Tomasz Waclawek Here’s a trailer… Did we play it? Nope, but we took in a live demo at PAX East in Boston two weeks…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 16, 2015 - Uncategorized
Welp, I’ve Spent More Than $250 On League Of Legends
Hello. My name is Yannick, and I have a problem. It’s called spending money in League of Legends. It started out innocently enough a few weeks back. I wanted to purchase Shyvana, a tanky fighter I’d grown accustomed to using when she was on League’s free champion rotation the week prior. Unlocking her as a…
By Yannick LeJacq Published March 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedFive Nights at Freddy’s, Built In Halo
This isn’t your typical Five Nights at Freddy’s clone game. Built entirely in Halo 2, this take on Five Nights at Freddy’s makes the horror game a hell of a lot more combat-oriented. As this video by RecklessRiley shows, the mini-game starts out with a phone call, just like the actual FNAF games do. And…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedGTA Players Beat All of The Heists Without Ever Dying
GTA Online’s “Heists” update has a special challenge that most players will find impossible to pull off. Called the “Mastermind Challenge,” the task requires players to complete every heist in order, with the same team members, on hard, with no deaths. At all. No pressure! This weekend, the challenge was completed for the first time…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedIn Portland, Cosplayers Fit Right In
It makes sense that the guy who played a Real Nerd Guyon Portlandia is into cosplay. But he isn’t the only one. Apparently, people love dressing up as nerd icons out there. The newest episode of Cosplay Boom focuses producer Todd Kenreck’s home city, which appears to be a very convenient place for a dude…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedJohn Oliver Tears Into The NCAA With Fake Sports Game
John Oliver spent 20 minutes viciously ripping apart the NCAA on his show this weekend, which included a sad and hilarious parody of EA’s NCAA games called March Sadness 2015. In March Sadness—rated E for exploitation, of course—players have to avoid doing things like: Eating a sandwich you didn’t pay for! Potentially ruining everything you’ve…
By Patrick Klepek Published March 16, 2015 - Culture
What’s Your Favorite World of Warcraft Moment?
Don’t say Leroy Jenkins. Personally? The first time I picked up World of Warcraft about six or so years ago, I ended up spending hours with two friends leveling our characters up to 10 in one sitting. We were stuck—addicted to the grind and to seeing what new abilities we could learn and what new…
By Tina Amini Published March 16, 2015 - Uncategorized
Even if you don’t care for Five Nights at Freddy‘s, everyone can get behind creator Scott Cawthon donating nearly $250,000 to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital over the weekend. You can reach the author of this post at [email protected] or on Twitter at @patrickklepek
By Patrick Klepek Published March 16, 2015 - CultureTotal Recall
Zelda Was A Badass In This Classic Nintendo Comic
There was a Zelda animated series, and it was terrible. Let’s not dwell on it. But if you ever wondered what would happen if the same art style ditched the excuuuuuuuuuuuse me’s and played things a little straighter, you should know that such a thing actually exists. It’s The Legend of Zelda comic, released in…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe First Five Psychologically Horrifying Minutes Of Hektor
After years of torture and confinement in an underground covert research facility, five minutes in a mind-shattering underground maze should be a breeze, right? Released last week on Steam, Hektor is a game that’s all about screwing with the player’s perceptions. Between the procedurally generated corridor maze and the player character’s own psychosis, your mind…
By Mike Fahey Published March 16, 2015
