Monster Hunter Is Killing It With The Free Extras

This is how you do downloadable content. I have nothing but good things to say about Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate’s DLC. Today, the developers released a new batch of content, all of it free. It includes new quests, Palicos, weapons, and gear—including some stuff themed after The Legend of Zelda. The DLC lets you craft…

Looks Like The PS4 Is Getting Some Cool Software Changes [UPDATE]

It’s been a few month since PlayStation 4’s troubled 2.0 update, and while Sony hasn’t made any announcements about what’s coming, players have started getting invitations to beta test the next update. It looks like the PS4 is getting some cool new features, including system-level button remapping and a proper suspend mode. UPDATE (6:30 pm):…

Real-Life Five Nights At Freddy’s Animatronic Is Not Cool, Man

This is messed up, man. Really messed up. Check out this monstrous recreation of the Five Nights at Freddy’s mascot. Built by Dr.CreepyPasta, it’s a real animatronic that can move and talk. Naturally, Freddy’s voice is nightmare fuel. It’s perfect, in that “why the fuck would anyone make this” sort of way. The Freddy can…

Worth Reading: The Bizarre Story Behind Resident Evil‘s ‘Deaf’ Composer

Friday means it’s time to start winding down the week, reaching for a cold beverage, and being mentally stimulated by a bunch of really great commentary, criticism, and observations about video games. Right? That’s what everyone does on their Friday! I better not be alone on this one. Fine…let’s get on with it. Hey, You…

OlliOlli2 Is a Great Example of How to Do a Sequel Right

OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood will drive perfectionists crazy, because they’ll want to master everything about the each of the game’s intricately tricky levels before moving on to the next one. That way lies madness. And ridiculous amounts of fun. Out this week for PS4 and Vita, the follow-up for Roll7’s sharply-realized skating sidescroller improves just…

Calling all League of Legends players: how do you feel about Urgot? Is he really that bad? Are you happy Riot is reworking him, or do you think he’s fine in his current post-nerf state? I’ve seen a lot of talk about Urgot, most not very nice. Since he’s free right now, I’m hoping to…

Valve’s VR Is Seriously Impressive. It’s Also Got Some Issues

In the past, I’ve expressed a healthy amount of skepticism about VR. In 20 minutes, Valve’s VR demo sold me on the concept. Mostly. I was there. One second, I was in a small, bland cubicle room with a Valve employee and his good friend, a shelf, and the next I was in a pristine…

Fallout lore by ShoddyCast is back—this time they’re looking at the part of the wasteland that gave rise to human-like androids (as well as one of the best quests in Fallout 3, The Replicated Man). Contact the author at [email protected]

Heroes Of The Storm Is Getting Another Map And A Crazy New Character 

Blizzard announced a bunch of new goodies that are coming to its fresh-faced MOBA Heroes of the Storm today at PAX East. Another map, which looks very cool, is being added to the game. More importantly, however, there’s a rad hero character incoming: Sylvanas. Here’s her official trailer, assuming you’re into that sort of thing:…

Tour The PAX East Monster Hunter Caravan

This weekend at PAX East in Boston, convention goers can visit a Monster Hunter caravan… or at least, a pretty decent recreation. The caravan was created in partnership with iam8bit, and has some pretty great props. Stephen Totilo stopped by on his tour of the PAX show floor and snapped some pictures.; I’m still too…

Yep, Gigantic Still Looks Pretty Cool 

If there’s a new trailer for Gigantic, I’m compelled to watch the whole thing from start to finish. Gigantic is a team-based action game coming from James Phinney, the lead designer on StarCraft, in which tiny combatants fight alongside huge monsters. It’s supposed to arrive on both Xbox One and PC sometime later this year,…

Once Again, The Story Behind League of Legends’ Newest Hero Is Nonsense

Riot released an animated short yesterday that gives a backstory for The Bard, League of Legends’ newest incoming champion. Like all things League, the film is very cool. So cool, in fact, that you might find yourself thinking: “Hey, I bet this game has a killer story!” But what is that story? I have no…

Humble Monochromatic Bundle, $8 Gaming Mouse, and More Deals

Humble is back with another weekly bundle. This time around, you get up to seven games with monochromatic art styles, and of course, you pay what you want. [Humble Monochromatic Bundle] Monoprice is currently taking 15% off almost any order of $1,000 or less. Pair that with Monoprice’s already low prices, and you can create…

Hearthstone‘s Next Adventure Is Called Blackrock Mountain

Big news for Hearthstone fans out of PAX East already! The card game’s getting a new adventure in April called Blackrock Mountain, and it’s got five wings, 17 bosses, and 31 cards. Wanna see the new CG trailer? There’s also news on the phone-sized version of Hearthstone, which the company apparently showed off during its…

Anyone Up For Virtual Reality Lightsabers?

Drawing crowds at this year’s Game Developers Conference, this is motion control company Sixense’s forthcoming STEM System for virtual reality motion control. It’s working here with an Oculus Rift. The lightsaber demo is by no means Lucas/Disney-official, but it sure is an an enticing way to show what you could get if you combine VR…

Batman vs. Darth Vader: The Rematch

All you people who cried foul at the end of that brawl where Darth Vader and Batman threw down on the Death Star, this one’s for you. Bat in the Sunwent and made another version of their popular Super Power Beat Down episode that pit Batman vs. Darth Vader few months back. Since it’s an…

Something’s Wrong With Resident Evil’s Season Pass On PS4 [UPDATE]

I’ve received a bunch of comments from readers reporting they can’t play the second episode of Resident Evil: Revelations 2 on PlayStation 4, despite buying the season pass. It looks like they aren’t alone, and Capcom’s admitted there are issues. UPDATE (12:20 pm): Capcom told me it’s aware customers are having issues, and it’s working…