Excited Counter-Strike Player Will Not Calm Down

We’ve all been there once or twice. Sometimes games are exciting. Sometimes we scream. This Counter-Strike player, though, is really into it. Nearly every shot, every bomb plant, and sometimes for no real reason at all. “OH SHIT. HOLY— OH MY GODDDD THAT WAS AMAZING.” Screaming, yelling, hollering. He never stops. Reckless Pug came across…

Oh Hey, A Total War Game That Isn’t Broken

I am a massive Total War fan, but that fandom comes with the knowledge that the games are far from perfect. And near the top of the list of things wrong with Total War has long been the series’ janky AI. It’s famous for making stupid moves (though this is often improved by mods), but…

There Are Over 125 Million “Active” Steam Accounts

Valve announced today that there are now over 125 million active Steam accounts. It’s a marketing brag, yeah, but it’s also a figure worth looking at. The PC market was, for a very long time, a shadowy, nebulous thing. It was almost impossible to track down just how many people were playing games on the…

The First Time Street Fighter‘s Charlie Has Seen Action In A Long Time

Teased late last year during the Capcom Cup Finals, Charlie Nash is the third fighter to take the the ramen-strewn stage in Street Fighter V. He’s looking pretty good for a dead guy. I mean yeah, a large portion of his face is missing, but that’s the sort of thing that happens when you bite…

Annoying League Of Legends Bug Returns

An unpleasant and thoroughly irritating bug has reared its ugly head in League of Legends once again. What makes it all the more irritating is that affected players have basically been told by League developer Riot that they just have to sit tight and make do for the time being. The bug in question causes…

To people who like 4x space strategy games: here is Falling Stars: War of Empires, a new 4x space strategy game that’s got some surprisingly nice art for a genre in which you don’t get to say that too often. And also a name that’ll play nice with certain Steam searches, I bet.

Fanmade Mother 4​ Still Looks Incredible

Here is a new trailer for Mother 4, the upcoming fan sequel to the much-beloved Mother trilogy that, incredibly, looks worthy of the name. The folks behind the game say it’ll be out this summer. Think it’ll live up to expectations?

Cancelled Sonic Game Brought Back To Life After 18 Years

Sonic X-treme should have been Sonic the Hedgehog‘s 3D debut on the Saturn, except it was cancelled in 1997. Diehard fans haven’t given up on the game, though, and someone recently ported Sonic X-Treme onto modern PCs. The dream of Sonic X-treme will never die, it seems! The news was announced on the Sonic Retro…

The Bard Is League Of Legends’ Newest Champion

After lots of cryptic teasing League of Legends developer Riot has finally pulled the curtain backfor its new champion: “The Bard.” He has a big beard, some crazy-sounding teleportation powers, and can summon special little spirit-monsters known as “Meeps.” I love him already! Riot’s described the new Bard fellow in its announcement Tuesday afternoon as…

The Colder It Is Outside, The Less This Game Will Cost

Most people don’t hope the temperature drops, but in the case of A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build, the colder it is outside, the less you’ll have to pay to start playing this charming puzzler. A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build launches on Steam and other places tomorrow. Eventually, it’ll cost $12 to…

Vita Gets a Birthday Sale, Titanfall Falls to $6, and More Deals

Starting today, Vita owners can save on nearly 40 digital games during Sony’s Vita Birthday Sale. Check out the full list here I’m not sure how many people are still playing Titanfall, but for $6, it’s definitely worth checking out. [Titanfall (Origin), $6] Wolfenstein was one of 2014’s best gaming surprises, and you can get…

A Guided Tour Of Final Fantasy XIV‘s Gold Saucer

The Manderville Gold Saucer is now live in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, and it’s every bit as joyful as I imagined. Join me as I participate in mini-game gambling, Chocobo races, the Triple Triad card game and some impromptu beatboxing. Join me as I transport myself via semi-feline avatar to the happiest place…

Wanna know when a Steam game you can’t afford is on sale? Steam Alerts lets you pick a game, set a price, and wait until the stars align—at which point you’ll receive an email. It’s a handy tool for people who don’t have time to incessantly scour Steam with their own eyeballs, which is everybody.

The product page for the fake ‘Darkest Dungeon‘ being offered by a scam seller on the Windows Store has been pulled. You can see Microsoft’s statement on the matter in the original post

News that the next Batman Arkham game will be the first to get an M rating isn’t a huge surprise, given the series’ propensity to push the limits of T ratings. In 2012, the ESRB ratings group was surprisingly forthcoming with us about the oddness of Arkham games getting T’s while Halos got M’s. [UPDATE]

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