The Latest Dragon Ball Game Has Something in Common With its MMO

Dragon Ball Xenoverse allows players to create their own original player character to take part in the history of Dragon Ball. It’s a fan’s dream, sure, but there’s something familiar about it. Upon seeing the announcement article, astute commenters quickly noted a similarity between the new original player characters and publicity images released for the…

Wow, People Are Still Coming Up With Wild Silent Hills Theories

I want to say that I can’t believe people are still trying to break down P.T. But you know what? I’m not surprised. That’s just how good the teaser is; it’s making people obsessive about every detail. We’ve heard plenty of good theories about the game before—like the one about aliens, and the one about…

Hear Hatsune Miku Sing Nicki Minaj’s Anaconda

Oh no Miku, what have they done to you? As you might guess, the lyrics in the song above are NSFW. If there is a song that is popular, it’s inevitable that people will make virtual pop star Hatsune Miku sing it. Nicki Minaj’s Anaconda is no different. Matei Dobrescu made this cover of the…

The More Damage You Have In The New Smash Bros., The Harder You’ll Hit

A small change can make a huge difference—and it looks like the new Smash Bros. has a tweak that’ll definitely change the way the game plays. CLASH Tournaments is calling this tweak “the rage effect.” Basically, the way it works is, when a character is at a high percentage—that is, when they’ve taken more damage—that…

League Of Legends‘ Neverending War On Toxic Behavior

“WHY DO I ALWAYS GET THESE ****ING TEAMS,” our Jungler rages not, even three minutes into our League of Legends match. “****ing stupid [Kassadin] you just lost lane and top is going to feed.” The game is hardly over. We’re just in a small hole, but the Summoner playing Lee Sin has already written this…

Destiny’s Raid Doesn’t Take That Long, If You Know What To Do

The first time a clan beat The Vault of Glass, Destiny’s massive raid, it took them ten hours. That’s because they had to learn what to do along the way; nobody could tell them what to expect. Now, though? People are practically blazing through the raid. It makes sense. Now that more people have gotten…

Check Out A Whole Bunch Of Quirky Indie Games, Live

Indie game festival Fantastic Arcade is in full swing in Austin, Texas, and I’m there! You can be too, sorta. There’s a live stream of every panel and presentation running all weekend, including one about soon-to-be-re-released classic Grim Fandango. Watch now. If you want to follow along, there’s a full event schedule on Fantastic Arcade’s…

The Latest Final Fantasy Music Game Is Totally Rad

Above: some hands-on impressions of Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call, the bizarrely-titled music game that Square Enix released for 3DS this week. If you don’t have the time or energy to watch the video, here’s the gist of it: Curtain Call, a sequel to 2012’s Theatrhythm, adds more songs, characters, and other goodies to an…

Of Hearthstone Players Are in the 10 Lowest Ranks Earlier today, Blizzard posted a few statisticson their Hearthstone blog about the game’s ranking system. Turns out the vast majority of players are on the 10 lowest ranks. That probably shouldn’t be all too surprising, but Blizzard mentioned that they’ve received some complaints from players that…

There Are More Interesting Ways To Kill Your Enemies

In today’s Highlight Reel, we have a whole bunch of alternate ways to deal with enemies, from bow and arrow, to using land mines on a chopper, to just pushing a bosses off ledges instead of shooting them. Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure…

Square Enix’s New ‘Cloud’ Gaming Service Is Called ‘Shinra’

This is pretty much perfect. Last night Square Enix announced a cloud-gaming service called Shinra Technologies. They’re working with Avalanche Studios on the deal. The actual details of Shinra Technologies remain vague for now, though the tech seems pretty promising: Shinra Technologies, Inc. is a cloud gaming company whose business is based on its unique,…