“Defective” Samus Figure Sells For A Ton On eBay

The Samus Amiibo that accidentallyshipped with two arm cannons instead of one wasn’t just an exercise in maximum firepower. It’s also proof that “defective” toys are often the most valuable. The figure went up for sale on eBay last week, and has now been sold for $2500. Yup. $2500. Which to some might sound bonkers,…

Try Playing Fallout As The Doctor

You don’t always have to wander the wastelands as a grizzled survivor of a post-apocalyptic hellscape. Sometimes you can play as a smartly-dressed, time-travelling British gentleman instead. First things first: this isn’t a mod. It’s a guideto role-playing Fallout: New Vegas as a character (and player) matching the Doctor, so aside from advice on picking…

Pro Cheating Fiasco Leads To Incredible Counter-Strike Final Match

After a huge cheating scandal that sent allegations—as opposed to Counter-Strike‘s normal weapon of choice, bullets—flying, this weekend’s DreamHack 2014 pro finals produced one of the best matches Global Offensive has seen. It nearly didn’t happen, however, thanks to, yep, more cheating. In the wake of Valve’s discovery that three high-profile pro Counter-Strike: Global Offensive…

Bummer Dragon Age Bug Makes Your Party Quiet. Too Quiet.

Dragon Age: Inquisition is generally a good enough game to make up for its bugs and overall lack of technical polish. However, one new bug stands out from the rest: The Banter Bug. The Banter Bug has been identified by a number of players who noticed that their characters weren’t bantering with one another as…

Hitchhiking Can Be A Headache In GTA V

In today’s Highlight Reel we have some unusual deaths, a few new takes on hitchhiking, and as much perpetual falling as you can handle. 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. Can’t…

​GTA V Easter Eggs Are Better In High Definition

The graphical upgrades that GTA Vhas gotten in moving to the newest generations of consoles make Los Santos feel more hypnotic than ever before. That’s just for the stuff that you’re supposed to see. But some of the game’s hidden secrets look different, too. It’s already been shown how some of the Chiliad Mysteryclues have…

I Miss Television Sets With Character

I can describe the television sets I gamed on as a child in intimate detail — the texture of the dials, the dusty ventilation holes, the faded wood paneling. The past three televisions I’ve had in my living room? A series of increasingly larger black rectangles. There was a time, not too long ago, when…

Destiny Just Got Some Huge Changes

Exotic items are getting a total overhaul. Upgrade materials are now purchasable with Vanguard and Crucible marks. The Templar can’t be thrown off a ledge anymore. If you understand any of those sentences, you’re probably addicted to Destiny, a video game in which players spend thousands of hours farming for relic iron. And you’ll be…

​Mario Kart 8’s Online Multiplayer Is Coming Back To Life

Last week was Thanksgiving, a holiday often celebrated with family. For many gamers, this means a lot of time spent playing Nintendo games. I, for one, spent most nights playing Mario Kart 8 with my brother. Doing so led to a surprising discovery about its online multiplayer: it’s gotten a lot better as of late.…

The Best Cyber Monday Gaming Deals

Cyber Monday incoming. Bookmark this page and get ready. We’ll be adding deals as we get them and hyperlinking as they go live. Follow us on Twitter to make sure you never miss a deal and follow our deal coverage year round on Kinja Deals Find a deal we missed? Drop it in the comments…

​GTA Online Glitch Lets Players Turn Every Car into a Hover Car

What folks really want to do in GTA Online—and most heavily populated multiplayer games, really—is stand out. Y’know, show off some skills or styles that not just everybody can flaunt. So, this floating car glitch will probably interest many people. You’ll need a friend to pull it off, though. This glitch seems to only popping…

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I Assure You This Is Call Of Duty: Advanced Warfare Armor

It may look like something straight out of Dragon Age: Inquisition, but this is a very special set of armor only the top 100 players in Advanced Warfare shall receive. If it weren’t for the hydraulics on the shoulders, I could totally see myself slaying dragons in the Grand Master Character Gear set. Sadly this…

Report: PlayStation 4 Will Cost $113 Less than Xbox One in China

If Chinese media reports are to be believed, Sony’s PlayStation 4 will cost less than the Xbox One when it launches in China, just like it did everywhere else in the world. Chinese media sites such as Sina.com and PcGames.Com.cn are reporting that in China, the Sony PlayStation 4 will retail for 2,999 RMB, or…