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UncategorizedSon of a Glitch: check out this comprehensive video on the many funny and useful glitches you can find in The Last of Us—you’ll even learn how to do most of em. My fave would have to be Joel and Ellie standing on top of their horses. So goofy.(By A+Start)
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 18, 2014 - Uncategorized
Hey Suikoden fans: series creator Yoshitaka Murayama has given an interview to the Suikoden Revival Movement, and while he’s no longer involved with Konami or the series he built, he still has some interesting things to say. “I believe Kickstarter’s notion of ‘by the fans, for the fans’ may very well be the solution to…
By Jason Schreier Published June 18, 2014 - Uncategorized
Good News, Vault Dwellers: The classic PC role-playing games Fallout, Fallout 2, and Fallout Tactics are once again available on Steam. All three games were pulled from online stores earlier this year after Bethesda obtained rights to the series from Interplay. No word yet on whether they’ll be back on GOG as well, but we’ve…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 18, 2014 -
UncategorizedHow A Seemingly Impossible Game Is Possible
× If there’s one comment louder than all the praise that No Man’s Sky has been getting, it’s got to be something along the lines of, “Wow, how is that even possible?” Questions like that confuse Sean Murray and David Ream, managing director/founder and creative director of No Man’s Sky developer Hello Games, respectively. For…
By Tina Amini Published June 18, 2014 - Uncategorized
Watch Dogs Patch Promises Fixes for PlayStation, Xbox, PC Players
Watch Dogs ‘ first major patch is coming soon, says publisher Ubisoft. As soon as next week, players on various platforms will see improvements in the way the hit game looks and plays. Details on the patch appeared the company’s support forums today, listing fixes for players on PlayStation, Xbox and PC platforms. The update…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 18, 2014 - Uncategorized
One iPhone Game That’s Worse With An Xbox Controller
When it comes to mobile gaming, there’s one complaint that has bubbled up for years now, and never seems to go away: touchscreen controls are a pain in the ass. See, for a lot of games, those touch-based controls are just straight-up inferior to buttons and joysticks, and to many gamers, recent iOS ports like…
By Jason Schreier Published June 18, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Amazing Story Of A Game That Took 13 Years To Make
Adam Butcher has spent half his life making a single game. Today, you can finally play it—and this is the inspiring story of why it took so long for Butcher to finish. The game, which is called Tobias and the Dark Scepters, might not seem impressive when you play it—it’s definitely a relic of the…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 18, 2014 - Uncategorized
An Early Access Program For Xbox or PlayStation? Maybe.
As popular as Steam’s Early Access program is for PC games, you’d think one of the big consoles might have a plan of their own to let gamers regularly pay for and play games before they’re finished. They don’t, but from what two top people at Sony and Microsoft told me, they’re at least thinking…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 18, 2014 - Uncategorized
The PS4 Now Supports Pre-Loading
You’ll now be able to download and install many digital PS4 games before they come out—like you can on the PC—thanks to a new pre-loading plan that Sony just announced You won’t be able to play those games until their release dates, of course. But if you know you’re going to buy a game, and…
By Jason Schreier Published June 18, 2014 - Uncategorized
Guy Turns Nintendo 64 Into Hot Pink Barbie Corvette
Your boring old grey console is totally lame compared to this hot pink Barbie Corvette that craftsman Robin Graves turned into an actual working N64. I met Graves, who asked that we not use his real name, at E3 last week, where he told me about this project and promised to send over some photos.…
By Jason Schreier Published June 18, 2014 -
UncategorizedTeam Fortress 2 Has An Update. Let The Conspiracy Theories Begin.
Immediately after we posted the newest Team Fortress short yesterday, someone commented and pointed out mysterious numbers in the subtitles—because of course someone noticed something like that. What does it mean? Cripes, I don’t know. It was probably just a mistake that wasn’t even meant to be there. But Valve fans are notorious for picking…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 18, 2014 -
UncategorizedGoat Simulator Would Be Pure Chaos In Real Life
What if the absurdity and destruction of Goat Simulator bleed into real life? If this video is anything to go by, it would be kind of amazing. Stefman398 went ahead and made a live-action version of Goat Simulator, and the results are wonderful. This depiction even has some of the real achievements you can get…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 18, 2014 - Uncategorized
Deals: Age of Extinction, PSN Update, Kerbal Space Program, Roku Mania
If you’re a Transformers fan and planning to see Age of Extinction, buying any of the other films will net you credit toward tickets for it. [Age of Extinction Promotion] Want all our deals in one ever-updating post every morning? Check out Kinja Deals There are a ton of great pre-order deals happening at the…
By Shane Roberts Published June 18, 2014 -
UncategorizedA Game That Takes Place After You’ve Killed Your Own Kid
It’s every parent’s nightmare: that somehow, some way, your actions wind up causing physical or psychological harm to your child. A new in-development game aims to put players in the repercussions of the death of a boy. A death that’s your fault. In A Song for Viggo, you play as a dad who accidentally kills…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 18, 2014 -
UncategorizedHow Super Mario Characters Have Sex
If you’ve ever wanted to know how Thwomps make love, this is the video for you. Dorkly’s take on Mushroom Kingdom sex is about 10% as gross and 400% funnier than I expected it to be. Watch. Laugh. Enjoy. Squirm a little. It’s totally worth it. [h/t Buzzfeed]
By Jason Schreier Published June 18, 2014 - Uncategorized
EA Has a Good Plan To Make Their Games Better
EA is going to do some obvious things—and some unusual things—to make games that work better and that you’ll like more, the company’s CEO, Andrew Wilson, recently explained to me during an interview in L.A. If there’s a recurring theme, it could be summed up in a word: “early.” Or, maybe, “earlier.” First up, they’re…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 18, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Future of Zelda
Last week at E3, I got to chat with the fine folks behind the next two Zelda games: the action spinoff Hyrule Warriors and the recently-announced open-world Zelda that will be out next year. Both games are on Wii U. We talked about what Hyrule Warriors will do, what “Zelda” actually means, and whether a…
By Jason Schreier Published June 18, 2014 - Uncategorized
Wondering when GTA Online will get those heists that Rockstar had promised for this spring? “We are very sorry for the delay, and are working hard to bring them to you as soon as we can,” Rockstar wrote on their blog this morning. No word on a new release date yet.
By Jason Schreier Published June 18, 2014