​One Thing Watch Dogs Does Better Than GTA V

The open-world DriveShoot games Watch Dogs and Grand Theft Auto V have enough in common that they beg a certain amount of comparison. Despite GTA V‘s generally higher production values, Watch Dogs handily outdoes it in one crucial way. Back when GTA V came out, I wrote an article about how the game’s shooting doesn’t…

$5 Cosplay Challenge Ends In Hilariously Awful Costumes

Four friends lay down a challenge. They walk into a dollar store, can spend up to $5 and have to make a cosplay outfit with what they’ve bought. The results are…well. You’ve got to say they’re impressive given the price cap, moreso when you look at the costumes they’re attempting. Iron Man is pretty funny,…

Mojang Is Trying To Kill Pay-To-Win On Minecraft Servers

Two weeks ago, Minecraft players were preparing for the death of Minecraft. A Mojang employee had pointed out a line in Minecraft’s EULA that says you aren’t allowed to make money from the game, which would put many currently popular servers in violation of the terms of use. Mojang has clarified the situation in two…

Mega Pokémon, Hanging Out With Their Kids

Aww. Who knew that badass mega Pokemon acting like caring, loving parents could be so sweet? Take this Charizard using its tail to help lil Charmander toast its marshmallow, for example. Artist arkeis-pokemon has a whole bunch more where that came from, too: Adorable. You can check out more of arkeis-Pokemon’s work here.

Nintendo’s Plan To Work With YouTubers Sounds Ambitious

After initially tolerating YouTubers who ran their own ads on Nintendo-related videos and then cracking down on the practice, Nintendo recently promised to implement some sort of revenue-sharing program. What had sounded like a plan to split ad money on Let’s Plays suddenly sounds like something grander. “Think of it as an affiliate program where…

Forest Sharks: The Forest, that survival horror game with cannibalistic mutants, just got a big ‘ol update with lots of fixes, changes and bug-squashing. The update includes stuff like sharks and a more dramatic scene involving your son, Timmy. Neat.

What Xbox One Games Gain And Lose With The New Kinect-Free Option

Microsoft recently said that game developers will be able to get a little more power out of the Xbox One to make their games more visually impressive if they choose to forgo some Kinect features. What’s the actual trade-off? As previously indicated by Microsoft, developers willing to go forgo Kinect sensor support for their games…

The Smash Bros Miiverse Could Drive Anyone Nuts

Part of what makes Smash Bros. so great is that it pits characters from all sorts of different franchises together—naturally, fans have ideas about what characters such be included. Like kids sending letters to the North Pole, tons of people take to Miiverse and write letters to Masahiro Sakurai, the creator of Smash Bros, in…

Given that they’re bundling it with The Lego Movie Video Game, it’s no big surprise that Sony expects the new PlayStation TV for the young ones. “We think it primarily will appeal to 6-12-year old kids—with families who like to play together in a local co-op way,” Sony VP John Koller told us at E3.…

​GTA V Looks Better On PS4—Or At Least The Trailer Does

Now that the inevitable has happened and versions of Grand Theft Auto V for PS4, PC and Xbox One have been announced, it’s time to discuss what’s on everybody’s minds: how’s the 2014 version going to look? Pretty good if the trailers are any indication. Digital Foundry spliced together footage from last year’s GTA V…

Woman Freaks Out Playing Virtual Reality Zombie Game

The Oculus Rift by lonesome is never enough for some people. Above is a video of a woman trying out a crazy virtual reality installation that involves motion capture, guns, and a computer backpack. The company is called Zero Latency, and they’re running a crowdfunding campaign for a VR game experience (as in, not the…

Infamous YouTuber PewDiePie netted $4 million last year, “most of which is pure profit,” according to a new Wall Street Journal profile. He wishes he wasn’t so famous. “I’m so central to YouTube now, and that puts me in the spotlight and raises a lot of questions like ‘Why is he so big?'” PewDiePie said…

The Real Problem With Sex Workers In Video Games

When you’re playing a game as infectiously compelling as Grand Theft Auto V, it can be difficult to take a step back and reflect on all the wanton acts of destruction in which you’ve participated. This can be weird in its own right considering how much of a time sink open world games can be.…

Peter Dinklage’s Destiny Performance Is…Not Great

We were all pretty excited when Bungie announced that their much-hyped multiplayer shooter Destiny would feature beloved actor Peter Dinklage, best known for his show-stealing portrayal of Tyrion Lannister on Game of Thrones, in a large voiceover role. For the past week or so, Bungie has been running an early-look alpha of Destiny, which gave…