Wasteland 2‘s Beta Gets A Huge Update

It raised a ton of cash during its Kickstarter campaign. Then Wasteland 2 got delayed because of all that money. But, rest assured, the sequel to the classic RPG is coming. And a new video gives a substantial glimpse at what the gameplay will look like. Get ready for clicking, folks. In an update earlier…

Ocarina Of Time’s Cast, Together At Last

Confession: maybe my favourite part of Wind Waker has nothing to do with Link’s quest to stab Ganon. It’s all about the action figures. There’s an island in the game, accessible only by air, and inside that island is a toy workshop. The man inside will make you a small figure of any character in…

One Very Practical Use For Old 360 Controllers

As the Xbox 360 sails off into the sunset, and its trade-in value weakens by the day, plenty of people are going to be left with old controllers. Rather than let GameStop give you 17 cents for one, why not turn it into the world’s coolest dog leash? Mike Warren over at Instructableshas shared directions…

Microsoft’s Devices and Studios Group – which includes Xbox – has a new boss. It’s Stephen Elop, a guy who recently ran (unsuccessfully) for CEO of Microsoft. While doing so, Bloomberg reportedhe “would also consider selling healthy businesses such as the Xbox game console if he determined they weren’t critical to the company’s strategy”

The death of director, writer and actor Harold Ramis has hit some folks pretty hard. So this small tribute, left outside the real-world location used as Ghostbusters HQ in the 1984 classic, is a nice touch. [Ghostbusters News]

I Know The Air Conditioning Button Is Here Somewhere…

David Lesperance is an environment artist who works at Valve, and whose previous experience has seen him contribute at studios like Blizzard and 343 Studios. In that time he’s worked on games like World of Warcraft, Diablo III and Halo 4, so yeah, the art you’re about to see is pretty damn good. You can…

Jeopardy ‘Villain’ Arthur Chu Makes Another Appearance

Controversial Jeopardy contestant Arthur Chu and his unorthodox strategies turned up again on tonight’s Jeopardy Spoilers for tonight’s episode of Jeopardy follow. How’d he do? Chu finished in first place on tonight’s show, bringing his total earnings over five days to $123,600. You can watch him take the win in the clip above. In tonight’s…

Describing The Star Wars Movies…As An MMO

The plot of the original three Star Wars movies is a long and, when you think about it, weird one. It makes a lot more sense when you break the Rebel’s quest down into simpler terms. Like those you’d find in an MMO. Redditor Revolvlover has converted George Lucas’ tale into a single-page epic of…

Sit Down For 40 Minutes Of Thief Gameplay

We’ve got our review of Thief here, but if you want to see some gameplay for yourself, TotalBiscuit plays through 40 minutes from the game (and ten minutes of PC graphics options) for your viewing pleasure. Thief is out tomorrow, February 25th. WTF is… Thief? [YouTube] Watchlistis where we show off gameplay of new and…

Try To Survive A Game Made Out Of Glitches

Ridiculous Glitching seeks to answer the age old question: what happens when you go beyond the kill screen in Pac-Man? What lies beyond in the infinite void of data? One hard-ass game, that’s what. Made as part of botFlappy Jam and Candy Jam, Ridiculous Glitching is difficult game, both to play and to look at.…

Here’s A Year’s Worth Of Dick Drawings (NSFW)

One year ago, a man’s wife challenged him to draw a penis on their whiteboard every day. The result? Pure magic. Enter one man’s spirit quest to draw penis-related art for over a year. His subjects are all over the place — From Van Gogh’s Starry Dick, to the Clash’s Londick Calling. There’s even a…

BBC to Re-Release Classic Hitchhiker’s Guide Game for 30th Anniversary

Infocom’s classic The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy turns 30 this year, and to celebrate, the BBC will publish an updated online version of the game on March 8, the 36th anniversary of the series’ first radio broadcast. The BBC did something like this in 2004 for the 20th anniversary of the game, releasing the…

ArmA 3: Zeus Gameplay Looks Even More Fun Than I Expected

We talked about this new ArmA 3 DLC when it was revealed, now you can check out some of the gameplay from the developer’s livestream. Good news: it looks even cooler than the trailer made it seem. The thing that really got me excited about this video is that the lead designer of the DLC…

Banished, As Told By Steam Reviews

Banished, a recently released city builder, is doing so shockingly well that it has passed popular games such as DayZ and Rust to now sit on top of Steam’s top sellers list. It’s a cruel game where every single inhabitant of your village is a key to success. Still, you’re gonna lose them in a…