Old Consoles Are Murderous Death Machines

Ah yes, the Nintendo 64 and Sony PlayStation, machines we remember best for their ability to *checks notes* fire devastating plasma beams and railgun blasts out of their arms. These are the work of artist Gerald Gordge, and you can see more of his stuff at his personal site

The Making Of Wipeout’s Logo, An All-Time Classic

1995’s WipeOut was one of the coolest video games ever made, as we’ve previously established here, and a big part of that was down to the game’s pioneering visual style. That went for the obvious stuff, like the ship design and team logos, but it extended right through to the game’s logo. For a very…

Partisans 41 Looks A Lot Like A Modern Commandos

The Commandos series was amazing, then it disappeared, and we’ve all been sad—Shadow Tactics aside—ever since. But the upcoming Partisans 1941 is here to at least try and scratch the same itch. In development at Russian studio Alter Games, it’s a real-time stealth tactics game, only now instead of controlling an elite band of Western…

Fallout Cosplay Video Brings The Series To Life

There’s some very good Fallout cosplay on show here, but the real star of this short video might be the location, a giant old furnace that looks like it fell straight out of Fallout 4 The video was done by Legend of Micah, while the cosplayers are credited at the end of the clip.

Fans Are Trying To Fix The Notoriously Bad Sonic 2006 With A Remake

Sonic the Hedgehog, bless his tiny, mutant heart, has had a lot of low points over the years. His eponymous 2006 release for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, Sonic The Hedgehog, will forever go down as one of the lowest. It was glitchy as all get out, the camera behaved like a live bat trapped…

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Twitch Removes ‘Joy Of Sex’ Category, Popular Streamer Heartbroken

Twitch’s rules largely state that sexual content is not allowed, with some “educational, scientific, artistic, newsworthy, or academic” exceptions aside. And yet, for years, the platform had its own category called “The Joy Of Sex.” Now it’s gone, and one popular streamer and his fans are in mourning. “The Joy Of Sex” category’s existence is…

That Time I Turned Clue Into A Torrid Murder Love Affair

I grew up in the 90s, when computers, and the internet, were fun things to do after school for half an hour, rather than the place where I spent almost every waking hour of my life. This was partly because it cost a lot of money to access the internet through the anguished robot scream…

Mortal Kombat 11’s Tutorial Is An Excellent Intro To High-Level Play

Everybody knows how punching and kicking work, but do you know what Frame Advantage is? How about how to perform a Frame Trap? If you get knocked down, do you know which defensive “Getup” moves to use to counter your opponent’s likely follow-up attack? Work your way through Mortal Kombat 11’s exhaustive tutorials and you’ll…

Where Are Uncharted 2‘s Developers Today?

Each person who worked on 2009’s Uncharted 2: Among Thieves had their own path to the game. Some had been at Naughty Dog for years, while others were hired mid-development. In the decade since the PlayStation 3 game’s release, people have continued to move around. Some are still at Naughty Dog working on new games,…

Mortal Kombat 11 Has A Great Story Mode

Thanks to the temporal manipulations of a powerful new foe, past and present versions of iconic heroes and villains collide in Mortal Kombat 11’s story mode. It’s easily the most entertaining tale the series has ever told, and it leaves the future of the franchise open to exciting possibilities. When we last left our heroes…

Breath Of The Wild‘s Hyrule Castle Has Finally Been Restored, In Minecraft

By the time Link wakes up in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Hyrule Castle has already been partially destroyed, thanks to the work of Calamity Ganon a hundred years prior. Recently, players have set about restoring the castle in Minecraft Nintendo highlighted the project today over on the company’s Japanese website along…

I Tried To Defeat Water In Dwarf Fortress And Failed

Dwarf Fortress is full of hidden horrors, like Forgotten Beasts that breathe poison or giant metal Titans with impenetrable skin, or even just the regular old Goblin coming to kidnap one of your children. But these abominations pale in comparison to the challenge I tried to overcome a couple weeks ago, Dwarf Fortress’s first real…