Sandbox Survival, Minus The Gravity

Hellion is a sandbox survival game. Only instead of being set on an island or a city, it’s set in the depths of space. It’s still very early days (the video below is pre-alpha), but I like what I’m seeing so far. Players have full access to their ships and stations, meaning you can get…

As if there weren’t enough strategy games to get excited about in 2016, along comes Hearts of Iron IV with its bombers and little men and menus

Guy Fieri vs Fallout 4 Cosplay

Inspired by some fan art, Michael Hibbison from Entelechy Props has cosplayed as Guy Fieri. If the TV “chef” was a radioactive ghoul from Fallout 4. You know. Ghoul Fieri There’s a long story behind it, which tells a tale of fan art, friendship, book signings (where Fieri actually signed a copy of the art)…

Fan Building Counter-Strike Surfing Game

Tired of surfing in Counter-Strike as an optional extra, Rory McHenry is working on building his own standalone surfing experience using Unreal Engine 4. Here’s his first proof of concept video: And here’s a newer design, with a bit more polish in the physics. Yeah, being Unreal Engine 4 and not Source means it’s not…

Sources: The Ambitious (Now Cancelled) Plans For Disney Infinity‘s Future Included Rogue One, Bigger Figures

Disney’s cancellation of its lucrative toy-centric Disney Infinity series is even more shocking given the tantalizing plans for the series that two sources close to the project have shared with Kotaku Developers were planning numerous new level packs, including one based on this fall’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story movie, as well as a…

Overwatch Player Has An Excellent Backhand

Today on Highlight Reel we have the end of the Overwatch Beta, Dark Souls invasions, orphans, Nathan Drake and much more! Watch the video above or on our Youtube Page, then talk about your favorite highlight in the comments below. Be sure to check out, like, and share the original videos via the links below…

Madden 17‘s Cover Star Is Rob Gronkowski

The next cover athlete for Madden will be Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, EA announced this evening. Given that the Xbox Store leaked this news earlier today, the only real shock here is that he’s wearing a shirt. Here’s the cover: As a Jets fan, I can only hope that Gronkowski winds up as successful…

Free Sidescrolling Permadeath MMO Is Surprisingly Fun

I didn’t expect to get so into StarBreak. It’s a free-to-play sidescrolling MMO—think Contra, but with, like, 30 other people swarming around you—where every death counts. If you die, loot and stats go out the window. Despite that, it’s weirdly relaxing to play. I picked up StarBreak from Steam on a whim yesterday, thinking I’d…

Mod Turns Steam War Game Into A 64-Player Mass Effect Battle

Running With Rifles is basically top-down Battlefield. Thanks to a mod, you can turn it into top-down Battlefield: Mass Effect, aka the game you never knew you wanted. Running With Rifles recently got Steam Workshop support, bringing its mercenary band of mods into the same bunker. People have made some creative-ass (ass!) stuff for the…

The Fallout 4 Survival Permadeath Run That Turned Preston Garvey Into A Monster

Most players attempting Fallout 4’s Survival mode will just get their ass kicked. One player, however, has already managed to beat the entire thing on a single life. Funnily enough, the toughest challenge Kyle Hinckley faced along the way wasn’t something like starvation or damage, but rather a nearly catastrophic glitch. You may remember Hinckley…

Pokémon vs Gundam

Reader Khris likes Pokémon. He also likes Gundam. Here are three model kits that combine both of those things to excellent effect. If you’re a serious Gundam/model fan and want to see how he made them, there’s a work-in-progress gallery here

An Inside Look At How Lionhead Collapsed

Two months ago, in a stunning and surprising move, Microsoft shut down the renowned British studio Lionhead. Now, details have emerged about how it happened: in short, Fable Legends cost too much money, and nobody really wanted to make it. Eurogamer’s Wesley Yin-Poole today published an extensive, remarkably well-sourced story about the demise of Lionhead.…

Becoming A Mimic In Dark Souls III Is A Good Way To Confuse Invaders

Mimics are just the worst in Dark Souls III. So, role-playing as one during invasions is a fantastic way to have some fun and troll invaders. The rules are simple: After dressing up as a Mimic (more or less), wait patiently guarding loot. If the invader approaches and takes the item or attacks, you have…