Life Is Strange Is Really Patronising

I really like the idea of Dontnod’s episodic game choice drama-em-up Life Is Strange, but really it just ended up making me wish it would shut up and let me experience it instead. Life Is Strange is a wonderful kind of idea: It’s five episodes long, gives us the much neglected teen girl player character…

So I’ll Be Your Guest Editor This Weekend

Good morning! My name is Cara Ellison and I’m doing a bit of guest editing for you lovely lot this weekend. Sorry about the formal picture, I really couldn’t find anything else that wasn’t just me hugging another person or one of those pictures people take of you at parties when you have fallen asleep…

They’re Trying To Make The Goriest Video Game Ever

It all started with one completely anatomically accurate virtual person. And then they slashed the person to ribbons. Reads like the beginning of some fucked up Bible, right? In the beginning, there was man, and then man got his skull caved in by a sledgehammer shotgun. That’s kind of how things went for chaotic co-op…

GTA Motorcycle Tricks That Are Smooth As Silk

On today’s Highlight Reel we have fantastic motorcycle tricks, self-immolation, parachute roadkill, traveling violations and more! Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to check out, like and subscribe the original videos via the links below. Battlefield Hardline – 5-0 excessive use of force –…

GTA Players Search For Secret Jetpack, Find Touching Memorial Instead

Some GTA players have been scouring every inch of Los Santos in the hopes of finding a fabled jetpack or an alien mystery for two years now. So far, they haven’t found their treasure—but they have found some other poignant things along the way. As spotted by New World Notes, last month players trying to…

12 Must-Read Daredevil Stories

With a new Netflix TV series on the way, now’s a good time to learn about blind lawyer Matt Murdock and his long, twisted superhero career as Daredevil. Good news. This Marvel hero has starred in some incredible (and easily-obtainable) comics. First, some back-story. He is nicknamed the Man Without Fear. As a child growing…

Amiibo Has A False Prophet, And His Name Is Esteban

Nintendo fans have Amiibo fever, and sometimes fevers can induce hallucinations. Amiibo fans recently started worshipping a customer service representative named Esteban. For a time, he became their prophet. It’s understandable that desperate Amiibo fans would put their hopes in a mysterious figure like Esteban, as ridiculous as that sounds. Amiibos are hot commodities that…

How A Small Studio’s Chance At The Big Time Died At Microsoft’s Doorstep

One week in early February, three top employees from the independent game studio Darkside Games flew to Redmond, Washington for a secret meeting with Microsoft. Over the course of the meeting, which lasted two days, Darkside’s leadership tried to convince the mega-corporation to give them a few more million dollars, according to two people familiar…

Everyday life in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt looks so cool. The game just got a new gameplay trailer, full of combat, but the best-looking parts are the ones with the NPCs doing their medieval daily routine. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and…

We’re Not Crazy About Xenoblade Chronicles 3D 

Today marks the release of Xenoblade Chronicles 3D, a smaller-sized version of the 2012 JRPG that was originally made for the Wii. The port—which is exclusive to the New 3DS—is a bit underwhelming. The interface is very clunky, and something about Xenoblade’s grandiose world makes it an ill fit for the 3DS’s small screens. To…