The Secret Trade in Unreleased Games

You’ve probably seen videos of unannounced or cancelled games. Not necessarily the older retro stuff, but more recent things like Star Wars Battlefront 3 or Stranglehold 2. Did you know there’s a keen, and occasionally zealous, culture of collectors and traders passing these things around? This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK What surprised me…

Microsoft Sweden Rebuilds Its Award-Winning Offices in Minecraft

The build was created by Microsoft Sweden’s event manager, Daniel Steinholtz—and after finishing the map itself, he even took it upon himself to conduct a little virtual tour. The office building, which is found in the Akalla district of Stockholm, won the “best-looking office award” in a nationwide competition last year. This happened almost exactly…

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Kojima To “Premiere” Metal Gear Online Next Week

Next week’s Video Game Awards will see an appearance by Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima, where he will “premiere” something called Metal Gear Online. Weird name, that, since we already had a game called Metal Gear Online on the PS3. Who knows, maybe this is a new version for new systems. Or part of Metal…

GTA V’s Rangers Are Ever Vigilant

They’re always on the look-out. For crimes against animals. Looking For Crime [Nurolight]

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Unlike Other Games, Bugs Actually Make Far Cry 4 Better

The first time I saw a dancing corpse in Far Cry 4, I stopped dead in my tracks. It was in the middle of a tense firefight at the bottom of one of the radio towers scattered across the chaotically beautiful world of Kyrat. I’d just shot a full clip into a soldier trying to…

I Like Smashing Things With A Hammer

Sometimes hitting things with a hammer is just so cathartic. Where Is My Hammer is a nice little game made as part of the Indies VS Pewdiepie game-jam happening over at Game Jolt. It’s available as a free download and is perfect if you’ve had a bad day. Wish to tweet words at me? I…

Titanfall for $5, Alienware Alpha, More Pre-Black Friday Deals

Titanfall is $5 today. There’s no need to wait around for Black Friday deals; a lot of them have already gone live. Be sure to bookmark our Black Friday deals post, and keep checking back for the latest. The list will surely expand over the coming days, but the Best Black Friday App Deals are…