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The Emotional Games Awards Is Now Accepting . . . Sorry, Give Me A Moment
Okay. I’m okay. The 2016 Emotional Games Awards has opened up submissions for games that evoke strong emotional rea . . . oh god. No, no—I can do this. Happy place. Happy place. Imagine myself in a frozen forest. And go. The Emotional Games Awards is now accepting submissions for consideration as nominees for its…
By Mike Fahey Published December 15, 2015 -
GTA Online’s New Extraction Missions Are Chaotic And Fun
A new expansion hit Grand Theft Auto V today, bringing with it the usual slew of new real estate, weapons and clothes for players to sample. Executives and Other Criminals also features a new mission type called Extractions, which uses some of the best parts of GTA Online to excellent effect. Extractions are an Adversary…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 15, 2015 -
DC Comics Is Making Big Changes (Again) to Superman and Batman
The current storylines—which have ushered in radically different versions of the Man of Steel and the Dark Knight—will be wrapping up early next year. Come next spring, no more Robo-Bat-cop or T-Shirt Superman. The latest versions of the Man of Steel and the Dark Knight will be returning to more familiar forms early next year.…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 15, 2015 -
Smash Bros. Modders Are Already Playing The Unreleased Final Fantasy VII Stage
Wow. This is pretty incredible. Back when Cloud was revealed as an upcoming Smash Bros. character, we caught a glimpse of his associated stage: Midgar. More recently, Nintendo disseminated an update for Smash Bros., in anticipation of the Direct that’s broadcasting later today. For data miners, these updates are catnip: they can look into the…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 15, 2015 -
It’s Not Clear What A ‘Spoiler’ Is Anymore
The hype for tonight’s Smash Bros. presentation, possibly the game’s final Nintendo Direct, is real. So real, people are trying to avoid spoilers for what’s basically a marketing video. It initially struck me as odd, but as someone who’s avoiding spoilers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, maybe it shouldn’t. “just a friendly reminder: tomorrow’s…
By Patrick Klepek Published December 15, 2015 -
I Still Love My Kinect
In a home filled with technological marvels of all shapes and sizes, one piece of oft-derided hardware gets more love from my family and I than any other. Kinect, tell the nice people how much I cherish you. Okay, so that particular voice command doesn’t do anything. So many others do, and my household has…
By Mike Fahey Published December 15, 2015 -
Report: Kojima Finally Leaves Konami To Start His Own Studio
After a year full of rumors, the Kojima/Konami saga appears to be coming to a close, with the Japanese newspaper Nikkei reporting that Hideo Kojima’s time with the company has finally ended. The legendary designer, best known for developing the Metal Gear Solid series, will reportedly start his own studio with other former Konami staff.…
By Jason Schreier Published December 15, 2015 -
Fallout 4’s Syringer Rifle Is Hilarious
The Syringer is a special weapon: instead of firing bullets, it shoots syringes. These syringes can have all sorts of effects—pacifying your enemy, confusing them, frenzying them. One of the funniest ammo types, however, is the “Lock Joint Syringe.” Get this: Lock Join Syringe paralyzes your target, be it a human or a Super Mutant…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 15, 2015 -
The Old Batman Had a Bit of a Labeling Problem
It makes sense that a crimefighter like Batman would be organized, right? But the Darknight Detective of the 1966 TV show took this shit to another level. Look, Bruce Wayne’s a genius, okay? Knowledge is power and there’s often no time to lose when the bad guys are threatening to dehydrate the leaders of the…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 15, 2015 -
Seems Fair
Also available today, theExecutives and Other Criminals update. Hmm.
By Mike Fahey Published December 15, 2015 -
Destiny Is Now Selling Level Boosters–And They Sure Cost A Lot
The developers at Bungie just added more microtransactions to Destiny, a video game in which players travel the solar system hunting for new content. Get ready for level boosters New on the Xbox Store today are three different packs that will give you: A) a level-25 boost for your class; B) a “subclass boost”; and…
By Jason Schreier Published December 15, 2015 -
Magic: The Gathering And Puzzle Quest Go Great Together
Puzzle Quest meets Magic: The Gathering. If any combination of puzzle RPG and other thing could restore my faith in the once-glorious video game franchise, this would be it. It comes pretty close. Back when Puzzle Quest was an actual role-playing game with a story and character classes and experience points and such, I was…
By Mike Fahey Published December 15, 2015 -
Undertale Is Tearing GameFAQs Apart [Update]
For the last few months, video game website GameFAQs has been hosting a huge poll called “Best. Game. Ever.” It has the sort of games you’d expect in a debate like that. Classics like Super Mario World, Pokemon, and Final Fantasy. And then there’s Undertale. Altogether, the Best. Game. Ever poll has 128 video game…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 15, 2015 -
Fallout 4‘s Mini Nuke Launcher, In LEGO Form
Nearly 2,500 bricks were used for this LEGO replica of Fallout 4’s silly shoulder mounted nuclear catapult. LEGO veteran ZaziNombies’ creation might be a blocky one, but all the necessary parts— the strings, the trigger—work perfectly. The only difference hereis that instead of a mini-nuke it launches LEGO Zeppelins. To contact the author of this…
By Gergo Vas Published December 15, 2015 -
Minecraft Characters Invade Fantastic Stickman Animation
Animator Alan Becker brought back the early-Internet years, full flash animations and stick warriors, for a few minutes with his superb clip. It’s a wonderful story of stick figures and Minecraft characters trying to survive in a wild environment (that took the creator more than 800 hours to complete) where even Windows 7’s Recycle Bin…
By Gergo Vas Published December 15, 2015 -
After 2489 Days, Noby Noby Boy Has Been “Finished”
Keita Takahashi’s (Katamari Damacy) Noby Noby Boy was first released in February 2009. After 2489 days of players stretching across the Solar System, the game has now finally come to an end. It worked like this: anyone playing the game at home could stretch a little guy’s (his name was literally BOY) torso out like…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 14, 2015 -
Here’s Mario Kart 8 Running On A PC
In October, the Cemu emulator—which allows Wii U games to be played on a PC—could barely boot Mario Kart 8’s menu. Now, just two months later, it’s doing an OK job of actually running the game. The video below shows how quickly progress is being made on the emulator. On the right is what Mario…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 14, 2015 -
Pokémon‘s Mythical Fire And Water Abomination Officially Announced, Two Years After Fans Found It
Today The Pokémon Company announced Mythical Pokémon Volcanion, the first-ever dual Fire and Water-type. You may have heard of him already, as he leaked over two years ago. Fans first heard of Volcanion back in 2013, when hackers discovered the unnatural combination of opposing forces bythumbing through the code for Pokémon X and Y Between…
By Mike Fahey Published December 14, 2015 -
Watch The 25-Year-Old PC Version of Super Mario Bros. 3 In Action
It’s long been a game development legend that the creators of Doom made their own version of Super Mario Bros. 3 for the PC ages ago. Today, we get to see what it looked like. Like almost everyone working in video games in the 1990s, John Carmack and John Romero were big fans of Nintendo’s…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 14, 2015