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Getting Started With Devilian, The Mildly Awkward Diablo-Style MMO

There are four character classes in Trion Worlds’ Diablo-style MMO Devilian, launching next week in North America—busty woman, stout man, Dante from Devil May Cry and uncomfortably young-looking girl with a gun. Their official names are Evoker… Berserker… Shadowhunter but secretly Dante… and uncomfortably young-looking Cannoneer. Having dabbled with all four classes now, I regret…

How To Fly In Just Cause 3 Without Crashing Like A Loser

I was more mixed on Just Cause 3 than I was expecting to be, but the game can still be a hell of a lot of fun. It’s definitely more fun once you’ve gotten your head around how to fly without crashing into everything. I played a lot of Just Cause 2, but it still…

Eight PS2 Games Are Coming To PS4 Tomorrow–And They’re Pricey

Starting tomorrow, you’ll be able to download and play PS2 games like Dark Cloud, Rogue Galaxy, and Grand Theft Auto III on PlayStation 4. If you’re willing to pay. Continuing the grand tradition they started with PlayStation Now, Sony’s decided to charge a whole lot of money for these PS2 classics, which they say are…

Quinn’s New Bird Form In League Of Legends Looks Kinda Silly

This is the new Quinn, a ranged archer character in League of Legends who fights with a giant vicious eagle named “Valor” perched on her shoulder. She’s a lot like the old Quinn, only she’s become much more…intimate with her bird friend. See, until very, very recently, Quinn would spend most of the game attacking…

The Irresistible Beauty Of Xenoblade Chronicles X

The huge new Wii U JRPG Xenoblade Chronicles X seems like it wants about 80 hours of my life. I’ve given it 18 so far, and I’m going to give it some more. I’m not really a JRPG guy, mind you. I love the Fire Emblems, but don’t really care about many Final Fantasys. I’ll…

The New Tomb Raider Is Also On The Old Xbox

Lara Croft’s latest adventure is primarily being marketed as a big, shiny treasure for the Xbox One. But Rise of the Tomb Raider is also out for the Xbox 360, too. It looks different, of course. The biggest differences seen in the last- and current-gen versions of Rise of The Tomb Raider come down to…

Fallout 4’s Diamond City Has A Hidden Glitchy Area

Let’s take a field trip, you and I. To a place where we probably shouldn’t go. So, there’s a small hidden area right on top of Diamond City, and I’m here to show you how to get to it. Behold: To get to it, you need to climb a few buildings right outside the town.…

Destiny’s weekend vendor Xur is selling the fusion rifle Telesto. If you’re wondering if you should buy it: Yes, yes you should.

Two Very Different Ways to Play Fallout 4

As temperatures continues to drop, there’s little reason to leave your computer! Instead, cuddle up with Worth Reading, our guide to the best games writing. Hey, You Should Read These “Playing Fallout 4 without ever leaving Sanctuary” by Christopher Livingston “I Just Said Yes to All the Drugs in Fallout 4” by Emanuel Maiberg As…

Bloodborne’s New Bow Absolutely Wrecks

One of the more interesting new weapons in Bloodborne is Simon’s Bowblade, giving players the unique opportunity to inflict long distance damage. With the proper stats, it can turn otherwise brutal boss battles into trivial affairs. krump0 posted a video of his fight against Ebrietas, one of the hidden bosses in Bloodborne and notorious for…

Fallout 4 Graphics Mod Makes The Wasteland Look Fantastic

Even the post-apocalypse can be beautiful, under the right circumstances. Commonwealth HQ Landscape Overhaul is a mod created by a Nexus mod member known as Printerkop, and you should definitely check it out. As the name implies, it re-does the textures for Fallout 4’s terrain, and the changes are pretty noticeable! The shrubbery is more…

Microsoft’s giving a bit more detail about the DLC coming for Rise of the Tomb Raider Aside from the Baba Yaga add-on shown last night,the scavenge-and-fight Endurance Mode hits on 12/29, with the Cold Darkness Awakened mini-campaign following in 2016. Contact the author at [email protected]

How Psychonauts 2 Came to Be

I was absolutely delighted when I found out that Tim Schafer’s studio Double Fine was going to be resurrecting Psychonauts. It is one of the best platform-adventures of all time, made right at the end of the genre’s golden age in 2005. It starred a young psychic acrobat, Raz, who made his way to a…

Dark Souls III will be out on April 12, 2016, Bandai Namco just announced. Prepare to die, etc. It’ll be out on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.

A Quick Look at the Uncharted 4 Multiplayer Beta

The first look at the online competitive component for Uncharted 4 just went live today. Let’s take a look at how the new versions of Nathan Drake, Sully and Elena fare when running around and trying to kill each other. Uncharted 4’s multiplayer beta is only open to folks who own Uncharted: The Nathan Drake…

Game designer American McGee (Alice) says his sister, Mercy Covington, has been missing since November 10. If you have any information, contact the Dallas police department

Just Cause 3 Physics Are… Different

Just Cause 3 is the type of a game where, when something silly happens, it’s hard to tell whether it was intended or just a glitch. Like this little accident above. With grapple hooks and all kinds of upgraded gear, the possibilities are definitely endless, that’s for sure. Here are some other fine examples: A…

Hey, World of Warcraft: Legion, These Two Look Familiar

Dalaran’s flower vendor Aertih (who’s absolutely not a reference to that other flower vendor in Final Fantasy VII) will get similarly familiar-looking friend in World of Warcraft: Legion, as spotted by Wowhead His sword might be a bit small and his hair’s not spiky, but it’s hard not to recognize Cloud. Finally, all those blood…

Chart Of All The LEGO Colors Ever Produced

LEGO enthusiast Jeremy Moody made a huge chart that, like a periodic table, features all the different colors LEGO has ever produced. Here’s the full pic below in hi-res. There are 182 different pieces. And no matter how the LEGO piece looks, if it has a unique color, it’s right there on the chart. Must…

The Witcher 3 Wins Game of the Year At The 2015 Game Awards

The Witcher 3 took home the grand prize at this year’s 2015 Game Awards, beating out Bloodborne, Fallout 4, Metal Gear Solid V, and Super Mario Maker to win Game of the Year. It’s no surprise that CD Projekt Red’s role-playing game took top honors—The Witcher 3 is one of the year’s most ambitious and…