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StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void Starts With A Bang

In July of 2010, Blizzard released StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty with promises that the next two parts of the trilogy would be out soon. Five and a half years later, “soon” has finally arrived. The release of StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void might have been overshadowed by Fallout 4 and Tomb Raider—seriously, why…

Fallout 4 Just Gave Me An Achievement For An Embarrassing Death

Wow, Fallout 4. What a troll! So I was playing Fallout 4 today, when I came across a character labeled “Raider Scum.” That NPC wasn’t shooting at me or anything, but with a name like that? I figured I had to kill him. Right? Uh…about that. Welp. I got wrecked. It wasn’t even a contest.…

How To Play Final Fantasy XIV‘s New Strategy Mini-Game, Lord Of Verminion

Step one: Watch what I do here. Step two: Avoid doing any of that. Today’s update 3.1 for Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward brought a slew of fresh content to Square Enix’s MMORPG, but nothing quite as exciting to me as the chance to take all of the pets I’ve collected since the game relaunched and…

League Of Legends Announces Playable Barnacle Monster ‘Illaoi’

A pro-tip I heard straight from a Rioter: it’s pronounced “ill-OW-ee.” Not to be outdone by all the other exciting video game (and, specifically, MOBA-themed) content coming out these days, Riot just started to roll out its announcement for its next playable champion in its hit multiplayer game League of Legends. Her name is “Illaoi,…

Why We Like Yo-Kai Watch So Far

The most colorful game any of us are playing this busy video game season is Yo-kai Watch, the creature-collecting Japanese 3DS phenomenon that has finally made it way to America. What’s so good about it? I talked it through with the most youthful member of our staff: Stephen Totilo: Mike, I hadn’t realized you were…

Overwatch’s New Mech Warrior ‘D. Va’ Is A Total Badass

Shortly after Blizzcon 2015 ended, Blizzard added three playable characters to its excellent new shooter Overwatch. Most of the hype is centered around the pro gamer-turned-mech pilot “D. Va,” which makes sense, since she fights with a gigantic friggin’ mech that’s bright pink. Awesome. In Overwatch lore, D. Va is actually a fictional former StarCraft…

Fallout 4 Has A Ton of Junk, And It’s Stressing Me Out

Everything in the world of Fallout is now useful. And that’s exactly the problem. As you may have heard, Fallout 4 now has a robust crafting system. Anything you find, no matter how broken down or random it is, can probably be used to modify your weapon, customize your settlement, or perhaps even to make…

The Society of Professional Journalists has “warily authorized” awards for games journalism, god help them. Nominate the most worthy articles and videosby Valentine’s Day 2016.

Metal Gear Solid V Patch Allows Players To Recruit An Old Buddy Again

How do you feel about playing a mission seven times in a row? Warning: There are The Phantom Pain spoilers to follow! Go away! Seriously! At the end of The Phantom Pain, your trusty sniper companion, Quiet, decides to leave you. This isn’t just a story development, either—she’s no longer a buddy you can call…

Virtual reality takes a step closer to a reality on November 20, with Gear VR shipping on November 20 for $100. Pre-orders are up, but remember, it doesn’t work on every phone—no iPhones, notably! It’ll run on Galaxy Note5, Galaxy S6 edge+, Galaxy S6 edge, and Galaxy S6. Contact the author at [email protected]

Watch Us Play The New Tomb Raider’s Twist on Multiplayer [Update: Over]

Rise of the Tomb Raider is out today, bringing with it a new mode that lets players create missions with tweaks to difficulty, weapons and enemies. Check out that guy’s big head! Let’s take a look at some Expedition missions. I’ll be playing Rise of the Tomb Raider’s new Expeditions mode around 12 noon ET…

Nobody Expects To Be Killed By Abathur In Heroes of the Storm

…until it actually happens. And then you feel like a fool. Abathur is a weak little Zerg slug monster who usually has to avoid direct confrontation in Heroes of the Storm, choosing instead to use his summon-able hat (technical name: “symbiote”) to power up distance opponents from a position of relative safety: That’s what YouTuber…

Final Fantasy XIV update 3.1 is live, bringing more story, dungeons, missions, hairstyles and a minion-powered strategy mini-game to the second (and gaining) most successful subscription-based MMORPG. Check out thefull update notes here. See you in Eorzea!

I Shouldn’t Have Waited So Long To Play The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing

For the past few years Eastern European developer Neocore Games has been releasing a series of excellent gothic horror PC action role-playing games, and I’ve been ignoring them. I blame Hugh Jackman. Every time I saw the title The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing pop up on my list of Steam releases, the first image…

New Nintendo Direct Coming This Thursday 

The House of Mario will be presenting a new installment of its iconic marketing broadcasts later this week, its first since the passing of CEO Satoru Iwata The Nintendo Direct videos changed the way that the video game giant communicated with their fans, becoming much-anticipated events unto themselves and spawning hundreds of hilarious memes. But…

Fallout 4: PC vs PS4 vs Xbox One

Let’s say you own an Xbox One, PS4 and PC, and you’re looking at getting Fallout 4. How does the game shape up on each platform? Like they did with Black Ops 3, Candyland have compared the versions of Bethesda’s new RPG side-by-side. Unlike Black Ops 3, things are looking pretty good in the sections…

Deadpool Would Be An Unstoppable JRPG Character

Deadpool’s personality and power would conquer a naive JRPG world full of awakened evil gods, heroes with amnesia and knee high shoes in a matter of days. Here’s Mashable’s clip with the unstoppable mercenary, cheating his way through a JRPG adventure. To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]

Crowd Shout From BlizzCon 2014 Is Hidden In The Warcraft Trailer

Remember the moment when last year, director Duncan Jones recorded Alliance and Horde war cries in the audience for the Warcraft movie? The Alliance one is already in the first trailer. It’s not easy to find it due to the music and the sounds effects, but it’s right there. But first, here’s the moment from…

Deus Ex Mod Lets You Murder People with Couches

You know how in Deus Ex, you’d throw an item at an NPC, even with level 4 muscle augs activated, and it’d bounce off of them harmlessly and they’d make a snide comment? Thanks to GMDX, those days are over. While GMDX is not a new mod—it’s currently at version seven—it seems this upcoming release…

The Ugliest Characters of Fallout 4

The character creation system in Fallout 4 sure is robust. There are seemingly endless options. But there’s one thing it’s especially good at: making unsightly characters. No wonder some players are trying to make the most repugnant characters imaginable. So far, the rogues gallery is impressively hideous. Of course, you can make beautiful characters, too,…