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The Best Xbox One To Play Fallout 4 On

A very post-apocalyptic Xbox One, straight from Vault 111, brought to you by RobCo/Vault-Tec/Fallout fan Thorhack. Shame it’s not nuclear-powered. This custom Xbox One was built by Thorhack, who spent two weeks working on it. It’s made using actual rusty metal (one of the few contexts where this is a good thing) and comes with…

Deadly Premonition and D4 designer Swery is taking a short break from games development due to health issues. He explains everything in a blog post over here. Get well soon, sir! To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]

Sega Action Figures Are Hilariously Polygonal

If the latest trend in action figures is tofaithfully recreate a character’s actual on-screen appearance—rather than their original art/design—then I am all for it. Especially if we get more video game figures like these Sega ones. They’re Figma toys (via ToyArk & Amiami) based on Virtua Fighter, and they get the classic arcade/Saturn style down…

A Ford-Inspired Xbox Controller Is Actually Pretty Sweet

This isn’t an actual controller, it’s just a marketing stunt by Ford and Microsoft. But, uh, Ford….I would maybe buy this It’s a mock-up for an Elite controller(via Windows Central) that has some specific changes made for driving games, like a custom driving thumbstick, and some racing pedals for triggers. Other touches include a carbon…

Good New PS4 Ad Is Basically PlayStation: The Musical

Regardless of the console or the agency behind it, Sony’s console TV commercials have a long history of being pretty great. This new one, for Europe, is no exception. The pitch seems to have been “make a PlayStation musical”. Which could have been a disaster—and some part fall a little flat—but that Destiny routine is…

When You Think About It…

…fantasy herbalists are basically just drug dealers.

Fallout 4 Review Embargo Gets Embargo

Fallout 4, like most major video games, has a review embargo. Unlike most major video games, however, Fallout 4 has an embargo for its review embargo A “review embargo” is shorthand for the day and time that critics with publisher-provided early copies of a game can publish their reviews. This is a common practice, and…

Battleborn has been delayed from February 9 of next year to May 3, according to publisher Take Two Interactive. That’s a longer wait for the multiplayer-centric console and PC shooter from Borderlands studio Gearbox. The publisher recently delayed the next Xcom from this fall to February 2016.

Inspired by my ranking of everything in Destiny earlier this week, Redditors just_SiLeNtWaLkEr and moyetes have assembled a huge poll so that players can vote on their own favorites. Go vote! I’m really interested in seeing what comes out on top.

Guy Turns Skyrim’s Character Creator Into A Monster Factory

Look at all of these abominations that have been set loose on the unsuspecting villagers of Skyrim. Frankenstein doesn’t hold a candle to this stuff. This science experiment of sorts was spawned by Jerma985, who recently took to Skyrim with a wide assortment of ridiculous characters. Some of these characters want to watch Skyrim burn…

Riot’s Big Social Push For League Of Legends Has Some Players Worried

A primary theme in Riot’s gigantic laundry list of upcoming changes for League of Legends is that the developer is trying really, really hard to make its game more social. While many of the new socially-minded features announced this week sound wonderful, not all League fans are happy about their impending future. A lot of…

Dear Assassin’s Creed: Fix Your Damn Controls

Saying that Assassin’s Creed’s controls are bad is like saying Donald Trump is a boor or San Francisco is too expensive. Everyone agrees it’s a problem, no one’s quite sure what to do about it, and most people either cope as best they can or avoid the situation entirely. I stand before you today as…

Destiny is getting some economy updates over the next two months, Bungie says. You’ll be able to buy Weapon Parts for Glimmer soon; later, you’ll be able to trade in all that surplus Etheric Light and Wormspore for something TBD. More info at the weekly update

Hearthstone Is Having Serious Balance Issues

Since Hearthstone launched in early 2014, the addictive digital card game has gone through various balance phases. At one point, Miracle Rogues dominated everything; more recently we saw the rise of the Patron Warrior. Today, it’s the Paladin’s turn to shine. For at least a few weeks now, the Hearthstone competitive ladder has been dominated…

Heroes Of The Storm Players Take Three Bullets For The Team, Still Survive

The Starcraft assassin Nova can be a terror like no other in Heroes of the Storm. CAN be. Thankfully one of her most powerful attacks is counter-able thanks to the fine art of body blocking. A team in a recent HOTS game showed us all how to expertly brush the once-infuriating sniper. One of Nova’s…

This Week’s Superman Comic Brings Back the Jerk Man of Steel

Superman III was not a good movie. But it gave us an evil Man of Steel who took shots and generally gave no fucks whatsoever. The jerkhole Superman who shows up in a new comic this week feels almost exactly like the one in that terrible 1983 threequel. The asshole Superman in Superman III is…

Players Are Hacking Fallout 4’s Pip-Boy App To Unlock More Games

Bethesda launched the official Fallout 4 companion app today, and it’s pretty slick! Unfortunately, there’s not much you can actually DO with the app yet…unless of course you happen to mess with the game’s files. The app, which lets you connect to Fallout 4, can only be run in demo mode right now. Demo mode…

Nine Minutes Of The Room 3, An Excellent New Puzzle Game That’s Best Unspoiled

The Room 3 is out today, and for people who played the previous ones, nothing more can or should be said. The Room series is one of the most fun and visually interesting puzzle series going. Each game involves unlocking really complicated boxes and furniture, which, trust me, is just the best thing. For anyone…

Mario Maker’s New Update Hides A Horrible, Skinny Secret

Well I’ll be. Mario Maker has fully embraced skinny Mario’s creepy aura, judging from the easter eggs hidden in the game’s first update. The GIF above comes from GameXplain. Get this: when you knock on a door in Mario Maker’s course editor, that door will be opened and shut by skinny Mario, (who is the…

Overwatch Is Coming To Consoles [UPDATE]

Since Blizzard announced Overwatch for PC last year, most of the gaming world has assumed it’s coming to consoles too. Now, GameStop’s all but confirmed it. As of this morning, GameStop is taking pre-orders on the hero shooter for PS4, Xbox One, and PC, according to clerks at an NYC store I just spoke to.…