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OK, NBA2K16, That Sure Is An Intro

NBA2K16 is a AAA sports game with a big budget, big licensing, superstars on the cover and an ambitious singleplayer campaign helmed by an Academy Award-nominated director. Believe it or not, then, this is the game’s intro. Um, what?

The Sun Comes Down In Smite To Kick Some Ass

For years I’ve spent most of my days desperately avoiding the big glowing ball of fire in the day, bottling up my frustration at its burning, sweat-generating touch. Next week’s Smite update brings the sun down from the sky, and I’ll be waiting. Fans of the Norse pantheon get thrown a fiery bone next week…

Our friends at Kotaku UK explain why video games cost what they do, and investigate where that money actually goes.

What Works (And Doesn’t Work) In Today’s PS4 Firmware Update

If your PlayStation 4 looks a little different today, that’s because your machine probably updated overnight with firmware 3.00. While it’s a system update less sweeping than its version number implies, and the launch hasn’t been without hiccups and oversights, it comes with some pretty nifty new features. Here are the full patch notes for…

Dota 2 Lost A Ton Of Players In September

So here’s an interesting statistic: Dota 2, Valve’s hugely popular MOBA game, lost almost 16 percent of its active players in September—the same month that the game’s long-awaited and much-hyped “Reborn” update finally went live for all players. Dota data (try saying that five times fast!) is easily available on Steamcharts, a third-party site that,…

“We wanted a perfect future and fuck—we got it.” The story trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops III is here, and it doesn’t paint a pretty picture. Why’d they have to call in the Special Victims Unit?

The First Five Claymation Minutes Of Armikrog

What happens when the creators of two of the most beloved games of yore, Earthworm Jim and The Neverhood, join forces to fight crime? I don’t know, but they’ve made a lovely game together. Watch on YouTube here. I’ve been waiting to play the Kickstarter-backed Armikrog for what seems like ages but was actually under…

The Game About Talking to a Mage Is Not as Good as the One About Texting With an Astronaut

Lifeline is supposed to be the best game for the Apple Watch. Like you, I suspect, I don’t own an Apple Watch. I do own an iPhone, though, and Lifeline is a pretty nifty iOS game. So why is Lifeline 2, which was released last week, such a disappointment? The first game reinvented the text…

Thanks to Super Mario Maker (and Giant Bomb “editor”) Dan Ryckert, I was forced to commit a horrible act to finish this stage (5330-0000-0071-CCBE). Watch me play the whole thing here.

Mad Max‘s High-Level Jacket Should Look Cooler Than This [Update: There’s A Hidden, Better Jacket!]

In a world filled with uncertainty we are able to cling to few sure things. One rock we can grasp to pull us through our days is the expectation that the more advanced clothing and armor that we obtain for our video game heroes will look more impressive than their starter gear. If only this…

October’s PS Plus Lineup Includes Super Meat Boy, Broken Age

Sony’s announced the PlayStation Plus lineup for October and it’s headlined by Broken Age (PS4/Vita) and Super Meat Boy (PS4/Vita). The other games include Unmechanical Extended (PS4/PS3), Kickbeat (Vita/PS3), Kung Fu Rabbit (Vita/PS3), Chariot (PS3). Never played Super Meat Boy before? I’m so jealous! Contact the author at [email protected]

Nightwing DLC Is Arkham Knight’s Best Add-on So Far, But That’s Not Saying Much

The new DLC featuring one of my favorite Bat-characters is the best iteration of a bad formula Story spoilers follow for plot points in Batman: Arkham Knight, including the ending. The latest Arkham Episode designed to extend players’ relationship with the 2015 Bat-game has the same flaws as the Harley Quinn, Batgirl and Red Hood…

Twisted Pixel has split off from Microsoft, and is once again an independent studio, according to a report from IGN This isn’t the first time Microsoft has allowed a developer to go off on their own; it happened to Bungie back in 2007. Given Destiny’s success, perhaps they regret that decision now. Contact the author…

New League Of Legends Skin Makes Brand Look Like The Witch Doctor

Look at this fucking splash art. League of Legends developer Riot Games just added three new champion skins to the hit multiplayer game’s public beta, and staying true to the League brand, they all look very cool. Also very…Blizzard-y? Take Brand, for instance. His base appearance is a dude engulfed in flames with abs so…

Dear Lord, The PS4 Has Stickers Now

If you have ever thought to yourself, “Boy, the PS4 is great, I just wish it had stickers,” then oh man do I have good news for you. PS4 system update 3.00, which went live this morning, will finally add the one feature fans have been craving since the system launched in 2013: Stickers. Thanks…

They Made A Sequel to My Singing Monsters. Tell My Kids I Love Them.

Of all the free-to-play mobile games I’ve”donated” to, none received more of my hard-earned cash than Big Blue Bubble’s magical monster music game. Now there’s a sequel, and I am already hooked. My Singing Monsters is a clever combination of music and monster breeding. You begin with a single creature that makes a sound at…

An Ocelot Never Lets His Prey Escape

Revolver Ocelot, the eccentric gunfighter of the Metal Gear series, returned as a rather calm and reasonable figure in Metal Gear Solid V. He changed a lot. But for some people on YouTube, such as Lakitouille, it wasn’t enough. The top gif is just a tiny part of Lakitouille’s clip. He made an entire compilation…

Guy Builds Gaming Room With Fallout Vault-Tec Door

When the end comes, TreyHill will be safe. And his video games as well, since he built an authentic Vault-Tec Door from Fallout as an entrance to his gaming room. That’s really well done! I guess he’s ready for Fallout 4 To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]

Being a Cardboard Box Sure Looks Fun

And the game itself isn’t called Box Simulator, to boot. That’s a definite plus. Unbox, as it’s known, is an Unreal Engine 4 game about being a self-delivering (ie. live) cardboard box (via Screenshot Daily). It’ll be out on PC next year, featuring a single-player campaign based around physics platforming, and split-screen local multiplayer modes…

Mass Effect Gets Its Own Theme Park Ride

Following Ubisoft’s announcement of their new Malaysian theme park earlier this month, now, we’ve got Bioware talking about a Mass Effect-themed attraction in a US theme park. Smaller in scope, sure, but at least it’s close by. The ride, which will debut at California’s Great America in 2016, is said to be a “dynamic 3D…