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How Destiny Levels And Gear Will Change In The Taken King
Destiny, a yearlong beta for a video game that will be released this September, is getting some major overhauls that we should probably talk about. Today on a Twitch stream, Bungie’s designers discussed some of the ways our characters will change when The Taken King launches next month, starting with an explanation of what lLight…
By Jason Schreier Published August 19, 2015 -
Stop Pretending Games Can’t Harm You, New Book Argues
Are video games bad for you? Could they even kill you? That’s the kind of rhetoric we’re accustomed to hearing from cable television, not from one of the best journalists and critics who writes about games. Simon Parkin’s terrific new book, Death by Video Game, ends on just that note, however. “No, video games won’t…
By Chris Suellentrop Published August 19, 2015 -
How To Start A New Game+ In The Witcher 3
The Witcher 3’s final piece of free DLC, which adds a more challenging New Game+ mode, is out. The first challenge: actually starting a New Game+. It’s not actually very complicated, but if you don’t fully read the dialogue box that pops up notifying you about the new mode, it’s possible to wind up a…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 19, 2015 -
Gears of War Weapons, Ranked
As a series, Gears of War likely has the best weapons in any shooter, period. Many of these weapons are surprisingly creative—a chainsaw on an assault rifle?!—and nearly all of them feel great to use. What I’m saying is: ranking the Gears of War arsenal is tough. In any other game, many of these weapons…
By Patricia Hernandez Published August 19, 2015 -
Heroes Of The Storm’s New Monk Is A Ton Of Fun
Originally a playable character class in Diablo III, the Monk arrived in Blizzard’s new MOBA Heroes of the Storm last night as a melee support named “Kharazim.” More than any other character I’ve seen in the game so far, he’s defined by his impressive versatility. Kharazim is the first HOTS character that can select one…
By Yannick LeJacq Published August 19, 2015 -
Spider-Man’s Daughter Just Wants to Be Like Her Dad
Let’s hope Annie May doesn’t have the ol’ Parker luck like her famous, web-slinging father. The newest issue of Renew Your Vows—the what-if comic where Spider-man stayed married to Mary Jane instead having their relationship done away with via faustian bargain—show Mr. and Mrs. Peter Parker being overprotective helicopter parents. BUt, given that they live…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 19, 2015 -
Final Fantasy VII Comes To iOS Today
Final Fantasy VII, a video game about an angry man with mommy issues, will come to iPhone and iPad tonight with the next Apple Store update, publisher Square Enix announced today. This is a port of the PC version, and it should be sufficient distraction for FFVII fans until the remake, which is currently scheduled…
By Jason Schreier Published August 19, 2015 -
Inspired by Black Mesa’s Steam re-release, modder Hezus decided to return to his 2012 remake of Half-Life’s “Uplink” demo, Black Mesa Uplink, to update it with extra content. Above is his first screenshot, showing off the mod’s new look. You can follow the mod’s progress (or give the old version a try) over at Mod…
By András Neltz Published August 19, 2015 -
Taking Heroes Of The Storm’s New Monk Character For A Spin [Done!]
Thanks so much for watching, this was a lot of fun. I’m definitely going to start streaming more often. The Monk from Diablo III officially joined the fray inHeroes of the Storm today—though his full name is now technically Kharazim. Is he any good? We’re about to find out! You can watch me and some…
By Yannick LeJacq Published August 18, 2015 -
Big-Ass Zelda Castle Is The LEGO We Deserve, But Will Never Get
LEGO have never, and maybe will never, make Zelda sets. Whatever. Their loss. Joseph Zawada is stepping in and doing amazing work in their stead. He was at BrickFair Virginia last week showing off this massive Hyrule Castle build—which took him 2.5 years—but at home has also put together an impressive Twilight Princess display as…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 18, 2015 -
The New Tales From The Borderlands Episode Has A Major Shocker
Wow, I can’t say I was expecting that. Even if you’re just a fan of Borderlands—not Tales from the Borderlands, specifically—this is a big one. (Warning: big spoilers for Tales from the Borderlands episode four ahead.) A new Tales from the Borderlands episode came out today, and it kicks off with one hell of a…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 18, 2015 -
We’ve Been Soldiers And Athletes. Time For A Structural Analyst.
INFRA is a game about a town that’s gone to the dogs. Its big employers have gone bust, and everything is breaking down. Enter you, a guy who will walk around and “survey some routine structural damage”. Sounds boring! But bear with me. I kinda like that premise: video games ask us to do a…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 18, 2015 -
Mad Max Recreated With Go-Karts And Paintball
His world is fire, and blood, and tiny little cars. If you’re wondering why a “fan” video like this looks so slick, it’s because it was bankrolled by WB, the publishers of the upcoming Mad Max game. Which doesn’t look anywhere near as much fun as making this video did (via Super Punch)
By Luke Plunkett Published August 18, 2015 -
Watch Me Kill Some Grubs In Gears of War Ultimate Edition, Live [Done!]
We’re gonna need a lot of shotgun shells tonight, boys. Today I will be spending some time with Gear of War’s online multiplayer, for which I’ll be buddying up with the developers of the remaster, The Coalition. It’ll probably be some TDM or King of The Hill for about an hour, followed by a bit…
By Patricia Hernandez Published August 18, 2015 -
The tangled lawsuit between Gearbox Software, 3D Realms, and Interceptor has been voluntarily settled by all parties, with Gearbox retaining all rights to Duke Nukem. It’s still not clear when they’ll make another Duke game, though—or whether they even should. Contact the author at [email protected]
By Patrick Klepek Published August 18, 2015
