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It’s Ridiculous That League of Legends Isn’t Getting A Sandbox Mode

Yesterday afternoon, Riot Games published an explanation for why it hasn’t added an oft-requested sandbox mode to its hit online multiplayer game League of Legends. The statement was bullshit. A sandbox mode is (in theory, at least) a practice mode for League of Legends, which doesn’t currently offer anything other than two very limited tutorials…

That’s an interesting custom Mother Base emblem in the latest Metal Gear Solid V demo video… …of course, they change it midway through. The rest of the video is pretty cool, and among other things shows how the game’s online multiplayer incursions will work. (Thanks to reader David for the heads-up.)

Five Unreleased Games From Rare, Revealed

It took two whole days, but someone has finally unlocked the videos in new Xbox One release Rare Replay that show off a quintet of games that the studio behind Blast Corps, Jetpac and Banjo-Kazooie started working on but never released. Some look pretty cool, especially Kameo 2 The videos could only be unlocked by…

Seven Things Fans Are Excited About In World of Warcraft: Legion

The upcoming World of Warcraft: Legion, which Blizzard announced at Gamescom today, looks like it’ll be full of changes and additions people wanted to see in the game. Let’s go over a few of them. We’re gonna see the Tomb of Sargeras The Tomb of Sargeras, resting place of the dark titan Sargeras, was always…

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New Pac-Man Turns Game’s Infamous Kill Screen Into Gameplay

In this new Pac-Man game from the creators of Crossy Road, death by glitch is around every corner. We’ve seen plenty of new interpretation of Pac-Man over the years, but Pac-Man 256 looks surprisingly fresn and inventive, based on this gameplay footage coming out of Gamescom: It looks like you swipe the screen to direct…

Splatoon’s Best New Weapon Is Literally Just A Bucket

Yesterday, Splatoon got its big August update. With it came oft-requested features, like private matches and the ability to squad up. It also included a new weapon that is as amazing as it is completely, and utterly, ridiculous. Introducing: the bucket. Yes, just a bucket. Splatoon’s hottest new gear is about as humble as it…

In unexpectedly wonderful news, Xbox’s Major Nelson revealed Ori and the Blind Forest is getting an expansion on PC and Xbox One this year. There aren’t any details on what to expect yet, but if you haven’t yet played one of this year’s best games, get on it! You can reach the author of this…

Blizzard Announces World of Warcraft: Legion

The Burning Legion is back in the next expansion for World of Warcraft, which will raise the level cap to 110 and add a new hero class, Demon Hunter, to the longrunning MMORPG. It’s called World of Warcraft: Legion, and it’s packed full of Warcraft lore from obvious to archaic. At a live presentation at…

If you were having trouble with Jet Force Gemini in Rare Replay, you’re weren’t alone. As Stephen pointed out in his review, the controls suck. Fortunately, the studio’s patched in modern controls, bringing it up to speed with a standard third-person shooter. You can reach the author of this post at [email protected] or on Twitter…

How Cross-Play on Xbox and Windows 10 Will Work

With the release of Windows 10, one of Microsoft’s new headline features is Cross-Play between Xbox One and PC players. This isn’t the company’s first foray into cross platform play. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK Back in 2007, FASA studios, which had a first-party publishing deal with Microsoft, released Shadowrun, a fast-paced shooter…

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My day is made. (I just started experimenting with aerial goals!)

Hitman GO was one of last year’s most surprising games—who thought a mobile Hitman game would be so interesting, so elegant? It’s why I’m excited for Lara Croft GO, which Square Enix just announced will arrive on iOS and Android on August 27. You can reach the author of this post at [email protected] or on…

Microsoft Will Put Its Own Games On Xbox Early Access

Since announcing Xbox Game Preview (Xbox’s version of Early Access) at E3, Microsoft has had “a mad rush from the game development community” to be part of its pilot program, says the company’s head of publishing Shannon Loftis—even Microsoft itself plans to release its own first-party games through the service. This post originally appeared on…

Battleborn—Gearbox’s don’t-even-think-the-word-MOBA, shooty/punchy/slicey, half-caf-with-a-sprinkle-of-cinnamon, first-person hybrid action game—comes out on February 9, 2016. Contact the author at [email protected]

Scooby-Doo Remade In GTA V

Chop, no! What have they done to you! Some other classic shows and their openings already have GTA V versions, made with the Rockstar Editor and Director Mode, and thanks to YouTuber btz now Scooby-Doo has one too. The whole gang’s in there but it’s Franklin’s friendly Rottweiler dog Chop’s time to shine: Here’s a…

Redditor Mega_Dunsparce took several ridiculous photoshopped planes, then went and turned them into working aircraft in Kerbal Space Program There’s a couple more examples below, and for the whole bunch, you can check out the relevant threads here, here and here on Reddit. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of…

Sony’s announced release dates for 16 films, including Resident Evil 6 and the Uncharted movie, which has been delayed to Summer 2017. You can find the full list of dates below, courtesy of Variety: “Money Monster” – 4/8/16 “The Shallows” – 6/24/16 “Ghostbusters” – 7/15/16 “Patient Zero” – 9/2/16 “The Magnificent Seven” – 9/23/16 “Underworld…

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Oh hi, AER. We first wrote about the game a couple of years back. It’s come a long way since. It’ll be out next year on PC, PS4, Xbox One and Mac. Developers Forgotten Key describe it as “a game in which you play as a girl with the ability to transform into a bird,…