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Mega Man 4 Race Has A Wild Ending

One of the best video game series to speedrun is Mega Man, a set of platformers about a blue robot who must fight against the evil entity who created him, Capcom. The Mega Man games are full of interesting (but not totally gamebreaking) glitches and jumps that require pixel-perfect timing to execute correctly, which makes…

The New Smash Bros. Patch Buffs A Bunch Of Characters

Nintendo put out its version 1.1.0 update for the 3DS and Wii U Super Smash Bros. games today. Along with adding new stages, costumes for Mii players, and nifty-sounding features like tournament modes and YouTube replays, the patch came with a ton of balance tweaks. Specifically, a ton of buffs. In true Nintendo fashion, it…

Fallout Shelter Turned This Player Into An Asshole

Is it really almost August?! Contemplate how the summer has nearly passed us by with Worth Reading, our regular roundup of the best games writing from the past week. Hey, You Should Read These “How ‘Fallout Shelter’ Turned Me Into a Miserable Prick” by Gav Murphy I haven’t played much Fallout Shelter, but anyone who’s…

Level 8 In A Land of 34s: A Newbie’s Take On Destiny

I am late. The mysteries have been solved. The loot cave has come and gone. I’m the guy just now turning in his first encrypted engram—green, of course. I’m either playing Destiny the best way or the worst way. Argument for this being the best way to play Destiny: A few million gamers have beta-tested…

Fan-Made Danganronpa/WWE Murder Mystery Is Better Than You’d Imagine

Yes, that’s WWE star Triple H. Yes, that’s Danganronpa character Aoi Asahina. Yes, they’re starring together in an absurd hour-long crime drama where the two worlds collide. This isn’t the first time YouTube creator Alfredo Dizon has mashed up WWE and Danganronpa, but he’s taken it to new heights with this latest video. How come?…

Speedrunner (Almost) Beats Zelda Without A Sword

Did you know that you can beat the original Legend of Zelda without using a sword? No, you did not know that, because it’s not true. But you can beat almost all of it—up until the very last battle. During this week’s Summer Games Done Quick speedrunning marathon, runner jkoper showed off how a careful…

Batman’s Butler Kicks Ass in Arkham Knight, Thanks to PC Mod

Master Bruce isn’t here right now. But Alfred Pennyworth is more than happy to take out Gotham’s trash. A month back, a mod for Batman: Arkham Knight lets PC users (those who got the game before it stopped being sold, anyway) play as a bunch of other characters from the Dark Knight’s newest video game.…

Ten World of Warcraft Expansion Ideas

Less than a week before the upcoming announcement of World of Warcraft’s sixth expansion, everyone’s trying to figure out what its theme will be. Something related to the movie? Pirates and naval battle? The Burning Legion’s invasion of Azeroth? More orcs? Whatever it is, there’s still plenty of untapped potential in WoW’s lore and despite…

Nvidia Recalling Shield Tablet For Possible Fire Hazard

Last year, Nvidia started selling a gaming-focused hybrid tablet. Today, they’re instituting a voluntary recall because the battery can overheat to dangerous, fire-sparking levels. A press release sent out today says that Nvidia is offering replacement devices for the the 8-inch Shield tablets and that recall doesn’t affect other Nvidia products. More from the release:…

Ice-T Redubs Care Bears, The Smurfs and Dora the Explorer

Ice-T was Jimmy Fallon’s guest last night on The Tonight Show and he lent his voice for a few classic cartoons. Not cartoons you’d expect to have Ice-T in them, but completely different ones: Care Bears, The Smurfs and Dora the Explorer. Ice-T as Papa Smurf? I’d totally watch that! To contact the author of…

Terraria will arrive on 3DS and Wii U early next year. The news was confirmed by 505 Games in a post on the Terraria Community Forums, where Deanzor, a representative working on the Nintendo versions, answered several questions—head over here for the nitty-gritty details.

Your Expensive Bloodborne Merch Is Here

Due out in December, this Hunter statue from Gecco is 1/6 scale (around 32cm) and is going to cost around $300. If you can wait until February, though, there’ll be this “puddle of blood” variant (it’ll be the same price).

PT Remade, Is Pretty Much Perfect

PT is gone. It’s probably never coming back. But Farhan Qureshi, an aspiring game developer from Calgary, has rebuilt it. And seriously — screenshot for screenshot — this is almost indistinguishable from the original. According to Qureshi, the project was part of a 3D modelling workshop he was planning to teach this September. Purely an…

Far Cry 4’s World Is Fire And Blood With Mad Max Maps

Far Cry 4 has a very cool map editor. Mad Max is a very cool movie. Both feature shitty old cars. You know where this is going. This custom Future Dead Australia map for the game isn’t some elaborate mod; it’s just a map, so you can download it (these vids are from PS4), take…

Wow, Iconoclasts! We’ve been talking about this game for years, back when it was destined for the PC, but it’s now also coming to the PS4 and Vita. I would play the hell out of this on the Vita.

Now Here’s A Great Idea For A League Of Legends Skin

This is Burgergot. He’s a fan-made alternate skin concept for the great but oft-under-appreciated League of Legends champion: the big fat crab king Urgot. Impressive and often hilarious champion skin concepts are frequently posted on the League of Legends forums by talented fans of the online multiplayer game. But this one by Necronolith has to…

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Deep Sea Wonderland Built In Minecraft Looks Incredible

Minecraft players build ridiculous and elaborate structures all the time. But it’s rare to come across a Minecraft creation that feels lush, convincing, alive. Deep Sea, a an underwater world built over the course of six days, is an exception. Looking at this cinematic uploaded by BlockWorksYT, Deep Sea is on the level of something…

Spooky’s House of Jump Scares Is Cute Yet Terrifying

A game called Spooky’s House of Jump Scares seems self-explanatory, but it’s really not. I didn’t know much about the game before booting it up, but recommendations from friends and the cutesy aesthetic had me scratching my head: how could this be scary? Here’s the premise, per the Steam page: Can you survive 1000 rooms…

Never Alone’s New DLC Is About Preserving  Iñupiaq History

I never expected the world’s first Alaskan Native video game to come out with DLC. But Never Alone’s new add-on means more than just than just extra gameplay. In terms of how it got made and the narrative told inside the game itself, Never Alone stood apart from most video games that came out last…