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What Was the Best Boss Fight from the Batman Arkham Games?

We’ve gotten four good Batman games in the last six years, each one bigger and more ambitious than the last. They’ve all pit players against The Dark Knight’s evil enemies in dramatic set-piece showdowns. Let’s see which one you thought was the best. Arkham Asylum, Arkham City, Arkham Origins and Arkham Knight all boast at…

I’ve tried to be patient, but can stand it no longer: give me the next episode of Life Is Strange, dammit! Fortunately, that’s happening: Life Is Strange’s fourth episode, Dark Room, arrives July 28. Click the trailer for a glimpse at what’s beyond the recent cliffhanger. You can reach the author of this post at…

Dedicated Diablo III Player Reaches Level 2,000

Some enthusiasts are still on Diablo III and they’re not just messing around casually, but achieving crazy things—for example Vajet, who has already reached a combined level of Paragon Level 2000. Vajet is currently Paragon Level 1789 in Season 3 and his non-seasonal characters are at Paragon Level 1339. The experience he gained during Season…

Guy Crashes Drone On Neighbor’s Roof, Rescues It With Another Drone

Knocking on the door to get access to the roof? Getting a ladder? That is for the weak. Harrisen Howes found a more complicated but entertaining way to rescue his small drone, which his friend accidentally crash-landed on his neighbor’s roof, by using a larger drone and coat hangers. And luckily he documented (and added…

Pro-Tip: Don’t Copy Battlefield 3 Stingers 

The Battlefield games look incredibly realistic, but that doesn’t mean everything in the games is 100 percent accurate. For example, the Stingers in Battlefield 3. Take note should you ever make propaganda! According to Russia-based game site Anton Logvinov, Russian-supported rebels in Ukraine allegedly found U.S. Military Stingers at Luhansk International Airport. In the video…

Nailed It

Daybreak (H1Z1, Everquest) CEO John Smedley,last seen going after DDOS kids on Twitter, hasstepped down from his position

Rocket League Defensive Failure Is Tough To Watch

I mean, there are offensive failures here too, but ungh, this is agonising to watch. It’s like that Highlight Reel shot, but in reverse. Thanks everyone who sent this in.

It’s Starting To Feel Like The UFC Sold Its Soul

The devil in this particular equation? “Legitimacy.” Today news broke that the UFC parted ways with one of their most recognizable figures. Not a fighter, not a commentator, not even a referee—but rather, a cutman by the name of Jacob “Stitch” Duran. Cutmen play a massively important role in the octagon: they tend to injuries…

R2-PS4 Looks Like The Best Way To Play Star Wars Games

This custom build, which crams a PS4 into a laptop-style case, is actually called the R2-D2 Star Wars Themed PlayBook 4. But I’m sticking with R2-PS4, because it’s not a mouthful. Built by Eddie Zarick, with help from R2-D2 replica specialists Astromech, the custom case is 3D-printed, and while it makes cute little R2 sounds…

Go Play Journey Again

I thought I was finished with Journey. I was wrong. Originally released in 2012, ThatGameCompany’s beloved PS3 sand-surfing simulator has been re-released this week on the PlayStation 4. Ireviewed it back when it came out, which feels like it was a lifetime ago. Since then, I’ve seen critical acclaim, backlash, and back-backlash. I’ve seen its…

This Week Be Like

Sorry, Geralt.

Blizzard Announces New Hearthstone Expansion, The Grand Tournament

Today at an event in San Francisco, Blizzard announced a new expansion pack for Hearthstone — The Grand Tournament. It’ll be out next month. You can watch the trailer above. Like Goblins vs. Gnomes before it, The Grand Tournament will add a whole bunch of new cards to the world of Blizzard’s collectible card game,…

Years Later, Fans Discover The Strange Truth About Fallout 3‘s Trains

Fallout 3 wasn’t built to feature functional subway trains. Bethesda’s extremely weird workaround? You. Recently a 4chan user claimed to have discovered that Fallout 3’s trains—specifically, the Presidential metro in Fallout 3’s ‘Broken Steel’ DLC—were actually hats worn by non-player characters who’d run beneath the game world, thereby creating the appearance of a functional train—you…

Surprise PewDiePie Video Gives Hope To A Struggling Designer

Kenny Sun wanted to make games for a living, but in the weeks after graduating college, quietly resigned himself to accepting a boring programming job, something to help pay the bills. Then, he noticed a huge spike in traffic on his website. That’s what happens with a PewDiePie video. Everyone has an opinion about YouTube’s…

Destiny Secret-Hunters Kill Every Gorgon In The Vault of Glass

Here is a cool thing that just happened in Destiny, a video game about learning how to somehow salvage your IRL relationships after you just spent 48 straight hours playing Trials of Osiris. Using some ingenuity and 10 months worth of research, a group of players has figured out how to destroy every Gorgon in…

Cyborg Is Going to Be Really Important for DC Comics

I’ve always had a hard time with Cyborg. I wanted to like DC Comics’ bionic superhero but something’s always held me back from digging Victor Stone the same way I like, say, The Black Panther or Robin. That started changing this week. When I first encountered Cyborg in the old New Teen Titans comic, I…

A Tractor Beam, a Flying Rock, and BioShock Walk Into a Game

On the most recent episode of Shall We Play a Game?, my podcast with former NPR producer and correspondent JJ Sutherland, we review The Magic Circle, a game with a whole lot of BioShock alums in the credits: The Magic Circle’s lead designer, Jordan Thomas, was the creative director of BioShock 2, and he also…

The New Heroes of the Storm Character Never Really Dies

The undead skeleton king Leoric arrived in Blizzard’s new MOBA Heroes of the Storm last night as a playable warrior character. Living up to his namesake, the iconic villain from Diablo really is undead. As in: even when you kill him, he just keeps on fighting in ghost form. This is both awesome and terrifying.…

Call of Duty: Black Ops III kicks off its multiplayer beta next month. PS4 owners get (first!) access August 19 through August 23, while Xbox One and PC players can jump in August 26 through August 30. What you’ll actually be playing—maps, weapons—has yet to be revealed. You can reach the author of this post…