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Phew, Harry Shearer Is Staying On The Simpsons After All
Harry Shearer, the talented voice actor behind Mr. Burns, Ned Flanders, and a number of other iconic Simpsons characters (Otto! Dr. Hibbert! Rainier Wolfcastle!), will remain with the show for at least the next two years, Fox announced today (via THR). That’s despite Shearer’s proclamation in May that he would be leaving the show, which…
By Jason Schreier Published July 7, 2015 -
Fallout 4 Wins ‘Best of Show’ At E3 2015
Fallout 4, a video game about a grizzled German Shepherd who learns how to love, took home the Game Critics award for Best of E3 this year. Other big winners included Star Wars Battlefront and Uncharted 4 These E3 awards are selected by the most elite, top-notch video game outlets on the planet, and also…
By Jason Schreier Published July 7, 2015 -
Destiny Has A Cool Little Reward For Its Most Dedicated Players
Today, Bungie announced plans to add a new reward to Destiny, a video game in which Kirk and I just got to motherfucking Mercury. This one’s interesting: anyone who has pulled off 10 of Destiny’s most iconic tasks—like beating Crota’s End on hard or doing tons of public events—will get access to a unique year-one…
By Jason Schreier Published July 7, 2015 -
Where Star Wars Meets Diablo
Here’s our first look at the gameplay of Star Wars: Uprising, the upcoming Diablo-inspired mobile game from Kabam withgreat concept art and not a damn trading card in sight. Set between the events of Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens, Uprising gives players the opportunity to create any sort of Star Wars character…
By Mike Fahey Published July 7, 2015 -
Mortal Kombat X Is Adding Four Classic Fatalities For Free
Feeling nostalgic for old-school Mortal Kombat? You’re in luck. Today, Mortal Kombat X releases its “Klassic Fatality Pack” for all players, free of charge. The pack includes classic fatalities for characters such as Sub-Zero, Scorpion, Sonya, and Johnny Cage. You can see all of these in action in this video by Synn: Sure, none of…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 7, 2015 -
Heroes Of The Storm Exploit Makes The Butcher Unstoppable
Blizzard designed The Butcher to be a very scary addition to Heroes of the Storm. Since he arrived in the developer’s newly-minted MOBA last week, he’s been a little too scary for some players thanks to a loophole in his ability kit. The specific move in question here is “Ruthless Onslaught,” an ability that Butcher…
By Yannick LeJacq Published July 7, 2015 -
Destiny PS4 Is Slick As Hell
Here is a very pretty new limited edition PS4 that will ship on September 15 alongside the new expansion for Destiny, a video game about the triumphs and flaws of capitalism. Maybe the prettiest PS4 to date? Discuss. I already own a PS4, but this one’s got me really tempted. Says the PlayStation Blog: The…
By Jason Schreier Published July 7, 2015 -
Dark Souls Expert Is Trying To Beat The Game Upside Down
What you’re seeing is not an illusion. LobosJR is no stranger to playing Dark Souls in weird ways. His streaming channel became popular when he was trying to play Dark Souls with a blindfold on. But his latest stunt may be my favorite one yet, as he uses a simple mod to flip the screen…
By Patrick Klepek Published July 7, 2015 -
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is coming to the Xbox One, Wii U, and New 3DS on July 23rd, the charmingly disturbing indie game’s publisher announced. Note that it’s only coming to the New 3DS, and won’t immediately have all the stuff in that big new expansion.
By Yannick LeJacq Published July 7, 2015 -
SuperChargers Dark Editions Complicate Skylander And Amiibo Collecting
Dark Edition Skylanders starter packs and their exclusive toy variants have always vexed collectors, but the upcoming SuperChargers Dark Editions add a deeper level of frustration in the form of two different Nintendo sets, each with their own exclusive Skylander/Amiibo toys. The standard Skylanders SuperChargers Dark Edition for PlayStations and Xboxes come with four toys…
By Mike Fahey Published July 7, 2015 -
Dragon Age Inquisition’s Next DLC Will Be for Current-Gen Consoles Only
Good news: there’s new DLC on the way for BioWare’s giant-sized fantasy RPG. Bad news: it will only be playable on PS4, Xbox One and PC. Seems like the adventure’s over for last-gen console owners. Spotted via Eurogamer, a post on the official Dragon Age website details an inbound save importer functionality that will carry…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 7, 2015 -
Microscale LEGO Jurassic Park Has All The Highlights
Here’s a micro brick version of the original Jurassic Park by Sami Mustonen. He built giant dinosaur models before, now it’s time to do the exact opposite. Everything’s there (well, almost, it needs more Dennis Nedry) from the 1993 movie: the main gate, the Raptors’ pit, the T-Rex paddock, the visitor center, the Brachiosaurus and…
By Gergo Vas Published July 7, 2015 -
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By Kirk Hamilton Published July 6, 2015 -
New Shmup Lets You Fly, Or Shoot, But Not Both
Aerobat is a shmup with a difference: you can charge your engines, or fire your weapons, but you can only do one of them at a time. Which sounds nuts until you see the bobbing gliding and weaving in the trailer above. Argh, it looks so good. It’s coming for PC, and you check out…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 6, 2015 -
Twitch Is Playing Metal Gear. It’s Not Going Well. (Update)
Metal Gear Ghost Babel, the Game Boy Color title that relied on precise timing and expert stealth, is now being played by an anonymous mob, able to input random commands at will. What could possibly go wrong? Unlike the crowd-played Pokemon, which ended up OK, this is already turning into something more akin to Twitch’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 6, 2015
