You can do a lot of fun things in GTA V. This one’s particularly good. Here’s what you do: 1. Play as Franklin. You know you love playing as Franklin anyway. 2. Get a fast motorcycle. Franklin’s primary bike is too much of a hog, so if you can, get something zippier. Maybe an NRG…
Not only is there finally a release date for the upcoming 3DS Attack on Titan game, there’s a spiffy new trailer that looks at all the characters that will make an appearance. Naturally, it’s got heroes like Eren, Mikasa, and Armin all hunting terrifying titans in the quest for survival. The game will retail at…
Talk about a cameo blow out. The monthly killer DLC for Monster Hunter continues, and like always, the newest pack has all sorts of gears, missions, and even surprises for your palico buddies. Watch it all in action in the video above. The May DLC pack can be downloaded for free in Monster Hunter, along…
Worth Reading, our collection of the week’s best writing about games, is back. And with Silent Hills cancelled and Hideo Kojima getting run out of Konami, there’s plenty to think about. Hey, You Should Read These “Why Silent Hill Mattered” by Leigh Alexander Like Leigh Alexander, I have no doubt Konami will publish another Silent…
Today, a big, bright Avengers movie filled with quips and heroics is lighting up screens all over the country. This week, one of the grimmest runs of Avengers comics comes to a close. Earth’s Mightiest Heroes? Not always. Technically, there was a book called Dark Avengers a few years back. It featured villains posing as…
For now, at least. Who knows where things will go from here. League Legends is, generally speaking, a game about winning. You’re supposed to try your hardest at every possible moment—always be climbing up the next impossibly high mountain to hone your skill and, eventually, better your competitive ranking. There’s one main exception to this…
The people chasing secrets in Grand Theft Auto think they’ve made a breakthrough. They say they’ve found evidence that suggests that maybe there’s a way to get abducted by aliens in-game…without the help of mods or cheats. So far, players have found four different UFOs inside of GTA V. The UFOs can light up and…
Dragon Age: Inquisition is getting a new multiplayer expansion on May 5th for all available platforms. It’ll be free, and you’ll see some familiar faces…like the one above! You can read more about it here, or watch a livestream about it here.
If Rare won’t make a new 3D platformer, the folks at Playtonic Games are happy to. Players seem eager to help out, as Yooka-Laylee has already blown past its original goal of $270,000. Right now, Yooka-Laylee’s sitting at $354,000, but it’s likely to be past that when you read this. Up, up, up…clearly, Yooka-Laylee is…
Last night, the Steam Community Market suddenly started valuing items at exactly the same rate in Indonesian rupiahs and U.S. dollars, meaning that an item that cost $1 also cost a single Rupiah. Normally, a dollar is worth 13,000 rupiahs. Ruh roh. The glitch led prices to skyrocket, or plummet, depending on which side of…
See that up there? It’s an anthology of video-game-centric short fiction from a bunch of damn-good writers, with stories where gamers become players in dramas that extend beyond the screen. Out this August, Press Start to Play features work from heavyweights like Cory Doctorow, Chris Kluwe, Rhianna Pratchett, my sometimes drinking buddy Austin Grossman and,…
When you have a chance to chat with eccentric D4: Dark Dreams Don’t Die and Deadly Premonition designer Swery65, you could talk about video games. Or not. We were talking over email because D4: Dark Dreams Don’t Die, previously an Xbox One exclusive, is coming to the PC…eventually. There’s no release date yet, and the…
Naughty Dog is releasing its acclaimed DLC for The Last of Us, the Ellie-focused Left Behind, as a standalone download on May 12 for $10. Of course, you could also buy the whole package for only $20 on Amazon, too. You can reach the author of this post at [email protected] or on Twitter at @patrickklepek
Overnight, we got a whole bunch of tips about one of the closest professional StarCraft II matches people had ever seen, played last night during a tournament in South Korea. And although all we can find online right now is a highlight clip from the end of the match (h/t Dallas), I must say, the…
Square Enix teamed up with Microsoft to show what the upcoming DirectX 12 can do. How does 63 million polygons per scene sound? It sounds like a lot! Titled Witch Chapter 0 [cry], the demo was shown off at Microsoft Build and appears to feature Angi, the character who appeared in the previous tech demo…
Let’s say you’ve got a tiny kid who won’t sleep. Or you’re a grown human who just enjoys smooth saxophone and video games. Those falling into either camp should check out Prescription for Sleep: Game Music Lullabies They’re a series of covers of famous game themes, from Final Fantasy to Metal Gear, only instead of…
Dragon Age: Inquisition’s “Jaws of Hakkon” DLC is coming to PS4, PS3 and Xbox 360 on May 26, according to a Tweet from the official Dragon Age account. As good a reminder as any that timed DLC exclusivity is bullshit.
X-Wing Alliance, the last proper space sim set in the Star Wars universe, was released in 1999. The 20th century. The chances of us getting another one are approximately 3722 to 1. But that’s OK! We can always dream. And hope that this indie game actually gets made. This is STAR FORCE. It’s a space…
Sit back, make yourself comfortable. Grab yourself a nice drink. Whiskey, maybe? And then enjoy five minutes of some of the best that Bloodborne PvP has to offer. Corps Peau Rate brings us a duel where two Bloodborne players go all out in terms of weapons, tactics, moves, and intensity. It’s probably the best Bloodborne…
Forget the “mom guesses the name of Smash Bros characters” memes. Smash Bros. dads are coming out of the woodwork, and they’re improving Smash Bros. in their own special ways, too. Nick Luciano somehow convinced his dad to do a bunch of the Smash Bros. taunts in real life, and the results are hilarious. He…
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