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Mechanical LEGO Display Is Another Level Of Awesomeness

You don’t often see clever builds like this Technic Dot Matrix Display by AncientJames from New Zealand. As the reel starts rolling, the patterns on the cards inside correspond with the patterns on the display and can show anything that fits into a 5×5 square. The creator’s video is titled, “Everything is awesome”. Well, this…

Bloodborne Loads Way Faster After New Update, Hooray

Bloodborne’s biggest flaw has now been fixed thanks to a new patch. Instead of suffering through 45+ second load times, now you can enjoy 10-15 second load times. Think of all the deaths you can fit into every session now! You can see the new load times in the video above. The exact time it…

If Your Time Warner Cable Internet Isn’t Working Tonight, Try This

Are you stuck with Time Warner Cable? Did your internet get all funky tonight? Don’t worry: you’re not the only one—and you may be able to fix the problem pretty easily. Starting a few minutes ago, TWC subscribers across the United States began complaining of widespread internet issues, and the terrible cable company was quick…

Man Executes Computer With 9mm Handgun

Oh, don’t tell me you’ve never wanted to do the same thing. The LA Times reports(via Daily Dot) that Colorado man Lucas Hinch has been given a citation by local cops after taking his PC—which had been giving him blue screens—outside and literally executing it, pumping eight rounds into the side of the computer with…

Why Some Japanese Games Had Such Terrible English

It’s easy to make fun of classic Japanese video games (JRPGs especially) for their poor English, and assume the reason for this was simply one of neglect. Which is kinda true, but there are other reasons behind it as well, and they’re really interesting! In a big interview with Edge magazine last month, American Alexander…

When Luke Skywalker Sucked at Being a Jedi

In the original Star Wars trilogy, we saw Luke Skywalker pull off amazing shit. Destroying the Death Star. The cool-ass sequence where he stormed Jabba the Hutt’s skiff. (That somersault!) We saw him struggle a lot, too. But, the newest issue of the Star Wars comic gives us a glimpse at how bad his self-doubt…

If you were worried that the announcement of Total War: Warhammer (why not Total Warhammer?) is coming at the expense of proper Total War games, Creative Assembly has told PC Gamerthe Warhammer title is being developed by a “completely separate team. The historic thread goes on uninterrupted.” Phew.

GTA Player Knows How To Break The Law In Style

Now this is how you pull off a cool heist. Watch as RisingJake makes good use of the new Rockstar Editor on the PC version of GTA V in this machinima about a well-planned robbery/getaway: Not a woman you wanna mess with!

It’s Always A Good Time For Smash Bros x Space Jam

DJ Slammeister loves two things: Smash Bros. and Space Jam. (Me too!) Normally, one has to enjoy them separately, but that’s no longer the case, thanks to the Super Slam Bros. IV album. What’s more remarkable is realizing this isn’t the first album mashing up these two things. The Super Slam Bros. Melee EP was…

‘My Idol’ Is The Internet’s Funniest New Obsession

If you’ve been on Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, or Vine lately, then you’ve probably seen pictures or videos of strange, cartoony characters recently. Maybe they’re pole dancing. Maybe they’re singing Frozen’s Let It Go. Maybe they have a celebrity’s face. Or maybe they look like a monstrosity that shouldn’t exist. You can thank an app called…

Ezio Sure Sounds Different In The New Assassin’s Creed

Assassin’s Creed’s most beloved hero makes a welcome cameo in this week’s Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China, but a change in voice casting has him sounding like a different person. Early on in the game, an elderly Ezio Auditore appears in a flashback/tutorial to train the game’s protagonist, the assassin Shao Jun. Here’s what he sounds…

A Game That Keeps Going Even If You Kill Everyone

No matter who you kill in Westerado, the story keeps going. Even if you kill a main character. You might have heard of Westerado before. It was released as a browser game on Adult Swim’s website in 2013, but it’s been reworked and enhanced as Westerado: Double Barreled on Steam. The open world adventure game…

Mortal Kombat X, As Told By Steam Reviews

Mortal Kombat X didn’t have the smoothest launch on PC. Steam users are understandably upset about this—but even in trying times, they still make sure to crack a joke or two. The Steam reviews for Mortal Kombat X are, as of this writing, mostly negative. But people are still having fun with it all. You…

House Of Wolves Will Change Destiny In Some Huge (Possibly Great) Ways

During a livestream today, Bungie shared a bunch of new information on the upcoming second expansion pack for Destiny, a video game named after a Calvin Klein fragrance. Although House of Wolves might not have a raid, it will bring along a few new features that Destiny needed really badly. The most important news: you’ll…

The Best Video Game Rumors From The Early 90s

Electronic Gaming Monthly used to be my bible. Every month, I’d flip through the pages, and dream of the future. Quartermann was EGM’s rumormonger, and I hung on his every word. Rumors have been part of video games forever, and it’s no different in 2015 than it was in 1993. The difference between then and…

The Door That Drove Bloodborne Fans Nuts 

Inside the world of Bloodborne, there is a door. You can interact with the door. You cannot, however, open this door. And this fact drove people up a wall. What in the world was behind the door? And why could nobody open it despite repeated playthroughs? Was it hiding treasure? Was it for DLC, maybe?…

Xbox YouTube Channel Advertises The Witcher 3 With PC Footage [UPDATE]

Today, the Xbox YouTube channel released a rad new video for the upcoming role-playing game The Witcher 3. There’s just one problem: it’s not actually running on an Xbox. Whoops. Yep, despite that XBOX logo stamped on the bottom right corner of the above video, this is actually footage from the (presumably better-looking) PC version…

The Total War series is getting an infusion of orcs and magic with the long-rumored Total War: Warhammer Creative Assembly’s latest strategy game has been confirmed, though we don’t have a release date (or even year) quite yet. Here’s how Sega and Creative Assembly are currently describing the game: “Our rules have changed, and with…

The Metroidvania stylings of Tom Happ’s Axiom Verge arrive on Steam May 14. The downloadable PlayStation 4 hit adds Steam cloud saves and trading cards to its already impressive arsenal. Check out the announce trailer above, and read our review of the PS4 version here.

World of Warcraft‘s Toughest Boss, Killed In Under 3 Minutes

With better gear, people will do more and more crazy things in Warlords of Draenor’s current raid. This insanely fast and impressive kill of Blackrock Foundry badass end-boss on Heroic difficulty is a good example. What takes endless tries and around eight minutes of concentration for regular guilds took only 2 minutes and 58 secs…