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How Mythology and Pop Culture Influenced Mass Effect

From sci-fi references to artistic nods, the Mass Effect series has numerous connections to the real world—this video, narrated by none other than Commander Shepard (or Mark Meer if you will) himself, looks at some of them. For example, did you know that: Mass Effect 2’s Collectors were inspired by real-world insects. Okay, that one…

Real-Life Batsuit Tested with Fists and Knives

That guy getting punched in the stomach? That’s industrial design student Jackson Gordon, and he’s made his own Batsuit. According to USA Today (via Boing Boing and Robot 6), Gordon funded his homemade Batsuit via Kickstarter. Since then, he’s been doing regular updates from his dorm room. Gordon, who hopes to work in R&D, spent…

Xenoblade Chronicles is Almost TOO Big For The New 3DS

Ever since I transferred everything to my new 3DS, I’ve played with the 3D slider permanently on. With Xenoblade Chronicles 3D, though (the first game made specifically for the New 3DS, in that it won’t work on an old one) I had to turn it off, because there was just too much happening on-screen. This…

This is cool: Boomslankmake anime-inspired gear that’s not from any particular anime, so you can express your love of space jets and giant robots without needing to be totally up to speed on every series’ variation of every space jet or giant robot.

An MMO That’s Like Game Of Thrones Meets EVE Online

Crowfall has made over $400,000 on Kickstarter in a day, and with good reason: it aims to break the wild, player-driven antics of MMOs like EVE Online into time-based “campaigns” while combining them with complete world destructibility. It’s an attempt at reinventing the genre, and a much-needed one. Crowfall combines combat and EVE/Game of Thrones-style…

A Besiege Machine For Torture Overkill

It’s pretty easy to kill a villager in Besiege. But if everyone stopped at just “easy”, this game wouldn’t be whereit is today. Akssusmade this torturous contraption, which makes the most of the game’s new balloons. And of our desire to see the little men burn. WARNING: The gif below is over 10mb, so if…

The Art Of Elite: Dangerous’ Space Photographers

I’ve been playing Elite: Dangerous lately. It’s a cool, albeit very unfinished game, which at times is notable for how dry and lifeless it is. At other times, though, it might be the most beautiful video game I’ve ever played. Everything to do with human contact in this game bums me out. There’s just no…

Oh Hey, A Total War Game That Isn’t Broken

I am a massive Total War fan, but that fandom comes with the knowledge that the games are far from perfect. And near the top of the list of things wrong with Total War has long been the series’ janky AI. It’s famous for making stupid moves (though this is often improved by mods), but…

There Are Over 125 Million “Active” Steam Accounts

Valve announced today that there are now over 125 million active Steam accounts. It’s a marketing brag, yeah, but it’s also a figure worth looking at. The PC market was, for a very long time, a shadowy, nebulous thing. It was almost impossible to track down just how many people were playing games on the…

The First Time Street Fighter‘s Charlie Has Seen Action In A Long Time

Teased late last year during the Capcom Cup Finals, Charlie Nash is the third fighter to take the the ramen-strewn stage in Street Fighter V. He’s looking pretty good for a dead guy. I mean yeah, a large portion of his face is missing, but that’s the sort of thing that happens when you bite…

Annoying League Of Legends Bug Returns

An unpleasant and thoroughly irritating bug has reared its ugly head in League of Legends once again. What makes it all the more irritating is that affected players have basically been told by League developer Riot that they just have to sit tight and make do for the time being. The bug in question causes…

To people who like 4x space strategy games: here is Falling Stars: War of Empires, a new 4x space strategy game that’s got some surprisingly nice art for a genre in which you don’t get to say that too often. And also a name that’ll play nice with certain Steam searches, I bet.

One Robot, Five Disguises

Most Transformers, third-party or otherwise, have two modes. A select few score three. But when they’re really good, they get six. Mastermind Creations‘ Terminus Hexatron Continuum is really good. As I began my exploration of third-party Transformers—transforming robots created by third-party designers as homages to classic characters—there was one name that kept coming up—Hexatron, Mastermind’s…

Fanmade Mother 4​ Still Looks Incredible

Here is a new trailer for Mother 4, the upcoming fan sequel to the much-beloved Mother trilogy that, incredibly, looks worthy of the name. The folks behind the game say it’ll be out this summer. Think it’ll live up to expectations?

Cancelled Sonic Game Brought Back To Life After 18 Years

Sonic X-treme should have been Sonic the Hedgehog‘s 3D debut on the Saturn, except it was cancelled in 1997. Diehard fans haven’t given up on the game, though, and someone recently ported Sonic X-Treme onto modern PCs. The dream of Sonic X-treme will never die, it seems! The news was announced on the Sonic Retro…

The Bard Is League Of Legends’ Newest Champion

After lots of cryptic teasing League of Legends developer Riot has finally pulled the curtain backfor its new champion: “The Bard.” He has a big beard, some crazy-sounding teleportation powers, and can summon special little spirit-monsters known as “Meeps.” I love him already! Riot’s described the new Bard fellow in its announcement Tuesday afternoon as…

The Colder It Is Outside, The Less This Game Will Cost

Most people don’t hope the temperature drops, but in the case of A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build, the colder it is outside, the less you’ll have to pay to start playing this charming puzzler. A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build launches on Steam and other places tomorrow. Eventually, it’ll cost $12 to…

How Video Game Breasts Are Made (And Why They Can Go Wrong)

Breasts swing. They sag. They flop. They can move. Over the years, many games have tried to emulate the way breasts behave. There’s even a term for it: “Breast physics.” If you’ve played games that have breast physics, you’ve probably seen how uncommon it is for games to show breasts that move like what they…

Vita Gets a Birthday Sale, Titanfall Falls to $6, and More Deals

Starting today, Vita owners can save on nearly 40 digital games during Sony’s Vita Birthday Sale. Check out the full list here I’m not sure how many people are still playing Titanfall, but for $6, it’s definitely worth checking out. [Titanfall (Origin), $6] Wolfenstein was one of 2014’s best gaming surprises, and you can get…

Resident Evil Revelations 2 Isn’t Off To A Great Start

It’s been nearly 20 years since Capcom introduced us to the world of Resident Evil, but Revelations 2 is the first time the series has gone episodic. I’m not convinced it’s better for it. Revelations 2 picks up well after the Raccoon City incident—the mansion, the t-virus, the evil Umbrella corporation—that kicked everything off. It’s…