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I Was Chris Benoit: Playing A Video Game As A Real-Life Murderer

Seven and a half years ago, one of the most acclaimed pro wrestlers of all time, Chris Benoit, murdered his wife and his seven-year-old son. He then killed himself. Today, some gamers want to play as Chris Benoit in a wrestling video game and keep trying to make that happen. The company behind the game…

The Complete Arkham Series for $10, Board Game Deals, and More

All the Batman. $10. [BundleStars] We’ve got an extra large list of board game deals today, so get the dice rolling. King of New York ($30) | Amazon Splendor ($23) | Amazon Last Night On Earth – The Zombie Game ($34) | Amazon Risk: Plants Vs. Zombies ($18) | Amazon Concept ($22) | Amazon White…

Destiny‘s New Exotic System Is A Total Mess

Destiny, a video game in which players roam the solar system getting angry at Destiny, recently introduced some changes to exotic weapons and armor, and today, as we finally see the last of those changes in action, it’s become clear that they’re a total mess. Let me explain. About two weeks ago, Bungie totally overhauled…

Even After Several Patches, Far Cry 4 Still Has Some Issues

Many gamers have been having a great time destroying animals and evil despots ever since Far Cry 4 came out last month. For others, it’s a different story. Despite receiving several patches designed to address its performance issues, these players are still struggling to get the game up and running properly. The specific technical issues…

Source: GameStop Says Nintendo Has ‘Discontinued’ Three Amiibos

Since Saturday, we’ve been wondering if Nintendo really did cancel production on three of its new Skylanders-style Amiibo figures. Now, following a pair of vague statements from Nintendo, we’ve seen a more definitive answer. A GameStop source has shown us an internal message from the gaming retail giant that was sent to regional stores earlier…

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Steam Holiday Auction Shuts Down After Gem Exploits Spread (UPDATE)

Shortly after launching its “Holiday Auction” on Steam last night, Valve was forced to put the thing on an indefinite hold—suspending many PC gamers wish to reap a bounty of free games. The problem? “There have been some issues with Gems.” Dammit, Gems! For those unfamiliar, the Holiday Auction is a new and exciting-sounding event…

Beautifully Redrawn Animal Crossing Scene

Strange, yet lovely Animal Crossing art from a Japenese Pixiv user, who transformed a screenshot of 3DS game into something really special. Here’s the original screenshot from Animal Crossing compared to the fan-remake. Love the details, looks like a point-and-click adventure or one of those hidden object games. I wonder what the Villager would look…

Star Wars Imperial Hot Tub Should Be An Official LEGO Set

As seen in Lego Star Wars 2, strictly for Stormtroopers with their helmets on. Darthpapercut’s “Imperial Hot Tub” build is a fantastic addition to the line-up of official Star Wars sets. His fan creation is on LEGO Ideas, which means it needs at least 10,000 votes to make LEGO consider releasing it as an official…

A serene view from Just Cause 3. Of course, Rico will likely take over the chopper in the next minute or so and drop it on the heads of several panicking soldiers. All in a day’s work. The picture’s part of a batch of 21 new screenshots recently sent out by Square Enix—you can find…

Adventures in Tragic Amiibo Packaging

Nintendo fans are used to a level of quality. A seal of approval, if you will. In the past, “Nintendo” has meant durable hardware and well-made video games. Nintendo means “polished” and “good presentation.” Nobody, it seems, has told this to Amiibos. Forget the differences between what we were promised and what we got. Just…

Skyrim Statue Isn’t Evil, Just Misunderstood

It’s not that Malacath, the patron Daedra of Elder Scrolls’ orc race, is a bad guy. He’s just into solving problems with violence. And he’s watching out for ogres and the ogrim because they’re outcasts. That’s a good guy thing to do, right? I’m sure those skulls are just there for decoration, nothing else. Regardless…

Report: Sony Making Super Mario Bros. Movie

Well. This is one of the weirdest things we’ve heard in a long time. If you’ve missed it, Sony Pictures – the company’s movie studio business – was recentlyhacked. The contents of what was obtained from the breach are still being sifted through, but according to a report on Buzzfeed, there’s a secret business deal…

The Final Fantasy XV Demo Will Be Very Limited

A few months ago, Square Enix announced that copies of Final Fantasy Type-0 HD will come with a demo forFinal Fantasy XV. Today, they’re backtracking a bit: turns out only some copies will actually come with the demo—the copies that are part of the first shipment. So if you buy a later copy of Type-0…

Canadian Kid Arrested Over “Swatting” Hoaxes

The act of “swatting”, or sending armed police to somebody’s house as a prank, is up there with about the dumbest things you can do. So when police in Canada and Florida got a chance to actually arrest someone suspected of faking a school shooting, they went right after him. A 17 year-old Canadian (pictured…

Man Turns Basement Into Fallout Vault For Birthday Party

VaultOfTheSixturned 30 last month, and to celebrate he turned his entire basement into one of the Vaults from the Fallout series. Yes, there was cosplay, and yes, there was cake. The rolling door to greet guests is a nice touch, but it’s the TUNNEL SNAKES RULE graffiti that’s just the best. Guests even got to…

​Halo Is Getting Remade On PC, And It (Still) Looks Pretty

Yeah, there’s a HD remake of Halo on the Xbox, but let’s not forget, Bungie’s classic shooter was also released on the PC. So fans have stepped in to do what Microsoft won’t, and update the game with more contemporary visuals. We first wrote about this mod/overhaul over a yearago (which is transferring the game…

Years After Release, Here’s One Of Skyrim‘s Most Impressive Mods Yet

Enderal is a total conversion Skyrim mod that adds an entire new world to the game. Yes, its name sounds like something you’d take to cure a headache that is also the apocalypse, but this one’s dark, dank-with-atmosphere caverns and “mature” leanings make it the Skyrim mod to watch. Luke wrote about Enderal a while…

Steam Auctions Let You Destroy Useless Crap, Maaaybe Win Stuff

Keenly aware that people’s Steam accounts are filling up with garbage – like cards and emoticons – Valve is giving people a chance to pulp them and turn them into what are essentially Steam Bucks. And then use them to bid on real games. It’s called the Steam Holiday Auction, and works like this: This…

Xbox One Finally Outsells The PS4 (In America)

The PS4’s reign as the best-selling next-gen console is over. At least for one month. Having ditched Kinect, cut the priceand aggressively bundled its console in the lead-up to the holiday season, Microsoft has announced that during November the Xbox One finally outsold the PS4 in the US. By how much we don’t know, but…