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Bioware Knows The Real Reason You’re Playing Dragon Age

Here’s a fun clip from tonight’s Video Game Awards, where Bioware make a quick joke about why people really play Bioware games: the sex. If it doesn’t make sense, here’s the context: Varric is a storyteller, and he writes books. One of his series is, well…smut. Trashy romance type stuff. The books are based on…

Nintendo’s Creators Show Off Next Year’s Massive, New Wii U Zelda 

Here’s a nice surprise: Nintendo’s top developers playing their huge new open-world 2015Zelda game. Marvelous! Nintendo just showed off that new Zelda at The Game Awards via a video recorded at the company’s studios in Japan. Zelda lead producer Eiji Aonuma controlled the game while original Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto added some commentary. The game…

Check out Human Element, the new game by game studio Robotoki. Here’s the trailer that premiered tonight at The Game Awards—it looks a bit like Borderlands, no?

The New King’s Quest Makes An Impressive Debut

The classic adventure game King’s Quest is coming back courtesy of indie studio The Odd Gentleman. And… it looks lovely. Take a look at this debut trailer. The trailer premiered tonight at The Game Awards right after King’s Quest creators Roberta and Ken Williams were given an “Icon” award. Though the Williamses are not involved…

No Man’s Sky Still Looks Spectacular

Wow. Here’s the best trailer from The Game Awards so far tonight. It’s No Man’s Sky doing what it does best: look beautiful. Hello Game’s procedurally-generated space game lets you explore the universe, and that universe is vast. You can expect lots of variation in terms of planets, wildlife, and scenery. And when you’re done…

There’s A New Playable Character Somewhere In This Witcher 3 Trailer

Geralt isn’t the only playable character in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. There’s another one in this video. CD Projekt Red just isn’t saying which one. Reps from the developer teased the new playable character on stage at the Game Awards this evening prior to showing this latest trailer, in which a white-haired woman I…

OK, The Order: 1886 Looks Pretty Damn Cool

I wasn’t really sold on The Order 1886 before. Even after playing the upcoming PS4 shooter during this year’s E3, I left feeling like it was just another Gears of War-style gun-and-cover game. This trailer, though… well, I’m starting to change my mind. I totally want to hijack airships and assassinate nobles in steampunk Victorian…

At The Game Awards tonight in Las Vegas, the guys at Bungie finally figured out what to do with their hands. Good job, guys! (Hey, if they can joke about it, so can we.) And congrats to them on Destiny’s wins for Best Soundtrack and Best Online Experience.

This is the first footage of Before, Facepunch’s very cool-looking take on…caveman strategy?

Codename S.T.E.A.M.—Nintendo’s handheld steampunk action strategy title—comes to 3DS on 3/13/2015.

Adr1ft, the cool exploration game that takes cues from Gravity and is being developed by Adam Orth’s studio Three One Zero, is set to release in Summer 2015. We got a new peek of it tonight at The Video Game Awards, and it looks great.

You Like The Banner Saga? You’re Getting A Sequel.

The Banner Saga, one of the year’s prettiestvideo games, now has a sequel. The Banner Saga 2. It’ll be out next year.

Trey Parker’s Game Award Speech Was Pretty Great

This evening at The Game Awards, Trey Parker ran away with the Best Performance award thanks to his portrayal of a whole ton of characters in South Park: The Stick of Truth. Parker beat out Troy Baker (Shadow of Mordor), Adam Harrington (The Wolf Among Us), Melissa Hutchison (The Walking Dead), and, well, the one…

The Gone Home Studio’s New Game Is A Sci-Fi Adventure

The Fullbright Company, developers of Gone Home, showed off their next project at the Game Awards. In a short teaser, we saw a glimpse of the sci-fi-looking Tacoma, which is…well, we don’t really know. That’s what teasers do. They leave us with questions

Metal Gear Online Is…Metal Gear Solid V’s Multiplayer

Well, that answers that. The “Metal Gear Online” project being hypedfor tonight’s Game Awards wasn’t a new game. It’s the name for Metal Gear Solid V’s multiplayer component. There are combat mechs. And also selfies. With puppies. Video below, and screens below that (thanks Zak!)

Watch The Game Awards Live, Right Here

Awards! World exclusives! Our pal Geoff Keighley’s big Las Vegas video game awards show is happening tonight in Vegas (9pm ET start time). Watch it here. And enjoy.

TF2 Mod Turns Gun Sounds Into ‘Danger Zone’ By Kenny Loggins

Normally miniguns just sound like regular guns. With this mod, they can sound like Top Gun(s). Yes, I went there, and I’m not sorry. Not even a little bit. The mod, created by Pynkie, gives the Heavy’s minigun the ability to spew chunky ’80s riffs alongside hot lead. If you merely rev it up but…

​One Little Thing I Really Like About Far Cry 4 On PC

Far Cry 4‘s PC version looks nice and runs decently enough (well, depending), but one thing I really like about it is less easy to notice: The game supports on-screen prompts for both Xbox and PS4 controllers. Any controller-based game is going to have to put button-prompts on screen, whether for menu navigation, or QTEs,…

Smash Bros Characters Would Be Passive-Aggressive Jerks In Real Life

Smash Bros characters wouldn’t fight in real life. Instead they’d do something much worse: argue. Loudly, quietly, passive-aggressively, on Facebook, or entirely silently, in Link’s case. Prepare to watch your childhood heroes be total dicks to each other. Buzzfeed brings us this video of characters like Mario, Luigi, Link, Zelda, and Pikachu “fighting for real,”…

Oh Dear, I Seem To Be A Deer

The Deer God doesn’t hold your hand, or tell you what to do. It can be a struggle, but it’s all worth it when you’re shooting fire out your antlers. Part of this is due to being an early access game on Steam. It’s unfinished, incomplete. But that’s where the intrigue lies. With no tutorials,…