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What Would Happen if Humans Were Gone, Illustrated by The Last of Us

“Say a Homo sapiens-specific virus – natural or diabolically nano-engineered – picks us off but leaves everything else intact. How would the rest of nature respond if it were suddenly relieved of the relentless pressures we heap on it and our fellow organisms?” – The World Without Us, Alan Weisman. This post originally appeared on…

Here’s the new trailer for Resident Evil Revelations 2, which confirms the return of Barry Burton as a playable character. Makes sense, considering his daughter is also a playable character. RERe2’s four episodes will release weekly, starting on February 17/18 and ending on March 10/11, at a price of $6 per episode.

So, so disappointing.

I Don’t Play Video Games Anymore. I Wait For Them.

Right now it is 8.42pm on Monday night. I was supposed to be playing a video game. An exercise game to be precise. Using Kinect on the Xbox One. I put the disc in. Another day one update: 2.1 GB. Of course. I should be used to this by now. How long is this going…

Game Called Infini-Quest Has, Spoilers, Infinite Quests

And you can do pretty much anything during those quests. I covered myself in pig’s blood and danced around a quizzical swan. According to Infini-Quest, my actions won’t soon be forgotten. I should hope not. Infini-Quest is a free procedurally generated adventure game. This means that each time you start playing, you get a whole…

This Splinter Cell Movie Might Be Better Than The Real One

The Splinter Cell is a live-action short film, running at around nine minutes, and it’s been made entirely by fans. I emphasise that last bit because at times it’s tough remembering that, since this looks like it could have been a pilot for an actual TV series. Those are some nice cameras they’re using. Nice…

Resident Evil And Luigi’s Mansion Are A Match Made In Nintendo Hell

On today’s episode, the part of Chris Redfield will be played by… Luigi? Sure, why not. Polygonal artist Glenatron—who you might remember from his interactive Metal Gear diorama—has put together another pristine snow globe world for us to explore. This time, it’s a fusion of the first Resident Evil and Nintendo’s own spooky mansion sim,…

“Defective” Samus Figure Sells For A Ton On eBay

The Samus Amiibo that accidentallyshipped with two arm cannons instead of one wasn’t just an exercise in maximum firepower. It’s also proof that “defective” toys are often the most valuable. The figure went up for sale on eBay last week, and has now been sold for $2500. Yup. $2500. Which to some might sound bonkers,…

Try Playing Fallout As The Doctor

You don’t always have to wander the wastelands as a grizzled survivor of a post-apocalyptic hellscape. Sometimes you can play as a smartly-dressed, time-travelling British gentleman instead. First things first: this isn’t a mod. It’s a guideto role-playing Fallout: New Vegas as a character (and player) matching the Doctor, so aside from advice on picking…

Bummer Dragon Age Bug Makes Your Party Quiet. Too Quiet.

Dragon Age: Inquisition is generally a good enough game to make up for its bugs and overall lack of technical polish. However, one new bug stands out from the rest: The Banter Bug. The Banter Bug has been identified by a number of players who noticed that their characters weren’t bantering with one another as…

Three Mysteries In The New Pokémon Games That Nobody Can Explain

There are things inside the new Pokémon games. Cute things, sure. Everyone knows about those. But there are also smaller details, some of which you might have missed, that have interesting and sometimes creepy rumors surrounding them. Ghost Girl As you might already know, there is a creepy girl that shows up in Pokémon X…

​GTA V Easter Eggs Are Better In High Definition

The graphical upgrades that GTA Vhas gotten in moving to the newest generations of consoles make Los Santos feel more hypnotic than ever before. That’s just for the stuff that you’re supposed to see. But some of the game’s hidden secrets look different, too. It’s already been shown how some of the Chiliad Mysteryclues have…

The New Dragon Age Has Some Pretty Good Sex Scenes

Forget slaying dragons, or saving the world of Thedas from darkspawn. Lets talk about some of the saucier scenes in the new Dragon Age After playing through a good chunk of Inquisition, and after writing about a great sex scene last week, I thought I’d take the time to share more of the romance and…

Destiny Just Got Some Huge Changes

Exotic items are getting a total overhaul. Upgrade materials are now purchasable with Vanguard and Crucible marks. The Templar can’t be thrown off a ledge anymore. If you understand any of those sentences, you’re probably addicted to Destiny, a video game in which players spend thousands of hours farming for relic iron. And you’ll be…

​Mario Kart 8’s Online Multiplayer Is Coming Back To Life

Last week was Thanksgiving, a holiday often celebrated with family. For many gamers, this means a lot of time spent playing Nintendo games. I, for one, spent most nights playing Mario Kart 8 with my brother. Doing so led to a surprising discovery about its online multiplayer: it’s gotten a lot better as of late.…

A Fan Art Celebration Of Original PlayStation Games

It’s been nearly two decades since the original PlayStation console debuted in Japan, and that calls for a celebration.Game Art HQ marked the milestone by having its community of artist create fan art for 40 different PSone classics. Being a huge Final Fantasy IX fanboy, my favorite piece of the set is the gorgeous cutout…

The Best Cyber Monday Gaming Deals

Cyber Monday incoming. Bookmark this page and get ready. We’ll be adding deals as we get them and hyperlinking as they go live. Follow us on Twitter to make sure you never miss a deal and follow our deal coverage year round on Kinja Deals Find a deal we missed? Drop it in the comments…

Modern Games Could Learn A Lot From The Best Level In Half-Life

I think Half-Life is one of the greatest video games of all time, which isn’t a controversial opinion. Valve’s 1998 debut rocked the gaming world. Many aspects of its design have yet to be topped. Nowhere is this more obvious than Half-Life’s sixth level, Blast Pit. I’ve been thinking about Blast Pit in connection with…

​GTA Online Glitch Lets Players Turn Every Car into a Hover Car

What folks really want to do in GTA Online—and most heavily populated multiplayer games, really—is stand out. Y’know, show off some skills or styles that not just everybody can flaunt. So, this floating car glitch will probably interest many people. You’ll need a friend to pull it off, though. This glitch seems to only popping…

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