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How To Get Six Awesome Followers For Your World of Warcraft Garrison

Warlods of Draenor introduced garrisons to World of Warcraft, with followers who can be sent on special missions to get some extra loot. Not all of them are hard to get, and there are a few really awesome ones who are simply hidden around the map, and you only need to know where to go.…

Team Fortress 2 Mod Makes Gameplay Smoother And Jazzier

Sometimes a small addition to a game can really mix things up, turning it into a completely different experience. In this case, a brilliant, funny experience: Sekti42’s Smooth Jazz mod for the Heavy’s Minigun in Team Fortress 2 changes all the sound effects of the weapon to various jazzy ones. With mods like this people…

Spyro the Dragon in adorable plushie form. Created by Chibi-pets, it measures 18 inches by 25 inches—it’s fairly big, as the two real-world photos show. Those are below, along with a hi-res image showing a couple more angles. There’s also a lot more plushies to check out at Chibi-pets’ deviantART and Facebook pages. Spyro Custom…

Far Cry 4’s Worst Animals

The creatures of Far Cry 4 make up a rich and varied ecology, largely split into two groups – things that run towards you, and things that run away. And elephants, which are amazing. In fact, the only problem with elephants is that once you start riding one, you have to stop eventually. This post…

Clearly, This is what Rock Simulator Should Have Been

In Rolling Sun, you’re a rock. Well, technically, you’re a god whose avatar is a rock. Point is, you control a rock and solve physics puzzles in some really fancy environments, all the while unlocking new skills. See? Already better than Rock Simulator The game’s been in development for PC since 2012 in one form…

Fake Star Wars: Force Awakens Trailer Is Most Impressive

You are not looking at a real trailer for The Force Awakens. Sorry! It’s phoney. Fake. And fan-made. But you know what, for what it is, this is pretty good. Uploaded by YouTuber Romeo Lux who wrote, “Awesome! Great tone to this trailer! Now I just can’t wait for the real thing!” As pointed out…

Dream Of A Destiny x Daft Punk Crossover

I’ve finally given up on Destiny. And feel like a better man for having kicked the habit. But boy, if there’s one thing that would get me back into the game, it would be novelty Daft Punk armour. Because really, we were all only playing it for the shiny new gear anyway. These pieces were…

System Shock On Sega Genesis Could Have Been A Thing. Maybe.

System Shock, one of the most innovative and beloved PC games of all time, could have also made an appearance on the…Sega Genesis. Though it was a bit of a long shot. Writer Joe Martin has sharedthis old pitch document from System Shock, in which publisher Origin discuss the potential merits of bringing Looking Glass’…

Now This Is How You Make A Custom Console

The Xbox One has been doing OK, but so far any official custom PS4’s have been pretty terrible. Trust Rockstar to get it right on both counts. The GTA developers had these Grand Theft Auto V-themed consoles made up for a giveaway, and while the neon green highlights might not be to everyone’s tastes, I…

4,158,323 Creatures ‘Died’ in Last Six Months of Dragon Age Development

Dragon Age Inquisition is a big game. Really big. You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mindbogglingly big it is. In a chat with some people on the dev team though, they started to give me an idea… The BioWare team killed more than 4 million animals and monsters during the last six months of…

World of Warcraft‘s New Dude Blood Elves Literally Have No Butts

Pretty much every race on World of Warcraft‘s colorful roster has received a modern makeover at this point. Every race, that is, except blood elves. Soon that will change. But I’m gonna level with you here: the new dude blood elves literally don’t have butts. What’s up with that? I mean, look at that. Nothing.…

Behold, GTA V’s Amazing Mountain Bike Physics

Watch as one player glides through all of Los Santos…on a Scorcher mountain bike. He just keeps going and going! Junior Mints‘s bike does eventually stop gliding through the air. But he doesn’t immediately fall to the ground. Instead, the bike just stays in place, mid-air, as if it were magic. Junior Mints has to…

​Fight Between Batman and Darth Vader Ends Exactly the Way It Should

It’s the kind of thing fans have argued about for ages: Could the Dark Knight take down the Dark Lord of the Sith? The newest video from the Super Power Beat Down web series—which pits heroes and villains from different fictional universes against each other—has the guy who used to go by Anakin Skywalker facing…

Pokémon X & Y vs Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire: Which To Buy

So you’re interested in a new Pokémon game. Except there are technically two new Pokémon games. Which do you get? This is something I’ve been asked tons lately, with the release of Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire The question makes sense: at first glance, both ORAS and X & Yseem to have the same…

Tiny Mass Effect Figures Protect Your Pockets From Reapers

Coming soon to a GameStop near you, the Mass Effect trilogy gets a series of Minimates figures to collect in the most annoying way possible. Diamond Select Toys has an entire line of Mass Effect figures coming out, with the first wave of seven tiny space commandos and friend arriving exclusively at GameStop. That’s not…

What Games Do You Want To See Remastered For PS4/Xbox One?

In the wake of last night’s news that Namco Bandai is remastering Dark Souls II for current-gen systems, I’m curious: what else do you want to see get remade for PS4 and Xbox One? We’ve already seen some of 2013’s best games—Tomb Raider, GTA V, The Last of Us—take new shape on current-gen platforms. And…

​There Are Things Worse Than Silence In Dragon Age

Sometimes, when you’re talking with someone in Dragon Age, a glitch might happen: all conversation options disappear, and you’re left standing there in silence. Usually it’s just a small, annoying niggle. But here, it’s kind of perfect. Watch as a rude conversation turns full-on awkward with the Tevinter mage Dorian. Thanks for uploading it, skurk!…

The Black Friday Wii U Bundle [Back in Stock], Origin/Uplay BF Sales

This post is no longer being updated, go here for current deals This 4-game Wii U Bundle for $360 has been one of our most requested Black Friday deals, and you can grab it now, on Wednesday, online, with free shipping. Promo code WIIUDEAL There’s no need to wait around for Black Friday deals; a…

Sony’s Original Vita Ads Were Misleading, Says U.S. Government

Sony has agreed to settle with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over claims that the company falsely advertised its PlayStation Vita console when it was first released in 2012. The company is now required to issue refunds to Vita customers affected by the advertising. As spelled in a blog post, the “main point” of the…

Tales From The Borderlands Could’ve Been Awful, But It’s Great

I’ll admit, I went into Tales from the Borderlands with pretty low expectations. Don’t get me wrong: I like a lot of things about the zany world in which Gearbox’s Borderlands shooter series takes place, but it’s good for… shooting. Tales is an all-story adventure game. Yikes, right? (Note: minor spoilers ahead. I don’t mention…