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EA Says India Won’t Get Dragon Age: Inquisition Due To Obscenity Laws

You might remember that Dragon Age: Inquisition has some, um, interesting-sounding sexual content. That, according to EA, might not jive with India’s obscenity laws, so they’ve decided to forgo releasing an Indian version of the dungeon-and-dragon-packed RPG altogether. You may have seen other publications reporting that Dragon Age was either banned in India or EA…

Custom Steel PC Case Looks Like A Weird Transformer

Han “Little Hand” Yu is a Chiense modder who has built one of the best PC cases I have ever seen. This thing looks like the result of Michael Bay saying “I WANT ANOTHER NEW TRANSFORMER, ONLY MAKE THIS ONE AN OWL OK GUYS THANKS”. Its made entirely of steel, and what’s impressive about it…

Outrunning A 1-Up Mushroom In Super Mario 64 Is A Great Tradition

Here’s a throwback for those of you that are Super Mario 64 fans. While players find many creative ways to playSuper Mario 64, one of the most famous things hardcore players like to do is something called the Green Demon Challenge. The name refers to something that is typically considered a boon in Mario games:…

Temporary Sears Glitch Let Some People Buy $60 3DS And Wii U Bundles

Over the weekend, the Sears website had an interesting price glitch—Wii U and 3DS bundles, typically $300 and $200, respectively, were instead selling for $60 each. It was clearly a mistake, and Sears was quick to correct it. But before they could, crafty gamers all across the United States went to all sorts of stores—Sears…

Toads Aren’t Boys or Girls, They’re Just Toads

Have you ever wondered what the deal is with Toad and Toadette? You know what I mean. As in: where do little baby Toads come from? Or are you too caught up in how cute the two of them are? Hey, I can’t blame you if that’s the case. Nintendo recently addressed the question of…

Modders Are Turning Fallout: New Vegas Into A Whole New Game

Fallout: Lonestar isn’t just any old Fallout: New Vegas mod. It might just be the most ambitious, coolest-looking Fallout mod currently in development. The video above is a development diary with the project lead, Christopher Means. He breaks down what makes Fallout: Lonestar so interesting: the game takes place 50 years before New Vegas, and…

Good Child of Light Joke, Assassin’s Creed Rogue

Last year’s Assassin’s Creed included references to Watch Dogs. This year’s Assassin’s Creed Rogue for PS3 and Xbox 360 has a joke about another Ubisoft game, the lovely Child of Light. Check it out, if you don’t mind a tiny spoiler about where part of Rogue takes place. I ran into these guys by accident…

Assassin’s Creed Unity on PC vs PS4 vs Xbox One

While glitches get all the hype inAssassin’s Creed Unity, it’s worth remembering that the game is quite a looker, too. Digital Paris looks gorgeous. If you’re on the fence as to what version of Unity to pick up, one of the many things to consider will be the graphics. Judging from DigitalFoundry‘s graphical comparison videos,…

One Of Assassin’s Creed Unity’s Best Glitches Is Now Art

Remember the horrible, face-melting glitch from Assassin’s Creed Unity that was making the rounds? Well it looks like one skilled artist has managed to turn it into abstract art. For reference, here is the original: And here’s the magnificent cubist rendering, courtesy of one the goonsover at Something Awful. Absolutely breathtaking. via Dennis Farrell To…

It Took Three Years For People To Find This Arkham City Easter Egg

Arkham City was released on October 18th, 2011. Three years ago. Despite that, players are still finding stuff hidden in the game. Last week, a mysterious YouTube channel uploaded a small clip titled “Arkham City Secret?” In it, a character named Calendar Man could be heard doing dialogue that players had never encountered before—but the…

Opera Singer Mom Does A Haunting Skyrim Cover

Kari Kirk is a professional opera singer, and mother. She’s also able to belt out a video game tune like nobody’s business. In the video above Kari’s son Kevin shows what his mom can do by having her sing a bit of the Dragonborn theme from Skyrim. It’s really cool to see a mother and…

My First 20 Hours With Far Cry 4

Far Cry 4 is the kind of game that lets you make a lot of mistakes. The first night I started playing, I walked into an abandoned house and spotted a hornet’s nest. I shot it for no particular reason. A swarm of hornets flew out and killed me. The next time I saw a…

How To Prepare For Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

If you’re considering picking up the new Pokémon games, which launch later this week, you may want to go back into Pokémon X & Y and make sure you’ve done everything you can in those games first. Have you found all the mega stones? Done all the Looker Missions?There is a lot to keep track…

Pre-Sequel, Far Cry 4, Inquisition, Amiibos, G710+/G602, More Deals

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel is down to just $40 today, loaded with secrets and references and butt slams. We couldn’t fit all the best deals in the headline today, dig in. GreenManGaming’s VIP page continues to feature big deals on Unity, Far Cry 4, Inquisition, and more. Evolve ($45) | Green Man Gaming | Use code…

Destiny Just Got A Bunch Of Much-Needed Updates

Today, Bungie released a new update for Destiny, a video game in which players travel the galaxy asking themselves why they’re still playing Destiny This patch is pretty good. It’s full of improvements—some of which we asked for—that will make Destiny far more palatable. In addition to general bug fixes and some table-setting for the…

GameStop’s 2014 Black Friday Deals Have Leaked

Let’s take a minute to be grateful for Thanksgiving’s annual traditions: turkey, football, and GameStop’s Black Friday deals leaking before they’re supposed to go live. This year’s deals include a $400 PS4 bundle with GTA V and The Last of Us, games like The Evil Within and Madden 15 for $30 each, and a $330…

Free Update Transforms Goat Simulator Into Goat MMO Simulator

In honor of the people who purchased a bajillion copies of a game that simulates goats poorly, this Thursday developer Coffee Stain Studios is releasing Goat Simulator update 1.2, AKA Goat MMO Simulator. Really. With am all-new fantasy setting, six playable classes (including no class and Microwave), a nonexistent story and a handful of quests,…

Yes, You Should Play The New Version Of GTA V

This week, Rockstar is re-releasing Grand Theft Auto V on PS4 and Xbox One. The new version, which also comes to PC in January, has better graphics, new music, and a new first-person mode. You can now play the the bulk of the game—shooting, driving, skydiving, sexing—in first-person. It is bananas. I figured first-person mode…

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​Hate Sonic’s New Redesign? It Could’ve Looked Even More Different.

Ever since Sonic the Hedgehog’s new look debuted back in February, longtime video game lovers have been weighing in on the character’s tweaked visuals. Well, if you feel like the Sonic Boom versions of Sega’s mascot went too far, then you should know they could’ve gone a lot farther. Early concept art from artists who…