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Reminder: Dishonored Was Super Pretty

High-res graphics and beautiful particle effects are all well and good, but when it comes right down to it, a game’s visuals live or die on art direction. And Arkane’s 2012 stealth game Dishonored still has some of the best art direction around. The man behind that, of course, is the supremely talented art director…

After Two Failed Kickstarters, Eternal Darkness Successor Is ‘On Hold’

With two unsuccessful Kickstarters under their belt, the folks behind Shadow of the Eternals are calling it quits for now. The team at Precursor Games, who have spent the past few months trying to get funds for their spiritual successor to Eternal Darkness in the form of two different Kickstarter projects and a crowdfunding drive…

Well, that was underwhelming: After announcing “the wait is over” late last week, Xi3 has revealed… some slightly more detailed specs for their $1000 Piston living-room PC, as well as a release date of November 29. The Piston will not natively use SteamOS.

Our Favorite Jerk Moves In Games

Yes, being mean or trolling someone isn’t exactly recommendable or even particularly empathetic, but that doesn’t mean both are completely off the table all the time. Not if you’re playing a game, anyway. Sometimes, being a jerk can be a playful thing. That’s why we like banter and teasing. It’s also why games are often…

Aaron Paul’s Need For Speed Film Should Just Be A Breaking Bad Spinoff

It was already difficult to watch the trailer for the upcoming Need for Speed movie without thinking of its star, Aaron Paul, as his Breaking Bad character Jesse Pinkman. And now, thanks to this dramatic (and spoiler-filled) mash-up video from Slacktory, it’ll be even more difficult. And while I’m not entirely serious with that headline……

Spin a 3D Render of the New Steam Controller

We don’t have a Steam Controller to put in your hands, but we do have this to share, via Sketchfab user Mestaty. Take it for a whirl. Steam Controller from Mestaty on Sketchfab

You Will Not Believe This Gravity-Defying GTA V Car Chase

If you play Grand Theft Auto V, you’re going to get involved in some intense car chases. But unless you’re amazing at the game, your chases probably won’t play out quite like this. Here we have some outstanding chases from YouTuber Rechyyy, who manages not only to pull off incredible trick after incredible trick, but…

Well This Batman Trivia Question Won’t Be Relevant For Long

Via the fine folks at Good Job Brain, here’s one Trivial Pursuit question that will probably have to be updated soon. Thanks a lot, Affleck

A Blindside Hit Takes Down an NCAA Football Team Rallying to the End

Wednesday night, he was having anxiety attacks over his designs for next year’s game. Thursday afternoon, it didn’t matter; his title was canceled. And ten minutes after showing up on Monday, he no longer had a job. By all accounts, Alex Howell and the rest of EA Sports’ college football development team were working right…

A New Way: This is a friendly PSA to let you know that Wet Hot American Summer will be removed from Netflix streaming tomorrow, October 1. If you haven’t seen the comedy masterpiece (or just want to do a rewatch), fire it up tonight and see firsthand why it’s one of my very favorite movies.

How Assassin’s Creed IV Uses The PS4 Touchpad

By now, Assassin’s Creed fans know more or less what to expect from the game’s controls. Running, jumping, climbing, stabbing… they’re pretty established at this point. But what of the PS4’s touchpad? In this video, Revision3‘s Max Scoville shows us one way ACIV will use the touchpad. As it turns out, it’ll be keyed to…

Yup, Your Dog Will Totally Play Fetch With A Grenade In GTA V

Here’s round two of DefendTheHouse‘s GTA Mythbusting series, where they test out stuff like, will your dog fetch grenades? Will you piss people off by stalking them? The answer to both of these is hilarious—and they’re not the only myths tested out here, either. The attention to detail in these games, man! Here’s thefirst round…

Every Reason Wonder Woman Should Be in a Blockbuster Movie

DC Comics has a Holy Trinity, a trio of decades-old world-renown characters that are the publisher’s bedrock. In the last 35 years, Superman has had six big-budget movies come out from major studios. Batman’s gotten eight. But Wonder Woman hasn’t had any. This video shows why the complete lack of onscreen Diana is a goddamn…

The Next Final Fantasy Comes With Cults, Cleavage, And Alcoholism

Cult murders. Revealing outfits. High-end booze. THIS IS FINAL FANTASY Thanks to the recently-released ESRB description for the upcoming Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, we’ve got some info on what may or may not be in Square Enix’s next RPG, which comes out in February for 360 and PS3. Light spoilers here, so stay away…

Some Weeks It Seems Like All The Good Apps Are On iOS

Barring special occasions, I never go out of my way to exclude any mobile platform from the Week in Gaming Apps. Sometimes it just happens. Here’s a little insight into how the Week in Gaming Apps works. I download a bunch of new games on my iPad, because it’s easy to tell which games on…

The High King of Skyrim Takes Nobody’s Crap

There are plebs, and then there’s you, the High King of Skyrim. And as the High King of Skyrim, you’d best believe you can do damn well nearly anything you please, no matter how silly or ridiculous. If you’re thinking that this must involve mods somehow, you’d be right—this one in particular, which was brought…

Deals: Mighty No. 9, Breaking Bad, Xbox 360 E, PS+, DualShock 4

We’re doing some experimentation today in both format and post time. Don’t worry, nothing is set in stone. Expect the segment to continue to evolve and the deals to remain awesome. How ’bout that Breaking Bad finale? Leaderboard Breaking Bad: The Complete Series [Blu-ray/Ultraviolet] | $210 The last time we saw our intrepid heroes, Jesse…

Just One PS4 Launch Game Could Be A Whopping 50 Gigabytes

Maybe in ten years this won’t seem like such a big deal, but today it’s almost hard to believe—PS4 shooter Killzone: Shadow Fall will be close to a 50 GB download, according to a Sony exec. Speaking with Eurogamer about the benefits of the next PlayStation’s “play while you download!” feature, Sony UK’s Fergal Gara…

Hey, Assassin’s Creed IV has something in common with Grand Theft Auto V. No, it’s not sharks. The newest trailer for the Caribbean-set open-world action game shows an all-star cast of history’s most infamous pirates teaming up to pull off a massive heist. Heists! They’re so hot right now.

Leaked Dark Souls II Videos Show Co-Op, Armor and Enemies

Dark Souls 2 isn’t out until March of next year. But the network beta’s been running in Japan and other places for a little while now. You know what that means: leaked footage showing what the hotly-anticipated sequel looks and plays like. There’s about an hour’s worth of footage total here so get a snack.…