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The First Round of Creation Club Mods For Fallout 4 Has Power Horse Armor

Today, Bethesda showed the world what we can expect from the totally-not-paid-mods-that-you-can-still-spend-money-on system, Creation Club. Mostly, the first batch of offerings are disappointing, but hey. Remember Oblivion’s controversial horse armor? Well, now Fallout has something like it, too: Gallop your way through the Wasteland in this stylish, sturdy and heavily modified handcrafted Power Horse Armor.…

Abandoned Nintendogs Found Alive After Almost 10 Years

I used to spend so many days with my Nintendogs. Playing with them, grooming them, taking them out for competitions… As the years passed, I abandoned them. I know they’re not real, but what I’ve done still haunts me to this day. Lately, I’ve been thinking about games I played as a child that I’ve…

Fan-Voted Favorites Get Stylish New Armor Sets In Fire Emblem Heroes 

Fire Emblem Heroes is a mobile strategy game that I’m still playing, with tons of slightly horny characters and exciting tactic battles. Its upcoming event delivers new versions of highly popular characters, and holy crap their outfits are amazing. Before Fire Emblem Heroes launched, a vote was held to determine which four characters would receive…

Catch Up On Destiny‘s Entire Story With This 90-Minute Video

As we bid farewell to Destiny, a video game renowned for its storytelling prowess, let’s take the time to catch up on the plot so far. This feature-length video, by YouTuber My Name Is Byf, is possibly the best Destiny lore explainer you’ll ever watch. Even if you’ve paid attention to Destiny’s lore over the…

As floods from Hurricane Harvey batter Houston, Texas and surrounding areas, we extend our sympathies and best wishes to everyone affected. Any readers who wish to help can do so by donating to the Red Cross (most easily by texting) or to numerous other charities.

Official Street Fighter Underwear, But The Cammy Ones Are All Wrong

This official Chun-Li themed underwear is pretty much what you’d expect it to be, but the Cammy themed underwear is not. Clothing company SuperGroupies is run by game and anime lovers, and it’s done a series of clever and subtle themed items like these Persona 3 themed phone cases, key chain, and bag. But their…

Brock And Misty Are Returning To The Pokémon TV Anime

After being re-writtenout of Pokémon history in the latest Pokémon movie, Brock and Misty are coming to the Pokémon Sun Moon television anime. But only for two episodes. That figures! The latest issue of Televi-kun has the following announcement: Brock and Misty will appear in the September 14 and September 21 Sun Moon episodes, during…

Offensive Remarks At Sega’s Yakuza Event Cause Controversy In South Korea [Update]

During this weekend’s Yakuza press conference, actor Susumu Terajima made remarks that might get Yakuza Kiwami 2 cancelled in South Korea. With credits ranging from Sonatine to When Marine Was There, Terajima is a well-known character actor who typically plays yakuza types. During the Yakuza Kiwami 2 press conference, Yakuza designer Toshihiro Nagoshi asked Terajima…

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The Weird Stuff That Happens When You’re An NBA 2K Commentator

NBA broadcaster Kevin Harlan should be famous for his work on actual live basketball games. Turns out for a lot of people he’s known as being the only voice they ever hear coming out of a video game. Harlan sat down with the Just Not Sports podcast the other day to talk about his decade’s…

Final Fantasy XIV Director Uses Kinky Meme To Congratulate Cosplay Winner 

Toward the end of Games Com this past week in Germany, there was a cosplay contest for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. Naoki Yoshida, the game’s director, helped judge it. “Step on me, please,” he told the winner. Let me explain. Stormblood was released earlier this summer. The expansion included new job types, locales,…

Battlegrounds Now Has The Second All-Time Highest Concurrent Player Count On Steam

Last year around this time no one would have understood what you were talking about if you muttered the word PUBG. This weekend it was the most played game on Steam. With a twenty four hour peak of just north of 870,000 concurrent players, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds sat at the top of Steam’s “Current Player Count”…

Square Enix’s Library Is Full Of Games Worth Remastering 

After the success of Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age and Square’s announcement that Secret of Mana will be getting remade for the PS4 and Vita, it’s clear the company wants to see its deep back catalog live on, but there are a few games in particular Square Enix should think about reviving sooner rather…

Nobody Has Time For Walking Simulators In Halt And Catch Fire‘s Season Premier 

Halt and Catch Fire has always been less about the big tech ideas themselves than the people struggling to discover them. While the burgeoning internet sets the backdrop for season four, the first couple episodes show Cameron’s struggle to get Atari to publish her high concept walking sim. When I wrote last week’s post about…

Horror Fighting Game People Thought Didn’t Exist Finally Surfaces [Update]

Do you remember Death Cargo? The obscure Mortal Kombat-inspired brawler from an Italian studio Necrostorm known for indie slasher flicks? Well after disappearing a few years ago it’s back. Sort of. The YouTubers behind Super Best Friends Play channel got their hands on a version of the game and uploaded it for today’s episode of…

We’re starting some matches in PlayerUnknown’s Battleground right now on Twitch. Heather’s put together a squad and looking for some chicken dinner.

Sega also revealed a trailer for the remake of Yakuza 2 earlier today. Like the remake of the first game, Yakuza: Kiwami 2 will see the second game in the series recreated in the Dragon Engine used for Yakuza 6 and features some additional missions and playable characters. It’s out in Japan this December.

The Yakuza Developers Are Working On A Fist Of The North Star Game

Beginning as a manga back in the early 80s, Fist of the North Star is basically Japanese Mad Max. As such it’s a perfect subject for the stylish sensibilities of the developers behind Sega’s Yakuza games. The game was announced earlier today during a live-stream event which showed off a trailer and story details for…

Beast Battle Simulator Makes Your Flame-Thrower Polar Bear Dreams Come True

T-rexes with lasers and shotguns. Polar bears with flamethrowers. Some might laugh at these outrageous possibilities, decrying them as “unrealistic.” But in Beast Battle Simulator, these wild dreams are a reality. In this physics-based battle game, players choose from a variety of arenas such as deserts and tundras. You can pick an array of animals…

Overwatch‘s Mercy Is More Deadly Now, But She’s Still A Healer

Mercy is a Valkyrie now, and she’s not taking anybody’s crap. Yesterday, Blizzard revealed a surprising overhaul of Overwatch’s most straightforward healer, replacing her uber-powerful resurrection ult—which could potentially bring her whole team back from the brink—with “Valkyrie,” an ult that lets her soar around with a giant clip of super-powered bullets as well as…