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Code Vein is out today. I’m going to be honest. I don’t even know what it is. I’m gonna play it on our Twitch channel, though. As long as it’s something like Dark Souls, I should do just fine. And of course it’s gonna be like Dark Souls, because every video game is exactly like…

Half-Life 2‘s Characters Can Finally Blink Again

In one of the weirder Steam updates, non-player characters in Half-Life 2 and related episodes can now blink, after an update from Valve. Valve put out a small update yesterday for Steam builds of the Half-Life games that includes the note “Fixed NPCs not blinking.” As explained by Rockpapershotgun, NPCs lost the ability to blink…

Sekiro Can Be Played In First-Person

This mod (really a script for Cheat Engine) by Zullie the Witch will let you play the PC version of the decidedly third-person action game Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice in dizzying first-person. You’ll need to be running Cheat Engineto get it working, but once you do, the whole thing looks pretty playable! Provided you already…

Sherlock Holmes Developers Accuse Publisher Of Delisting Their Games, Not Returning The Code

Frogwares, the studio behind a ton of Sherlock Games across most major platforms, have today accused publisher Focus Home Interactive of not only delisting a bunch of their games from digital shopfronts, but of then refusing to return the code. The studio outlined the allegations in a statement released earlier today (emphasis added): Hello, This…

MediEvil‘s Demo Has Some Nostalgia Value, But That’s About It

Did you know there’s gonna be a new MediEvil game? Sony’s been showing it off at events, like the most recent State of Play livestream, but details have been a little scarce. A new limited time demo that came out today offers a sneak peek into the upcoming exclusive action-comedy game. The brief preview shows…

Earlier this month, Bastion, Transistor, Pyre, and Hades developer Supergiant Games put on an orchestrated concert to celebrate its tenth anniversary. You can watch it in its entirety now. It features songs from all the games’ soundtracks and is really just an immensely good performance, with some magnificent vocal harmonies and powerful orchestration. There’s also…

P.T. Hacker Is Still Finding Gruesome Secrets

Perhaps you’ve heard that a skilled dataminer recently found that there was more to P.T., the infamous “playable teaser” for the canceled Silent Hills, than meets the eye. Well, he’s not done digging, and has turned up even more scares hiding just out of frame in Hideo Kojima’s horror demo, including a grotesque corpse. P.T.,…

Say Goodbye To Fortnite‘s Mechs

Fortnite’s Season 10 is in its last weeks, which means the game’s ever-evolving plot is coming to the fore. The latest development seems to be causing the game’s powerful, much-hated mechs to explode, finally removing them from the game. Following yesterday’s 10.40 patch, players have been noticing that the mechs are exploding when they hit…

An Apology

On Tuesday afternoon, we published an article headlined “Animated Video Game Porn Could Be A Lot Sexier And Less Gross.” It’s a piece we immediately regretted and that I wanted to talk to you, the readers, about. I can spare you a click. It was about popular animated porn videos involving well-known gaming and geek…

I’m streaming the Ghost Recon Breakpoint open beta right now on our Twitch channel. Come join me in the chat!

Rockstar is giving away $1 million of in-game money to everyone who logins into Grand Theft Auto Online between now and Oct. 2. The large sum of cash is being given away to celebrate the six-year anniversary of GTA Online. Players will receive the funds by October 9th. 

Battlefront II‘s New Clone Commandos Know How To Survive The Chaos

Since Star Wars Battlefront II released in 2017, fans have wanted to know: Where are the clone commandos? These long-awaited badasses are finally in the game, bringing a rough-and-tumble play style that’s focused on staying alive and adapting to any situation. It’s been a long time since Star Wars: Republic Commando. Released in 2005, the…

The second dose of virtual Vader is now live for Oculus Quest and Oculus Rift. Vader Immortal: Episode II continues the players’ journey into the heart of Darth Vader’s fortress on Mustafar. It’s filled with lightsaber battles, force powers, and, like everything else these days, Maya Rudolph.

Borderlands 3 Players Are Disappointed In Zane’s Late-Game Weakness

Some Borderlands 3 players believe that one member of the game’s roster of four playable characters is a bit of a lemon. It turns out that Zane, the Operative, is kind of a lousy performer when it comes to surviving Borderlands 3’s toughest post-game challenges. These problems don’t become clear until you reach the endgame,…

I’m streaming the one and only Untitled Goose Game right now on our Twitch channel. Come join me in the chat!

Hitman 2‘s Luxury Resort Is The Perfect Setting For Murder

Hitman 2’s latest DLC takes Agent 47 to a tropical resort called Haven in the Maldives where the rich and powerful relax as their criminal pasts are wiped off the record. The mission, “The Last Resort,” is full of luxurious environments to explore and sneering elite to take down—all the things that make a Hitman…

Fortnite’s 10.40 patch brings a new Rift Zone, Starry Suburbs, as well as previously-announced changes to matchmaking. There are also tweaks to controller sensitivity and aim assist, as well as a playlist called The Combine that lets players practice their aiming and reflexes.

During its first three days on sale, the Nintendo Switch Lite sold 177,936 units in Japan. Combined with the regular Switch units, nearly 250,000 Switch consoles were sold that same week. In case you missed it, here is Kotaku’s Switch Lite review. 

New Death Stranding PS4 Has A Controller Based On The Weird Baby

There’s a limited edition PS4 Pro coming based on Death Stranding, and it’s a very fetching shade of white. The drippy black handprints on the top are a nice touch, but nowhere near as nice as the decision to base the accompanying controller on the game’s Bridge Baby The console launches alongside the game on…

Microsoft’s Project xCloud Game Streaming Service Will Begin Public Testing In October

Microsoft’s take on game-streaming will be in the hands of a select few members of the public next month. Project xCloud (not its final name) will let people play Xbox One games via the cloud, without the need for a console. Microsoft announced today that the service will begin a public trial in October, though…