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World of Warcraft: Legion Starts Really Well

Raccoon the grizzled Outlaw Rogue stands in demon-besieged Dalaran, moments before Azeroth’s greatest mages pull off their most amazing feat yet: making me even more alt-crazy than I already was. Judging from the first few hours, Legion is going to be a very good problem for me. The shot above was captured moments before the…

An upcoming Nintendo Direct focused on 3DS games will take place this Thursday, September 1st at 10AM Eastern Time. Nintendo’s press release notes that “NX will not be discussed or revealed in this broadcast.”

Beat Takeshi Not Impressed With Japanese Prime Minister’s Mario Cosplay

During the 2016 Rio Olympics’ closing ceremony, Japanese Prime Minister cosplayed as Mario. Well, sorta. You probably thought it was cool. Beat Takeshi did not. On a recent episode of his current events show Takeshi’s TV Tackle (via Daily), the famed actor, director and comedian said the Prime Minister’s appearance “wasn’t good.” “Although, Mr. Abe…

Metal Gear Solid V Definitive Edition Sneaks Out This Fall

On October 11, Konami is re-releasing MGSV Ground Zeroes along with The Phantom Pain and both games’ DLC. Dubbed Metal Gear Solid V: The Definitive Experience, the collection will be available on the PS4, Xbox One, and PC (Steam) for US$49.99. Below is all the DLC that comes with The Definitive Experience:

A Storm is Approaching. Venice, Italy. By Christian Astorga JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!

Some Of The Best PC Games Ever Made Hit Steam Today

There wasn’t much fanfare made about the move, but a collection of classic Sierra games turned up on Steam today, including the very best of them Standouts include the Quest for Glory and Police Quest collections, while two of the underrated Caesar games also make an appearance. Here’s the list in full: Police Quest™ Collection…

Madden 17 Is Pretty Good! 

I’ve been playing Madden 17 this week, and against all the odds, I have been having a good time. You can thank a single new game mode for that. Madden, like every other sports game series on the planet, is obsessed with selling you on its bullet point features. It has to be, really; shipping…

What if Overwatch’s Hanzo was a lady? Character artist J Hill took a crack at that idea, and wow yeah, I’m on board. I doubt Blizzard can make an official skin out of this due to hitbox/balance issues, but I can dream. You can see more images of lady Hanzo here

World Of Warcraft: Legion Launches Tonight, And Azeroth Is Screwed

With the European launch of World of Warcraft’s sixth expansion a little over an hour away and North America following six hours later, Azeroth is not in great shape. Heroes are dead, leadership is faltering, and our only hope for salvation lies in a set of artifacts no one’s seen for thousands of years. This…

No, Steam Isn’t Offering ‘Special Exemptions’ For No Man’s Sky Refunds

No Man’s Sky is not the game a lot of people wanted it to be. Over the weekend, people sought refunds en masse, and many reported that retailers like Amazon, Steam, and PSN offered unconditional or nearly unconditional refunds. That’s not entirely true. No Man’s Sky refunds became the discussion topic du jour on sites…

Mobile Game Gemini Wants You To Get A Little Bit Closer

Gemini is a mobile title that encourages you to go on a galactic journey. But it’s more than just lovely visuals and rousing music; this game wants you to get intimate with a partner as you dance around the stars. In some ways, quite literally. Developed by Echostone Games, Gemini is an iOS title where…

Project Diva X Makes Up For Its Short Song List With Story And Substance

With fans anxiously awaiting word on whether Sega plans to bring the 224 song monster that is Project Diva Future Tone to the West, why should they bother with the measly 30 tracks in Hatsune Miku Project Diva X? Because this one’s got more actual game in it. The rhythm games we’ve seen featuring Japan’s…

Snapchat’s First Multi-Level Game Stars Serena Williams’ Outfits

Today, Snapchat is featuring its first multi-level video game, a retro tennis title based on Serena Williams’ 22 major tennis victories, each with its own level. And, for an 8-bit Gatorade-sponsored ad buried beneath ESPN’s Snapchat Discover stories (baseball player Carlos Gomez running into a wall and a stack of kids sliding down a hill…

Guy Pulls Off Pokémon Permadeath Run Only Using A Rattata

Rattata are found near the start of Pokémon games for a reason: they’re not very good fighters. Eventually, most players cycle out a Rattata on their team for something bigger, better, stronger. Not this particular Pokémon fan, though. Pokémon Challenges is a Twitch channel chronicling one German player’s grueling adventures. Earlier this year, the channel…

The Evil Raider Factions You Can Join In Fallout 4’s Nuka World DLC

Everyone knows that Fallout 4’s last big DLC will let you be a jerk, but now we finally have a sense of what kind of dick you can be. Judging by Bethesda’s description, the possibilities are exciting. In the video above, Bethesda walks you through some of the big things you should know about Nuka…

Making Friends In GTA V Is Hard

Poor Limmy. All he wanted to do was make a friend. Someone who would look out at the sea together with him. Limmy is wonderful

The Witcher 3 Game of the Year edition releases tomorrow and the base game is getting a big patch in preparation. Detailed patch notes show a great many fixes coming to version 1.30. Tweaked item drops, an end to game altering glitches, and a host of quest fixes are highlights.

My Daily Dose Of Bullet Hell Shooter

Sometime I just need to dodge some bullets and blow up some spaceships. Lately sometime has been every moment I’ve had alone with my iPhone, thanks to Firi Games’ bite-sized shooter Phoenix II. A free-to-play bullet hell shooter that’s obviously the sequel to something, I picked up Phoenix II when it popped up on the…

The Floor Is Lava In Klei’s First 3D Game

Chances are you’ve already played Hot Lava, the first 3D game from Klei Entertainment of Don’t Starve and Invisible, Inc. fame. It’s the video game version of the perennial children’s imagination game with only one rule: don’t touch the floor. Having been a precocious young lad with little regard for my parents’ furniture, I played…

Dead Or Alive VR Is…Yup

Pretty much what you’d expect, really. Team Ninja’s Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 is already out, but when the PlayStation VR is released on October 13, the game will get a PS VR update. Japanese sites Famitsu and Gamer recently checked out the game’s VR function. Which went something like this. And this. You can…