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Five Great Books About Video Game Culture
Probably my favorite hobby next to playing video games is reading about people who love and design them. And I’m not talking licensed-by-Nintendo glory stories about CEOs overcoming their mistrust of Crash Bandicoot to make millions—I’m talking books about the rest of us, lovers on MMORPGs, struggling indie devs, self-hating gaming addicts, virtuous guild leaders,…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published August 17, 2016 -
World Of Warcraft Expansions Revisited: Shadows Of The Pandaclysm
As the sixth expansion to World of Warcraft looms ever closer, our Gnome Hunter-led tour through the previous five takes us to post-draconic apocalypse Azeroth and an ancient land filled with beautiful sights and ridiculous pandas. Given the speed of even the most casual leveling in World of Warcraft these days, I’ve decided to double…
By Mike Fahey Published August 17, 2016 -
Cartoon Network Gets Everybody Together For A Old School Sidescrolling Brawler
It’s Steven Universe meets Adventure Time meets The Amazing World of Gumball meets The Regular Show meets Clarence meets Uncle Grandpa. Basically Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers is a whole lot of meeting followed by a whole lot of hitting. The Cartoon Network folks have been publishing some pretty amazing licensed games lately, fromthe Steven Universe…
By Mike Fahey Published August 17, 2016 -
The Witcher 3’s New Screenshot Tools Are So Good
The Witcher 3 is the latest game to see Nvidia’s fancy new Ansel screenshot technology implemented. Which means users can now not only take very high resolution screens, but panoramic 360-degree shots of their gameplay as well. The necessary upgrades and patches for the tech went live earlier this week. I’ve been testing it out…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 17, 2016 -
Overwatch Heroes Look Sharp In Their Street Clothes
What, you think Widowmaker buys bread and milk in that skinsuit? Korean artist YD has drawn these images of some of Overwatch’s cast looking very cool on their days off, just hanging out, enjoying each other’s company, maybe taking in a movie, maybe doing some shopping.
By Luke Plunkett Published August 17, 2016 -
Nice Try Deadshot, But This Is Harley Quinn’s Injustice 2 Trailer
Deadshot being upstaged by Harley Quinn? That’s something you only see in movies. Or comics. Or incredibly brief cameos on Arrow. Poor Deadshot. It’s nice to see Floyd Lawton getting a little video game love in the second iteration of Netherrealm Studios’ DC Comics fighting game, but he is still Floyd Lawton, the really good…
By Mike Fahey Published August 17, 2016 -
There’s An Entire Level’s Worth Of Crash Bandicoot In The New Skylanders
At E3 2016 Activision revealed that one-time Sony mascot character Crash Bandicoot would be appearing in Skylanders Imaginators this fall. Announced during Gamescom, Crash is also bringing his best enemy along for the ride, along with an entire level set in the Wumpa Islands. Crash gets a toy! Dr. Neo Cortex gets a toy! Even…
By Mike Fahey Published August 17, 2016 -
Olympic Athlete Races With Sonic The Hedgehog Tattoo
Javier Culson is once again competing in the Olympic Games for Puerto Rico. And he is once again showing off his cleverly themed Olympic Sonic tattoo During the 2012 Olympics, people noticed Javier’s ink, and during this summer’s games, they’re noticing it, again. Thematically, the tattoo is smart for a handful of reasons. One is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 17, 2016 -
Konami Releasing New Metal Gear Game
Konami isn’tgoing to let the loss of Hideo Kojima stop them from using the Metal Gear license, announcing today an all-new game in the franchise: Metal Gear Survive It’s coming in 2017 for PC, Xbox One and PS4, and is described as a “co-op survival game”. Apparently it’s set straight after MSG V prologue Ground…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 17, 2016 -
Look At This $480 Wind Waker Statue
Even these guys are like “OK maybe we should have made this smaller”. This upcoming statue from First 4 Figures recreates Wind Waker’s King of Red Lions (with Link sailing him) in a piece that’s 25 inches tall and costs $480. It’ll be out next year. There’s a limited edition model that lights up. Good…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 17, 2016 -
All Hail Team Mystic
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By Luke Plunkett Published August 16, 2016 -
GTA V Mods Just Keep Looking Better
The PC version of Grand Theft Auto V looked good enough as it was. Mods improved things. Mods continue to improve things. This is the newest trailer for GTA 5 Redux, a “graphics and world enhancer” mod package that will bring new weather effects, new visual tweaks, real-world ads and company logos (like Netflix and…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 16, 2016 -
No Man’s Sky Mods Are Here On PC
Got some stuff you want to fix/mess around with in the PC version of No Man’s Sky? Mods for the game are now out, letting you adjust everything from the game’s visuals to your suit’s audio files. Here are some of the best ones released so far on Video Game Mods. Note that there aren’t…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 16, 2016 -
Enderal Is More Than A Mod, It’s A Whole New Skyrim
Enderal is a Skyrim mod that’s been in development for years. I’ve been playing for hours, and I feel like I’ve barely scratched the surface. Enderal is a total conversion mod that adds a new, nearly-Skyrim-sized continent, loads of sidequests and secrets, and a whole new plot with its own lore and Chosen One. It…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 16, 2016 -
Nothing Brings World Of Warcraft Together Like The Invading Demonic Horde
For the past week players of all levels, races and factions have been joining forces to try and stem the tide of soul-hungry demons spilling into our lands, determined to end life as we know it. I’ve not had this much fun with other players in ages. Since last Tuesday up until this morning’s maintenance,…
By Mike Fahey Published August 16, 2016 -
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II comes to North America on September 6, publisher XSEED said today. It’ll be out on PS3 and Vita. This is the direct sequel to Cold Steel, which you should play. I’m hoping to have a more timely review this time around.
By Jason Schreier Published August 16, 2016 -
Look At This $200 Game Of Thrones Action Figure
Hong Kong toy company threezero will be releasing this 33cm Sandor Clegane figure later this year. There will be two models: a standard one for $195, and at $210 a “Threezero Store Deluxe Pack”, which will also come with The Hound’s fancy helmet. Salesgo live on August 18, with the figures shipping later in 2016.…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 16, 2016 -
Next Call of Duty Has ’80s Zombies With David Hasselhoff And Pee-wee Herman
While Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare takes place in the future, its initial Zombies experience is firmly rooted in the past. In Zombies in Spaceland, four aspiring actors are transported to a zombie-infested space theme park by Paul “Pee-wee Herman” Reubens. Reubens plays a once-popular horror actor who lures the player characters to an abandoned…
By Mike Fahey Published August 16, 2016
