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New Fallout 4 DLC Will Let You Build A Vault, Experiments and All

Bethesda revealed a number of new Fallout 4 DLC packs coming later this year, but the most interesting one has to be the “Vault-Tec” expansion, which will let all of us become the most evil vault overseer ever. Here’s a trailer. Note that they straight up say that you can experiment on dwellers—I can’t wait…

Hey, remember that Elder Scrolls digital card game? It’s called Elder Scrolls Legends, and it’s about “a hero who changed the very course of history.” With trading cards. It’s in beta right now, and you can sign up on the game’s site

A New Quake Game Is Coming

With Doom successfully reanimated, next in line for id is Quake, with Bethesda showing off a new game a E3 today called Quake Champions Described as a “competitive multiplayer arena shooter”, that’s literally all id had to say about it, only promising that more would be revealed at QuakeCon in August.

$350 Pip-Boy Replica Is Very Fancy

Just before Bethesda’s big E3 show was due to start, Thinkgeek sent out emails about a new product: a very expensive, somewhat functional replica of Fallout’s iconic Pip-Boy The Pip-Boy: Deluxe Bluetooth Edition is designed to work as a kind of wearable smart watch, which pairs with your phone over bluetooth to show (and make)…

We’re Liveblogging Bethesda’s E3 Press Conference

We’re liveblogging Bethesda’s big E3 show, where we expect to see the latest from Dishonored 2, some Fallout, a little Elder Scrolls and maybe some Prey. Who knows? We will, shortly. “`

Watch Bethesda’s E3 Press Conference Right Here [UPDATE]

It’s time for more Fallout 4! And more Dishonored 2! And more Doom! And hey, maybe we’ll also get to see Prey 2, a Skyrim remaster, and sequels to The Evil Within and/or Wolfenstein. Whew. UPDATE: We’re done! Bethesda had a pretty good show, announcing a new Quake, a remastered Skyrim, and an Arkane Austin-led…

For those tired of the first two Mafia games’ adherence to strict genre limitations (Italians in nice cars and tommy guns), may I present to you Mafia III

Limbo Is Currently Free On Xbox

It’s raining free Xbox games! Only a few days after Fallout 4 accidentally went on sale for $0.00 on the Xbox Store, the brilliant death simulator Limbo is now also free. Though this reduction looks more deliberate. The “try it free” and strike through the $9.99 price clearly show that this is meant to be…

BioWare Wants Mass Effect Andromeda To Recapture The First Game’s Wonder

BioWare is still mostly in the we’re-not-talking-about-that-yet phase of hyping next years’ Mass Effect Andromeda, but the outlines they’re sketching show a game that’s returning to the strangeness of the 2007 original. “If you go back to the original Mass Effect, there was that sort of awe of going to a new galaxy and meeting…

Snoop Enjoys A Round Of Battlefield 420 At E3

“You can see the concentration.” EA let some folks play Battlefield 1 at E3 earlier today, and one of those invited was rapper and noted Xbox motivator Snoop. Here’s some footage, courtesy of Giant Bomb’s livestream

At Least You’ll Have A Hat

From what I’ve seen of Titanfall 2 so far it could be much more entertaining than the first game.$250 replica helmet Vanguard Edition entertaining? Eh. It’s only $199 with Amazon Prime, though. That’s like getting a free hat, with lights and everything.

FIFA 17, You Have My Attention

Well, here’s a first. The trailer for a sports game was the best thing I saw during a major E3 press conference. Below, if you haven’t seen it, is FIFA 17’s debut trailer. It is very interesting if you’re at all into football, sports games or even just experiments in what we expect from well-worn…

Telltale’s The Walking Dead is back for a third season this Fall. Here’s the first (short) trailer.

None Of Us Will Ever Be As Perfectly Happy As Mass Effect Andromeda‘s Smiling Asari

Video game technology has made some amazing advancements over the last few years. Those advancements have given us exhilarating action, fantastical new worlds, and also the smiling Asari who appeared for approximately two seconds during EA’s Mass Effect Andromeda hype reel. I mean, look at her. She sees you. She knows you. Like, really knows…

Jamie Foxx And Zac Efron Are Clearly Hyped To Play Some Battlefield

Look at these guys. That right there is a couple of celebrities who are psyched to experience some multiplayer gaming content. Are these guys pumped for tonight’s event? “Yessss….” says Foxx, looking to Efron for support. “…yeah,” says Efron. “Can’t wait,” says Foxx. “Dude, stoked,” says Efron. I know I’m excited.

A Look At Battlefield One’s Pretty Gameplay

Battlefield 1 promises some of the biggest showdowns the franchise has ever seen, and today DICE gave us a taste of what that will look like in action. Spoilers: the footage is wild, as you can see above. Some of the things the new Battlefield will include are: Dynamic weather, such as fog and rain,…

EA Lays Out Their Star Wars Plans For The Next Three Years

EA is working on more Star Wars games. I’m shocked, shocked I tell you. DICE and Motive (the company founded by former Assassin’s Creed and Splinter Cell producer Jade Raymond) are working on a new Battlefront for 2017. Visceral’s Star Wars game, headed up by former Uncharted maestro Amy Hennig, is coming in 2018. Respawn…

EA Originals Gives Big Support To Small Games

Today, during its E3 2016 press conference, EA announced EA Originals, a new program committed to partnering with small developers creating unique experiences and helping them bring their work to life. One of the stars of last year’s EA press conference was Unravel, a small game with a unique visual style that EA was helping…

And Now, A One-Man Theater Show From The Star Of FIFA 17

FIFA 17 has a story mode, EA said today at their press conference, while also supporting their local theater troupe by hosting this beautifully committed one-man performance:

BioWare Shows Some New Bits Of Mass Effect Andromeda

Well, the next Mass Effect sure looks sick. Mass Effect Andromeda follows a group of explorers trying to find a new place to call home—you can think of them as the aliens this time around. There’s a new galaxy, new planets, new characters, many of which you can spot in the trailer above. Oh, and…