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As if there weren’t enough strategy games to get excited about in 2016, along comes Hearts of Iron IV with its bombers and little men and menus

Fan Building Counter-Strike Surfing Game

Tired of surfing in Counter-Strike as an optional extra, Rory McHenry is working on building his own standalone surfing experience using Unreal Engine 4. Here’s his first proof of concept video: And here’s a newer design, with a bit more polish in the physics. Yeah, being Unreal Engine 4 and not Source means it’s not…

Sources: The Ambitious (Now Cancelled) Plans For Disney Infinity‘s Future Included Rogue One, Bigger Figures

Disney’s cancellation of its lucrative toy-centric Disney Infinity series is even more shocking given the tantalizing plans for the series that two sources close to the project have shared with Kotaku Developers were planning numerous new level packs, including one based on this fall’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story movie, as well as a…

Madden 17‘s Cover Star Is Rob Gronkowski

The next cover athlete for Madden will be Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, EA announced this evening. Given that the Xbox Store leaked this news earlier today, the only real shock here is that he’s wearing a shirt. Here’s the cover: As a Jets fan, I can only hope that Gronkowski winds up as successful…

Let’s Talk About That One Scene In Uncharted 4

If you’ve started playing Uncharted 4, by now you’ve probably gotten up to that scene. The secret one. You know, the one in chapter four. SPOILER WARNING: DON’T GO FURTHER IF YOU HAVEN’T PLAYED PAST CHAPTER FOUR OF UNCHARTED 4 In the fourth chapter of Uncharted 4, after a hearty dinner of noodles that don’t…

Hitman’s Elusive Targets will be coming “at some point on Friday during European hours,” according to Io’s blog. Once they’re live, players will have 48 hours and no saves to complete these contracts.

The Fallout 4 Survival Permadeath Run That Turned Preston Garvey Into A Monster

Most players attempting Fallout 4’s Survival mode will just get their ass kicked. One player, however, has already managed to beat the entire thing on a single life. Funnily enough, the toughest challenge Kyle Hinckley faced along the way wasn’t something like starvation or damage, but rather a nearly catastrophic glitch. You may remember Hinckley…

Pokémon vs Gundam

Reader Khris likes Pokémon. He also likes Gundam. Here are three model kits that combine both of those things to excellent effect. If you’re a serious Gundam/model fan and want to see how he made them, there’s a work-in-progress gallery here

Star Trek Online is coming to PS4 and Xbox One this fall, publisher Perfect World announced today. Like the PC version, these ports of the sci-fi MMORPG will be free-to-play. Can’t wait to play as Yoda!

Monster Hunter Generations will be out for 3DS on July 15, Capcom said today. There’ll also be a slick Monster Hunter-themed New 3DS XL to go along with it.

An Inside Look At How Lionhead Collapsed

Two months ago, in a stunning and surprising move, Microsoft shut down the renowned British studio Lionhead. Now, details have emerged about how it happened: in short, Fable Legends cost too much money, and nobody really wanted to make it. Eurogamer’s Wesley Yin-Poole today published an extensive, remarkably well-sourced story about the demise of Lionhead.…

A Look At One Man’s Work On Uncharted 4

Most big video games these days are the result of a team of dozens, if not hundreds of people working on them. Amidst all that collaboration, what can one, single human being point to and say “this, this is mine, I made this?” In Allen Chou’s case, it’s this Chou worked on the game’s AI,…

Becoming A Mimic In Dark Souls III Is A Good Way To Confuse Invaders

Mimics are just the worst in Dark Souls III. So, role-playing as one during invasions is a fantastic way to have some fun and troll invaders. The rules are simple: After dressing up as a Mimic (more or less), wait patiently guarding loot. If the invader approaches and takes the item or attacks, you have…

Fallout 4 Robots Are Way More Intimidating With a Thomas Head

One tiny change in Fallout 4‘s Automatron DLC and its robot building process can make a lot of difference. Japanese modder Higeyosi played with fire when he added a smiling Thomas head, complete with the appropriate sounds effects, to the list of robot parts. To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]

Rooster Teeth Launches Card Game Kickstarter, Hits Goal In Two Minutes

The comedy team at Rooster Teeth have decided to make a card game based on their Million Dollars, But… series of web videos. It’s current Kickstartersuggests it’s going to make a lot more than that. Million Dollars, But… was looking for $10,000 in funding. It hit that in just two minutes, and only a few…

Here’s The First Assassin’s Creed Movie Trailer

There have been good video game movies, but a great one? Michael Fassbender x Assassin’s Creed are going to take a swing at it. The Spain stuff looks very Assassin’s Creed. That Animus? Less so. The movie’s out in December.

Big Games Can Take A LONG Time To Get Made

While we get little snippets here and there, for most outsiders, our knowledge of how a video game is actually made is fairly limited. Especially when it comes to how long it takes to make one. I was flicking through the Killzone art book over the weekend, and came across a timeline of the series’…

Giant Animals Fighting Is Always A Good Look For A Video Game

It’s coming up on two years since Gigantic—a very colourful arena battle game—was announced for PC and Xbox One. It’s got two things going for it: it looks amazing, and instead of just fighting in lanes towards a base, your base is a giant animal that fights alongside you. Earlier this year the game’s developers…

Pour One Out For Popplio, The New Pokémon Starter That Nobody Likes

Shortly after the starters for Pokémon Sun and Moon were revealedyesterday, the internet exploded with love for the new monsters. Well, mostly. While Rowlet (the owl) and Litten (the cat) were showered with seemingly endless positive tweets, comments, and enthusiastic fan art, one Pokémon seemed to be left on the sidelines: Popplio, the water seal/dog.…

Bootleg Toy Company Makes Damn Good Celebrity Likenesses

Virtual Toys, aka VTS, does not have the license to be making toys based on Mad Max, but their “Wasteland Ranger” figure sure looks like Tom Hardy. They’ve also made bootleg toys based on everything from The Division (“Darkzone Agent”) to Dredd (“Epoch Cop”). See also: their “Agent Hunter” bears a damn fine likeness to…