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When One Teammate Takes The Division Too Seriously
Role-playing as a tough military officer in The Division, while the other players have no idea what’s going on? That could end up really badly, or it could be a fun run. It’s the latter in StoneMountain64‘s video. He’s really good at using military slang and his tone fits the scenario well, so no one…
By Gergo Vas Published April 21, 2016 -
Nintendo Characters As Football Players
A pretty great concept. SyBro imagined an American football game with Super Mario characters and made some 3D renders for it. Too bad it’s just fan-art. The Mushroom Kingdom and arcade-y gameplay (NFL Blitz style!) could indeed spice up a football game, and both the sideline and the character selection screen look awesome. To contact…
By Gergo Vas Published April 21, 2016 -
Doom with Mechs, Tanks and Helicopters Looks Like a Fun Time
SGtMarkIV, the creator of the Brutal Doom mod, has posted a new video where he demos another Doom mod of his. It features vehicular (and mecha) combat. This is the video. You might wanna lower your volume a bit ‘cause it’s super loud: There sure is a lot you can still do with the nearly…
By András Neltz Published April 21, 2016 -
Bring Me The Heads Of Street Fighter II’s Defeated Characters
Not the most obvious choice for some collectible statues, these, but then sometimes the best ideas are the ones that take 25 years to come about. These little toys come random-packed, so you don’t know who you’re getting, but when they look this good who cares which one you get. You can pick them up…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 20, 2016 -
Happy 10th Birthday, Pirate Baby’s Cabana Battle Street Fight 2006
On April 20, 2006, artist Paul Robertson released a video. It was like nothing any of us had ever seen before. Inspired by the frantic energy of retro video games, the clip’s style was…well, I dunno, like someone injected an old SNK game with anime and then took a load of acid. If you’ve never…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 20, 2016 -
The Contentious Debate Over Whether To Make Hyper Light Drifter Easier
Hyper Light Drifter is beautiful, mysterious, and hard as hell. To some, that difficulty is central to its design. To others, it’s an obstacle preventing them from enjoying its other parts. Since release, the developers have tried to patch the game to appease both audiences, but it’s been a challenge. You can’t talk about Hyper…
By Patrick Klepek Published April 20, 2016 -
Smite Caster Resigns Following Insensitive Suicide Comments
Pro Smite streamer and commentator Brandon “DM Brandon” Nance is resigning from his position with developer Hi-Rez Studios after reacting to a viewer’s donation message with a acerbic rant about suicide and depression. Brandon Nance has been a tournament caster for Hi-Rez Studios since March of 2013, regularly streaming the game via Twitch. He’s built…
By Mike Fahey Published April 20, 2016 -
Turns Out, You Can Counter Hanzo’s Ultimate In Overwatch
Overwatch is a game about interplay between many different heroes, some of whom represent entirely different subgenres of FPS. Despite the potential for unbalanced chaos, it all clicks. The reason? Details like this one. I’ve logged quite a few hours in Overwatch’s closed beta at this point, and until today, even I didn’t know about…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 20, 2016 -
Blizzard Is Nerfing A Bunch Of Hearthstone Cards
Druid combos will be a little less powerful in Hearthstone pretty soon, as Blizzard prepares to nerf a number of classic cards alongside the newest expansion. Newly nerfed classic cards include some core favorites like Ironbeak Owl, Leper Gnome, and Knife Juggler. Powerful Druid cards like Keeper of the Grove and Force of Nature will…
By Jason Schreier Published April 20, 2016 -
Mario Maker Stage Forces Players To Beat It Without Jumping
When I started a Mario Maker level that claimed I wouldn’t be able to jump, I thought the designer was kidding. They weren’t. As part of my Mario Maker Morning series on YouTube, viewers send me letters with their level codes. Given that I can’t play every single stage, I’ve asked people to clear a…
By Patrick Klepek Published April 20, 2016 -
Disastrous New Division Exploit Lets Players Do Unlimited Damage [Update]
The Division has already beenhaving a rough week, and things just keep getting rougher: A newly found exploit lets players temporarily boost their gun’s damage output to game-breaking levels. Update 4/21: Ubisoft has issued a couple of hotfixes, the second of which removed the talent-stacking bug from the game. Original story follows. The exploit requires…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 20, 2016 -
Disney Theme Park Designer Imagines A Totoro Ride
Despite Disney and Ghibli being close, this isn’t an official thing. But it’s not strictly a “fan” pipe dream, either. John Ramirez (whose art we showed off this morning) is an artist at Disney, where he hasn’t just worked on movies like The Lion King and Aladdin, but as a theme park designer as well.…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 20, 2016 -
Why It Took Two Years To Finish Making DLC For A Rambo Game Nobody Liked
Rambo: The Video Game wasn’t a good game when it came out in February 2014, and not much has changed in the last two years. So when the game’s publisher quietly stopped talking about DLC, it wasn’t surprising. But lo and behold, that DLC is coming out. Why’d it take two years? I asked. Chances…
By Patrick Klepek Published April 20, 2016 -
Microsoft Ends Xbox 360 Production
After a successful ten-and-a-half-year run, the Xbox 360 is officially saying goodbye. One might even say it’s turning around 360 degrees and walking away. Announcing the news on the Xbox Wire today, Microsoft’s Phil Spencer wrote a few paragraphs about the console’s success. And it has indeed been successful, selling upwards of 78 million units…
By Jason Schreier Published April 20, 2016
