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Custom LEGO Helicarrier Is Twice As Big As The Official Set
The Avengers SHIELD helicarrier is one of the largest official LEGO sets out there with its 2,996 pieces. But it’s a baby compared to the Taiwanese Zio Chao’s version His helicarrier is twice as big and made from around 15,000 bricks. And it’s still not big enough for minifigs. Something like that would have to…
By Gergo Vas Published February 4, 2016 -
Morrowind-in-Skyrim Mod Status: Still Not Done, Still Very Pretty
Skywind, part of the Elder Scrolls Renewal project, aims to recreate Morrowind in Skyrim’s engine. It has been in development since 2012 and probably won’t be ready for a while. To help cope with that fact, I look at the team’s progress videos as mere instances of 3D Morrowind fan art. So let’s look at…
By András Neltz Published February 4, 2016 -
Undertale’s Final Boss Fight, Recreated in Mario Maker
The design in the video is not an exact recreation of the final boss, but it’s a pretty good likeness, hence the giant spoiler tag. Even the YouTube thumbnail is a spoiler. So, if you have not yet finished Undertale, spoiler alert. Otherwise, hey, here’s a cool Mario Maker reenactment of the final boss fight.…
By András Neltz Published February 4, 2016 -
Mods Turn GTA V’s Map Into Something Out Of The Last Of Us
Half the point of GTA V being set in Los Santos was so that we could drive around the opulence of Bel Air and the Hollywood Hills. I don’t know if Rockstar ever meant for part of the city to be transformed into a post-apocalyptic scene, like something out of The Last Of Us There…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 3, 2016 -
Dragon Eats Nazi Zombie
From the new Call of Duty Black Ops III: Zombies map Der Eisendrache, we’ve got a a wall-mounted dragon chomping on a freshly-shot Nazi zombie. The zombie-eating dragon is a step toward one of the mode’s more involved easter eggs, but watching a dragon eat a zombie is a reward unto itself. See it with…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 3, 2016 -
Brothers Couldn’t Afford Pokemon Cards, So They Made Their Own Game
Redditor one23abc and his little brother couldn’t afford card games like Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh when they were younger, so they made their own, and it’s wonderful. Creature Cards is around 300 glorious hand-drawn examples of the power of children’s imagination. When I was a kid I used to build chess boards out of sticks and…
By Mike Fahey Published February 3, 2016 -
Fallout 4 Mod Lets You Play As Big Boss And Quiet
The Diamond Dogs have arrived at the Commonwealth, ladies and gentlemen. What you’re looking at above is not a photoshop. Actually, it’s a Fallout 4 mod that lets you play as Metal Gear Solid characters, and you can download it here. To some of you, this might seem like an odd combination, but let’s be…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 3, 2016 -
The Binding of Isaac’s Biggest Secret Nearly Broke The Guy Who Made it
It’s 2:00 AM on a night this past fall, and The Binding of Isaac designer Edmund McMillen is in bed, watching a livestream of people digging a hole in Santa Ana, California on his phone. In just a few hours, he’ll have to wake up for his newborn’s first doctor visit. “What the fuck are…
By Patrick Klepek Published February 3, 2016 -
Now THIS Is How You Enter A Batmobile
I’ve actually written about this moment in Batman: Arkham Knight before, however briefly. While I was playing again on PC, Batman somehow outdid himself, pulling off a midair cockpit-ening that’d make the Flying Graysons envious. Here’s a slowed-down version, if you really want to take it in. This kind of shit is why he’s Batman…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 3, 2016 -
We’re Lucky The Original Pokémon Games Got Made At All
Celebrating Pokémon’s 20th anniversary, Game Freak’s Junichi Masuda looks back on the early days of developing Red and Green. It sounds like a tough time! Masuda notes that his computers would always overheat and break down during Pokémon Red and Green’s development, and that he personally went through four computers in six years. “I sure…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 3, 2016 -
Peek Inside the New Graphic Novel That Tells The Origin Story Of Tetris
Tetris is one of those games that seemingly everybody has played in some form or another. It’s evolved in fascinating ways and players continue to do amazing things with Tetris’ many iterations. Later this year, a new non-fiction comic will look at the beginnings of one of history’s most famous video games. Written and drawn…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 3, 2016 -
Sony Says They’ve Fixed The Vita’s Network Problem
Sony has fixed a “network issue” that was preventing some Vita owners from accessing the PlayStation Store, the company said today. The issue, which many users ran into after downloading Vita firmware update 3.57, would cause the system to hang on a “Please wait…” screen when trying to access the PlayStation Store. This new firmware…
By Jason Schreier Published February 3, 2016 -
Sorry, Peter Parker, But Miles Morales Is The Better (Young) Spidey
Marvel’s putting out two comics with teenage Spider-Men in lead roles. Spidey features a young Peter Parker at the start of his crime-fighting career; Spider-Man serves to introduce Miles Morales into the newly revamped Marvel Universe. I was afraid that one book would be a carbon copy of the other but, thankfully, that’s not the…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 3, 2016 -
Peter Molyneux Releases Another Godus Game
Today on Steam Early Access, designer Peter Molyneux and his company 22 Cans released a new game: Godus Wars But wait, you may wonder, did they ever even finish making the first Godus, which was crowdfunded way back in 2012 but still isn’t quite there yet? No. As the Steam page explains: With the release…
By Jason Schreier Published February 3, 2016 -
A Closer Look At Why People Are Pirating The Witness
The Witness has been illegally downloaded by thousands of people since it was released last month, but did you know pirates have their own forums? Comments sections? Technical support questions? Yeah, I was surprised, too. It’s news that a popular game is being pirated, but The Witness designer Jonathan Blow has been actively talking about…
By Patrick Klepek Published February 3, 2016 -
Super Mario Bros., Beaten Blindfolded In Under 15 Minutes
For three months, one man has been practicing Super Mario Bros. without actually looking at the screen. That work has now paid off. Watch as きらめきでどーだい clears Super Mario Bros. in 14:46…while wearing a blindfold: It’s cool to see how, exactly, he accomplishes this feat. A lot of it comes down to timing, and you…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 3, 2016