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A Game About Supporting Your Family. No Matter What It Takes

Family Man looks like it’s gonna get really dark really fast—depending on how you play it. Family Man’s premise—you’re some dude, you’ve got a family, you’ve got to make ends meet—would be the stuff of impromptu comas if not for one little caveat: you’ll be able to do anything. Or, you know, mostly anything: “Family…

One Service Wants To Bring Steam, Origin & uPlay Together

No more obnoxious switching. Steam is pretty great. EA’s Origin and Ubisoft’s nearly u-seless uPlay? Less so. While more competition for Steam is never a bad thing, EA and Ubisoft have mostly succeeded at forcing people to jump through extra hoops to get at their games. Different stores, different friends lists, different DRM, different interfaces,…

Steam’s Latest Hit Is About Cars Playing Soccer

I only stopped playing Rocket League to write this article, and man am I ever itching to get back to it. Rocket League just came out today—after a lengthy period of testing—on PS4 (for free, if you’re a PS Plus member) and Steam, where it’s doing especially well. Rocket League is Steam’s latest sensation, currently…

Big Mech, Big Head

JC Park is a concept artist from Korea who has worked on games like Aion and Legend of the Cryptids. He’s one of the best in the business. You might not know it from the games he’s worked on (since most are for Korea), but you’ll know it after seeing his art. If you like…

Assassin’s Creed Syndicate Comes To Life In Amazing Cosplay

We’re still a few months away from the release of Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, but that hasn’t stopped Rick Boer (and friends) from putting together a very impressive set of outfits based on the game. Rick is dressed as Jacob Frye, star of Syndicate, while the Victorian-era costumes in the background were provided by Victorian Dreams.…

Bowser Gets Banana Bombed In Mario Kart

On today’s episode of Highlight Reel we have lucky banana snipes, Batman beatdowns, helicopter heads and much more! Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to check out, like and subscribe the original videos via the links below. Batman: Arkham Origins – Physics – Phil…

Take Me Back To Vice City, Please

Espen Sætervik is a concept artist who has worked for companies like Massive Black. You can see more of Espen’s work at hisArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine…

Photographer Captures Cosplayers Both In And Out Of Costume

In 2008, photographer Corey Hayes went to New York Comic-Con, and instantly became hooked on cosplay. Not on the outfits, per se, but on the people inside them. He went on to launch a photography project called AlterEgo, where he takes photos of cosplayers before and after they’ve got their costumes on. (Top image is…

The Week In Games: Summertime

In case there was any doubt about it (there wasn’t) it’s officially summertime, time to put down our video games and go outside to play in the deadly, deadly sunshine. No thank you. It’s also an excellent time to go through one’s backlog of games. Most of this week’s releases are either re-releases or relatively…

This Week In The Business: Reality Sets In

QUOTE | “Now the reality settles in. We have to deliver, we have extra pressure, and the team has too, but it’s a good pressure.” – Sony’s president of worldwide studios Shuhei Yoshida, talking about how they felt after announcing The Last Guardian at E3. Elsewhere in the business of gaming this week… QUOTE |…

The Rarest Amiibo Of All

Quick, get him before he’s sold out. If anyone knows who this is, let us know! (via @Decktronic)

The Neverending Stoooooooorrr-eeeeeeee

Juan Pablo Roldan is a Colombian artist who has worked in video games, film and television. You can see more of Juan’s workat his ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on the “expand” button in the top-left…

The Steam Stream Plays Broforce, The Most Patriotic Game Of All

It’s almost the Fourth of July, so why not? In addition to Broforce—which just launched its timely Freedom Update—I’m also gonna play one Secret Bonus Patriotic Game. Which one? Like a firework going off in your hair, it’s a surprise. Tune in below, and as ever, head on over to Twitch and join the chat…

The Sith: Worse People, Better Dressers

MissSinister, cosplay superstar, is cosplaying here as a “Sinister Sith”. The expanded universe may be dead, but surely there’s room for one last Sith before it fades away into the history books. Photos by Robert Fousch.

Dying Metro: Last Light Character Is Really Milking It

On today’s episode of Highlight Reel we have car problems, horrifying Witcher horses, terrifying Metro moments and much more! Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to check out, like and subscribe the original videos via the links below. Sniper Elite 3 – Air guitar…

Team Fortress 2 Is Becoming More Like Counter-Strike

The next big Team Fortress 2 update is almost here, and it’s a doozy. Players can’t decide if they love it or hate it. Yesterday Valve announced the Gun Mettle update, which gives players who pay $6 access to a three-month-long campaign of skill-based challenges which will earn them visually unique weapons. No two weapons…

Go Get ‘Em, Rei

Alexander Joseba is a senior concept artist now at Ubisoft, who has in the past worked on games like Unreal Tournament 3 and Watch Dogs. You can see more of Joseba’s work at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you…

Ark: Survival Evolved Mod Adds Entire New Island

Getting tired of Ark: Survival Evolved? Maybe don’t quit just yet. The mod scene around the dino survival mega-hit is just one step beyond primordial ooze, but it’s already bubbling promisingly. The most popular mod at the moment is Kimmykix’s Apako Islands pack, which gives you an entire new world to explore. Oh, and there’s…

Valve Ended The Steam Summer Sale Game, But Players Are Bringing It Back

The Steam summer sale Monster Game had thousands of players glued to their seats for a couple weeks. Then it disappeared. Diehard fans, however, are bringing it back. For those who never gave it a whirl, the Monster Game was large-scale multiplayer game about clicking monsters to death. Since that could describe roughly 40 percent…

Eric Hart built this pretty good replica of the tomahawk from Assassin’s Creed 3.