Marcus Fenix, Lonely Guy

Andrew Porter is a concept artist who has worked on games like Batman: Arkham Origins, Gears of War Ultimate Edition and Dirty Bomb You can see more of Andrew’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 can save…

Steam’s Latest Hit Is Like A More Realistic Battlefield

“It just feels like we’re dying for nothing, trying to take this base,” lamented one of my teammates during a multiplayer match of Squad. “Well, that’s war,” replied another in a remarkably somber tone. “A whole lot of dying for nothing.” Squad is a large-scale (current max is 72 players in one match, but the…

Clustertruck Looks Like A, Well…

This is Clustertruck. It’s a game about not falling off trucks. An indie title in development at Landfall Games, it’s due around April 2016, and is planned to include both a “Hollywoodesque” campaign “where everything tries to kill” you, along with a level editor.

Someone Got Danny Trejo To Promote Their Counter-Strike Weapon Skins For Them

In Counter-Strike, players can submit their own weapon skins, which Valve will then consider for use in the actual game if they get enough upvotes. One player decided his self-promotion efforts weren’t enough, so he called in a little assistance. Yes, that’s Danny Trejo—of Desperado, Machete, and, er, Spy Kids fame—telling you to check out…

Dad Immortalized In His Favorite Game By Grieving Son

John Hathway’s father was a big fan of the Diablo-style action RPG Grim Dawn. He liked it so much that during an emergency room visit, he left the game running. In November, Lee Hathway died of lung cancer. Upon hearing the news, the developers of Grim Dawn decided to put Lee into the game. Diablo…

A New Way To Play Street Fighter With The Steam Controller

Street Fighter is a game of precise input and output—a delicate tightrope walk of fistic physicality. Hacked together Steam controller motion controls? Maybe not the best idea. And yet… On a whim, ConstableBento took a crack at a motion-centric Ultra Street Fighter IV control scheme that—among other things—replaces the joystick with movement of the controller,…

Well Here’s A Good Opportunity For Nintendo To Release Mother 3

Today, Mother 3 is out for Wii U Virtual Console in Japan. Now it’s time for America to have its day too. Granted, fans have been making this request of Nintendo of America for almost a decade now, but it feels more realistic now. Consider this: In 2013, Nintendo pulled off a surprise releaseof Earthbound—aka…

A grown man has never been so happy to finish a stage. I’ve finally beaten Doubleheader (E41C-0000-0117-BA72), which you can watch me play here. You can reach the author of this post at [email protected] or on Twitter at @patrickklepek

The Marvel Comics Prequel to Star Wars: The Force Awakens Is Kinda Weird

The end of Star Wars: Episode VI made it seem like all that fighting between the Rebel Alliance and the Empire stopped once the credits rolled. Of course, wars don’t end quite like that. A Marvel Comics series that just ended this week features a few characters who will connect the old Star Wars movies…

Rocket League Has Made Nearly $50 Million

Rocket League has been one of 2015’s biggest surprises, and it’s paid off handsomely for the game’s developer, Psyonix. A Wall Street Journal profile of the company also revealed they spent roughly $2 million developing Rocket League. Game developers are notoriously tight-lipped about financials (see: the many ways Activision has avoided discussing Destiny sales), so…

Square Enix Wants To Know: Final Fantasy XV or Persona 5?

Next year will see the release of two massive, time-devouring JRPGs that many people have been anticipating for close to a decade: Final Fantasy XV and Persona 5. So Square Enix is asking the question on everyone’s mind: Which one are you gonna buy? In a survey on their website today—via DualShockers.com—Square asks prospective buyers…

Big Changes Are Coming To World of Warcraft‘s PvP

As it was teased at Blizzcon, World of Warcraft: Legion will have an entire new PvP system and it’ll be one of the biggest revamps of player-versus-player mechanics in the series’ history. Blizzardis now sharing more details on these changes. It’s a long list of changes, so let’s highlight the most crucial points: Honor and…

Super Mario Maker Gets Another Batch Of New Features

New Super Mario Maker additions mean new opportunities for Patrick Klepek to suffer, which is always a good time in my book. Today, Nintendo announced plans to release a free new update for their devious level creator. It’ll be out on December 21, and it’ll allow players to fill their stages with secret doors that…

Thomas the Tank Engine, Is That You?

As if Thomas the Tank Engine wasn’t already spooky with that smiley face of his. Now he has miniguns and rusty spider legs, thanks to the artists at Y_Nakajima He’s no longer Thomas the Tank Engine… He became Thomas the Tank. It’s not just a cool custom figurine, but a remote controlled one. Oh and…