Super Mario Maker Exposes More YouTube Copyright Stupidity

Two days ago, I uploaded a video to YouTube. It featured some awesome automatic Mario Maker levels that basically play themselves. Today, I was dinged with a copyright notice for that same video. The claimant was none other than…Playboy? I’m serious. I didn’t get flagged by Nintendo. Rather, I got flagged by Hugh Hefner’s operation.…

Shu’s Garden Helped Me When I Was Feeling Shitty

Things have been kinda rough lately. I was having a bad day in a bad week in a bad month in kind of a crappy year. My grandfather suddenly passed away a few months ago (he choked while eating, and the paramedics weren’t able to revive him quickly enough). It came as a shock to…

Arkham Knight Glitch Clones Nightwing, Makes Batman See Double

Today on Highlight Reel we have Rocket League trick shots, Battlefield 4 plays, illegal wrestling moves, 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. Arkham Knight – cheekyboy1021 Halo MMC…

Make Sure To Read The Fine Print For This Line At PAX Prime

Makes sense. The line’s for Dark Souls III, not surprisingly. You can reach the author of this post at [email protected] or on Twitter at @patrickklepek

A Gory Flash Game From 2010 Is The Hottest Thing On The App Store Right Now 

Happy Wheels has been on the internet for a long time. You’ve probably played it, or watched a YouTuber play it, or at least heard of this gruesome ragdoll physics game. Well, now it’s on iOS—and I dove in to see whether or not it still holds up. You can see me go through a…

One Player Beat Divinity: Original Sin’s Final Boss In An ‘Impossible’ Way

Players could exploit the crap out of Divinity: Original Sin, and that’s why it rocked. During a recent demonstration of Divinity: Original Sin 2, I asked Larian co-founder and creative director Swen Vincke about his favorite player stories from the original Original Sin, a fantasy RPG designed to let players get creative with a broad…

League Of Legends’ New Ping Times Are Amazing

When it comes to lag, League of Legends developer Riot has been talking a real big game lately—saying they’re building ahuge lag-killing network, and improving North American players’ experience by relocating League’s servers. They made good on the latter promise this week, and holy cow has it made the game better. Earlier this month, Riot…

Jimmy Kimmel’s Jab At YouTube Gaming Backfired

Earlier this week, television host Jimmy Kimmel aired a skit that made fun of YouTube’s big new gaming-centric service. This clip then got uploaded to YouTube…and the results are not pretty. The footage, which you can see above, is not surprising in the least. There are (bad) jokes about people who like watching other people…

Excellent PC Strategy Game Dungeon of the Endless Runs Great on iPad

People with iPads, here’s your new “what should I play on my next airplane flight/long car ride?” game. It’s part roguelike. It’s part tower defense. It was born on PC. It survived its port to tablets. It requires brains and reflexes. And it’s also really good. Check out 17 minutes of Dungeon of the Endless…

XCOM 2 Delayed To February

PC strategy game XCOM 2 has been delayed from November to February 5 of next year, according to dev studio Firaxis and their publisher Take Two. Hello XCOM fans, We want to give you an update on the release date for XCOM 2. We’ve set a high bar for the sequel and the entire team…

And That’s Why You Don’t Taunt People In Heroes Of The Storm 

Karma’s OP. The most recent episode of the silly YouTube series “Heroes of the Storm WTF moments” begins with a cautionary tale of when it’s acceptable to troll an opponent in-game. Since you can’t chat directly with your enemies in HOTS (League of Legends and Dota 2 both have cross-team chat functionality, for a point…

Custom Dreamcast Is A Tribute To One Of Its Most Iconic Games

Belgian graphic artist Vadu Amka redesigned a Sega Dreamcast, turning it into a memento of one of the most iconic games for the system: Skies of Arcadia The main idea was to make the system look like a heavily damaged spacecraft. Just like something from the classic, Jules Verne-inspired JRPG. I used lime wood I…

Cute Metal Gear Solid Animation Solves All The Conspiracies

With just a couple of days left till Metal Gear Solid V’s launch, fan theories about the game’s plot and potential twists are already out of control. What’s the true identity of Chico? And Quiet? Is the doctor a real life surgeon? Yong and Bal’s superbly made short animation answers everything, and their revelation is…

In case you’re looking for a way to express your love for WoW, redditor revenger96 recently put together several wallpapers starring the game’s major bosses/villains. There are quite a few variations on the main wallpaper at the top—seventeen in total—which you can find below. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some…