It was quite the surprise when Nintendo secured exclusive rights to Bayonetta 2 (opens in new tab) – a violent action game starring a beautiful witch with long legs and a love of lollipops seen as a bit more … adult than the usual company faire. Well, prepare to feel …
Read More »Halo 5 is giving out daily free REQ packs to winners
343’s getting pretty good at giving away free stuff. Between two major updates (the latest of which arrives this week (opens in new tab)), the developer’s already added (or announced it’s adding) a new Forge mode, an updated Blood Gulch, Big Team Battle mode, more than a few dozen bits …
Read More »Destiny contest asks fans to make Sparrow racing look exciting, tricky, and funny
To celebrate the limited-time Sparrow Racing League (opens in new tab) event in Destiny (opens in new tab), Bungie has commissioned you to make a video or three – and if you’re lucky, the studio will pay you with a Taken King PS4 console. As part of the Sparrow Racing …
Read More »Get ready for Street Fighter 5 with tips from pro gamer Darryl Snake Eyes Lewis
There are but a few scant months between now and the February 16 release date for Street Fighter 5 (opens in new tab), so if you want to enter the ring with Capcom’s upcoming fighter, I’d suggest using that time to prepare. But where do you start, especially if Street …
Read More »Need for Speed update lets you turn off the damn phone
Need for Speed the series is about car racing, but Need for Speed (opens in new tab) the new game is mostly about screening phone calls. The borderline-harassing call system, which compelled your crew of urban-ish virtual friends to ring you up with the frequency of a worried parent checking …
Read More »Minecraft finally arriving on Wii U next week
The blocky world builder has taken its time coming to Nintendo but Minecraft (opens in new tab) will finally be available on Wii U from December 12th. Announced on Mojang’s Blog (opens in new tab), the game will be available on the Nintendo eShop and come with multiple content packs. …
Read More »Bring Christmas to Fallout 4 early with only 185 programmable speakers (oh God)
We’ve already seen some impressive music creation in Fallout 4, like these pressure plates that play the Mario theme (opens in new tab) when you walk over them. This, however, is a new level of crazy building achievement from Daniel Cullinane who’s programmed 185 speakers to play Carol of the …
Read More »Star Wars: The Force Awakens gets a 12A rating, just like Episode III
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (opens in new tab) has been rated 12A by the BBFC, making it the second film in the series to receive the rating after Revenge of the Sith in 2004. The UK rating (opens in new tab) will remain consistent with the United States’ MPAA, …
Read More »Steven Spielberg says hell never replace Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones
Though our favourite film characters are immortalised on screen, the same doesn’t hold true for the actors who portray them. Just as Daniel Craig will not always be James Bond, a new actor may one day don Indiana Jones’ infamous fedora… or will he? Steven Spielberg has been doing interviews …
Read More »Wow, such explosion, many meme: how to unlock Doge Mode in Just Cause 3
Just Cause 3 (opens in new tab) from Avalanche Studios is brimming with content – there’s plenty to see and do on the island nation of Medici, and now you can add “referencing memes from 2013” to that list. Doge Mode adds brightly colored, poorly-spelled, and grammatically-incorrect comic sans words …
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