I have to say I was a little surprised when Crystal Dynamics revealed that part of Lara’s character development would involve learning languages in Rise Of The Tomb Raider (opens in new tab). It’s something different so I like it, but it is such an unusual idea. Talking to GamesRadar, …
Read More »Race now, take revenge in October with Arkham Knight Tumbler and Catwoman DLC
Batman: Arkham Knight (opens in new tab) DLC keeps rollin’ along – quite literally this time, as a new skin based on the Tumbler (first seen in 2005’s Batman Begins) is now available to download for $1.99 / £1.69 or as part of the $40 / £33 season pass. Downloading …
Read More »Metal Gear Online looks tense (and bizarre) in this extended gameplay video
The tense stealth action and bizarre quirks of Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain (opens in new tab) are coming to a full multiplayer mode with Metal Gear Online on October 6 (opens in new tab) (except for PC, which is getting it next year). Konami has finally pulled …
Read More »Heres how to get a silenced rocket launcher in Metal Gear Solid 5
You know, despite taking place in a world with bipedal nuclear tanks, cyborg ninjas, and nanomachine-controlled clones, I never thought of the Metal Gear Solid universe as a place where silenced rocket launchers existed. I was wrong though, as you can clearly see such a weapon being demonstrated below in …
Read More »Halo 5 footage lands on the Elite homeworld for the first time
Elites have been a staple of the Halo series, ever since their first “WORT WORT WORT” in Halo: Combat Evolved. Now, Halo 5: Guardians (opens in new tab) gameplay is giving us a good look at where they come from: the harsh, baked planet of Sanghelios. Development studio 343 Industries …
Read More »Destiny emotes Bungie said will make you “throw money at the screen”
UPDATE: You can see all 19 new Destiny Emotes here (opens in new tab). Back in June, Destiny: The Taken King (opens in new tab) creative director Luke Smith spoke (opens in new tab) to Eurogamer, defending the $80 pricetag for the Collector’s Edition (opens in new tab) with this …
Read More »Ghost Recon gets an attitude – and altitude – adjustment in Wildlands
There are two schools of thought on Wildlands (opens in new tab). One says it’s a brash GTA wannabe that betrays Ghost Recon’s grounding in team-based tactical warfare. The other side argues it’s a much-needed modernisation of a flagging series; one that transplants the action into an exotic, reactive open …
Read More »This is how FOB raids work in MGS 5
If you haven’t put a few dozen hours into Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain (opens in new tab) yet, you probably only know Forward Operating Bases from the game’s endless server status messages. You can’t start building your own FOBs and raiding others until you’ve finished mission 22 …
Read More »Kojimas best tip for playing MGS5: take a break
Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain (opens in new tab) is unlike any Metal Gear game before it. You can deploy whenever and wherever you want, you can invade other players’ Forward Operating Bases (when the servers are working (opens in new tab)), and you can even go cardboarding …
Read More »All the Borderlands games are about to be backwards compatible on Xbox One
If you got Borderlands: The Handsome Collection (opens in new tab) on Xbox One, you might have noticed its one glaring omission. Gearbox justified leaving the original Borderlands out because it didn’t have an appearance from Handsome Jack (who is a central character in Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel), …
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