Mount & Blade is free on GOG until Saturday

A DRM-free free game for twice the freedom Today’s gift from GOG is satisfaction — the kind one gets after galloping atop their trusted steed and impaling their enemy at the end of a couched lance.Mount & Bladeis freenow through Saturday, May 20. The freebie became available today and will only run for about 48 hours. The deal is part of aMount & Bladeseries sale which gets you discounts of 75% off all titles, save the original, which is 100% off....

May 28, 2025 · 1 min · 124 words · Eric Turner DVM

NBA 2K: Jerk Kobe, teammates smacking each other, and the best dance moves

I could go for some jerked kobe NBA 2K16‘s been out for a while now and since both baseball season and football season are already over and there’s nothing to watch, here is a collection of things people have shared fromNBA 2K16that have amused me over the past two weeks. — backbreaker65 (@backbreaker1965)August 07, 2025 Here’s intentional photobombing AI programmed into the game to reflect the cute little way real-life players toy with camera crews and TV audiences....

May 28, 2025 · 1 min · 207 words · Jack Macias

NCsoft thinks PC gamers will eventually move to PS3

Ever since this year’s E3announcement at Sony’s press conference, there has been a steady stream of watercooler talk about what gamers can expect from NCsoft on the PS3. We know that an agreement has been made, and that NCsoft will produce several titles for Sony products. Apparently, NCsoft feels that PC gamers will eventually transition to the PS3, so this could explain why the company is backing Sony. NCsoft Europe boss Geoff Heath said, “I think there is a difference between PC and console players but there’s overlap as well....

May 28, 2025 · 2 min · 234 words · Jeanette White

New Destiny update features sword vendor, return of Iron Banner

And a few other bits In addition to therefer-a-friend program, a few other updates are coming next week forDestiny. For starters Lord Shaxx will sell the three legendary swords, just in case you did something with them. Also, players will be able tobuy weapon parts from the Gunsmithfinally, and the Quiver glitch will be fixed for Hunters, enabling the talent again. Iron Banner will be returning, and hopefullyit won’t be as broken as last time....

May 28, 2025 · 1 min · 174 words · Jeremy Glover

New game from Katamari creator debuts in March

Lets roll it up into our lives Keita Takahashi has been keeping a lower profile of late. He hasn’t been involved with theKatamariseries since sinceWe <3 Katamari, andNoby Noby Boywas his last game to be seen on consoles. Other than hisLA Game Space project, he’s been pretty far off the grid. I just figured he was off designing playgrounds somewhere. Thankfully, Keita isn’t as far from the forefront as I thought....

May 28, 2025 · 1 min · 148 words · Amy Anderson

Nintendo announces partnership with mobile company DeNA

Hand in hand, in hand As part of its newly published financial details, Nintendohas announcedthat it is entering into a joint venture with mobile gaming company DeNA. In a statement that, frankly, reads like it was written by an algorithm, Nintendo announced that it hopes to both expand user communication and improve upon all the services delivered by the “Nintendo Account” system. “With the integrated hardware-software model at the core of its business, Nintendo also strives to provide enhanced experience and service outside of its dedicated gaming system,” begins perhaps the most buzzword statement in existence....

May 28, 2025 · 2 min · 251 words · Angela White

Overwatch has a new way to cut down on fights over team composition

Along with a way to freshen up OWL The defining trait of hero shooters is that everyone plays a unique role within the team. When people can’t play the role they prefer (or when someone abrasively tells other teammates to switch to other characters), it often causes internal strife. This is the communications loop in far too manyOverwatchmatches, which is the most popular hero shooter. Blizzard has a new method to mitigate these fights....

May 28, 2025 · 2 min · 299 words · Patty Beard

Pillars of Eternity set to release on March 26

New game content livestreaming today on Twitch Obsidian Entertainment’s massively successfulcrowdfundedrole-playing gamePillars of Eternityhas been given a worldwide release date of March 26. Weighing in at around $4.5 million raised in backer pledges and pre-purchases through Obsidian’s website, I think it’s a pretty safe bet that fans of the old-school, party-based cRPG genre are looking forward to this one. For those interested in getting a look at a selection of new game content, a live stream is scheduled for today hosted by Josh Sawyer, the game’s project director, who will “take viewers on a journey through the world ofPillars of Eternityto show what has been accomplished since the release of thebacker beta....

May 28, 2025 · 1 min · 178 words · Rebecca Rowland

Pokemon’s art director talks how ‘memorable’ designs trump ‘cool’ ones

Oshawott’s freckles are given as an example Ken Sugimori is legendary at this point. He’s been working on the Pokemon series as art director since the first generation, and he knows a thing or two about what makes some of their pocket monster designs timeless. His winning formula according to an interview in the Pokemon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Essential Setting Information book? To “take away from designs that are too cool....

May 28, 2025 · 2 min · 286 words · Lauren Patel

Preview: Grid Autosport’s San Francisco needs steeper hills

Be a good autosport and fetch daddy’s carburetor so he can make his joke Hot on the heels of last year’sGRID 2, Codemasters is coming back withGRID Autosport, a “celebration of pure, unadulterated motorsport.” This is going to be less of an arcade racer thanGRID 2ended up being, but without drifting too far into stodgy simulation either. We’ll see if the middle ground pleases anyone on June 24. It did please me, though, despite the insurmountable damage I did to all of the cars....

May 28, 2025 · 4 min · 715 words · Damon Brady

Rapture in Minecraft is unsurprisingly whimsical

Last night I was working on creating a glass building underwater inMinecraft. During this long and painful process, I got to thinking: “How has no one recreated Rapture using these very cubes?” Oddly enough, the answer to my question appeared this morning. Someone has been putting together Rapture (andBioShock Infinite‘s Columbia, too), I just didn’t know about it. Attached is an obscenely detailed in-game world crafted on a server that is owned by Ein from the Penny-Arcade forums....

May 28, 2025 · 1 min · 124 words · Kimberly Martin

See the ‘true ending’ to Kamen Rider Ex-Aid on PS VR today

Or a tease for it, at any rate Japan’stokusatsusuperhero shows are a must-watch for anyone interested in the antics of trained professionals smacking each other around while wearing elaborate plastic-and-spandex getups. That much is a given, but ifKamen Riderhas anything to say about it, the target demographic will be expanded to PlayStation VR owners as well. Toei, the production company behind bothKamen RiderandSuper Sentai,has just releasedKamen Rider Ex-Aid: True Ending,a free 360 video production teasing the newKamen Rider Ex-Aidfeature film, which opens in Japanese theaters this August....

May 28, 2025 · 2 min · 238 words · Haley Baker

Silent Hill: Downpour screens have a hint of Alan Wake

While borrowing these screens fromVG247, I noticed a comment stating how reminiscentSilent Hill: Downpouris ofAlan Wake. It’s hardly surprising, considering both have been influenced heavily byTwin Peaks, but once you see it, it almost looks like it was inspired. I’m keeping my fingers crossed forDownpour, because I’m a ludicrous loyalist who somehow keeps his hopes up despite not liking aSilent Hillgame in many years. I guess I keep holding out hope thatSilent Hill 2‘s lightning will strike twice....

May 28, 2025 · 1 min · 93 words · Andre Andrews