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Protip: Bring a bucket Watch as the SourceRuns team impressively moonwalks its way through a majority ofHalf-Life 2: Episode 2. This is a segmented speedrun, meaning it is recorded in several takes and put together, as well as assisted with custom scripts. Many wouldn’t consider this a true speedrun, but that doesn’t take away from the wow factor. I love watching a good speedrun. What are some of your favorites? Mine has to beMega64’s Real Life SpeedrunorMike Tyson’s Punch-Out!...

By now, you’re aware of the fact that Capcom shippedMonster Hunter Wildson PC in a frankly unacceptable state, but also that the game is running not one buttwodifferent DRMs at the same time. This, of course, leads to stuttering, but that can be fixed fast. Sadly, not by Capcom as they are too busy pretending Monster Hunter Wilds is in a good state on PC. Instead, the job of fixing Monster Hunter Wilds has once again fallen upon the modding community....

AsNinja Gaiden IIIramps up to rock our brains, producer Yosuke Hayashi is already starting the flame wars, calling rival action gameBayonetta“old” and comparing it to the “outdated”Ninja Gaiden II. “I thinkNinja Gaiden IIis already outdated,” Hayashi explained. “That’s why we are makingNinja Gaiden IIIfrom scratch … Bayonetta has some good stuff but Bayonetta is old, game design wise, already.” The producer added that Team Ninja “doesn’t care” about trying to maintain the franchise’s signature difficulty levels, adding: “Difficulty level is not the main element we are focusing on....

The epitome of ‘It’s not a bug, it’s a feature’ Obsidian Entertainment wasn’t about to sap the fun out of anOuter Worldsbug it found. Instead, the developer flipped the script and created a new melee weapon that prominently spotlights the bug’s unintended effects. During its PAX East panel, Obsidian debuted the Mandibular Rearranger — a science melee weapon that’s “not quite normal.” When enemies (or innocent bystanders) are hit, their facial properties rearrange....

We have a somewhat more somberOffice Chatfor you today, as we lament the passing ofGamePro. Dale North has some trouble understanding why people buy pointless virtual junk. Meanwhile, Jordan Devore may very well have the secret to makingResident Evil 6awesome (and it isn’t found in China). If you like this episode, then I have some great news for you. We had such a productive recording session yesterday that we’re going to have a bonusOffice Chat....

Painkiller remake out October 31 Painkiller Hell & Damnationis out on PC October 31, and it’s been revealed that the reimagined shooter classic won’t just be releasing as a bog-standard game for boring people. There will be a collector’s edition too, for cool kids who want THINGS and STUFF! The special edition comes with postcards, stickers, an art book, making-of DVD, a soundtrack, an in-game tarot card and multiplayer skin. It also gets the poster packaged free with the standard edition....

Get to know the people who make great videogames [Sup Holmes is a weekly talk show for people that make great videogames. It airs live every Sunday at 4pm EST onYoutube, and can be found in Podcast form onLibsynandiTunes.] It’s a white out blizzard right now in the Northeastern United States. The roads are not safe. Visibility is down to ten feet in some places. If you’re stuck at home today, why not catch up on Sup Holmes?...

Gross, basketball The latest round of games for PlayStation Plus members has been announced, and if you’re a sports fan, puzzle enthusiast, or platformer junkie, you should be pleased at what there is for the taking. June’s PlayStation Plus games arePixelJunk Shooter Ultimate,Trine 2: Complete Story,andNBA 2K14. That’s at least three bases covered. PixelJunk Shooter Ultimateis a combination of bothPixelJunk Shootergames (the original and the sequel) from their release on PS3....

Yeah, okay! Double Eleven willcontinue working onQ-Games’PixelJunkfranchise withPixelJunk Shooter Ultimate, announced today for PS Vita and PlayStation 4. If everything goes according to plan, the revamped game — which is reallytwogames, combined to form a single comprehensive title — should be an obvious purchase this summer for new players. The original releases were great. But what about folks who have played throughShooterand its sequel? Besides the obvious new artwork, there’s Cross-Play and Cross-Save support, a more “balanced” scoring system, a revised heads-up display, 60 frames per second on PlayStation 4, and a new, 3D look for the ship....

Every day at 1am CT,Pokémon TCG Pocketresets its daily Poké Gold usage limit, where you can spend a total of 720 Poké Gold on opening packs and other activities before the game locks you from using any more. you’re able to still buy more Poké Gold in-game and store as much as you want, but the game stops you from using any of it. You can sit on thousands of Poké Gold (up to 3,200), but once you hit that 720 Poké Gold cap....

Did anyone notice that PSP titlesMotorStorm Artic EdgeandEverybody’s Tennisdisappeared from the PlayStation Store?They went awayfor a short time after it was discovered that they could be used to run unsigned code on the PlayStation Vita. A homebrew loader calledVHBLwas released to use this exploit, and it let Vita owners run fan-made games and emulators. Now both games are back on PSN, as firmware update 1.65 patched their exploit holes. Sony was smooth in quietly pulling these to fix their problem, though it kind of sucks that they pulled these games down without explanation....

Gather love, level up A year ago today, I published a joint review between myself and Zoey Handley forMoon, the classic Japan-only PlayStation title that got localized for the first time more than 20 years after its first debut. We found the title to be odd, lovable, worth playing, and one that doesn’t take your time into consideration. An enjoyable relic of questionable game design concepts, its revival on Switch gave Yoshiro Kimura fans hope thatother titles from his historymight find their way onto modern hardware as well....

You can rest on a hammock! And get eaten by sharks There are a lot of good hellscapes out there, but being stranded on a tiny raft-city while sharks roam the waters is pretty high on the list in terms of terror. Axolot Games is tapping into that innate fear of the deep withRaft, a survival game that involves building structures (solo or with others) on top of a giant raft, while scavenging for tools and items in the ocean — and of course, avoiding sharks....