In Real Life

Diablo III Is Adorable

Here’s something: I lived in a frat house for three months. It wasn’t as bad as you might guess. Actually, it was nice. I only got two parking tickets that summer. I also read several issues of Men’s Health, cover-to-cover, on the toilet. It was a type of tourism. (“I’m in here!” I’d shout from my toilet’s stall, absolutely panicked anytime I heard the bathroom door open. In a frat house you can never predict when and how someone will be naked.)


May 11, 2012
In Real Life

These Amazing Video Game Guns Actually Fire

Brian Johnson makes replica video game weapons. Unlike other ones that just look nice, though, he goes the extra mile and has them functioning as actual NERF guns.


April 12, 2012
News

Has EA Been Caught Stealing Designs From A Tabletop Game?

EA Phenomic’s upcoming “social” take on Command & Conquer, Tiberium Alliances, hasn’t gathered much good press. Probably because it looks about as enjoyable as punching yourself unconscious. It might be in line for a little more bad press, though, given the similarity between some of its unit designs and those found in tabletop war game Warhammer 40k.


March 30, 2012
News

Warhammer 40,000: Dark Millennium Goes Single-Player As Layoffs Hit Relic And Vigil

The fate of the Warhammer 40,000 MMO has been revealed: It’s no longer a Warhammer 40,000 MMO. THQ has announced Warhammer 40,000: Dark Millennium has been “refocused” as a single-player action game with multiplayer elements, a change that brings with it substantial layoffs at developers Vigil Games and Relic Entertainment.


August 27, 2011
PC

Warhammer Online: Wrath Of Heroes’ Bright Wizard Is One Hot Little Number

Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes mixes the player-versus-player combat of Warhammer Online with the champion system of games like DOTA to create a unique free-to-play competitive online experience. Meet Felicia. She’ll be your Bright Wizard today.


August 24, 2011
PC

Voice Of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine’s Captain Titus As Strong As You’d Think

Mark Strong, the actor who voices Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine‘s Captain Titus, is new to the Warhammer world. After getting a taste of Warhammer, he says he want to “take a big swim” in the universe.


August 22, 2011
PC

With Warhammer: Space Marine, The Future’s So Dark You Gotta Wear Shades


August 17, 2011
PC

Warhammer Online: Wrath Of Heroes Is A New 6v6v6 Game

The next iteration of Warhammer Online will be a free-to-play online PC game, focused on three-way team combat, as announced by BioWare chief Ray Muzyka at an EA showcase in Germany for Gamescom today.


August 11, 2011
PC

Co-Op Multiplayer May Have To Wait In Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine

Earlier today, a post on the official forum for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine said that cooperative multiplayer for the game would not be available at launch and would be added into the game 30 days after launch “give or take”. The post has since been removed, but publisher THQ has yet to confirm any plans or availability for the feature.


May 26, 2011
PC

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Impressions

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine is still a big, thunderous shoot ‘em up mixed with Ork-eviscerating action. Not much has changed here: Space Marine is booming, bloody violence in the most unpleasant of alien environments.