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http://auth.gamespot.com/ Gamespot's Everything Feed! News, Reviews, Videos. Exploding with content? You bet. en-us Tue, 01 Apr 2014 23:02:52 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/risk-of-rain-highlights-multiple-players/2300-6418097/ See how Chris, Mary, Rob, and Erick do their best as a team to slay jelly fish, purple ghosts, magma worms and more in Risk of Rain. Tue, 01 Apr 2014 19:00:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/risk-of-rain-highlights-multiple-players/2300-6418097/ http://www.gamespot.com/videos/castlevania-symphony-of-the-night-gameplay-megabit/2300-6418096/ Peter barely clings to life as books and other inanimate objects attack him in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. Tue, 01 Apr 2014 18:55:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/castlevania-symphony-of-the-night-gameplay-megabit/2300-6418096/ http://www.gamespot.com/videos/the-elder-scrolls-online-goat-simulator-duelyst-th/2300-6418077/ In this week's episode of The Lobby, we've got The Elder Scrolls Online, Goat Simulator 2014, and tactical turn-based strategy game Duelyst! Plus we're giving away copies of the MLB 14 The Show / NBA 2K14 PS3 bundle. Tue, 01 Apr 2014 18:51:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/the-elder-scrolls-online-goat-simulator-duelyst-th/2300-6418077/ http://www.gamespot.com/videos/dead-island-epidemic-now-playing/2300-6418095/ Shaun and Erick try their luck in this Zombie fueled MOBA style game - Dead Island Epidemic! Tue, 01 Apr 2014 18:42:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/dead-island-epidemic-now-playing/2300-6418095/ http://www.gamespot.com/videos/superhot-steam-greenlight-trailer/2300-6418093/ Check out this addictive FPS game where time moves only when you move. Tue, 01 Apr 2014 16:48:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/superhot-steam-greenlight-trailer/2300-6418093/ http://www.gamespot.com/videos/secret-of-the-magic-crystals-random-encounter/2300-6418091/ Join Danny as he tries to breed legendary horses such as the Pegasus, Unicorn, Fire-steed, Ice-steed and the Demon-steed. Tue, 01 Apr 2014 16:06:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/secret-of-the-magic-crystals-random-encounter/2300-6418091/ http://www.gamespot.com/videos/gs-news-the-best-and-worst-april-fools-jokes-watch/2300-6418092/ We've got all the April Fools jokes you need to know about, find out if Watch Dogs might hit 1080p on PS4 or Xbox One, and did EA take a joke too far? Tue, 01 Apr 2014 16:00:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/gs-news-the-best-and-worst-april-fools-jokes-watch/2300-6418092/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ea-deletes-nasty-wii-u-april-fools-tweets-calls-them-unacceptable-and-stupid/1100-6418699/ <p style="">[UPDATE] Following the publication of this story, EA COO Peter Moore issued a statement on the tweets via his Twitter account.</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1179/11799911/2493607-peter.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2493607" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1179/11799911/2493607-peter.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2493607"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1179/11799911/2493607-peter.jpg"></a></figure><p style=""><em>The original story is below.</em></p><p dir="ltr" style="">Battlefield publisher Electronic Arts has deleted a string of tweets that derided the Wii U for being an underpowered system. The jabs were focused around the fact that EA's proprietary engine, Frostbite, <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/dice-explains-why-frostbite-skipped-wii-u/1100-6408017/" data-ref-id="1100-6408017">cannot run on Wii U</a>.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Here are some of the since-removed tweets from the Frostbite Twitter account, courtesy of <a href="http://kotaku.com/frostbites-april-fools-joke-is-kinda-mean-1556136401" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Kotaku</a>, which was able to capture them before they were removed.</p><p dir="ltr" style=""><em>"Good news, we have finally fixed and optimized our 'netcode'. Uses quantum entanglement for Zero Latency connections. Exclusively on #WiiU."</em></p><p dir="ltr" style=""><em>"Frostbite will power #HalfLife 3, coming out summer 2014! #WiiU exclusive."</em></p><p dir="ltr" style=""><em>"Frostbite now runs on the #WiiU since it is the most powerful Gen4 platform, our renderer is now optimized for Mario and Zelda."</em></p><p dir="ltr" style="">April Fool's Day is all about having a good laugh, but many thought these tweets went too far. It appears EA re-thought its position as well, seeing as they decided to take them down.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">EA supported the Wii U at launch with games like <a href="/need-for-speed-most-wanted-a-criterion-game/" data-ref-id="false">Need for Speed: Most Wanted</a>, <a href="/mass-effect-3/" data-ref-id="false">Mass Effect 3</a>, <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/fifa-soccer-13/" data-ref-id="false">FIFA 13</a>, and <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/madden-nfl-13/" data-ref-id="false">Madden NFL 13</a>. However, the publisher is <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ea-not-developing-anything-for-wii-u/1100-6408481/" data-ref-id="1100-6408481">no longer working on any Wii U titles whatsoever</a>. By comparison, EA <a href="http://www.ea.com/wii" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">supported the original Wii with 78 titles throughout its lifetime</a>.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Frostbite technical director Johan Andersson <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/dice-explains-why-frostbite-skipped-wii-u/1100-6408017/" data-ref-id="1100-6408017">said last year</a> that Frostbite 3 has never been up and running on Wii U. EA performed tests early on, but the results were "not too promising," and so the developer "chose not to go down that path."</p><p style=""> </p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Eddie Makuch is a news editor at GameSpot, and you can follow him on<a href="https://twitter.com/EddieMakuch" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false"> Twitter @EddieMakuch</a></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></td></tr></tbody></table> Tue, 01 Apr 2014 15:00:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ea-deletes-nasty-wii-u-april-fools-tweets-calls-them-unacceptable-and-stupid/1100-6418699/ http://www.gamespot.com/videos/call-of-duty-ghosts-extinction-episode-2-mayday-tr/2300-6418087/ Following the events of Nightfall, the Quick Reaction Force team has been sent in to investigate a high-tech ghost ship adrift in the South Pacific. Tue, 01 Apr 2014 13:11:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/call-of-duty-ghosts-extinction-episode-2-mayday-tr/2300-6418087/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/indie-dev-says-microsoft-used-to-be-a-holes-but-now-that-s-changing/1100-6418700/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1179/11799911/2493056-hyper.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2493056" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1179/11799911/2493056-hyper.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2493056"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1179/11799911/2493056-hyper.jpg"></a><figcaption>Hyper Light Drifter</figcaption></figure><p dir="ltr" style=""> </p><p dir="ltr" style=""> </p><p dir="ltr" style="">Many developers have <a href="http://news.xbox.com/2013/12/xbox-one-developers-id-at-xbox" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">spoken out to praise Microsoft's indie efforts</a> through its <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-outlines-xbox-one-indie-dev-program/1100-6413138/" data-ref-id="1100-6413138">new ID@Xbox program</a>, but the Xbox maker's relationship with the little guys wasn't always such a positive thing. In a new interview, <a href="/hyper-light-drifter/" data-ref-id="false">Hyper Light Drifter</a> creator Alex Preston used some pretty blunt language to describe the way in which he recalled Microsoft handling developer relations, but explained that things have improved of late.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">"Microsoft used to be a**holes about it, for sure," told <em><a href="http://www.edge-online.com/news/indies-praise-self-publishing-on-xbox-one-but-microsoft-must-drop-its-launch-parity-policy/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Edge</a></em>. "But they've become a lot friendlier and that's to do with [ID@Xbox head Chris Charla] and his team. He's awesome. He's a major proponent for smaller developers like us."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Preston isn't the only indie developer to speak openly about a less-than-enjoyable experience working with Microsoft in the past. <a href="/super-meat-boy/" data-ref-id="false">Super Meat Boy</a> creators Edmund McMillen and Tommy Refenes <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/indie-game-the-movie/1100-6348831/" data-ref-id="1100-6348831">did not hold back in discussing their struggles working with Microsoft</a> in the documentary <em>Indie Game: The Movie</em>.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">On top of that, <a href="/war-thunder/" data-ref-id="false">War Thunder</a> developer Gaijin Entertainment CEO Anton Yudintsev <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-won-t-allow-xbox-one-pc-cross-platform-play-says-war-thunder-dev/1100-6418587/" data-ref-id="1100-6418587">told GameSpot at GDC last month</a> that Microsoft has a lot of "unspoken limitations" and that often times, one person and one person alone decides whether your game gets published or not. Like Preston, however, Yudintsev said he's already seen a change for the better with Microsoft's new ID@Xbox program.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">One thorny issue that remains with Microsoft's ID@Xbox program is its controversial "launch parity" clause. This stipulation requires that developers release their games on Xbox One the same day they do on other platforms, thereby eliminating the possibility of a timed-exclusive for competing platforms like the PC or PlayStation 4. Microsoft's official line for this policy is that it will review publishing agreements on a <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-one-indie-games-launching-alongside-ps4-pc-requirement-looked-at-on-a-case-by-case-basis/1100-6418225/" data-ref-id="1100-6418225">case-by-case basis</a> and this stance <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-one-s-controversial-indie-launch-parity-clause-will-continue/1100-6418684/" data-ref-id="1100-6418684">isn't going to change anytime soon</a>, even if some developers might want it to.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">"The parity thing is a problem. It's not a good policy for Microsoft and I definitely don't think it helps small developers," Preston told <em>Edge</em>. "There's not really any reason to do it and it's one of those old relic things…I think we'll see it disappear eventually."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">For <a href="/strike-suit-zero/" data-ref-id="false">Strike Suit Zero</a> developer Ready Games CEO James Brooksby, the future for indie games on Xbox One is looking bright.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">"The right kind of people are being put in place around this--it doesn't feel like we have that kind of bureaucratic, corporate stuffy-suits people," Brooksby told <em>Edge</em>. "There's clearly a gathering of people with the right mentality coming in and that makes a big difference. It feels like internally a lot of people [at Microsoft] have been campaigning for this."</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Eddie Makuch is a news editor at GameSpot, and you can follow him on<a href="https://twitter.com/EddieMakuch" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false"> Twitter @EddieMakuch</a></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></td></tr></tbody></table> Tue, 01 Apr 2014 12:25:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/indie-dev-says-microsoft-used-to-be-a-holes-but-now-that-s-changing/1100-6418700/ http://www.gamespot.com/videos/top-5-skyrim-mods-of-the-week-captain-america-and-/2300-6418086/ Captain America becomes Captain Skyrim, throwing his shield into the face of injustice! Also the faces of trolls, bandits and exploding chickens. Also we're giving away The Elder Scrolls Online Imperial Edition! Tue, 01 Apr 2014 12:19:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/top-5-skyrim-mods-of-the-week-captain-america-and-/2300-6418086/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/don-t-be-fooled-video-game-april-fools-2014-joke-round-up/1100-6418679/ <p style="">From the too ridiculous to be believed, to things that make you cry when you learn they're a lie, April Fools' Day is a day when it's impossible to trust anything you read. To help you separate fact from fiction, we're rounding up the best jokes we find:</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2492491-screen+shot+2014-03-31+at+4.18.14+pm.png" data-ref-id="1300-2492491" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2492491-screen+shot+2014-03-31+at+4.18.14+pm.png" data-ref-id="1300-2492491"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2492491-screen+shot+2014-03-31+at+4.18.14+pm.png"></a></figure><h4><a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/catch-pokemon-on-your-phone-using-google-maps/1100-6418676/" data-ref-id="1100-6418676"><strong>Get a job at Google as a Pokemon Master</strong></a></h4><p style=""><a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/catch-pokemon-on-your-phone-using-google-maps/1100-6418676/" data-ref-id="1100-6418676">This one's half true</a>. You <em>can</em> catch Pokemon on your iOS or Android device using the Google Maps app right now. However, you're probably not going to get a job at Google just for finding Pokemon on a map.</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493072-5742249673-dark-.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2493072" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493072-5742249673-dark-.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2493072"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2493072-5742249673-dark-.jpg"></a></figure><h4><strong><a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/dark-souls-2-patch-will-introduce-new-item-to-reduce-the-difficulty-for-newcomers/1100-6418680/" data-ref-id="1100-6418680">Dark Souls II gets an "easy mode"</a></strong></h4><p style="">This one was our own joke, but most of you caught on pretty quick. Of course<a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/dark-souls-2-patch-will-introduce-new-item-to-reduce-the-difficulty-for-newcomers/1100-6418680/" data-ref-id="1100-6418680"> the notoriously difficult Dark Souls isn't going to be made easier</a>. If anything, future patches will probably make it even more unrelentingly vicious.</p><div data-embed-type="video" data-src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfzB0F3oDiE" data-width="100%" data-height="100%"><iframe src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FyfzB0F3oDiE%3Fwmode%3Dopaque%26feature%3Doembed&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DyfzB0F3oDiE&amp;image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FyfzB0F3oDiE%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=6efca6e5ad9640f180f14146a0bc1392&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><h4><strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfzB0F3oDiE" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Origins offers boxed service</a></strong></h4><p style="">Use your 3D printer to print your games at home and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfzB0F3oDiE" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">start making real physical games for your PC!</a></p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493039-3135301399-5AII7.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2493039" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493039-3135301399-5AII7.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2493039"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2493039-3135301399-5AII7.jpg"></a></figure><h4><strong><a href="http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/13607363/ascend-to-victory-with-happy-reaper%E2%84%A2-4-1-2014" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Diablo III goes mobile with Happy Reaper</a></strong></h4><p style="">This <a href="http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/13607363/ascend-to-victory-with-happy-reaper%E2%84%A2-4-1-2014" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Blizzard take on Flappy Bird</a> is also a <a href="http://media.blizzard.com/d3/games/happyreaper/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">real game you can play right now</a>. You "take on the role of Malthael, the Angel of Death, who's recently returned to Sanctuary with a vengeance." And then you tap to dodge stuff.</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493017-screen+shot+2014-04-01+at+11.26.16+am.png" data-ref-id="1300-2493017" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493017-screen+shot+2014-04-01+at+11.26.16+am.png" data-ref-id="1300-2493017"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2493017-screen+shot+2014-04-01+at+11.26.16+am.png"></a></figure><h4><strong><a href="http://eu.blizzard.com/en-gb/games/outcasts/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Blizzard fighting game: Vengeance of the Vanquished</a></strong></h4><p style="">It's not playable, but Blizzard went all-out with the <a href="http://eu.blizzard.com/en-gb/games/outcasts/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">screens, character bios, and description for their fake fighting game (which you should read)</a>. It also includes a controller with a built-in credit card reader: "Speed up your in-game purchases and give your character some extra punch with this convenient credit card swipe strip right there on the controller!"</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493002-0574874878-BkGhe.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2493002" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493002-0574874878-BkGhe.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2493002"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2493002-0574874878-BkGhe.jpg"></a></figure><h4><strong><a href="https://twitter.com/djstarion/status/450818989619703808/photo/1" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Renamed modes in Call of Duty: Ghosts</a></strong></h4><p style="">Maybe you'd like to join a match of "PEW PEW," "YOLO," or "Bro, Do u even cap?"</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493059-2448876145-370x3.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2493059" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493059-2448876145-370x3.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2493059"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2493059-2448876145-370x3.jpg"></a></figure><h4><a href="http://www.biowarestore.com/varric-chest-toupee.html" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false"><strong>The Mass Effect "Varric Chest Toupee"</strong></a></h4><p style=""><a href="http://www.biowarestore.com/varric-chest-toupee.html" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Try adding it to your cart. </a></p><p style=""> </p><div data-embed-type="video" data-src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eCf2y0_Gnk" data-width="100%" data-height="100%"><iframe src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2F2eCf2y0_Gnk%3Fwmode%3Dopaque%26feature%3Doembed&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D2eCf2y0_Gnk&amp;image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F2eCf2y0_Gnk%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=6efca6e5ad9640f180f14146a0bc1392&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eCf2y0_Gnk" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false"><strong>Play as a Dragon in Cryptic's Neverwinter game</strong></a></h4><p style="">A developer diary shows how Cryptic is balancing dragons as a new playable race for their Neverwinter MMO. Watch the video above to see OP dragons wearing hats and riding mounts.</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493038-5811039718-FPS_N.png" data-ref-id="1300-2493038" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493038-5811039718-FPS_N.png" data-ref-id="1300-2493038"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2493038-5811039718-FPS_N.png"></a></figure><h4><strong><a href="http://steamcommunity.com/games/nuclearthrone/announcements/detail/1297342152030312232" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Vlambeer's rougelike Nuclear Throne becomes an FPS</a></strong></h4><p style="">In a<a href="http://steamcommunity.com/games/nuclearthrone/announcements/detail/1297342152030312232" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false"> Steam Community statement,</a> developer Vlambeer announces they're taking their upcoming game in a new direction: first-person shooter.</p><div data-embed-type="video" data-src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSAJdRpqltM" data-width="100%" data-height="100%"><iframe src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FcSAJdRpqltM%3Fwmode%3Dopaque%26feature%3Doembed&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DcSAJdRpqltM&amp;image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FcSAJdRpqltM%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=6efca6e5ad9640f180f14146a0bc1392&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSAJdRpqltM" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false"><strong>Arma 3 gets kart DLC</strong></a></h4><p style="">The first "official premium DLC for Arma 3" mimics the Van Damme "truck splits" commercial to introduce the game's upcoming kart expansion.</p><div data-embed-type="video" data-src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w19sqGjmNlY" data-width="100%" data-height="100%"><iframe src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2Fw19sqGjmNlY%3Fwmode%3Dopaque%26feature%3Doembed&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dw19sqGjmNlY&amp;image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fw19sqGjmNlY%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=6efca6e5ad9640f180f14146a0bc1392&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><h4><a href="http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/871214" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false"><strong>Path of Exile offers "Pay to Win" option</strong></a></h4><p style="">Path of Exile <a href="http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/871214" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">replaces the former "play to win" mentality</a> with the idea that, "Wins should be consumable and sold in stacks so that players have to keep buying more," and, "Price-wise, you should nickel and dime the players. That's why we chose a price of $0.15 per win."</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2492999-8622700525-etc-p.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2492999" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2492999-8622700525-etc-p.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2492999"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2492999-8622700525-etc-p.jpg"></a></figure><h4> </h4><h4> </h4><h4><strong><a href="http://www.biowarestore.com/brands/mass-effect/garrus-vakarian-body-pillow.html" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">A Mass Effect Garrus Vakarian body pillow </a></strong></h4><p style="">Cuddle up with Garrus Vakarian in this one-of-a-kind body pillow available on the BioWare store. <a href="http://www.biowarestore.com/brands/mass-effect/garrus-vakarian-body-pillow.html" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">"This therapeutic companion pillow provides comfort and protection when your guard is down."</a></p><div data-embed-type="video" data-src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPRYB_PNWlA" data-width="100%" data-height="100%"><iframe src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FGPRYB_PNWlA%3Fwmode%3Dopaque%26feature%3Doembed&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DGPRYB_PNWlA&amp;image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FGPRYB_PNWlA%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=6efca6e5ad9640f180f14146a0bc1392&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPRYB_PNWlA" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false"><strong>Sony Power Food offers edible charging</strong></a></h4><p style="">Charge your phones and batteries by plugging them into cakes and cereal (editor's note: don't actually do this). Sony says "By creating an enzyme that enables the chemical energy of organic matter to be transferred directly into gadgets, we're bringing about the next step in electronic evolution. Voltaic Enzyme."</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493051-screen+shot+2014-04-01+at+12.34.19+pm.png" data-ref-id="1300-2493051" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493051-screen+shot+2014-04-01+at+12.34.19+pm.png" data-ref-id="1300-2493051"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2493051-screen+shot+2014-04-01+at+12.34.19+pm.png"></a></figure><h4><strong><a href="http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/pr/blog/000692.html#_ga=1.214301461.345851133.1393263973" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Develop relationships with NPCs in Final Fantasy XIV</a></strong></h4><p style=""><a href="http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/pr/blog/000692.html#_ga=1.214301461.345851133.1393263973" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">The "favour system</a>" will "allow adventurers to grow even closer to their favorite NPCs." It's like a dating sim in an MMO...this actually sounds kind of awesome.</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493048-8764591372-4_mar.gif" data-ref-id="1300-2493048" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493048-8764591372-4_mar.gif" data-ref-id="1300-2493048"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2493048-8764591372-4_mar.gif"></a></figure><h4><a href="http://www.bungie.net/en/News/News?aid=11464" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false"><strong>Bungie will sends players to Mars</strong></a></h4><p style=""><a href="http://www.bungie.net/en/News/News?aid=11464" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">For the low, low cost of $7,000,000.00</a>, you can become a part of Destiny's lore by taking a trip to the "cold and unforgiving vacuum of space."</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2492976-screen+shot+2014-04-01+at+10.37.38+am.png" data-ref-id="1300-2492976" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2492976-screen+shot+2014-04-01+at+10.37.38+am.png" data-ref-id="1300-2492976"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2492976-screen+shot+2014-04-01+at+10.37.38+am.png"></a></figure><h4><strong><a href="http://forum.worldoftanks.ru/april1-game/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Wargaming launches online F2P (browser) game: World of Tank: The Crayfish</a></strong></h4><p style="">You can actually play this new game from World of Tanks developer Wargaming, but it's <em>slightly</em> lower-budget than the actual WoT game. The Crayfish is a flash <a href="http://forum.worldoftanks.ru/april1-game/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">game where you fight off an endless army of killer crustaceans. </a></p><div data-embed-type="html"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p style="">im back! FEZ II is back on!</p> &mdash; PHIL FISH (@PHIL_FISH) <a href="https://twitter.com/PHIL_FISH/statuses/450999474731880448" rel="nofollow">April 1, 2014</a></blockquote><script charset="utf-8" type="text/javascript" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async=""></script></div><p style=""> </p><p style=""><a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/fez-2-is-back-on-phil-fish-says-on-april-fool-s-day/1100-6418691/" data-ref-id="1100-6418691"><strong>Fez sequel Fez II is back in development</strong></a></p><p style="">This isn't <em>confirmed </em>to be a lie...but it's pretty unlikely. Game designer<a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/fez-2-is-back-on-phil-fish-says-on-april-fool-s-day/1100-6418691/" data-ref-id="1100-6418691"> Phil Fish tweeted that Fez II is back on!</a></p><div data-embed-type="video" data-src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTogbZDTgvE" data-width="100%" data-height="100%"><iframe src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FWTogbZDTgvE%3Fwmode%3Dopaque%26feature%3Doembed&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DWTogbZDTgvE&amp;image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FWTogbZDTgvE%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=6efca6e5ad9640f180f14146a0bc1392&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><h4><strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTogbZDTgvE" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Mighty No. 1 will be an apple</a></strong></h4><p style="">You can watch the "new ROM" for Mega Man's spiritual successor Mighty No. 9 in action starring the Apple robots above.</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2492973-2346143188-24927.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2492973" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2492973-2346143188-24927.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2492973"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2492973-2346143188-24927.jpg"></a></figure><h4><strong><a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/april-fool-s-day-prank-makes-guild-wars-2-characters-have-huge-heads/1100-6418693/" data-ref-id="1100-6418693">Guild Wars 2 Bobblehead characters</a></strong></h4><p style="">The size of the heads of all characters in <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/april-fool-s-day-prank-makes-guild-wars-2-characters-have-huge-heads/1100-6418693/" data-ref-id="1100-6418693">Guild Wars 2 have been increased 200%</a>. But don't worry, the change is temporary.</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493030-screen+shot+2014-04-01+at+11.55.03+am.png" data-ref-id="1300-2493030" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493030-screen+shot+2014-04-01+at+11.55.03+am.png" data-ref-id="1300-2493030"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2493030-screen+shot+2014-04-01+at+11.55.03+am.png"></a></figure><h4><a href="http://www.ign.com/videos/2014/04/01/titanfall-optimus-prime-dlc-trailer" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Titanfall get Optimus Prime DLC</a></h4><p style="">A fake trailer for the content also says that the game also features "Prime Time," a new song by Linkin Park.</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2492964-wowp_screens_static_wowp_ufo_image_08.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2492964" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2492964-wowp_screens_static_wowp_ufo_image_08.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2492964"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2492964-wowp_screens_static_wowp_ufo_image_08.jpg"></a></figure><h4><strong>World of Warplanes gets UFOs</strong></h4><p style="">A press release says that all players will get a free "Tier 5 German Kampfflugplatte Sleipnir I UFO."</p><p style=""> </p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2492483-screen+shot+2014-03-31+at+3.48.46+pm.png" data-ref-id="1300-2492483" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2492483-screen+shot+2014-03-31+at+3.48.46+pm.png" data-ref-id="1300-2492483"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2492483-screen+shot+2014-03-31+at+3.48.46+pm.png"></a></figure><h4><strong><a href="http://www.smashbros.us/us/characters/nester.html" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">New Smash Bros. character: Nester</a></strong></h4><p style="">Remember Nester from the old Nintendo Power magazine cartoon Howard and Nester? <a href="http://www.smashbros.us/us/characters/nester.html" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">A spoof site (with incredibly terrible art)</a> will try to convince you that the the red-headed protagonist is in the next version of Smash Bros. The art is pretty terrible, but the page layout mimics the official Smash Bros. site well.</p><div data-embed-type="video" data-src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u59pojFY_XA" data-width="100%" data-height="100%"><iframe src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2Fu59pojFY_XA%3Fwmode%3Dopaque%26feature%3Doembed&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Du59pojFY_XA&amp;image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fu59pojFY_XA%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=6efca6e5ad9640f180f14146a0bc1392&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><h4><strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u59pojFY_XA&amp;feature=youtu.be" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">War of the Vikings introduces god powers</a></strong></h4><p style="">The <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u59pojFY_XA&amp;feature=youtu.be" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">new trailer for War of the Vikings</a> shows off Thor-like hammer throwing abilities, the ability to fly, and "God-like Fury," which rains death down from the heavens.</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2492484-2014-03-28_01_l.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2492484" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2492484-2014-03-28_01_l.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2492484"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2492484-2014-03-28_01_l.jpg"></a></figure><h4><strong><a href="http://www.killzone.com/en_US/blog/news/2014-03-29_the-killzone-movie-a-helghastly-adventure.html" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="2014-03">Tim Burton is making a Killzone puppet movie</a></strong></h4><p style="">From the official <a href="http://www.killzone.com/en_US/blog/news/2014-03-29_the-killzone-movie-a-helghastly-adventure.html" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="2014-03">Sony Killzone blog</a> comes a movie direct by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter. The site says, "The movie focuses on the events depicted in <a href="/killzone-shadow-fall/" data-ref-id="false">Killzone: Shadow Fall </a>after the Helghast settle on planet Vekta."</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493042-4666581322-YUFEW.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2493042" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493042-4666581322-YUFEW.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2493042"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2493042-4666581322-YUFEW.jpg"></a></figure><h4><strong><a href="http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/blog/13611763/hitting-on-the-selection-of-a-name-4-1-2014" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Blizzard continues HotS naming convention with next StarCraft expansion</a></strong></h4><p style="">This one goes pretty deep with <a href="http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/blog/13611763/hitting-on-the-selection-of-a-name-4-1-2014" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">multiple joke layers, but it's a funny read</a>.</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493063-noname.png" data-ref-id="1300-2493063" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493063-noname.png" data-ref-id="1300-2493063"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2493063-noname.png"></a></figure><h4><strong>NeoGeo game Windjammers gets an update from Divekick developer</strong></h4><p style="">In a press release from Iron Galaxy for Windjammers Hyper Deluxe eSports edition, the game is described as an "updated online multiplayer focused version of the game launching in July of this year for $19.99."</p><h4><strong>Temple Run developer sends out press release, buys Doodle Jump dev for $1 billion cash</strong></h4><p style="">In the wake of the Facebook/Oculus acquisition, Imangi Studios had their own fun writing, "Imangi's idea to buy Lima Sky was sparked from the simple, disruptive idea of creating a game that will have 1 trillion installs. Igor Pusenjak, CEO of Lima Sky, elaborated: "Imangi told us they wanted to combine the endless jumper with the endless runner to create the ultimate gaming hit, and we were sold. The combined game <em>Doodle Temple Jumping Run</em> will be out later this year."</p><p style=""> </p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493067-unnamed.gif" data-ref-id="1300-2493067" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493067-unnamed.gif" data-ref-id="1300-2493067"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2493067-unnamed.gif"></a></figure><h4><strong>Kickstarter loses the "e," rebrands itself Kickstartr</strong></h4><p style="">The popular way of getting games funded is changing things up. In a press release, Kickstarter wrote, "By changing back to Kickstartr sitewide, we reduce load time and bandwidth use across the board. Based on our current user base and daily page loads, dropping the "e" will actually save us (and you) a collective 14 TB of data usage annually."</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493080-screen+shot+2014-04-01+at+1.35.50+pm.png" data-ref-id="1300-2493080" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493080-screen+shot+2014-04-01+at+1.35.50+pm.png" data-ref-id="1300-2493080"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2493080-screen+shot+2014-04-01+at+1.35.50+pm.png"></a></figure><h4><a href="http://raptr.com/store/item/ferrari-328-gts" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false"><strong>Win a Ferrari with 1,000,000 Raptr points</strong></a></h4><p style="">The from Raptr CEO Dennis Fong's collection, you can <a href="http://raptr.com/store/item/ferrari-328-gts" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">win this Ferrari</a> that includes "John Carmack's grocery list dated 4/1/95 folded up in glovebox." If you've got enough points, you can <a href="http://raptr.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32340" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">check out the full redemption guide here.</a></p><div data-embed-type="video" data-src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=misAyNLuoQg" data-width="100%" data-height="100%"><iframe src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FmisAyNLuoQg%3Fwmode%3Dopaque%26feature%3Doembed&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DmisAyNLuoQg&amp;image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FmisAyNLuoQg%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=6efca6e5ad9640f180f14146a0bc1392&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><h4><strong>League of Legends introduces Ultra Rapid Fire</strong></h4><p style="">The game will remove mana and energy costs, institute an 80% cool-down reduction on skill, activatable items, and summoner skills, and introduce other new "rapid fire" perks.</p><h4><strong><a href="http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/12371977139#1" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Warlords of Draenor 6.0 patch notes</a></strong></h4><p style="">The is <a href="http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/12371977139#1" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">incredibly extensive list is a long read, but it's full of gems</a> like, "New Ability: Renounce. When cast, Renounce permanently changes the Paladin into a Warrior."</p><p style=""> </p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493098-screen+shot+2014-04-01+at+2.10.06+pm.png" data-ref-id="1300-2493098" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493098-screen+shot+2014-04-01+at+2.10.06+pm.png" data-ref-id="1300-2493098"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2493098-screen+shot+2014-04-01+at+2.10.06+pm.png"></a></figure><h4><strong><a href="http://www.thiefgame.jp/af/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Thief meets Final Fantasy</a></strong></h4><p style=""><a href="http://www.thiefgame.jp/af/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">This flash game from Square Enix</a> gives you two options: "Steal" or "Run" (the one in the lower-right corner). It's all in Japanese, but everyone can appreciate the art!</p><p style=""> </p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2494857-screen+shot+2014-04-01+at+4.47.56+pm.png" data-ref-id="1300-2494857" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2494857-screen+shot+2014-04-01+at+4.47.56+pm.png" data-ref-id="1300-2494857"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2494857-screen+shot+2014-04-01+at+4.47.56+pm.png"></a></figure><h4><strong><a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.sega.com/rappy/index.html" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Play Sega's Rappy Bird</a></strong></h4><p style="">Always stoking the flames for Phantasy Star, but never quite delivering. You can play this<a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.sega.com/rappy/index.html" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false"> Flappy Bird clone with Rappy on the Sega site.</a></p><p style=""> </p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2494859-screen+shot+2014-04-01+at+4.58.45+pm.png" data-ref-id="1300-2494859" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2494859-screen+shot+2014-04-01+at+4.58.45+pm.png" data-ref-id="1300-2494859"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2494859-screen+shot+2014-04-01+at+4.58.45+pm.png"></a></figure><h4><strong><a href="http://www.turtlebeach.com/product-detail/xbox-360-headsets/ear-force-lyte4ce-9k3/508" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Turtle Beach LYTE4CE headphones</a></strong></h4><p style=""><a href="http://www.turtlebeach.com/product-detail/xbox-360-headsets/ear-force-lyte4ce-9k3/508" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">From the website</a>, "'<i>I mean, it doesn't sound very good, but who cares?! It's got tons of lights.' – Jane Doe"</i></p><p style=""> </p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2494902-4769735082-logo_.gif" data-ref-id="1300-2494902" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2494902-4769735082-logo_.gif" data-ref-id="1300-2494902"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2494902-4769735082-logo_.gif"></a></figure><h4><a href="http://naughtydog.com/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false"><strong>Naughty Dog's rebranding</strong></a></h4><p style="">Pretty self-explanatory.</p><p style="">....</p><p style="">Here are a few other sample headlines that might not have been written yet, but that you'll probably read somewhere before the end of the day tomorrow:</p><ul><li>Video game company X buys video game company y (i.e. Microsoft buys Nintendo)</li><li>Game publisher known for one type of game makes a game using that IP in a new and ridiculous genre (i.e. Battlefield kart racer)</li><li>Anything at all related to Half-Life 3</li></ul><table data-max-width="true"><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong>Justin Haywald is a senior editor at GameSpot, and you can follow him on<a href="https://twitter.com/JustinHaywald" rel="nofollow"> Twitter @JustinHaywald</a>. Find a great April Fools' joke we missed or got a hot news tip? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p style=""> </p><p style=""> </p> Tue, 01 Apr 2014 11:37:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/don-t-be-fooled-video-game-april-fools-2014-joke-round-up/1100-6418679/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/borderlands-dev-will-probably-announce-an-xbox-one-ps4-game-this-year/1100-6418698/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1179/11799911/2493013-border1.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2493013" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1179/11799911/2493013-border1.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2493013"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1179/11799911/2493013-border1.jpg"></a></figure><p style=""> </p><p dir="ltr" style="">What does an Xbox One/PlayStation 4 game from acclaimed <a href="/borderlands/" data-ref-id="false">Borderlands</a> developer Gearbox Software look like? It might not be long before we find out. Writing on Twitter recently, Gearbox Software president Randy Pitchford teased that we might get to see one of the studio's new projects as early as later this year.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">"We're working on next-gen. Platforms TBD," Pitchford <a href="https://twitter.com/DuvalMagic/status/449419907059699712" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">said to a fan</a> who asked when the developer would show off an Xbox One game. "We'll probably announce something later this year."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">During a panel at PAX Prime last year, Pitchford revealed that Gearbox Software was <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/gearbox-working-on-two-new-ips-for-next-gen/1100-6413961/" data-ref-id="1100-6413961">working on two new IPs for Xbox One/PS4 </a>in addition to other unannounced projects. The studio <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/brothers-in-arms-furious-4-to-be-reimagined-into-new-ip/1100-6394527/" data-ref-id="1100-6394527">confirmed in 2012</a> that <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/brothers-in-arms-furious-4/" data-ref-id="false">Brothers in Arms: Furious 4</a> had been reimagined as a new IP, but that still leaves (at least) one more to be announced.</p><p dir="ltr" style=""><a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/borderlands-3-not-in-development/1100-6397592/" data-ref-id="1100-6397592">Borderlands 3 is not in development</a>, Pitchford says, but Gearbox Software is collaborating with<a href="/the-walking-dead-a-telltale-games-series/" data-ref-id="false"> The Walking Dead</a> developer Telltale Games on an adventure game called <a href="/borderlands-a-telltale-game-series/" data-ref-id="false">Tales from the Borderlands</a>.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Next week in Boston, Mass. during PAX East 2014, Gearbox Software will hold its annual "<a href="http://east.paxsite.com/schedule/panel/inside-gearbox-software" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Inside Gearbox Software</a>" panel. As part of this presentation, Pitchford and other Gearbox Software executives and writers will "chat more about Borderlands and Homeworld!" Gearbox Software <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/gearbox-picks-up-homeworld-ip/1100-6407351/" data-ref-id="1100-6407351">acquired the Homeworld IP</a> from THQ during its bankruptcy auction. </p><p style="">Attendees can also expect to enjoy "all the great surprises" from Gearbox Software during the panel, to be held Sunday, April 13 starting at 10:30 a.m. EDT. GameSpot will be in attendance.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Eddie Makuch is a news editor at GameSpot, and you can follow him on<a href="https://twitter.com/EddieMakuch" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false"> Twitter @EddieMakuch</a></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></td></tr></tbody></table> Tue, 01 Apr 2014 11:11:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/borderlands-dev-will-probably-announce-an-xbox-one-ps4-game-this-year/1100-6418698/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/valve-loses-three-vr-veterans-in-three-weeks-to-oculus-vr/1100-6418697/ <div data-embed-type="video" data-ref-id="2300-6417961" data-width="100%" data-height="100%"><iframe src="/videos/embed/6417961/" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p dir="ltr" style=""> </p><p dir="ltr" style="">Yet another Valve virtual reality engineer has left the Half-Life company to join Oculus VR, the firm behind the Oculus Rift headset that was <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/facebook-buys-oculus-rift-company-in-a-massive-deal-worth-an-estimated-2-billion/1100-6418540/" data-ref-id="1100-6418540">recently purchased by Facebook for $2 billion</a>.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Aaron Nicholls, who spent four years working on VR at Valve, is now working at Oculus VR as a "Scientist." He'll be working out of Oculus VR's Bellevue, Washington R&amp;D lab, Oculus VR <a href="https://twitter.com/oculus/status/450780024770023424" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">said in a statement</a>.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">"Moves like this are always a little scary, but I'm very excited and can't wait to start in the morning," Nicholls<a href="https://twitter.com/AaronHelloWorld/status/450850884713316352" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false"> said</a> last night.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Nicholls is the third Valve employee to join Oculus VR in as many weeks. Veteran <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/valve-veteran-joins-oculus-rift-company-brings-expertise-in-eliminating-simulator-sickness/1100-6418241/" data-ref-id="1100-6418241">Valve VR engineers Atman Binstock</a> and<a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/oculus-vr-hires-another-valve-virtual-reality-veteran/1100-6418627/" data-ref-id="1100-6418627"> Michael Abrash</a> joined the company earlier this month. Nicholls previously worked at Microsoft for 14 years and helped ship games in the Halo and Gears of War franchises.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">For more on Facebook's acquisition of Oculus and what it means for the future of VR, check out <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/everything-you-need-to-know-about-facebook-buying-oculus-for-2-billion/1100-6418636/" data-ref-id="1100-6418636">GameSpot's roundup of everything you need to know</a>.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Eddie Makuch is a news editor at GameSpot, and you can follow him on<a href="https://twitter.com/EddieMakuch" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false"> Twitter @EddieMakuch</a></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></td></tr></tbody></table> Tue, 01 Apr 2014 10:33:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/valve-loses-three-vr-veterans-in-three-weeks-to-oculus-vr/1100-6418697/ http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/deus-ex-the-fall-review/1900-6415708/ <p style=""><a href="/deus-ex-the-fall/" data-ref-id="false">Deus Ex: The Fall</a> is a prequel to <a href="/deus-ex-human-revolution/" data-ref-id="false">Deus Ex: Human Revolution</a>, as well as a sequel to <em>Deus Ex: Icarus Effect</em>--a tie-in novel that itself was a prequel (though further back in the chronology) to Human Revolution. Still with me? You don't need to have read <em>Icarus Effect</em> to understand The Fall, but regardless, this identity is not good for the game. Broader themes common to the Deus Ex series can be found here: choice and consequence, moral ambiguity, and a dark and gritty cyberpunk ambience. The Fall gets those basics right, but the game fails to craft a unique identity for itself because it's being crushed between two disparate sources of narrative canon.</p><p style="">New protagonist Ben Saxon is a close approximation of Human Revolution's Adam Jensen--the same augmentations, a similar dark past, and identical futuristic sunglasses. Like Jensen, Saxon is on a quest to unravel a conspiracy. Because of this, he's just not interesting as a standalone character. Instead, fans of the series will be more interested in the appearance of Human Revolution's boss characters as brief sidekicks in Saxon's journey. These bosses were underdeveloped in Human Revolution, so the chance to see more of their backstory helps to fill in some of that game's blanks. As a result, The Fall's own story never has a chance to come into its own as it's too strongly tied to Human Revolution. The narrative is further hurt by the fact that The Fall ends on a "To be continued" screen, and neither Eidos Montreal nor developer nFusion has made any mention of whether they intend to continue the story.</p><div data-embed-type="video" data-ref-id="2300-6418010" data-width="100%" data-height="100%"><iframe src="/videos/embed/6418010/" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p style=""><span>Just as nFusion has attempted to recreate Human Revolution's key plot beats, so too has the developer attempted to translate as much of Human Revolution's mechanics as possible. You explore an urban hub--just one, in this case: Panama City--in first person, have conversations with non-player characters, infiltrate gang hideouts and secure complexes with a combination of stealth and combat, and upgrade your weapons and mechanical augmentations to expand the gameplay approaches open to you.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="">So why does playing The Fall feel like an appetiser to Human Revolution's main course? That would be because this PC version of The Fall is a port of an iPad game originally released last year. As you can imagine, it would be rather difficult to cram a full-fledged Deus Ex experience into a tablet, but damned if nFusion didn't try. The Fall is a game that so rigorously adheres to the mechanics and aesthetic defined by Human Revolution that the mere fact that it even ran on an iPad is impressive.</p><blockquote><p dir="ltr" style="">On the PC, these tablet origins mean we get the worst of both worlds--a game that feels like a clunky port, and one that still suffers from the technical restrictions of a tablet.</p></blockquote><p dir="ltr" style="">Unfortunately, on the PC, these tablet origins mean we get the worst of both worlds--a game that feels like a clunky port, and one that still suffers from the technical restrictions of a tablet even though those restrictions don't exist on PC hardware. The Fall is a game that captures the look and feel of Human Revolution but is so unpolished and so massively reduced in scope that it's hard to immerse yourself in the world.</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1536/15366587/2484502-deusex_steam+2014-03-21+13-28-51-99.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2484502" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1536/15366587/2484502-deusex_steam+2014-03-21+13-28-51-99.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2484502"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1536/15366587/2484502-deusex_steam+2014-03-21+13-28-51-99.jpg"></a><figcaption>The environments are visually impressive for the game's tablet origins, but are cut to pieces by constant load zones.</figcaption></figure><p dir="ltr" style="">The controls are another culprit here; they are clunky and unresponsive in ways that a keyboard and mouse never should be. Menu buttons routinely fail to respond to repeated mouse clicks. The HUD has not been sufficiently converted from its original tablet-friendly design into an interface that works with keyboard hotkeys. Scrolling through text and inventory screens is far from smooth. You do these things so regularly that such minor niggles result in great aggravation over The Fall's eight-hour play time--eight hours in which the game's single hub location artificially inflates play time by forcing you to travel back and forth through tiny areas sectioned off by frequent load zones.</p><figure data-align="right" data-size="medium" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1536/15366587/2484503-deusex_steam+2014-03-24+10-54-23-27.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2484503" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1536/15366587/2484503-deusex_steam+2014-03-24+10-54-23-27.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2484503"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_medium/1536/15366587/2484503-deusex_steam+2014-03-24+10-54-23-27.jpg"></a><figcaption>In a rather unsatisfying move, unarmoured enemies consistently require more than one headshot to take down.</figcaption></figure><p dir="ltr" style="">This lack of polish extends from the interface to basic gameplay functions. Moving in and out of cover is clunky. Cover angles are inconsistent, with enemy bullets reaching around corners to hit you when they should impact cover instead. At one point, I entered cover and simply fell through the world geometry and died. The inability to jump at will makes removes the joy of vertical exploration, and reduces the scope of cover-based shootouts to what feels like a series of corridors rather than varied features of an environment.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">But the most disappointing thing about The Fall is the complete lack of the extra layer of systemic possibilities that have appeared in every prior Deus Ex game. You can't pick up and stack boxes to create your own routes through areas. Bodies actually dissolve into nothingness after a few seconds, completely removing the need to hide them to maintain a stealth approach. This discourages sneaking by removing an extra layer of cautious play, and making a guns-blazing play style the path of least resistance. Heavy objects can't be picked up and thrown at enemies or used to block incoming fire--interacting with them simply makes them slide out of the way in a canned animation. The lack of these systems results in a disappointingly restrictive and stripped-down approximation of a Deus Ex game.</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1536/15366587/2484504-deusex_steam+2014-03-24+10-37-29-85.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2484504" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1536/15366587/2484504-deusex_steam+2014-03-24+10-37-29-85.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2484504"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1536/15366587/2484504-deusex_steam+2014-03-24+10-37-29-85.jpg"></a><figcaption>This is your inventory--a store through which weapon and item purchases can be made instantaneously.</figcaption></figure><blockquote data-align="right"><p dir="ltr" style="">The store uncomfortably removes much of the planning and forethought required for a Deus Ex game.</p></blockquote><p dir="ltr" style="">The store in The Fall is not a vendor character, but a menu screen that can be accessed at any time, where purchases are instantly transferred to your inventory, without logical explanation. It's a functional holdover from the iPad version's design for real-money microtransactions. Though you can't spend real money in the PC port--in-game credits are used for store purchases instead--the store uncomfortably removes some of the planning and forethought required for a Deus Ex game. A climactic final encounter pitted me against an enemy armoured robot; because I had no weapons to take it down, I browsed the store, purchased a rocket launcher with three rockets, and blew the robot up a few seconds later. It felt cheap, lazy, and thoroughly unsatisfying. Because exploration has been simplified, finding credits lying around the world is simple enough that money is plentiful. The store is optional, but, since there are no traditional vendors to act as an alternative, you will feel significantly underequipped if you avoid it.</p><figure data-align="left" data-size="small" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1536/15366587/2484505-deusex_steam+2014-03-21+13-07-55-63.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2484505" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1536/15366587/2484505-deusex_steam+2014-03-21+13-07-55-63.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2484505"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_small/1536/15366587/2484505-deusex_steam+2014-03-21+13-07-55-63.jpg"></a></figure><p dir="ltr" style="">This store is the perfect example of the many problems that plague The Fall. This PC port fails to take advantage of the PC's increased technical power and greater control fidelity to adequately smooth over the game's prior tablet limitations. The story feels like it's attempting to fill in some blanks regarding Human Revolution's underdeveloped boss characters, but the game ends well before it has the chance to do so. At least nFusion had the mercy to not include any boss fights.</p> Tue, 01 Apr 2014 10:30:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/deus-ex-the-fall-review/1900-6415708/

http://auth.gamespot.com/ Gamespot's Everything Feed! News, Reviews, Videos. Exploding with content? You bet. en-us Tue, 01 Apr 2014 23:02:52 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/risk-of-rain-highlights-multiple-players/2300-6418097/ See how Chris, Mary, Rob, and Erick do their best as a team to slay jelly fish, purple ghosts, magma worms and more in Risk of Rain. Tue, 01 Apr 2014 19:00:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/risk-of-rain-highlights-multiple-players/2300-6418097/ http://www.gamespot.com/videos/castlevania-symphony-of-the-night-gameplay-megabit/2300-6418096/ Peter barely clings to life as books and other inanimate objects attack him in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. Tue, 01 Apr 2014 18:55:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/castlevania-symphony-of-the-night-gameplay-megabit/2300-6418096/ http://www.gamespot.com/videos/the-elder-scrolls-online-goat-simulator-duelyst-th/2300-6418077/ In this week's episode of The Lobby, we've got The Elder Scrolls Online, Goat Simulator 2014, and tactical turn-based strategy game Duelyst! Plus we're giving away copies of the MLB 14 The Show / NBA 2K14 PS3 bundle. Tue, 01 Apr 2014 18:51:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/the-elder-scrolls-online-goat-simulator-duelyst-th/2300-6418077/ http://www.gamespot.com/videos/dead-island-epidemic-now-playing/2300-6418095/ Shaun and Erick try their luck in this Zombie fueled MOBA style game - Dead Island Epidemic! Tue, 01 Apr 2014 18:42:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/dead-island-epidemic-now-playing/2300-6418095/ http://www.gamespot.com/videos/superhot-steam-greenlight-trailer/2300-6418093/ Check out this addictive FPS game where time moves only when you move. Tue, 01 Apr 2014 16:48:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/superhot-steam-greenlight-trailer/2300-6418093/ http://www.gamespot.com/videos/secret-of-the-magic-crystals-random-encounter/2300-6418091/ Join Danny as he tries to breed legendary horses such as the Pegasus, Unicorn, Fire-steed, Ice-steed and the Demon-steed. Tue, 01 Apr 2014 16:06:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/secret-of-the-magic-crystals-random-encounter/2300-6418091/ http://www.gamespot.com/videos/gs-news-the-best-and-worst-april-fools-jokes-watch/2300-6418092/ We've got all the April Fools jokes you need to know about, find out if Watch Dogs might hit 1080p on PS4 or Xbox One, and did EA take a joke too far? Tue, 01 Apr 2014 16:00:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/gs-news-the-best-and-worst-april-fools-jokes-watch/2300-6418092/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ea-deletes-nasty-wii-u-april-fools-tweets-calls-them-unacceptable-and-stupid/1100-6418699/ <p style="">[UPDATE] Following the publication of this story, EA COO Peter Moore issued a statement on the tweets via his Twitter account.</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1179/11799911/2493607-peter.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2493607" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1179/11799911/2493607-peter.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2493607"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1179/11799911/2493607-peter.jpg"></a></figure><p style=""><em>The original story is below.</em></p><p dir="ltr" style="">Battlefield publisher Electronic Arts has deleted a string of tweets that derided the Wii U for being an underpowered system. The jabs were focused around the fact that EA's proprietary engine, Frostbite, <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/dice-explains-why-frostbite-skipped-wii-u/1100-6408017/" data-ref-id="1100-6408017">cannot run on Wii U</a>.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Here are some of the since-removed tweets from the Frostbite Twitter account, courtesy of <a href="http://kotaku.com/frostbites-april-fools-joke-is-kinda-mean-1556136401" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Kotaku</a>, which was able to capture them before they were removed.</p><p dir="ltr" style=""><em>"Good news, we have finally fixed and optimized our 'netcode'. Uses quantum entanglement for Zero Latency connections. Exclusively on #WiiU."</em></p><p dir="ltr" style=""><em>"Frostbite will power #HalfLife 3, coming out summer 2014! #WiiU exclusive."</em></p><p dir="ltr" style=""><em>"Frostbite now runs on the #WiiU since it is the most powerful Gen4 platform, our renderer is now optimized for Mario and Zelda."</em></p><p dir="ltr" style="">April Fool's Day is all about having a good laugh, but many thought these tweets went too far. It appears EA re-thought its position as well, seeing as they decided to take them down.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">EA supported the Wii U at launch with games like <a href="/need-for-speed-most-wanted-a-criterion-game/" data-ref-id="false">Need for Speed: Most Wanted</a>, <a href="/mass-effect-3/" data-ref-id="false">Mass Effect 3</a>, <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/fifa-soccer-13/" data-ref-id="false">FIFA 13</a>, and <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/madden-nfl-13/" data-ref-id="false">Madden NFL 13</a>. However, the publisher is <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ea-not-developing-anything-for-wii-u/1100-6408481/" data-ref-id="1100-6408481">no longer working on any Wii U titles whatsoever</a>. By comparison, EA <a href="http://www.ea.com/wii" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">supported the original Wii with 78 titles throughout its lifetime</a>.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Frostbite technical director Johan Andersson <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/dice-explains-why-frostbite-skipped-wii-u/1100-6408017/" data-ref-id="1100-6408017">said last year</a> that Frostbite 3 has never been up and running on Wii U. EA performed tests early on, but the results were "not too promising," and so the developer "chose not to go down that path."</p><p style=""> </p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Eddie Makuch is a news editor at GameSpot, and you can follow him on<a href="https://twitter.com/EddieMakuch" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false"> Twitter @EddieMakuch</a></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></td></tr></tbody></table> Tue, 01 Apr 2014 15:00:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ea-deletes-nasty-wii-u-april-fools-tweets-calls-them-unacceptable-and-stupid/1100-6418699/ http://www.gamespot.com/videos/call-of-duty-ghosts-extinction-episode-2-mayday-tr/2300-6418087/ Following the events of Nightfall, the Quick Reaction Force team has been sent in to investigate a high-tech ghost ship adrift in the South Pacific. Tue, 01 Apr 2014 13:11:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/call-of-duty-ghosts-extinction-episode-2-mayday-tr/2300-6418087/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/indie-dev-says-microsoft-used-to-be-a-holes-but-now-that-s-changing/1100-6418700/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1179/11799911/2493056-hyper.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2493056" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1179/11799911/2493056-hyper.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2493056"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1179/11799911/2493056-hyper.jpg"></a><figcaption>Hyper Light Drifter</figcaption></figure><p dir="ltr" style=""> </p><p dir="ltr" style=""> </p><p dir="ltr" style="">Many developers have <a href="http://news.xbox.com/2013/12/xbox-one-developers-id-at-xbox" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">spoken out to praise Microsoft's indie efforts</a> through its <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-outlines-xbox-one-indie-dev-program/1100-6413138/" data-ref-id="1100-6413138">new ID@Xbox program</a>, but the Xbox maker's relationship with the little guys wasn't always such a positive thing. In a new interview, <a href="/hyper-light-drifter/" data-ref-id="false">Hyper Light Drifter</a> creator Alex Preston used some pretty blunt language to describe the way in which he recalled Microsoft handling developer relations, but explained that things have improved of late.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">"Microsoft used to be a**holes about it, for sure," told <em><a href="http://www.edge-online.com/news/indies-praise-self-publishing-on-xbox-one-but-microsoft-must-drop-its-launch-parity-policy/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Edge</a></em>. "But they've become a lot friendlier and that's to do with [ID@Xbox head Chris Charla] and his team. He's awesome. He's a major proponent for smaller developers like us."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Preston isn't the only indie developer to speak openly about a less-than-enjoyable experience working with Microsoft in the past. <a href="/super-meat-boy/" data-ref-id="false">Super Meat Boy</a> creators Edmund McMillen and Tommy Refenes <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/indie-game-the-movie/1100-6348831/" data-ref-id="1100-6348831">did not hold back in discussing their struggles working with Microsoft</a> in the documentary <em>Indie Game: The Movie</em>.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">On top of that, <a href="/war-thunder/" data-ref-id="false">War Thunder</a> developer Gaijin Entertainment CEO Anton Yudintsev <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-won-t-allow-xbox-one-pc-cross-platform-play-says-war-thunder-dev/1100-6418587/" data-ref-id="1100-6418587">told GameSpot at GDC last month</a> that Microsoft has a lot of "unspoken limitations" and that often times, one person and one person alone decides whether your game gets published or not. Like Preston, however, Yudintsev said he's already seen a change for the better with Microsoft's new ID@Xbox program.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">One thorny issue that remains with Microsoft's ID@Xbox program is its controversial "launch parity" clause. This stipulation requires that developers release their games on Xbox One the same day they do on other platforms, thereby eliminating the possibility of a timed-exclusive for competing platforms like the PC or PlayStation 4. Microsoft's official line for this policy is that it will review publishing agreements on a <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-one-indie-games-launching-alongside-ps4-pc-requirement-looked-at-on-a-case-by-case-basis/1100-6418225/" data-ref-id="1100-6418225">case-by-case basis</a> and this stance <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-one-s-controversial-indie-launch-parity-clause-will-continue/1100-6418684/" data-ref-id="1100-6418684">isn't going to change anytime soon</a>, even if some developers might want it to.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">"The parity thing is a problem. It's not a good policy for Microsoft and I definitely don't think it helps small developers," Preston told <em>Edge</em>. "There's not really any reason to do it and it's one of those old relic things…I think we'll see it disappear eventually."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">For <a href="/strike-suit-zero/" data-ref-id="false">Strike Suit Zero</a> developer Ready Games CEO James Brooksby, the future for indie games on Xbox One is looking bright.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">"The right kind of people are being put in place around this--it doesn't feel like we have that kind of bureaucratic, corporate stuffy-suits people," Brooksby told <em>Edge</em>. "There's clearly a gathering of people with the right mentality coming in and that makes a big difference. It feels like internally a lot of people [at Microsoft] have been campaigning for this."</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Eddie Makuch is a news editor at GameSpot, and you can follow him on<a href="https://twitter.com/EddieMakuch" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false"> Twitter @EddieMakuch</a></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></td></tr></tbody></table> Tue, 01 Apr 2014 12:25:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/indie-dev-says-microsoft-used-to-be-a-holes-but-now-that-s-changing/1100-6418700/ http://www.gamespot.com/videos/top-5-skyrim-mods-of-the-week-captain-america-and-/2300-6418086/ Captain America becomes Captain Skyrim, throwing his shield into the face of injustice! Also the faces of trolls, bandits and exploding chickens. Also we're giving away The Elder Scrolls Online Imperial Edition! Tue, 01 Apr 2014 12:19:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/top-5-skyrim-mods-of-the-week-captain-america-and-/2300-6418086/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/don-t-be-fooled-video-game-april-fools-2014-joke-round-up/1100-6418679/ <p style="">From the too ridiculous to be believed, to things that make you cry when you learn they're a lie, April Fools' Day is a day when it's impossible to trust anything you read. To help you separate fact from fiction, we're rounding up the best jokes we find:</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2492491-screen+shot+2014-03-31+at+4.18.14+pm.png" data-ref-id="1300-2492491" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2492491-screen+shot+2014-03-31+at+4.18.14+pm.png" data-ref-id="1300-2492491"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2492491-screen+shot+2014-03-31+at+4.18.14+pm.png"></a></figure><h4><a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/catch-pokemon-on-your-phone-using-google-maps/1100-6418676/" data-ref-id="1100-6418676"><strong>Get a job at Google as a Pokemon Master</strong></a></h4><p style=""><a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/catch-pokemon-on-your-phone-using-google-maps/1100-6418676/" data-ref-id="1100-6418676">This one's half true</a>. You <em>can</em> catch Pokemon on your iOS or Android device using the Google Maps app right now. However, you're probably not going to get a job at Google just for finding Pokemon on a map.</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493072-5742249673-dark-.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2493072" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493072-5742249673-dark-.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2493072"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2493072-5742249673-dark-.jpg"></a></figure><h4><strong><a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/dark-souls-2-patch-will-introduce-new-item-to-reduce-the-difficulty-for-newcomers/1100-6418680/" data-ref-id="1100-6418680">Dark Souls II gets an "easy mode"</a></strong></h4><p style="">This one was our own joke, but most of you caught on pretty quick. Of course<a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/dark-souls-2-patch-will-introduce-new-item-to-reduce-the-difficulty-for-newcomers/1100-6418680/" data-ref-id="1100-6418680"> the notoriously difficult Dark Souls isn't going to be made easier</a>. If anything, future patches will probably make it even more unrelentingly vicious.</p><div data-embed-type="video" data-src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfzB0F3oDiE" data-width="100%" data-height="100%"><iframe src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FyfzB0F3oDiE%3Fwmode%3Dopaque%26feature%3Doembed&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DyfzB0F3oDiE&amp;image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FyfzB0F3oDiE%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=6efca6e5ad9640f180f14146a0bc1392&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><h4><strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfzB0F3oDiE" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Origins offers boxed service</a></strong></h4><p style="">Use your 3D printer to print your games at home and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfzB0F3oDiE" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">start making real physical games for your PC!</a></p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493039-3135301399-5AII7.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2493039" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493039-3135301399-5AII7.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2493039"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2493039-3135301399-5AII7.jpg"></a></figure><h4><strong><a href="http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/13607363/ascend-to-victory-with-happy-reaper%E2%84%A2-4-1-2014" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Diablo III goes mobile with Happy Reaper</a></strong></h4><p style="">This <a href="http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/13607363/ascend-to-victory-with-happy-reaper%E2%84%A2-4-1-2014" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Blizzard take on Flappy Bird</a> is also a <a href="http://media.blizzard.com/d3/games/happyreaper/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">real game you can play right now</a>. You "take on the role of Malthael, the Angel of Death, who's recently returned to Sanctuary with a vengeance." And then you tap to dodge stuff.</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493017-screen+shot+2014-04-01+at+11.26.16+am.png" data-ref-id="1300-2493017" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493017-screen+shot+2014-04-01+at+11.26.16+am.png" data-ref-id="1300-2493017"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2493017-screen+shot+2014-04-01+at+11.26.16+am.png"></a></figure><h4><strong><a href="http://eu.blizzard.com/en-gb/games/outcasts/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Blizzard fighting game: Vengeance of the Vanquished</a></strong></h4><p style="">It's not playable, but Blizzard went all-out with the <a href="http://eu.blizzard.com/en-gb/games/outcasts/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">screens, character bios, and description for their fake fighting game (which you should read)</a>. It also includes a controller with a built-in credit card reader: "Speed up your in-game purchases and give your character some extra punch with this convenient credit card swipe strip right there on the controller!"</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493002-0574874878-BkGhe.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2493002" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493002-0574874878-BkGhe.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2493002"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2493002-0574874878-BkGhe.jpg"></a></figure><h4><strong><a href="https://twitter.com/djstarion/status/450818989619703808/photo/1" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Renamed modes in Call of Duty: Ghosts</a></strong></h4><p style="">Maybe you'd like to join a match of "PEW PEW," "YOLO," or "Bro, Do u even cap?"</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493059-2448876145-370x3.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2493059" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493059-2448876145-370x3.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2493059"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2493059-2448876145-370x3.jpg"></a></figure><h4><a href="http://www.biowarestore.com/varric-chest-toupee.html" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false"><strong>The Mass Effect "Varric Chest Toupee"</strong></a></h4><p style=""><a href="http://www.biowarestore.com/varric-chest-toupee.html" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Try adding it to your cart. </a></p><p style=""> </p><div data-embed-type="video" data-src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eCf2y0_Gnk" data-width="100%" data-height="100%"><iframe src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2F2eCf2y0_Gnk%3Fwmode%3Dopaque%26feature%3Doembed&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D2eCf2y0_Gnk&amp;image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F2eCf2y0_Gnk%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=6efca6e5ad9640f180f14146a0bc1392&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eCf2y0_Gnk" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false"><strong>Play as a Dragon in Cryptic's Neverwinter game</strong></a></h4><p style="">A developer diary shows how Cryptic is balancing dragons as a new playable race for their Neverwinter MMO. Watch the video above to see OP dragons wearing hats and riding mounts.</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493038-5811039718-FPS_N.png" data-ref-id="1300-2493038" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493038-5811039718-FPS_N.png" data-ref-id="1300-2493038"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2493038-5811039718-FPS_N.png"></a></figure><h4><strong><a href="http://steamcommunity.com/games/nuclearthrone/announcements/detail/1297342152030312232" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Vlambeer's rougelike Nuclear Throne becomes an FPS</a></strong></h4><p style="">In a<a href="http://steamcommunity.com/games/nuclearthrone/announcements/detail/1297342152030312232" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false"> Steam Community statement,</a> developer Vlambeer announces they're taking their upcoming game in a new direction: first-person shooter.</p><div data-embed-type="video" data-src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSAJdRpqltM" data-width="100%" data-height="100%"><iframe src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FcSAJdRpqltM%3Fwmode%3Dopaque%26feature%3Doembed&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DcSAJdRpqltM&amp;image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FcSAJdRpqltM%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=6efca6e5ad9640f180f14146a0bc1392&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSAJdRpqltM" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false"><strong>Arma 3 gets kart DLC</strong></a></h4><p style="">The first "official premium DLC for Arma 3" mimics the Van Damme "truck splits" commercial to introduce the game's upcoming kart expansion.</p><div data-embed-type="video" data-src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w19sqGjmNlY" data-width="100%" data-height="100%"><iframe src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2Fw19sqGjmNlY%3Fwmode%3Dopaque%26feature%3Doembed&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dw19sqGjmNlY&amp;image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fw19sqGjmNlY%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=6efca6e5ad9640f180f14146a0bc1392&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><h4><a href="http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/871214" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false"><strong>Path of Exile offers "Pay to Win" option</strong></a></h4><p style="">Path of Exile <a href="http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/871214" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">replaces the former "play to win" mentality</a> with the idea that, "Wins should be consumable and sold in stacks so that players have to keep buying more," and, "Price-wise, you should nickel and dime the players. That's why we chose a price of $0.15 per win."</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2492999-8622700525-etc-p.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2492999" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2492999-8622700525-etc-p.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2492999"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2492999-8622700525-etc-p.jpg"></a></figure><h4> </h4><h4> </h4><h4><strong><a href="http://www.biowarestore.com/brands/mass-effect/garrus-vakarian-body-pillow.html" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">A Mass Effect Garrus Vakarian body pillow </a></strong></h4><p style="">Cuddle up with Garrus Vakarian in this one-of-a-kind body pillow available on the BioWare store. <a href="http://www.biowarestore.com/brands/mass-effect/garrus-vakarian-body-pillow.html" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">"This therapeutic companion pillow provides comfort and protection when your guard is down."</a></p><div data-embed-type="video" data-src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPRYB_PNWlA" data-width="100%" data-height="100%"><iframe src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FGPRYB_PNWlA%3Fwmode%3Dopaque%26feature%3Doembed&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DGPRYB_PNWlA&amp;image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FGPRYB_PNWlA%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=6efca6e5ad9640f180f14146a0bc1392&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPRYB_PNWlA" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false"><strong>Sony Power Food offers edible charging</strong></a></h4><p style="">Charge your phones and batteries by plugging them into cakes and cereal (editor's note: don't actually do this). Sony says "By creating an enzyme that enables the chemical energy of organic matter to be transferred directly into gadgets, we're bringing about the next step in electronic evolution. Voltaic Enzyme."</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493051-screen+shot+2014-04-01+at+12.34.19+pm.png" data-ref-id="1300-2493051" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493051-screen+shot+2014-04-01+at+12.34.19+pm.png" data-ref-id="1300-2493051"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2493051-screen+shot+2014-04-01+at+12.34.19+pm.png"></a></figure><h4><strong><a href="http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/pr/blog/000692.html#_ga=1.214301461.345851133.1393263973" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Develop relationships with NPCs in Final Fantasy XIV</a></strong></h4><p style=""><a href="http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/pr/blog/000692.html#_ga=1.214301461.345851133.1393263973" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">The "favour system</a>" will "allow adventurers to grow even closer to their favorite NPCs." It's like a dating sim in an MMO...this actually sounds kind of awesome.</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493048-8764591372-4_mar.gif" data-ref-id="1300-2493048" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493048-8764591372-4_mar.gif" data-ref-id="1300-2493048"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2493048-8764591372-4_mar.gif"></a></figure><h4><a href="http://www.bungie.net/en/News/News?aid=11464" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false"><strong>Bungie will sends players to Mars</strong></a></h4><p style=""><a href="http://www.bungie.net/en/News/News?aid=11464" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">For the low, low cost of $7,000,000.00</a>, you can become a part of Destiny's lore by taking a trip to the "cold and unforgiving vacuum of space."</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2492976-screen+shot+2014-04-01+at+10.37.38+am.png" data-ref-id="1300-2492976" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2492976-screen+shot+2014-04-01+at+10.37.38+am.png" data-ref-id="1300-2492976"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2492976-screen+shot+2014-04-01+at+10.37.38+am.png"></a></figure><h4><strong><a href="http://forum.worldoftanks.ru/april1-game/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Wargaming launches online F2P (browser) game: World of Tank: The Crayfish</a></strong></h4><p style="">You can actually play this new game from World of Tanks developer Wargaming, but it's <em>slightly</em> lower-budget than the actual WoT game. The Crayfish is a flash <a href="http://forum.worldoftanks.ru/april1-game/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">game where you fight off an endless army of killer crustaceans. </a></p><div data-embed-type="html"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p style="">im back! FEZ II is back on!</p> &mdash; PHIL FISH (@PHIL_FISH) <a href="https://twitter.com/PHIL_FISH/statuses/450999474731880448" rel="nofollow">April 1, 2014</a></blockquote><script charset="utf-8" type="text/javascript" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async=""></script></div><p style=""> </p><p style=""><a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/fez-2-is-back-on-phil-fish-says-on-april-fool-s-day/1100-6418691/" data-ref-id="1100-6418691"><strong>Fez sequel Fez II is back in development</strong></a></p><p style="">This isn't <em>confirmed </em>to be a lie...but it's pretty unlikely. Game designer<a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/fez-2-is-back-on-phil-fish-says-on-april-fool-s-day/1100-6418691/" data-ref-id="1100-6418691"> Phil Fish tweeted that Fez II is back on!</a></p><div data-embed-type="video" data-src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTogbZDTgvE" data-width="100%" data-height="100%"><iframe src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FWTogbZDTgvE%3Fwmode%3Dopaque%26feature%3Doembed&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DWTogbZDTgvE&amp;image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FWTogbZDTgvE%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=6efca6e5ad9640f180f14146a0bc1392&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><h4><strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTogbZDTgvE" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Mighty No. 1 will be an apple</a></strong></h4><p style="">You can watch the "new ROM" for Mega Man's spiritual successor Mighty No. 9 in action starring the Apple robots above.</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2492973-2346143188-24927.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2492973" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2492973-2346143188-24927.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2492973"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2492973-2346143188-24927.jpg"></a></figure><h4><strong><a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/april-fool-s-day-prank-makes-guild-wars-2-characters-have-huge-heads/1100-6418693/" data-ref-id="1100-6418693">Guild Wars 2 Bobblehead characters</a></strong></h4><p style="">The size of the heads of all characters in <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/april-fool-s-day-prank-makes-guild-wars-2-characters-have-huge-heads/1100-6418693/" data-ref-id="1100-6418693">Guild Wars 2 have been increased 200%</a>. But don't worry, the change is temporary.</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493030-screen+shot+2014-04-01+at+11.55.03+am.png" data-ref-id="1300-2493030" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493030-screen+shot+2014-04-01+at+11.55.03+am.png" data-ref-id="1300-2493030"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2493030-screen+shot+2014-04-01+at+11.55.03+am.png"></a></figure><h4><a href="http://www.ign.com/videos/2014/04/01/titanfall-optimus-prime-dlc-trailer" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Titanfall get Optimus Prime DLC</a></h4><p style="">A fake trailer for the content also says that the game also features "Prime Time," a new song by Linkin Park.</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2492964-wowp_screens_static_wowp_ufo_image_08.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2492964" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2492964-wowp_screens_static_wowp_ufo_image_08.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2492964"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2492964-wowp_screens_static_wowp_ufo_image_08.jpg"></a></figure><h4><strong>World of Warplanes gets UFOs</strong></h4><p style="">A press release says that all players will get a free "Tier 5 German Kampfflugplatte Sleipnir I UFO."</p><p style=""> </p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2492483-screen+shot+2014-03-31+at+3.48.46+pm.png" data-ref-id="1300-2492483" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2492483-screen+shot+2014-03-31+at+3.48.46+pm.png" data-ref-id="1300-2492483"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2492483-screen+shot+2014-03-31+at+3.48.46+pm.png"></a></figure><h4><strong><a href="http://www.smashbros.us/us/characters/nester.html" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">New Smash Bros. character: Nester</a></strong></h4><p style="">Remember Nester from the old Nintendo Power magazine cartoon Howard and Nester? <a href="http://www.smashbros.us/us/characters/nester.html" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">A spoof site (with incredibly terrible art)</a> will try to convince you that the the red-headed protagonist is in the next version of Smash Bros. The art is pretty terrible, but the page layout mimics the official Smash Bros. site well.</p><div data-embed-type="video" data-src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u59pojFY_XA" data-width="100%" data-height="100%"><iframe src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2Fu59pojFY_XA%3Fwmode%3Dopaque%26feature%3Doembed&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Du59pojFY_XA&amp;image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fu59pojFY_XA%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=6efca6e5ad9640f180f14146a0bc1392&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><h4><strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u59pojFY_XA&amp;feature=youtu.be" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">War of the Vikings introduces god powers</a></strong></h4><p style="">The <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u59pojFY_XA&amp;feature=youtu.be" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">new trailer for War of the Vikings</a> shows off Thor-like hammer throwing abilities, the ability to fly, and "God-like Fury," which rains death down from the heavens.</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2492484-2014-03-28_01_l.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2492484" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2492484-2014-03-28_01_l.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2492484"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2492484-2014-03-28_01_l.jpg"></a></figure><h4><strong><a href="http://www.killzone.com/en_US/blog/news/2014-03-29_the-killzone-movie-a-helghastly-adventure.html" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="2014-03">Tim Burton is making a Killzone puppet movie</a></strong></h4><p style="">From the official <a href="http://www.killzone.com/en_US/blog/news/2014-03-29_the-killzone-movie-a-helghastly-adventure.html" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="2014-03">Sony Killzone blog</a> comes a movie direct by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter. The site says, "The movie focuses on the events depicted in <a href="/killzone-shadow-fall/" data-ref-id="false">Killzone: Shadow Fall </a>after the Helghast settle on planet Vekta."</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493042-4666581322-YUFEW.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2493042" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493042-4666581322-YUFEW.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2493042"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2493042-4666581322-YUFEW.jpg"></a></figure><h4><strong><a href="http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/blog/13611763/hitting-on-the-selection-of-a-name-4-1-2014" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Blizzard continues HotS naming convention with next StarCraft expansion</a></strong></h4><p style="">This one goes pretty deep with <a href="http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/blog/13611763/hitting-on-the-selection-of-a-name-4-1-2014" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">multiple joke layers, but it's a funny read</a>.</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493063-noname.png" data-ref-id="1300-2493063" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493063-noname.png" data-ref-id="1300-2493063"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2493063-noname.png"></a></figure><h4><strong>NeoGeo game Windjammers gets an update from Divekick developer</strong></h4><p style="">In a press release from Iron Galaxy for Windjammers Hyper Deluxe eSports edition, the game is described as an "updated online multiplayer focused version of the game launching in July of this year for $19.99."</p><h4><strong>Temple Run developer sends out press release, buys Doodle Jump dev for $1 billion cash</strong></h4><p style="">In the wake of the Facebook/Oculus acquisition, Imangi Studios had their own fun writing, "Imangi's idea to buy Lima Sky was sparked from the simple, disruptive idea of creating a game that will have 1 trillion installs. Igor Pusenjak, CEO of Lima Sky, elaborated: "Imangi told us they wanted to combine the endless jumper with the endless runner to create the ultimate gaming hit, and we were sold. The combined game <em>Doodle Temple Jumping Run</em> will be out later this year."</p><p style=""> </p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493067-unnamed.gif" data-ref-id="1300-2493067" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493067-unnamed.gif" data-ref-id="1300-2493067"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2493067-unnamed.gif"></a></figure><h4><strong>Kickstarter loses the "e," rebrands itself Kickstartr</strong></h4><p style="">The popular way of getting games funded is changing things up. In a press release, Kickstarter wrote, "By changing back to Kickstartr sitewide, we reduce load time and bandwidth use across the board. Based on our current user base and daily page loads, dropping the "e" will actually save us (and you) a collective 14 TB of data usage annually."</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493080-screen+shot+2014-04-01+at+1.35.50+pm.png" data-ref-id="1300-2493080" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493080-screen+shot+2014-04-01+at+1.35.50+pm.png" data-ref-id="1300-2493080"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2493080-screen+shot+2014-04-01+at+1.35.50+pm.png"></a></figure><h4><a href="http://raptr.com/store/item/ferrari-328-gts" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false"><strong>Win a Ferrari with 1,000,000 Raptr points</strong></a></h4><p style="">The from Raptr CEO Dennis Fong's collection, you can <a href="http://raptr.com/store/item/ferrari-328-gts" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">win this Ferrari</a> that includes "John Carmack's grocery list dated 4/1/95 folded up in glovebox." If you've got enough points, you can <a href="http://raptr.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32340" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">check out the full redemption guide here.</a></p><div data-embed-type="video" data-src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=misAyNLuoQg" data-width="100%" data-height="100%"><iframe src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FmisAyNLuoQg%3Fwmode%3Dopaque%26feature%3Doembed&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DmisAyNLuoQg&amp;image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FmisAyNLuoQg%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=6efca6e5ad9640f180f14146a0bc1392&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><h4><strong>League of Legends introduces Ultra Rapid Fire</strong></h4><p style="">The game will remove mana and energy costs, institute an 80% cool-down reduction on skill, activatable items, and summoner skills, and introduce other new "rapid fire" perks.</p><h4><strong><a href="http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/12371977139#1" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Warlords of Draenor 6.0 patch notes</a></strong></h4><p style="">The is <a href="http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/12371977139#1" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">incredibly extensive list is a long read, but it's full of gems</a> like, "New Ability: Renounce. When cast, Renounce permanently changes the Paladin into a Warrior."</p><p style=""> </p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493098-screen+shot+2014-04-01+at+2.10.06+pm.png" data-ref-id="1300-2493098" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2493098-screen+shot+2014-04-01+at+2.10.06+pm.png" data-ref-id="1300-2493098"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2493098-screen+shot+2014-04-01+at+2.10.06+pm.png"></a></figure><h4><strong><a href="http://www.thiefgame.jp/af/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Thief meets Final Fantasy</a></strong></h4><p style=""><a href="http://www.thiefgame.jp/af/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">This flash game from Square Enix</a> gives you two options: "Steal" or "Run" (the one in the lower-right corner). It's all in Japanese, but everyone can appreciate the art!</p><p style=""> </p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2494857-screen+shot+2014-04-01+at+4.47.56+pm.png" data-ref-id="1300-2494857" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2494857-screen+shot+2014-04-01+at+4.47.56+pm.png" data-ref-id="1300-2494857"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2494857-screen+shot+2014-04-01+at+4.47.56+pm.png"></a></figure><h4><strong><a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.sega.com/rappy/index.html" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Play Sega's Rappy Bird</a></strong></h4><p style="">Always stoking the flames for Phantasy Star, but never quite delivering. You can play this<a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.sega.com/rappy/index.html" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false"> Flappy Bird clone with Rappy on the Sega site.</a></p><p style=""> </p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2494859-screen+shot+2014-04-01+at+4.58.45+pm.png" data-ref-id="1300-2494859" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2494859-screen+shot+2014-04-01+at+4.58.45+pm.png" data-ref-id="1300-2494859"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2494859-screen+shot+2014-04-01+at+4.58.45+pm.png"></a></figure><h4><strong><a href="http://www.turtlebeach.com/product-detail/xbox-360-headsets/ear-force-lyte4ce-9k3/508" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Turtle Beach LYTE4CE headphones</a></strong></h4><p style=""><a href="http://www.turtlebeach.com/product-detail/xbox-360-headsets/ear-force-lyte4ce-9k3/508" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">From the website</a>, "'<i>I mean, it doesn't sound very good, but who cares?! It's got tons of lights.' – Jane Doe"</i></p><p style=""> </p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2494902-4769735082-logo_.gif" data-ref-id="1300-2494902" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2494902-4769735082-logo_.gif" data-ref-id="1300-2494902"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2494902-4769735082-logo_.gif"></a></figure><h4><a href="http://naughtydog.com/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false"><strong>Naughty Dog's rebranding</strong></a></h4><p style="">Pretty self-explanatory.</p><p style="">....</p><p style="">Here are a few other sample headlines that might not have been written yet, but that you'll probably read somewhere before the end of the day tomorrow:</p><ul><li>Video game company X buys video game company y (i.e. Microsoft buys Nintendo)</li><li>Game publisher known for one type of game makes a game using that IP in a new and ridiculous genre (i.e. Battlefield kart racer)</li><li>Anything at all related to Half-Life 3</li></ul><table data-max-width="true"><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong>Justin Haywald is a senior editor at GameSpot, and you can follow him on<a href="https://twitter.com/JustinHaywald" rel="nofollow"> Twitter @JustinHaywald</a>. Find a great April Fools' joke we missed or got a hot news tip? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p style=""> </p><p style=""> </p> Tue, 01 Apr 2014 11:37:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/don-t-be-fooled-video-game-april-fools-2014-joke-round-up/1100-6418679/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/borderlands-dev-will-probably-announce-an-xbox-one-ps4-game-this-year/1100-6418698/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1179/11799911/2493013-border1.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2493013" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1179/11799911/2493013-border1.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2493013"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1179/11799911/2493013-border1.jpg"></a></figure><p style=""> </p><p dir="ltr" style="">What does an Xbox One/PlayStation 4 game from acclaimed <a href="/borderlands/" data-ref-id="false">Borderlands</a> developer Gearbox Software look like? It might not be long before we find out. Writing on Twitter recently, Gearbox Software president Randy Pitchford teased that we might get to see one of the studio's new projects as early as later this year.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">"We're working on next-gen. Platforms TBD," Pitchford <a href="https://twitter.com/DuvalMagic/status/449419907059699712" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">said to a fan</a> who asked when the developer would show off an Xbox One game. "We'll probably announce something later this year."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">During a panel at PAX Prime last year, Pitchford revealed that Gearbox Software was <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/gearbox-working-on-two-new-ips-for-next-gen/1100-6413961/" data-ref-id="1100-6413961">working on two new IPs for Xbox One/PS4 </a>in addition to other unannounced projects. The studio <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/brothers-in-arms-furious-4-to-be-reimagined-into-new-ip/1100-6394527/" data-ref-id="1100-6394527">confirmed in 2012</a> that <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/brothers-in-arms-furious-4/" data-ref-id="false">Brothers in Arms: Furious 4</a> had been reimagined as a new IP, but that still leaves (at least) one more to be announced.</p><p dir="ltr" style=""><a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/borderlands-3-not-in-development/1100-6397592/" data-ref-id="1100-6397592">Borderlands 3 is not in development</a>, Pitchford says, but Gearbox Software is collaborating with<a href="/the-walking-dead-a-telltale-games-series/" data-ref-id="false"> The Walking Dead</a> developer Telltale Games on an adventure game called <a href="/borderlands-a-telltale-game-series/" data-ref-id="false">Tales from the Borderlands</a>.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Next week in Boston, Mass. during PAX East 2014, Gearbox Software will hold its annual "<a href="http://east.paxsite.com/schedule/panel/inside-gearbox-software" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Inside Gearbox Software</a>" panel. As part of this presentation, Pitchford and other Gearbox Software executives and writers will "chat more about Borderlands and Homeworld!" Gearbox Software <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/gearbox-picks-up-homeworld-ip/1100-6407351/" data-ref-id="1100-6407351">acquired the Homeworld IP</a> from THQ during its bankruptcy auction. </p><p style="">Attendees can also expect to enjoy "all the great surprises" from Gearbox Software during the panel, to be held Sunday, April 13 starting at 10:30 a.m. EDT. GameSpot will be in attendance.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Eddie Makuch is a news editor at GameSpot, and you can follow him on<a href="https://twitter.com/EddieMakuch" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false"> Twitter @EddieMakuch</a></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></td></tr></tbody></table> Tue, 01 Apr 2014 11:11:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/borderlands-dev-will-probably-announce-an-xbox-one-ps4-game-this-year/1100-6418698/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/valve-loses-three-vr-veterans-in-three-weeks-to-oculus-vr/1100-6418697/ <div data-embed-type="video" data-ref-id="2300-6417961" data-width="100%" data-height="100%"><iframe src="/videos/embed/6417961/" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p dir="ltr" style=""> </p><p dir="ltr" style="">Yet another Valve virtual reality engineer has left the Half-Life company to join Oculus VR, the firm behind the Oculus Rift headset that was <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/facebook-buys-oculus-rift-company-in-a-massive-deal-worth-an-estimated-2-billion/1100-6418540/" data-ref-id="1100-6418540">recently purchased by Facebook for $2 billion</a>.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Aaron Nicholls, who spent four years working on VR at Valve, is now working at Oculus VR as a "Scientist." He'll be working out of Oculus VR's Bellevue, Washington R&amp;D lab, Oculus VR <a href="https://twitter.com/oculus/status/450780024770023424" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">said in a statement</a>.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">"Moves like this are always a little scary, but I'm very excited and can't wait to start in the morning," Nicholls<a href="https://twitter.com/AaronHelloWorld/status/450850884713316352" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false"> said</a> last night.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Nicholls is the third Valve employee to join Oculus VR in as many weeks. Veteran <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/valve-veteran-joins-oculus-rift-company-brings-expertise-in-eliminating-simulator-sickness/1100-6418241/" data-ref-id="1100-6418241">Valve VR engineers Atman Binstock</a> and<a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/oculus-vr-hires-another-valve-virtual-reality-veteran/1100-6418627/" data-ref-id="1100-6418627"> Michael Abrash</a> joined the company earlier this month. Nicholls previously worked at Microsoft for 14 years and helped ship games in the Halo and Gears of War franchises.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">For more on Facebook's acquisition of Oculus and what it means for the future of VR, check out <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/everything-you-need-to-know-about-facebook-buying-oculus-for-2-billion/1100-6418636/" data-ref-id="1100-6418636">GameSpot's roundup of everything you need to know</a>.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Eddie Makuch is a news editor at GameSpot, and you can follow him on<a href="https://twitter.com/EddieMakuch" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false"> Twitter @EddieMakuch</a></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></td></tr></tbody></table> Tue, 01 Apr 2014 10:33:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/valve-loses-three-vr-veterans-in-three-weeks-to-oculus-vr/1100-6418697/ http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/deus-ex-the-fall-review/1900-6415708/ <p style=""><a href="/deus-ex-the-fall/" data-ref-id="false">Deus Ex: The Fall</a> is a prequel to <a href="/deus-ex-human-revolution/" data-ref-id="false">Deus Ex: Human Revolution</a>, as well as a sequel to <em>Deus Ex: Icarus Effect</em>--a tie-in novel that itself was a prequel (though further back in the chronology) to Human Revolution. Still with me? You don't need to have read <em>Icarus Effect</em> to understand The Fall, but regardless, this identity is not good for the game. Broader themes common to the Deus Ex series can be found here: choice and consequence, moral ambiguity, and a dark and gritty cyberpunk ambience. The Fall gets those basics right, but the game fails to craft a unique identity for itself because it's being crushed between two disparate sources of narrative canon.</p><p style="">New protagonist Ben Saxon is a close approximation of Human Revolution's Adam Jensen--the same augmentations, a similar dark past, and identical futuristic sunglasses. Like Jensen, Saxon is on a quest to unravel a conspiracy. Because of this, he's just not interesting as a standalone character. Instead, fans of the series will be more interested in the appearance of Human Revolution's boss characters as brief sidekicks in Saxon's journey. These bosses were underdeveloped in Human Revolution, so the chance to see more of their backstory helps to fill in some of that game's blanks. As a result, The Fall's own story never has a chance to come into its own as it's too strongly tied to Human Revolution. The narrative is further hurt by the fact that The Fall ends on a "To be continued" screen, and neither Eidos Montreal nor developer nFusion has made any mention of whether they intend to continue the story.</p><div data-embed-type="video" data-ref-id="2300-6418010" data-width="100%" data-height="100%"><iframe src="/videos/embed/6418010/" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p style=""><span>Just as nFusion has attempted to recreate Human Revolution's key plot beats, so too has the developer attempted to translate as much of Human Revolution's mechanics as possible. You explore an urban hub--just one, in this case: Panama City--in first person, have conversations with non-player characters, infiltrate gang hideouts and secure complexes with a combination of stealth and combat, and upgrade your weapons and mechanical augmentations to expand the gameplay approaches open to you.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="">So why does playing The Fall feel like an appetiser to Human Revolution's main course? That would be because this PC version of The Fall is a port of an iPad game originally released last year. As you can imagine, it would be rather difficult to cram a full-fledged Deus Ex experience into a tablet, but damned if nFusion didn't try. The Fall is a game that so rigorously adheres to the mechanics and aesthetic defined by Human Revolution that the mere fact that it even ran on an iPad is impressive.</p><blockquote><p dir="ltr" style="">On the PC, these tablet origins mean we get the worst of both worlds--a game that feels like a clunky port, and one that still suffers from the technical restrictions of a tablet.</p></blockquote><p dir="ltr" style="">Unfortunately, on the PC, these tablet origins mean we get the worst of both worlds--a game that feels like a clunky port, and one that still suffers from the technical restrictions of a tablet even though those restrictions don't exist on PC hardware. The Fall is a game that captures the look and feel of Human Revolution but is so unpolished and so massively reduced in scope that it's hard to immerse yourself in the world.</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1536/15366587/2484502-deusex_steam+2014-03-21+13-28-51-99.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2484502" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1536/15366587/2484502-deusex_steam+2014-03-21+13-28-51-99.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2484502"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1536/15366587/2484502-deusex_steam+2014-03-21+13-28-51-99.jpg"></a><figcaption>The environments are visually impressive for the game's tablet origins, but are cut to pieces by constant load zones.</figcaption></figure><p dir="ltr" style="">The controls are another culprit here; they are clunky and unresponsive in ways that a keyboard and mouse never should be. Menu buttons routinely fail to respond to repeated mouse clicks. The HUD has not been sufficiently converted from its original tablet-friendly design into an interface that works with keyboard hotkeys. Scrolling through text and inventory screens is far from smooth. You do these things so regularly that such minor niggles result in great aggravation over The Fall's eight-hour play time--eight hours in which the game's single hub location artificially inflates play time by forcing you to travel back and forth through tiny areas sectioned off by frequent load zones.</p><figure data-align="right" data-size="medium" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1536/15366587/2484503-deusex_steam+2014-03-24+10-54-23-27.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2484503" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1536/15366587/2484503-deusex_steam+2014-03-24+10-54-23-27.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2484503"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_medium/1536/15366587/2484503-deusex_steam+2014-03-24+10-54-23-27.jpg"></a><figcaption>In a rather unsatisfying move, unarmoured enemies consistently require more than one headshot to take down.</figcaption></figure><p dir="ltr" style="">This lack of polish extends from the interface to basic gameplay functions. Moving in and out of cover is clunky. Cover angles are inconsistent, with enemy bullets reaching around corners to hit you when they should impact cover instead. At one point, I entered cover and simply fell through the world geometry and died. The inability to jump at will makes removes the joy of vertical exploration, and reduces the scope of cover-based shootouts to what feels like a series of corridors rather than varied features of an environment.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">But the most disappointing thing about The Fall is the complete lack of the extra layer of systemic possibilities that have appeared in every prior Deus Ex game. You can't pick up and stack boxes to create your own routes through areas. Bodies actually dissolve into nothingness after a few seconds, completely removing the need to hide them to maintain a stealth approach. This discourages sneaking by removing an extra layer of cautious play, and making a guns-blazing play style the path of least resistance. Heavy objects can't be picked up and thrown at enemies or used to block incoming fire--interacting with them simply makes them slide out of the way in a canned animation. The lack of these systems results in a disappointingly restrictive and stripped-down approximation of a Deus Ex game.</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1536/15366587/2484504-deusex_steam+2014-03-24+10-37-29-85.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2484504" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1536/15366587/2484504-deusex_steam+2014-03-24+10-37-29-85.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2484504"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1536/15366587/2484504-deusex_steam+2014-03-24+10-37-29-85.jpg"></a><figcaption>This is your inventory--a store through which weapon and item purchases can be made instantaneously.</figcaption></figure><blockquote data-align="right"><p dir="ltr" style="">The store uncomfortably removes much of the planning and forethought required for a Deus Ex game.</p></blockquote><p dir="ltr" style="">The store in The Fall is not a vendor character, but a menu screen that can be accessed at any time, where purchases are instantly transferred to your inventory, without logical explanation. It's a functional holdover from the iPad version's design for real-money microtransactions. Though you can't spend real money in the PC port--in-game credits are used for store purchases instead--the store uncomfortably removes some of the planning and forethought required for a Deus Ex game. A climactic final encounter pitted me against an enemy armoured robot; because I had no weapons to take it down, I browsed the store, purchased a rocket launcher with three rockets, and blew the robot up a few seconds later. It felt cheap, lazy, and thoroughly unsatisfying. Because exploration has been simplified, finding credits lying around the world is simple enough that money is plentiful. The store is optional, but, since there are no traditional vendors to act as an alternative, you will feel significantly underequipped if you avoid it.</p><figure data-align="left" data-size="small" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1536/15366587/2484505-deusex_steam+2014-03-21+13-07-55-63.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2484505" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1536/15366587/2484505-deusex_steam+2014-03-21+13-07-55-63.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2484505"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_small/1536/15366587/2484505-deusex_steam+2014-03-21+13-07-55-63.jpg"></a></figure><p dir="ltr" style="">This store is the perfect example of the many problems that plague The Fall. This PC port fails to take advantage of the PC's increased technical power and greater control fidelity to adequately smooth over the game's prior tablet limitations. The story feels like it's attempting to fill in some blanks regarding Human Revolution's underdeveloped boss characters, but the game ends well before it has the chance to do so. At least nFusion had the mercy to not include any boss fights.</p> Tue, 01 Apr 2014 10:30:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/deus-ex-the-fall-review/1900-6415708/

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