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From the maker of Skullgirls comes a beautiful action RPG in the style of Valkyrie Profile. Indivisible plays like a side-scrolling platformer while you navigate its world, and has a real-time combo battle system. Coming to PC, Xbox One and PS4. Windows demo here.

YouTuber BlackSmoke Billy used a couple of mods for Grand Theft Auto V so that he could attach structures to vehicles and reduce the weight of cars in the game. He started with a mobile ramp and ended up with a freeway razor. Hilarious stuff.

Corridor Digital’s latest video is blatantly shilling Game of War, but that doesn’t make it any less worth watching, with their clever use of VFX and game-textured environments and a tilt-shift effect to transform the real world into an RTS-style civilization. Making of here.

Eurogamer shares footage of a King of the Hill-style game mode from Star Wars: Battlefront’s closed beta. As we guessed, it looks like a shooting game for Star Wars fans, but perhaps not the other way around.

The latest mobile game from the team behind the frustratingly addictive Crossy Road. It combines their quirky retro aesthetic with the good old vertical shmup genre. Crossy Road is to Frogger as Shooty Skies is to Xevious. iOS only so far; hopefully on Android soon.

“I thought Morgan Freeman was God.” The Late Show and more of the masses found out about No Man’s Sky thanks to Hello Games’ Sean Murray. A show of confidence from the developer and an interest in diversity from the show.

Kevin Cancienne is working on a procedurally-generated sandbox game where you play a dog lost in a city. It will also have a multiplayer dog park mode. We’re not entirely convinced that he can deliver such an ambitious project by Fall 2016, but the concept is compelling.

BattleTech co-creator Jordan Weisman and his studio Harebrained Schemes – the developer behind the recent Shadowrun games – are bringing back the mech franchise as a turn-based game for Windows, Mac and Linux. They should put MegaBot and Kuratas in here.

What could charm possibly do for you in a post-nuclear world? Turns out, a lot. In Fallout 4, having a high Charisma stat will make it easier for you to barter, befriend wild creatures, coerce others and more.

A great entry-level MOBA. Call of Champions is a 3-on-3 MOBA where each match lasts a maximum of just five minutes. It also has substitute A.I. for players who drop out so your time isn’t wasted. Destroy more towers or the enemy base to win. Coming to Android soon.

Ahoy’s mini-series on Cold War and video games continues with a discussion on the Space Race. The United States’ influx of technology and adoration for space had a massive influence on video games that is still evident to this day.

Ahoy‘s new mini series Nuclear Fruit looks at the Cold War’s effect on video games. The first episode skims over the evolution of video game artificial intelligence, which can be traced back to computer scientist and World War II cryptanalist Alan Turing.

Koei Tecmo is developing an Attack on Titan game for the PS4, PS3 and PS Vita. The game retells the manga’s story so far, and will let you play as the main characters, including Eren, Armin and Mikasa. Coming in 2016. Gameplay here.

(SPOILERS) The mother, the daughter and the unholy AI return in the Portal-themed expansion for the video game-toy hybrid LEGO Dimensions. It also features a new GLaDOS song from Jonathan Coulton titled You Wouldn’t Know.

The latest SPECIAL short takes on something even Fallout newbies can understand. The Endurance trait helps you run farther, resist radiation, become a cannibal… So why watch it? Because it’s the funniest video in the series yet.

For Fallout 4, Bethesda simplified the way you acquire Perks and Skills. Both are now simply called Perks and are grouped under the seven SPECIAL traits. The higher you are in one trait, the more Perks you can unlock in that group. More here.

We’ve seen how Locke and his team operate. Now let’s check out how the great Master Chief and the other veterans of Blue Team at work, in this cinematic for the second campaign mission of Halo 5: Guardians.

For the latest episode of his Clueless Gamer series, Conan O’Brien takes a stab at Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5, going up against Lil Wayne, as Tony Hawk eggs them on in a virtual skate-off. We think every game should include a big-head mode.

(PG-13 Language) Node got its hands on an early copy of Valve’s virtual reality demo Aperture Robot Repair and played it using Valve and HTC’s Vive headset. It’s quite brief and only has a few interactive aspects, but it’s still impressive.

“That’s empty, that’s empty, and that’s mine.” Shirley Curry is like Old Grandma Hardcore after downing a couple of chill pills. Listen to her soothing voice and follow along on her guided tour of Skyrim.

The latest trailer for Rise of the Tomb Raider follows our hero Lara Croft as she makes her way through traps, obstacles, and complex puzzles in massive and imposing tombs. Honestly, this is looking as good as any game in the Uncharted franchise.

A short RPG for Windows and Mac. Undertale‘s publicized defining feature is that you can negotiate your way out of every battle. While that’s certainly true, its real draws are its engaging atmosphere and story.

Unfortunately Persona 5 has been delayed to Summer 2016. Fortunately it’s still looking pretty good. This new trailer shows the heroes traveling to various places – worlds? – by jumping into paintings.