Modders behind an ambitious project to bring 2010’s Fallout: New Vegas into the Creation Engine of Fallout 4 have released a tantalizing video showing the beginning of that game. The mod is called Fallout 4 New Vegas and it’s by Team F4NV, which announced their project back in August. The goal is not only to update Fallout: New Vegas, beloved by many fans as the best in the series, but also to expand and refine its gameplay. Take a gander at that perk system, for example, as the Courier strolls

Its sixth, Opus Magnum, is not among them, and for reasons that are literally inexplicable. I’ve had a bunch of people ask me if Opus Magnum will ever be available on GOG. pic.twitter.com/Nwb7JzLVI1 — Zachtronics (@zachtronics) January 5, 2018Opus Magnum, a puzzle game, has won strong praise in the month since its launch. To Barth, GOG.com said only “it did not pass our internal curation system. — Zachtronics (@zachtronics) December 8, 2017Still, it’s touched off a controversy in gaming forums a

The Nintendo Switch, reaching two impressive sales milestones in the past 10 days, has notched a third. It’s already sold more than the Wii U did, in Japan, in its six-year lifetime. Earlier this week, Nintendo itself reported that the Nintendo Switch was the fastest selling console in the U.S., logging 4.8 million units by year’s end. Expect Nintendo to check in again with another fastest-selling milestone for the Switch once the console reaches its first year of sales on March 3. If the Switch

The Nintendo Switch, reaching two impressive sales milestones in the past 10 days, has notched a third. It’s already sold more than the Wii U did, in Japan, in its six-year lifetime. Earlier this week, Nintendo itself reported that the Nintendo Switch was the fastest selling console in the U.S., logging 4.8 million units by year’s end. Expect Nintendo to check in again with another fastest-selling milestone for the Switch once the console reaches its first year of sales on March 3. If the Switch

Stack Up, the military-focused charity centered around a shared love of video games, has announced a new suicide prevention initiative. Called the Stack Up Overwatch Program (STOP), it provides veterans and active-duty military personnel with round-the-clock access to a team of trained and certified crisis management volunteers. She said that, for some younger veterans, it’s their only way to connect with their peers. Because of my experience with the VFW [Veterans of Foreign Wars] where I live

Raspberry Pi 3 Starter Kits are on sale on Amazon and just about everything else you need to make a DIY SNES including a case and controllers. Outside of the make-your-own SNES materials, ThinkGeek and Comixology are having some great sales. The after-holiday clearance sale at ThinkGeek features a hundreds of products at up to 70 percent off. Polygon Deals is a weekly roundup of the best deals on the internet, curated by Vox Media’s commerce team, in collaboration with Polygon’s editorial team.

Raspberry Pi 3 Starter Kits are on sale on Amazon and just about everything else you need to make a DIY SNES including a case and controllers. Outside of the make-your-own SNES materials, ThinkGeek and Comixology are having some great sales. The after-holiday clearance sale at ThinkGeek features a hundreds of products at up to 70 percent off. Polygon Deals is a weekly roundup of the best deals on the internet, curated by Vox Media’s commerce team, in collaboration with Polygon’s editorial team.

Enchantress is the next fighter coming to Injustice 2, available in early access beginning Tuesday Jan. 9 for those who have either the game’s premium Ultimate Edition, Ultimate Pack or Fighter Pack 3. Everyone else can buy Enchantress on Jan. 16. Naturally, NetherRealm Studios and WB Games are saving the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles — announced in November along with Atom and Enchantress — for last in Fighter Pack 3. They’ll probably show up sometime in February, as Atom became available last m

Now, however, at the height of a feud that reached the front page of Reddit’s default front page, the subreddit’s community wants all mentions of Mitch Jones, one of the most controversial creators, removed. Jones’ obsession with his viewer count and subscribers has caught the attention of major Twitch streamers, including xQc, who streams Overwatch. My friends don’t even have my back. Twitch doesn’t have any hard rules about on-stream drama, but as its IRL rules are expected to change, Twitch m

No one really knows what YouTube is, and Google seems to be pretty happy allowing advertising dollars to define what is and isn’t allowed on the platform. YouTube isn’t a television channel, nor is it an editorial outlet with rigorously enforced rules or standards. I used YouTube to learn how to get the most out of an inexpensive drum machine I picked up a few days ago. No matter your hobby or project, YouTube has a video that will help you along. I don’t know why Google thinks that YouTube shou

Its exotic perk, Conserve Momentum, causes it to charge its fusion bursts faster for every non-lethal hit you strike. A situational PvP exotic doesn’t cut it when Hunters already have very good PvP catchalls like the Foetracer helmet. Its exotic perk, Dreaded Visage, grants energy for your grenade, melee and class ability each time you take damage. Wings of Sacred DawnWings of Sacred Dawn is one of the weirdest looking exotics in all of Destiny 2. Wings of Sacred Dawn is very fun to use, but it

Its exotic perk, Conserve Momentum, causes it to charge its fusion bursts faster for every non-lethal hit you strike. A situational PvP exotic doesn’t cut it when Hunters already have very good PvP catchalls like the Foetracer helmet. Its exotic perk, Dreaded Visage, grants energy for your grenade, melee and class ability each time you take damage. Wings of Sacred DawnWings of Sacred Dawn is one of the weirdest looking exotics in all of Destiny 2. Wings of Sacred Dawn is very fun to use, but it

Now, however, at the height of a feud that reached the front page of Reddit’s default front page, the subreddit’s community wants all mentions of Mitch Jones, one of the most controversial creators, removed. Jones’ obsession with his viewer count and subscribers has caught the attention of major Twitch streamers, including xQc, who streams Overwatch. My friends don’t even have my back. Twitch doesn’t have any hard rules about on-stream drama, but as its IRL rules are expected to change, Twitch m

No one really knows what YouTube is, and Google seems to be pretty happy allowing advertising dollars to define what is and isn’t allowed on the platform. YouTube isn’t a television channel, nor is it an editorial outlet with rigorously enforced rules or standards. I used YouTube to learn how to get the most out of an inexpensive drum machine I picked up a few days ago. No matter your hobby or project, YouTube has a video that will help you along. I don’t know why Google thinks that YouTube shou

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Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ) begins this Sunday, live from inside the friendly confines of a banquet hall in beautiful Herndon, Virginia. ET with Mega Man Zero 3, Mega Man X4 and Mega Man X. WHiteHat94, fastatcc, dxtr, coolkid, ColonelFatso, EndySWE, prisi, shoka, Streamline, Zaraki, cyghfer and cassiothird will sprint through Mega Man , Mega Man 2 and Mega Man 3 while the donations pour in. To amp up the drama, it’ll be a multiplayer race to complete the game 100 percent. To amp up the drama

Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ) begins this Sunday, live from inside the friendly confines of a banquet hall in beautiful Herndon, Virginia. ET with Mega Man Zero 3, Mega Man X4 and Mega Man X. WHiteHat94, fastatcc, dxtr, coolkid, ColonelFatso, EndySWE, prisi, shoka, Streamline, Zaraki, cyghfer and cassiothird will sprint through Mega Man , Mega Man 2 and Mega Man 3 while the donations pour in. To amp up the drama, it’ll be a multiplayer race to complete the game 100 percent. To amp up the drama

But hype for January’s rumored Nintendo Direct is both more intense and possibly a bit more credible than most hype cycles. That image included a timeline that mentioned an upcoming Nintendo Direct happening in January 2018. The company brought surprise reveals to the awards show, which was enough to temper the Nintendo Direct speculation for a while. The retailer listed 18 unannounced Nintendo Switch games — with no titles or additional information — on its pre-order page. You better believe ho

But hype for January’s rumored Nintendo Direct is both more intense and possibly a bit more credible than most hype cycles. That image included a timeline that mentioned an upcoming Nintendo Direct happening in January 2018. The company brought surprise reveals to the awards show, which was enough to temper the Nintendo Direct speculation for a while. The retailer listed 18 unannounced Nintendo Switch games — with no titles or additional information — on its pre-order page. You better believe ho