Yeah, that’s a giant weaponized teddy bear. Part of the appeal of the Dead Rising series has been cooking up absurd implements of death with the various things that are left lying around. This fall, the series’ threequel turns that mechanic up to 11 with Super-Combo Weapons, described thusly by Microsoft: … a new tier…
The folks making Batman: Arkham Origins know exactly what they’re trying to accomplish with this year’s Dark Knight video game. It’s the story of the night where Gotham City’s supervillain culture spins irrevocably out of control. This is when the Dark Knight becomes a legend, they say. So, it’s really too bad that the new…
There’s a lot of trash talk in League of Legends. Eating something spicy might be just the thing to distract from all the vitriol. But when one dude chows down on one of the hottest foods in the world, all he hears are his own groans of pain. Dartigan—one of the guys from the Oh…
After five years of operation, the MMO branch of Games Workshop’s popular fantasy universe will be closing down. The news comes via a letter to players from producer Carrie Gouskos: I was first introduced to Warhammer Online, when it was added last minute to GameSpot.com’s E3 2006 stage show. As one of the hosts of…
No matter how some folks felt about Man of Steel’s take on the Superman mythos, there’s no denying that the Zack Snyder-directed flick made tons of money. If you’re wondering about how this year’s other Kal-El-centric entertainment offering performed, it seems like the Injustice: Gods Among Usvideo game did well enough to excite the suits…
Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: Josay! goes on a ramble about what it means to grow up with video games. The battles in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn go on and Voltaire Crescent tells you all about his latest adventures via his latest Crystal’s Call entry. And Marsh Naylor…
Cheats are a hallowed part of Grand Theft Auto history. If you have fond memories of the ol’ Infinite Ammo or Full Armor cheats, you’ll be happy about these new ones that show up in GTA V. A handy video from the folks at VideoGamer shows off a handful of codes in action, showing the…
And it’s not Grand Theft Auto V. It might be hard to remember on days like these but not everyone who loves to play video games is interested in GTA V. Some people either can’t or won’t play the latest entry in Rockstar’s blockbuster bad-behavior series. (PC gamers, you can put your hands down now.)…
Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: DocSeuss offers up an examination of the BioShock franchise. Three of the top-rated games ever on one website are Nintendo titles and GiantBoyDetective wonders if GTA V will disrupt that triumvirate. And Stormborm goes a little less cartoony for his latest awesome Pokemon drawing And…
You’re going to become intimately familiar with these men’s voices over the next few days. So it’s only fitting that we see the faces of the men who gave their vocal cords to the main characters of Grand Theft Auto V, isn’t it? Steven Ogg, Shawn Fonteno and Ned Luke are the actors who performed…
A bunch of cops. A sprawling, mysterious mansion. Hints of creepy occult stuff going down. Dead bodies. Loads of gore. Everything that you want from the creator of Resident Evil looks to be in full effect in The Evil Within. Just in time for the Tokyo Game Show, the newest clip for Shinji Mikami’s upcoming…
The man’s name is Donovan Murdock and he really likes his favorite coin. So much that he’ll kick the ass of everyone in the universe to get it back. And that beatdown is a wonderful thing to see. Made by Exit 73 Studios, this animated clip pays homage to the side-scrolling beat-em-ups of yore, throwing…
In space, soup is a nasty business. You’ll need to build bases that defend automatically themselves from attackers and jump your way to remote locations for out-of-the-ordinary ingredients. But, even in the far future of Pixeljunk Inc., people need their stews. You can tell just by looking at it that Pixeljunk Inc.is going to be…
Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: It’s a SnackTAYku Interbational smackdown! Zarnyx and Supergeek each offer up takes on dim sum houses in their native Trinidad and Netherlands. Readers also get GiantBoyDetective’s review of PS3 platformer Puppeteer And you can always go join the voices talking about video games and life…
It’s all the rage for AAA console games to have smartphone apps that hook into the main console game. So, yeah, GTA V has one, too. But, at least Rockstar Games isn’t taking theirs too seriously. Here’s how iFruit is described on the Apple App Store: “How would we survive without apps? Apps can transform…
Mighty Avengers just became my favorite mainstream comic, because it’s giving me something that I’ve been wishing for forever. Brown superheroes, broke superheroes, jerk superheroes, all of them barely getting along but having to save the world any damn way. Used to be that the idea of a Black/Urban/Not Just White Folks Avengers team got…
With about two months to go before the release of the Xbox One and PS4, there’s been a lot of buzz about the performance capabilities of both next-gen consoles. A new article over at Edge has sources apparently familiar with developing for both consoles saying that Sony’s upcoming hardware is more powerful. But the difference…
Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: General McFist continues to throw more ideas out there for a Boba Fett game, with thoughts on open-world design this time. Sylverfyst takes a look at Freakazoid, which just happens to be one of my favorite cartoons ever, And Zarnyx offers up a few instances…
Let’s hope that the final version of Mighty No. 9 looks this good. The micro-loop is the work of Ari Gibson from Australian animation studio Mechanical Apple, and he clearly can’t wait for the game to come out either. It’s gonna be a long two years… [Thanks, tipster Dave!]
You’ve got a successful game design career that’s wound up with millions of people all over the world playing and loving something that you made. Not to mention all the poutine that you can eat. Why would you leave that? Let two guys in lab coats who used to work at Ubisoft tell you why.…
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