Google’s Early April Fools’ Joke: Hiring ‘Pokémon Masters’

It’s March 31st, and already the April Fools’ pranks are flooding in. One of the first? Google is hiring Pokémon masters. It’s not just a prank, though. Google actually has updated Google Maps today with Pokémon that you can catch. Go into the app today and search around for Pokémon. Check out this sweet Luxray…

Meet The Gaming Guy Who Is Now Running All Of Xbox

“I look at gaming as a first-class citizen inside this company,” the new head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, just told me on the phone on this the day it was announced that he’s taking over all things Xbox at Microsoft. “And that’s how [Microsoft CEO] Satya [Nadella] has shared it with me.” Ten months since…

Assassin’s Creed demake

Playable Assassin’s Creed demake work in progress. See more screenshots and a snippet of gameplay below: The demake is by Oddly Shaped Pixels, who has other playable projects on display at Twitter and Blogger

​Six Games That Really Get Suicide

On my worst days, emotionally—you know, when my sense of purpose vanishes and not existing feels like the preferable option moving forward—I have a tendency to seek out movies or music that reflect how crappy I’m feeling. Escapism is great and all, but it doesn’t quite cut it when I’m sitting on the bathroom floor…

Crazy Stunts Like These Are the Best Reason to Keep Playing GTA V

Every time I think I’m ready to relegate Grand Theft Auto V to the video game archive closet, another insane video stunt montage is released, and I’m drawn right back in. The Nomad Union crew have established themselves as masters of crazy GTA V stunts, pulling off amazing feats to aerial acrobatics that no vehicle,…

Metal Gear Solid selfie

Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes selfie Previously: MGS: Ground Zeroes free iOS companion app

The Assassin’s Creed character design even works well in the world of Halo

Assassin’s Creed + Halo

Light-up Warhamer 40k tabletop cathedral

Every Warhammer 40k becomes a cinematic experience when you play on a scenic board like this: You”ll find more pictures and information about the project here. And if you like miniatures, you’ll find plenty to drool over exploring the site Previously: Giger-inpired base for a Space Marine army

When the Batmobile breaks down, Batman calls in this fearsome flatbed tow truck

Batman’s flatdbed tow truck in Lego by VolumeX You can see more of his Lego creations below, including Wonder Woman’s invisible mech and a “deleted scene” from The Lego Movie: You can see many more of VolumeX’s creations in this Flickr gallery Previously: Lego promotional spaceship

We Made This Game When We Were Angry

Rami Ismail gave me a funny look when I recently congratulated him about the release of Luftrausers, his studio’s slick shoot-em-up that was just released for PlayStation platforms. He told me he had mixed feelings about the game. As he explained why he did, I suggested he write about it. He did and has let…

Here’s Goat Simulator and some next-level ragdoll physics. The demonic Goat of Death is a lethal threat even when it’s standing still. Goatdalf the Grey by Friedchickendude [Steam Community] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and art that we can find. Send us suggestions…