Man At Arms' Tony Swatton has forged all sorts of nerdy swords. It was only a matter of time before he turned to Final Fantasy—specifically, Cloud's iconic sword. And boy howdy, is the Buster sword huge and unwieldy.

There's a special bond that exists only between a human and a pet. And that bond only grows stronger when the human conscripts the pet to take on other pets in gladiatorial battle, Pokémon-style.

Seven months after the publication of an article about the troubled development cycle of his studio’s last video game, Denis Dyack is finally sharing his views on the article. Naturally, we have some thoughts about his reply.

Good news: the next Penny Arcade RPG will be out on June 7. Even better news: the most recent one is free today. Go check it out!

I've never met a person who likes Mario Party, the digital board game featuring iconic Nintendo characters. I mean, I know people who do like the games exist; we're up to, what, Mario Party 9 now? Someone is buying these things.

It's not all science experiments and Aerosmith songs on the International Space Station; sometimes you've got downtime, and sometimes you fill that downtime by playing games. But what kinds of games do astronauts play?

Sam Fisher, meet Isaac Briggs. He's the co-op partner on loan from the CIA in Splinter Cell: Blacklist and judging by this trailer, he seems to play well with others. Well, others on his own team.