When Microsoft showed off a glimpse of Twisted Pixel’s upcoming game at E3 last year, I hoped that it would be a spiritual descendant of Road Rash Now we get a look at actual gameplay, it looks more like a funny fusion in the vein of man-and-machine buddy comedies like Short Circuit. A level from…
Suddenly, the mother of all zombie apocalypses is about to happen. This just wound up in our inbox: Capcom and Valve are pleased to announce the Resident Evil® 6 x Left 4 Dead 2 project. This crossover project between two of the interactive entertainment industry’s most respected publishers will see characters from Left 4 Dead™…
Thank you, Thumbs & Ammo, for making my Friday. I haven’t been able to stop laughing at these manipulated images of famous gun-toting heroes without their weapons. Who knew so much humor could come from brandishing opposable digits instead of a blaster or an Uzi? You know what other medium features a lot of guns?…
As a rule, I like sports in video games better than I do in the real world. For someone like me who’s never been great on the court or field, taking an athletic endeavor and adding a layer of the fantastic to it is one of the best joys that a sports title can offer.…
Even if you like the new Tomb Raider reboot like me, you still might be pining away for the more assured version of the series’ iconic heroine. So, it’s a great thing that this fan film give you a bit of both. The vulnerability of the new version of Lara Croft gets folded in with…
They’ve been teasing some sort of reveal for PAX East but dev studio Volition are stepping up the teasing on Twitter and Facebook, with a new trailer hitting this morning. The text from the official Facebook says: “In the next Saints Row game from Deep Silver Volition, you are _____________, and you have ___________, and…
A couple of weeks ago, you might’ve seen Superman kill the Joker in cold blood in the prequel comics that build the backstory for upcoming fighting game Injustice: Gods Among Us. You could argue that Batman’s archenemy had it coming since he’s a psychopathic mass murderer. But as the series has continued, The Man of…
I love Alfred Pennyworth. And, man, it sucks to see him weeping in Batman and Robin #18. Ninety percent of the time that we see Bruce Wayne’s closest confidante, he’s usually keeping a stiff upper lip, in spite of whatever horrible string of events is currently making Batman’s life hell. But Robin is dead and…
Finally, A HarmoKnight demo drops into the eShop! Check out the week’s other upcoming Nintendo downloadables here.
Usually, when a big video game gets delayed, you can easily call out the reasons: development wasn’t proceeding as planned, more time to make it even better or porting it to other platforms. But, in the case of toy/video game hybrid Disney Infinity, the release month is shifting from June to August because retailers asked.…
We’ve updated our Tomb Raider review with a verdict on the game’s multiplayer portion.
Starting today, PS3 owners can get the VR Missions DLC for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. It’s free until April 3rd.
You sometimes hear American-developed video games set in real-world geopolitical hotspots—like entries in the Call of Duty, Battlefield and Medal of Honor series—get decried as jingoistic, flag-waving propaganda. And Pakistan has issued a ban on Call of Duty and Medal of Honorfor how it’s portrayed in those titles. And, yeah, while the claim can be…
What do we know about Cyberpunk 2077 so far? There’s going be fancy new software making it run. You might learn a new language while playing. And parts of it are going to be very pretty. But a few more details are coming to light about the upcoming sci-fi title from CD Projekt Red. A…
You know how Rockstar Games rolls, right? There’s no clue as to when we’re going to get another glimpse at Grand Theft Auto V. So, thirsty fans have gone ahead and made their own. The clip is made up of still images that have been released for the game, with little bits of limited animation…
The hero of United Front’s hit open-world title spent most of the game undercover, acting more as a gangster and stirring up trouble to win the trust of the Hong Kong underworld. Now, Wei Shen finally gets to be an out-in-the-open law enforcement official in the new Year of the Snake DLC for Sleeping Dogs…
Blade Runner director Ridley Scott will be overseeing 12 new sci-fi shorts for YouTube mega-channel Machinima.
So, Surgeon Simulator 2013 came out of nowhere (well, this year’s Global Game Jam) to be one of the most hilarious, disturbing games that some folks have played this year. And that was before the folks at Bossa Studios added brain surgery to their in-progress game. A new video gives a glimpse of just what…
There’s a moment in Tomb Raider where you get a crucial piece of gear required to finish the game. But a bug that can screw things up the first time you try to use the Rope Ascender is stopping some people from progressing through Tomb Raider. Lara needs to get that crate to slam through…
Ben Heckendorn is a wizard, one who makes modern electronics into magical creations. The master modder has turned out several varieties of Xbox 360 laptops, another Xbox 360 with Atari 2600 styling and a Bill Paxton pinball machine. But his new creation might be his most ambitious feat of technomancy yet. This time, he’s created…
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