Kirk Hamilton

Watch Stephen Colbert Awesomely Rip On MTV For Stealing Daft Punk

It’s a tale as old as time: Beloved TV personality books hot band to appear on his show. Sister network ganks booking, claiming a prior exclusive agreement. Beloved TV personality goes on the air and makes a bunch of excellent jokes at sister network’s expense. Okay, it’s not THAT common a story. But that’s what…

I’ve had my eye on the mind-bending exploration game Mirror Moon since I first saw its creators demonstrating it at the Game Developers Conference a couple of years ago. The game is now up for pre-order through their site, and if you do so you can get in on the beta right now.

If you somehow want even more Civilization than what’s on offer in the latest expansion for Civ V, you might be interested in reading this lengthy breakdown of XL Games’ Civilization Online MMO over at Massively

This might be the single greatest “Missed Connection” in Craigslist history. Enjoy.

Kickbeat, Zen Studios’ cool-looking music/fighting game, will be out on PS3 and Vita on September 3rd.

Red Dead’s Star Voice Actor Joins Cast Of Espionage Game

I’ve already mentioned that I’m a big fan of the idea behind Codename Cygnus. The game is a choose-your-own-adventure radio drama for iOS that casts you as a spy, complete with voice acting, sound effects, and likely more than a fair bit of intrigue. But a game like this is only as good as its…

These Bass Players Look Like They’re Petting Dogs, And It’s Amazing

Okay. Yes. Okay. Let’s talk about Bass Dogs. You all probably know that sometimes I like to put some fairly out-there stuff in the nightly off-topic spot. Sometimes that stuff involves music. Sometimes that stuff involves animals. And SOMEtimes, that stuff involves dogs photoshopped into band photos so that it looks like bass players are…

If you’re deep into The Last of Us, check out the now-complete four-part Dark Horse comic series American Dreams, which tells Ellie’s backstory. Also, check out this cool new Wired interview with series illustrator/co-writer Faith Erin Hicks.

Nintendo’s Latest Plan To Explain The Wii U: Jokes!

Nintendo’s latest stab at improving the messaging around the Wii U involves jokes. Everyone likes jokes! Here we see a new Nintendo UK ad featuring British comedian Rufus Hound. Nintendo seems to have seen Sony’s pitchman Kevin Butler and thought, “You know what, we need someone like that!” The results are mixed, though it’s good…

I’ve been looking forward to playing a finished version of the tabletop/deck-building tactical RPG Card Hunter since I first played it at PAX last year. If you’d like a new in-depth look, check out this video, in which one of the game’s developers takes on Alec Meer of Rock, Paper Shotgun

Check out this great feature on Jason Rohrer, maker of the controversial new game The Castle Doctrine

A Dark Souls Veteran Breaks Down What’s New In Dark Souls II

If you’re a hardcore Dark Souls player, chances are you’ll want to hear what another hardcore Dark Souls player thinks of the coming sequel. I am not a hardcore Dark Souls player. But Matt Lees of Videogamer.com is, and he’s put together this interesting video where, based on a couple of hours with Dark Souls…

Each a cappella video-game cover Smooth McGroove releases makes the world a slightly better, happier place. Here he is taking on Super Mario World‘s overworld theme. I’m pretty sure the cat is his secret weapon.

I always did find the corporate intrigue at the heart of the Deus Ex games a bit difficult to follow. So even though I didn’t ask for this, I liked this video from Lore, which sums up the setup for Human Revolution in just over a minute.

A Taste Of Assassin’s Creed IV‘s Shark Assassinations

“Call me Ishmael,” Ishmael said, before launching a harpoon into a shark’s face. This video from Eurogamer doesn’t show a whole lot of new Assassin’s Creed IV gameplay. But hey, it’s Shark Week, and what the video does show gives me an idea of how the game’s shark-hunting will work, which I’d been interested in…

Hotline Miami 2 publisher Devolver Digital offer a succinct, URL-based answer to the question, “Can I post and monetize videos of Devolver games?”

Patton Oswalt’s Incredible Star Wars Rant, Brought To Life. Again.

I would totally go to the theater for this. We’ve already seen one version of Patton Oswalt’s now-legendary Star Wars fillibuster from Parks & Recreation, but Nerdist has gone a bit deeper with their take. Watch as old Luke Skywalker, older Han Solo and the cast of the Marvel universe team up in a battle…

WALL-E Becomes The World’s Cutest Atari 2600

WALL-E was pretty good at fixing himself using salvaged parts; what if he’d had to make do with an Atari 2600? That question is answered ably by Conner Flynn, who at Botropolis details how he refashioned a toy WALL-E into an Atari 2600, dubbed “ATAR-E.” Hopefully he can set it alongside that amazing WALL-E PC…

Ouya Gives Backers Store Credit To Make Up For Late Consoles

Granted, it’s not a lot of store credit. In fact, it’s just $13.37 apiece. But hey, it’s the thought that counts. Some of the people who backed the Kickstarter campaign for the open-source Ouya console were upset about late console deliveries, with some backers receiving their consoles after the retail Ouya had already hit store…

What’s Your Favorite Video Game Boss Music?

The journey’s at an end. A final challenge awaits. Time for a guitar solo. It’s also time to list our favorite boss music. I’ve been wanting to ask this one for a while, and since getting inspired by a few other lists I saw floating around, I thought I’d make one of my own. I…