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The NFL tracks some players’ data through chips in their shoulderpads. This could help improve the ratings in Madden

DayZ Stalker Wants to Dismember You, Be With You Forever

Only in a game featuring permadeath could this stalker encounter become as macabre and hilarious as it is. “This crazy guy starting following me and threatening to cut my head off during a DayZ live stream,” says the video’s uploader. He really is running for his life, and his stalker really is suicidally obsessed with…

No One Knows How Big Claptrap is, Really, but Let’s Call This a 1:1 Model Anyway

Reader Parrish E. admitted to tooting his own horn by sending this tip to us, but we’ll allow it, because his life-size construction of Claptrap—with a functioning headlamp, mind you—is straight up awesome, and the best part, it’s a gift for a friend. Parrish and his wife were introduced to Borderlands by a friend shortly…

Corporal Hicks Cameos in the Latest Aliens: Colonial Marines Story Trailer

We’ve known for a while that fan favorite Cpl. Hicks was going to be in Aliens: Colonial Marines—the story fits in between Aliens and Alien3. But, for old time’s sake, here he is in Sega and Gearbox’s latest story trailer for the game, along with a very grim setup of the job that lies ahead…

Running Out, With Steam

Steam and Amazon are back to finish off your bank account, or whatever’s left of it after the holidays, anyway. There are 12 deals on Steam right now, six of which expire in three hours, among them the Left 4 Dead series, FTL and L.A. Noire. Amazon is running its “Better Than Steam Sale, involving…

This Portable SNES Looks Like It’d Fit Right In at an Emergency Command Post

Modder robotairz of Reddit today shared a gallery of this portable Super Nintendo, which he says he made last year but just got around to uploading today. The emergency-management-services yellow of the toolbox and the super snug, shock-proof interior make this thing an awesome addition to someone’s disaster preparedness kit. robotairz was offered $900 for…

Retro City Rampage arrives on Xbox Live and WiiWare on Wednesday. It’ll be $15.

NBA 2K13‘s Replay Cam Gets Rid of Its Own Red Ring of Death

For as long as I have sought to illustrate posts with screengrabs from the NBA 2K series, I have despised its replay camera. Dedicated guys like MessenjahMatt can still produce virtuoso recreations of famous Air Jordan commercials using the game’s PC version, but for the rest of us shlubs on a console, getting a Sports…

Tomb Raider Will Have Multiplayer, Studio Confirms

A recent retail listing in the UK indicated that Tomb Raider‘s 2013 reboot will have a multiplayer mode, with playable characters including “Lara’s Shipmates or Yamatai’s Scavengers.” In a Tweet today, an executive for Tomb Raider studio Crystal Dynamics confirmed that the game would have multiplayer, and that details are forthcoming in the next Official…

XCOM Enemy Unknown (PC) is $17.50 from Green Man Gaming, activates on Steam. It’s $33.49 on Steam’s own sale. [Dealzon]

You’re* Pen is a Mighty Sword in The Grading Game

If your like me, you hate being corrected. Readers know how fast I loose my temper when mistake’s are pointed out. Its not that I think I’m always right, I just hate someone telling me when I’m wrong. The Grading Game, for iOS (iPad recommended), turn’s the tables by letting you vent all that nitpicky…

Last day for the Kickstarter for Barkley Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden‘s sequel. At $1.2 million they’ll buy a Super Bowl ad.

Get a Good Look at Vergil in Action in DmC‘s DLC

Vergil, Dante’s twin brother in the Devil May Cry continuity, returns as a playable character in next year’s DmC: Devil May Cry. Yesterday Capcom released a couple minutes of gameplay footage in that trailer above, showing Vergil in the DLC extension due shortly after the game launches. It’s free if you preorder the game. The…

Tank! Tank! Tank! Makes a Little Kid Cry on Christmas Morning

Everyone, say hi to Reese. He got the thing he really, really wanted most for Christmas. And yes, it’s Tank! Tank! Tank!, which was … not exactly the best launch title for the Wii U. When Reese’s dad sent us this video, we first thought, “Well, wait, surely he’s crying because Tank! Tank! Tank! is…

The Year in Controversy

Studios may close, servers may crash, projects may be canceled and bankruptcies filed, but these are the given in the video games industry. No matter how regrettable, they still won’t be the No. 1 heated controversies in any given year for video games. Here’s a look back at the scandals, outrages, foofaraws and kerfuffles that…

Six new rides arrive Jan. 1 in Forza Horizon‘s Recaro Car Pack. The lot is 400 MSP/free if you have the season pass.

Cloud Computing is Why the New SimCity Needs an Always-On Connection, Studio Says

A couple weeks ago, the SimCity gang at Maxis held an AMA at Reddit. That may not have been such a smart idea. They don’t like DRM over there, for any reason, and SimCity‘s gonna require an always-on Internet connection to play it, in any mode. It’s no surprise that this comment, a compendium of…

Dead Space 3‘s Demo Arrives Jan. 22; This Trailer Recaps the Story So Far …

Dead Space 3‘s demo version will be available via Xbox Live and PlayStation Network on Jan. 22, though a news release from Electronic Arts this morning says that a limited number of Xbox Live gamers can get access to the demo a week early. Early access will be awarded through the site demo.deadspace.com. The news…

GaymerCon Renamed ‘GaymerX’ in Response to Trademark Dispute [Update]

No sooner than did GaymerCon gather enough financial backing to organize its first ever meeting in 2013 did a trademark issue—something that pisses off gamers of any orientation—arise with the name. “Gaymer” has been trademarked by the guy who owns gaymer.org, and he even sent a cease-and-desist letter over to Reddit for its r/gaymer subreddit.…

A Christmas Morning Memory to Make Us Feel Really Old

The Nintendo 64 is 16 years old. Nintendo Sixty-FOUUUURRRRRRRR (the actual event) is 14 years old. And the Nintendo 64 Kids, Brandon and Rachel Kuzma, are 23 and 20, respectively. But the most bittersweet aspect of their video (which also made them a bunch of money, remember) is not the fuzzy camcorder nostalgia of feety…