Rocky launches: EA recognizes that both Battlefield 4 and NBA Live have had problems following their launches, and promises not only a number of updates and improvements, but in the case of BF4, some in-game bonuses too. [NOTE: That link is not working right, and we’re not sure why. Please go here to find Wilson’s…
The exotic yet tantalizing alien babe that humanity fetishizes is a well-known sci-fi trope—surely, you’ve come across it before. Typically, games like Mass Effect let us seduce these characters. But in Redshirt, you can play as that sexy blue alien—and you can see first-hand why this fantasy that is sometimes peddled by sci-fi can suck.…
First we had mind-blowing water simulation. Now we can add another delightfully realistic simulation to the mix: snow. The GIF above comes from a Disney animation presentation on new snow simulation techniques used for the upcoming holiday film, Frozen. Some of the concepts might go over your head, but no worries: it’s evident they’re making…
It’s easy to miss, but boy, Pokémon lore can get pretty bonkers sometime. Case in point: the Pokedex entries for X & Y, where you might learn about things that are either amazing, creepy or just plain nonsensical. Pokemon X & Y, despite having a small number of new Pokemon added to the ‘dex, is…
Stephen Colbert knows how to spend time with his loved ones. And by “loved ones” I mean he knows how to spend time with hardware like the PS4. The GIF above comes from a segment of last night’s episode of The Colbert Report, where Stephen Colbert takes a jab at consumerism, ultimately urging lonely single…
After a day of silence, the CEO of livestreaming website Twitch has apologized for the poor handling of a recent controversy involving staff members, emoticons, and a number of people from the streaming community. “We’d like to repair the damage that has been done to the relationship between Twitch and the Speedrunning community,” Emmett Shear,…
You’ve seen what the Xbox One looks like on the outside. But that big black box holds stuff on the inside too, y’know. And thanks to the iFixit folks,we can get a glimpse of innards of an Xbox One—pictured above. Neat, eh? Interestingly, the outside of the console contains no screws. Thankfully, it seems you…
Fresh Prince + Super Mario 3D World = This song by BotanicSage. An unlikely mix, but it works!
You couldplay fetch with your dog in Grand Theft Auto…or, you could use the ball to threaten people and force them to give you their money in a robbery. Because that’s possible in this game, for whatever bizarre reason. Dunno why this is possible, but either way, the latest round of myths tested by the…
Consoles break. It happens.At the moment, should you happen to have a defective PS4 for whatever reason, you’d probably be able to send it back…unless it’s full of spiders or something. If that was the case, then Sony would prefer not to handle your console according to this note posted by journalist Brendan Sinclair. You…
Ever use the website ‘Rate My Professors‘? It’s exactly what it sounds like—a website where students can rate their professors. It’s also not something that exists in the world of Pokemon. But if it did? The most popular pages might look a little bit like these Dorkly comics. Though you can look at all the…
If you’ve ever read the Pokedex entries for Pokemon you’ve captured, then you know that some pocket monsters can be deceptively cute. Some Pokemon could easily kill you if they wanted to—thankfully they never do! Still, Vsauce3 takes the time to highlight 3 Pokemon that are rather deadly in this video—you might be surprised at…
The new Smash Bros will drop sometime in 2014. That’s a while from now. But why wait at all when you can play an awesome modded version of Super Smash Bros. Brawl that makes the game feel like new? The trailer above is for the latest update for Project M, a mod for Brawl that…
Swapping in a new hard drive into the PS4 is relatively easy—the question is, what sort of hard drive should you swap in? You’ve got SSDs, which are speedy—but also expensive. And then you have hybrid drives to consider, too. This video by Tested runs speed tests between all three drives, from boot up times…
Last time we saw a Call of Duty comparison,it was between every console except for the Xbox One.That’s not very useful for those of you that are curious about the Xbox One! Thankfully, VideoGamerTV has a graphics comparison here—it’s between the 360 and the Xbox One. As you might expect, the Xbox One version has…
Lots of elements reappear in Pokémon games across generations—but one of the very first things we experience in every Pokémon game has to be going up to our television and finding a game system hooked up. It’s always a Nintendo system—typically whatever was new at the time. Pokemon X & Y, for example, puts a…
No The Multiplayer Column Today: Sorry folks, I (Patricia) was caught up in Crimson Dragon/Xbox One stuff this weekend, leaving me little time for today’s column. But feel free to talk about anything multiplayer related here—we’ll be back next week!
Feminist Frequency continues its ‘Tropes vs Women in Games‘ series, this time spending some time analyzing female characters who are kind of copy and paste versions of the male lead—only with added stereotypical stuff like the color pink, bows, interest in shopping, amongst other things. Think, for example, of Ms. Pac Man. Or heck, if…
The little achievement pop-upisn’t the only thing that’s changed on the Xbox One. Actually viewing Xbox One achievements themselves will be better, too. The first image in this post, which comes from Microsoft’s Mike Ybarra, may look like a wallpaper, but it’s actually what a specific achievement in Ryse looks like. It’s the screen you’d…
Dragons—oh, I’ve killed dragons. Lots of dragons. I’ve collected dragon scales, I’ve made weapons out of dragon bones. I’ve even been able to speak the language of dragons. You’d think I’ve done it all, but no: before playing Crimson Dragon, I had never ridden a dragon before. This also means I’ve never played Panzer Dragoon—and…
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