Patricia Hernandez

Well This Ad For Ouya Sure Is…Excessive… [UPDATE]

I don’t really have the words to describe this ad, although it’s not official according to Ouya. Whoever made this sure tried a ridiculous way to try to sell someone on an Ouya, though. Kind of has the style of Superjail!, yeah? In any case, we’ve contacted Ouya to ask about this ad and will…

According to GLaDOS, We’ve All Been Pronouncing ‘Dota’ Wrong

Good news: Dota 2 is getting a GLaDOS announcer pack, meaning that you’ll have the ability to pay to have GLaDOS chide you as you play. “Bad” news: the clip that teases her inclusion has a most surprising revelation. Listen to this GLaDOS clip of the upcoming announcer pack, courtesy of PC Gamer, which they…

YouTube Reacts Hilariously To Video of Geeky Women

Last month, we wrote about a song that featured women who take issue with the idea of a “fake geek girl.” Naturally, these women feel that they shouldn’t have to prove their geek cred. Since that sentiment was expressed via YouTube video, people left comments—and these comments could sometimes be ridiculous. Cue this dramatic reading…

New Pokemon Trademarks Could Be Anything, Sound Like Fighting Games

So here’s the official word from The Pokemon Company on that mysterious Pokemon image that seemed to tease a Wii U game: “There is nothing to announce at this time. These are merely conceptual images.” Okay. So what are these new trademarks that Siliconera has unearthed, Pokkén Fighters and Pokkén Tournament? Could be anything. We’ve…

Awesome, PS4 Controllers Also Come In Red and Blue

Black? Boring. Check out these color variations of the DualShock 4 controller; up above we’ve got red, and below, blue. Or, well, technically, they’re Magma Red and Wave Blue. Same thing! According to a Sony press release, they’ll become available in North America later this year for $59, and in Europe for € 59. Here’s…

Sony Takes Another Shot at Microsoft’s Xbox One

Looks like Sony’s PlayStation people can’t resist mocking the Xbox One every time they’re in a room with at least several hundred people, judging by today’s presentation at Gamescom—a video game trade fair held in Germany. Not only did Andrew House, president of Sony Computer Entertainment, reveal the PlayStation 4’s release date, he also claimed…

Helldivers Is The Newest Game By Magicka Creators

Today during Gamescom, Sony revealed Helldivers. It’s by the folks who brought us Magicka, and it’s coming to the PS4.

LittleBigPlanet Gets a Free-To-Play Hub On PS3

Today, Sony revealed LittleBigPlanet Hub, a free-to-play take on LittleBigPlanet. Players will be able to dress up, do challenges, and more. Here’s the trailer.

Now Origin Does At Least One Thing Better Than Steam

Usually, if you buy software online, you’re kind of stuck with it. But today, EA has set a new policy for games on Origin: you can return game downloads for full refunds within 24 hours of the first time you launch the game, within seven days from when you purchase it, or within the first…

In An Alternate Universe, People On Xbox Live Rage Like This

If only we never had to deal with obnoxious ragers when we play games on Xbox Live. You know, the people who lose their cool while playing games? …what if there was a reality where ragers like the kind we know of didn’t exist? Dorkly guesses they’d sound a little like this guy in this…

Steam Developer Accidentally Trolls Half-Life 3 Fans

Earlier today, the Steam store featured a news itemwritten by a developer claiming that the Half-Life 3 internal beta had been released. As you might’ve guessed, it was fake—but anyone looking at Steam could see the “news.” The item is gone now, but people took screenshots, naturally. And here’s the best/worst part: the trolling wasn’t…

Announcers Rule. We Don’t Appreciate Them Enough.

Alert! First blood. Double kill. Triple Kill. Mega Kill. Overkill. …Executed. Game over. They might set the tone of the game, they might always remember to direct you to the objective, heck, they might even feed your ego by lauding every minor triumph you have while playing a multiplayer game, but man, announcers—those disembodied voices…

If Attack on Titan Characters Were Pokemon Trainers…

It might be a little grim to imagine Pokemon in the world of Attack on Titan, but, hey! Titans only eat humans, remember? That said, if for some reason the worlds collided, Goldfinch figures these would be the pairings we’d see. What do you think, who would you pair up? I’d probably put Eren with…

This Might Be The Cutest Animal Crossing Party Ever

Usually, when you think that it might be cool if you could buy all your friends a copy of the game you’re playing—so you can play together—it’s just an idle fantasy. kaiaminalcrossing actually did it with Animal Crossing: New Leaf, and they threw the most charming party for the presents, too. “A while back I…

Mysterious Pokemon Image Might Be Teasing Something. But What? [UPDATE]

Today, the Pokemon Game Show in Japanrevealed a few things,like a new Pokemon anime that follows Pokemon Red and Green. You can watch the trailer for that above. And, according to Serebii, at the end of a different retrospective trailer aired during the show, the following mysterious image of a battle was showcased: Blurry, but…

It’s A Real Gun. A Real Halo-Themed Gun, That Is.

This is nothing like those branded Halo bullets we covered a while back: ucfnate‘s Halo Beretta M9A1 is custom. While I’m not into real-life guns myself, dang if this isn’t well-made.Not only are the grips UNSC, but they also glow in the dark. The grips cost 120 dollars, and they were made by DS Grips.…

Minecraft Creator’s Latest Is…A Zombie Game (And It’s Free)

Game jams are fantastic for short, focused games. Couple that with Notch’s ability to make polished gems for jams, and what you get is Shambles—an FPS zombie game developed for the 7DFPS challenge. Yeah, another zombie game. Fortunately, this one is pretty good! You can play it in your browser here, or download it here.…

Siri Isn’t Happy About Those Sexts You Send

It’s 2013. Some people send sexts; the practice is not abnormal. But if Siri could talk freely, like she does in this sketch by Slacktory, I doubt that she’d be very happy about what people send as attachments in texts, or in Snapchats. With good reason! Welp. You could always play Dungeons and Dragons with…

One of Grand Theft Auto V’s Achievements Is… Surprising

Xbox360Achievements does their thing once again, this time revealing the achievements for the next Grand Theft Auto. If you’d like to be spoiled on what these are, keep reading—otherwise, steer clear! You can read the full list of achievements here, but let’s talk about “From Beyond The Stars.” It’ll require you to collect and return…

Biggest fear for Season 2 of The Legend of Korra: so much this. Probably not unreasonable either, given that in interviews, the writers highlighted Mako and Korra’s relationship as a point of tension in the upcoming season. (GIF via avataraang)