Saints Row 2 Is Free On PC Right Now

The first Saints Row was a passable, if awkward Grand Theft Auto clone. Saints Row 2 is an honest-to-God classic. You can snag for free right now on GOG. Gamers who have an account at GOG can pick up a free PC copy of Saints Row 2 over the next few days. Following the tale…

Trackballs Still Deserve Our Love

Why waste energy moving a mouse around when you can control everything by placing your hand atop a large glowing sphere like some sort of techno wizard? The world needs more trackballs. In these days of super-precise optical and laser mice measuring their sensitivity in the tens of thousands of dots per inch, the trackball…

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More Classic Games Need Remakes Like Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap

Rather than rebuild Sega Master System classic Wonder Boy III: The Dragon’s Trap from the ground up, developer Lizardcube just painted over the original game with modern graphics, music and sound effects. We need more remakes like this. Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap, out this week for Switch, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 with a…

South Korean Presidential Candidate Releases A Free StarCraft Map

Of course! If you are trying to win votes in South Korea, StarCraft is always one way to appeal to the masses. Presidential candidate Moon Jae-in, who appears to be the front runner, has released two versions of a custom map called “Moonters” (geddit?) to mark StarCraft going free. The maps are available on the…

For Poké Ball Candy Containers, These Seem Nice 

In Japan, Bandai is releasing a set of Poké Ball. There’s a total of 11 different Poké Balls in the set, and while they’re designed to hold candy (and not, you know, Pocket Monsters), these replicas are rather handsome. Over the years, Japan has seen an array of mock Poké Balls. They’re typically sold at…

This North Korean Arcade Propaganda, My Goodness

If you’ve ever wondered what a North Korean propaganda clip for arcade gaming looks like, well, it apparently looks like this. You might remember seeing photos of a North Korean arcade when they first surfaced online in 2008. Some cabinets looked ancient! These images were originally published by the greatest Sega fan site ever created,…

Bandai Namco Announces Code Vein, Which Is Certainly A Video Game

Last week Bandai Namco teased a new game with a lovely hand-painted trailer and the tagline “Prepare to Dine.” Today they officially announce Code Vein, an anime-style post-apocalyptic vampire action RPG that only vaguely resembles the gorgeous animated short that preceeded it. Before we get into the nitty gritty of Code Vein, let’s soak in…

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Spy Game Uses 3D Glasses To Hide Secrets In Plain Sight

Red Scare is a new board game about espionage in the Cold War. And it’s built entirely around a very cool hook: it uses old-fashioned 3D glasses to hide spy secrets on the game’s cards. Supporting up to ten players, everyone assumes (at least superficially) the role of FBI agents working to catch Soviet spies.…

Palmer Luckey Backs Trump With Companies Using Chrono Trigger Names [Update]

Oculus Rift founder Palmer Luckey, who last year spent a lot of money helping Donald Trump get elected, has since spent a lot of money helping Trump throw some big parties. As reported by Mother Jones, Luckey—who last year tried to deny he was a Trump supporter—has since donated $100,000 to Trump’s inauguration committee, basically…

AMD Radeon RX 570 And RX 580 Review: A Little Extra Power Goes A Long Way

While enthusiasts eagerly await to coming of the next-generation of high-end Radeon cards, AMD shores up its starting lineup with the RX 500 series, featuring small but significant improvements over last year’s RX 470 and RX 480 graphics cards. 2016 was a busy year for the video card business, with both major players introducing their…

The 30 Games I’d Most Like To See On SNES Classic

Considering Nintendo’s bizarre decision-making process, it’s nice to hear that the company may be doing the correct and obvious thing and releasing a SNES Classic this holiday season. Here are the games I’d put on it if I were in charge. Now, I should point out that the existence of a mini-SNES is not official…

Modder Makes Over $4,000 A Month Adding A Lot Of Sex To The Sims 4

In the world of The Sims 4, life is a lighthearted cartoon. You can die of laughter and turn into a ghost. You can sleep with characters, but it’s not sex: instead, “Woohooing” happens out of sight, all giggles and hearts. For some people, The Sims 4 doesn’t go far enough in its portrayal of…

Street Fighter V Players Are Divided Over R. Mika’s Unusually Powerful Dash

R. Mika is a strong Street Fighter V character, maybe one of the best in the game. Despite receiving numerous adjustments by the developers in a recent patch, she continues to make her mark on the competitive landscape thanks to players like Du “NuckleDu” Dang and Keita “Fuudo” Ai. But a recent discovery adds yet…

Boba Fett? Boba Fett? Where?

Sergey Grechanyuk is a concept artist based in Ukraine who works in the video game business. You can see more of Sergey’s work at his ArtStation page. To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video game…

Street Fighter Pro Calls Himself The ‘Alpha’ Of Teabagging

Victor “PG Punk” Woodley took first place in Street Fighter V last Sunday night at the NorCal Regionals. Between that and his first place finish at West Coast Warzone the week prior, he’s all but guaranteed himself a top slot in the 2017 Capcom Cup. But the main reason why Punk’s become the talk of…