What Invader Zim Showed Me About Bullying

If you’re told something repeatedly, it’s hard not to get it stuck in your head. It’s hard not to believe the most awful things people say about you, simply because they’ve said it enough times. And that’s the trickiest thing about bullying. I’ve been rewatching the 14-year-old cartoon Invader Zim, and somewhere in the early…

Skyrim Modders Help Man Who Says He’s Mourning His Brother

Letting go of lost loved ones is never easy. They linger in our hearts and minds. One Skyrim player has taken to loading up his deceased brother’s Skyrim file, reliving the last moments he spent in the game. That inspired a modder to make his brother’s character immortal. The mod is titled Bear: In Memory…

The First Five Minutes Of Angry Birds Bust-A-Move

Oh wait, it says here the game’s name is Angry Birds Stella POP!. Oh well, too late to change the video. We’re just going to have to roll with it. It’s only five minutes, no one will notice. In an effort to expand the gameplay horizons of its Angry Birds franchise, Rovio tapped UK developer…

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Watch Sketches Turn Into An Unreal Tournament Map

The new Unreal Tournament is being made in front of people in nearly real-time. You’re able to watch design ideas move from concepts into reality. The game’s main new stage, Outpost 23, has come a long way since its artistic sketches, and it’s really fun to watch the transition happen. The folks behind the stage…

If Someone Hacks Your PSN Account, You’re Kinda Screwed

Over the past few years, Sony’s PlayStation Network has proven itself to be totally resilient and definitely not susceptible to any sort of major hack. So of course, it’s perfectly reasonable that they still don’t have two-step verification For the past day or so, the web has been exploding over this Reddit post by user…

In Defense Of Urgot, League Of Legends’ Most Notorious Hero

League of Legends has so many different “champion” characters in its line-up at this point (more than 120) that some are inevitably going to be less popular than others. One guy in particular stands out, though, because he’s become the butt of so, so many jokes: Urgot. You don’t have to look too deeply into…

Star Citizen Might Take Up At Least 100GB

As video games become more and more complex, the game sizes are getting bigger and bigger, too. Star Citizen might set a new record, though, as the game could be a whopping 100GB. Robert Space Industries developer “JMasker”recently clarified what players can expect when the first major version of the game is available for download—right…

How Blizzard Is Making Overwatch Different

More than a decade into its lifespan, World of Warcraft is still one of the biggest games in the world. Other games made by Blizzard—like Starcraft or Diablo—boast huge sprawling worlds, too. But they’re trying to make Overwatch a bit more… intimate. Announced last year, Overwatch marks a big departure for Blizzard. It’s a team-based…

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Zelda Stop-Motion Animation is All About The Clay Monsters

Here’s a really cool claymation short by animator Johnny McHone, featuring Link and angry plasticine monsters. It totally looks like a Robot Chicken sketch with a little bit of Neverhood and Skyward Sword added. Must have taken a while to film the whole thing, since it was made entirely using an iPhone and Vine To…

Game of Thrones’ Cast Tries To Recap The Series In 30 Seconds

The fifth season of the show is upon us, so Entertainment Weekly sat down with some of the main characters and gave them the near-impossible task of summarizing the first 4 seasons in a few seconds. While there are some expected answers in the video, you gotta love Peter Dinklage and his summary: To contact…

The PS4 is Number One in Japan Thanks to Dragon Quest

Recently, Japan saw the release of the latest Warriors-style collaborative game, Dragon Quest Heroes. The game sold well, but it also had the added effect of pushing PS4 sales to the top of the charts. Sometimes all it takes in an old classic. The Dragon Quest games have famously been a bit of a phenomenon…