Here’s Why the 3DO Port of Doom Sucked

Seems everyone’s getting in on Doom’s birthday nostalgia. After John Romero revealed a ton of unseen art, Rebecca Heineman has released the original 3DO port source code, along with an explanation of why it wasn’t so great. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK The 3DO port is widely considered to be the worst of…

Well, you can look forward to a new Yu-Gi-Oh! movie… in a few years. It will feature a “completely new and original story” and be out in 2016 in Japan.

Is This a New Wii U GamePad? I Honestly Don’t Know. 

Recently, a Mario Kart 8 commercial popped up on Nintendo’s officialYouTube channel. It features what could be a new Wii U GamePad. “Could be” because Nintendo blurred it out. That’s not the only odd thing about the ad. The commercial is on the YouTube Channel for Nintendo Co., Ltd. (you know, Nintendo of Japan), but…

Classic PC Space Game Returns As A…Tabletop Game

Freespace, the last of the great PC space shooters, is coming back. But as a tabletop miniatures wargame. Made by Chris Taylor, lead designer on the original Fallout. That’s quite a combo. The game, Freespace Tactics (yes, it’s officially licensed), is up on Kickstarter now. And looks a lot like the so-hot-right-now X-Wing, something that’s…

Fan Is Turning Final Fantasy VII Into A Giant Novel

You’ve played the game. Now read the novel. Not even Square Enix has thought to turn classic RPG Final Fantasy VII into a book, but author M.J. Gallagher has, and for a few years now has been working to turn the game’s dialogue and action sequences into something you can read on the bus I’ll…

The Week In Games: Bedman Begins

Just when you thought it was safe to stay away from the game shop until 2015, Bedman happens. Bedman’s a new fighter in Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-, arriving officially this week on PlayStation 3 and 4. As far as end of the year games go, it’s pretty damn spectacular. Not much else to report this…

Square Enix Announces SaGa 2015 For The PlayStation Vita

First introduced to North American audiences as the first Game Boy role-playing game, Final Fantasy Legend, the SaGa series returns after a lengthy hiatus in the newly-announced SaGa 2015 for the PlayStation Vita. The new game was announced by series creator Akitoshi Kawazu (via Siliconera) during a Square Enix livestream celebrating the series 25th anniversary.…

The Xbox Dashboard Has Come A Long Way Since 2001

Oh for the days before Microsoft’s torrid love affair with stacked rectangles, back when curves were the order of the day, and orange seemed like a great idea. Inspired by a Reddit post from couchpotato9099 with images borrowed from Redditor eiketsujinketsu’s super-smooth “non-potato” version of theanimated GIF, this image is a monument to falling in…

The Time They Thought Pokémon Was Satanic

Summoning monsters to do your bidding, recording their names in strange electronic tomes, holding millions of children in its thrall — is it any wonder the Christian community thought Satan might have had something to do with Pokémon’s popularity? The latestDid You Know Gaming explores the many times pocket monsters and religion clashed, and it’s…

Watch Top Street Fighter IV Players Battle For The Capcom Cup

Technically they’re battling for a portion of the $50,000 pot up for grabs in the grand finals of the Capcom Pro Tour circuit, but I’m sure the cup is lovely. Let’s see which of the 16 competitors takes it home. The show’s already started, with a demonstration of the wacky changes coming in the Omega…