Toads Aren’t Boys or Girls, They’re Just Toads

Have you ever wondered what the deal is with Toad and Toadette? You know what I mean. As in: where do little baby Toads come from? Or are you too caught up in how cute the two of them are? Hey, I can’t blame you if that’s the case. Nintendo recently addressed the question of…

Good Child of Light Joke, Assassin’s Creed Rogue

Last year’s Assassin’s Creed included references to Watch Dogs. This year’s Assassin’s Creed Rogue for PS3 and Xbox 360 has a joke about another Ubisoft game, the lovely Child of Light. Check it out, if you don’t mind a tiny spoiler about where part of Rogue takes place. I ran into these guys by accident…

Assassin’s Creed Unity on PC vs PS4 vs Xbox One

While glitches get all the hype inAssassin’s Creed Unity, it’s worth remembering that the game is quite a looker, too. Digital Paris looks gorgeous. If you’re on the fence as to what version of Unity to pick up, one of the many things to consider will be the graphics. Judging from DigitalFoundry‘s graphical comparison videos,…

One Of Assassin’s Creed Unity’s Best Glitches Is Now Art

Remember the horrible, face-melting glitch from Assassin’s Creed Unity that was making the rounds? Well it looks like one skilled artist has managed to turn it into abstract art. For reference, here is the original: And here’s the magnificent cubist rendering, courtesy of one the goonsover at Something Awful. Absolutely breathtaking. via Dennis Farrell To…

Opera Singer Mom Does A Haunting Skyrim Cover

Kari Kirk is a professional opera singer, and mother. She’s also able to belt out a video game tune like nobody’s business. In the video above Kari’s son Kevin shows what his mom can do by having her sing a bit of the Dragonborn theme from Skyrim. It’s really cool to see a mother and…

How To Prepare For Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

If you’re considering picking up the new Pokémon games, which launch later this week, you may want to go back into Pokémon X & Y and make sure you’ve done everything you can in those games first. Have you found all the mega stones? Done all the Looker Missions?There is a lot to keep track…

Pre-Sequel, Far Cry 4, Inquisition, Amiibos, G710+/G602, More Deals

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel is down to just $40 today, loaded with secrets and references and butt slams. We couldn’t fit all the best deals in the headline today, dig in. GreenManGaming’s VIP page continues to feature big deals on Unity, Far Cry 4, Inquisition, and more. Evolve ($45) | Green Man Gaming | Use code…

GameStop’s 2014 Black Friday Deals Have Leaked

Let’s take a minute to be grateful for Thanksgiving’s annual traditions: turkey, football, and GameStop’s Black Friday deals leaking before they’re supposed to go live. This year’s deals include a $400 PS4 bundle with GTA V and The Last of Us, games like The Evil Within and Madden 15 for $30 each, and a $330…

Free Update Transforms Goat Simulator Into Goat MMO Simulator

In honor of the people who purchased a bajillion copies of a game that simulates goats poorly, this Thursday developer Coffee Stain Studios is releasing Goat Simulator update 1.2, AKA Goat MMO Simulator. Really. With am all-new fantasy setting, six playable classes (including no class and Microwave), a nonexistent story and a handful of quests,…

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​Hate Sonic’s New Redesign? It Could’ve Looked Even More Different.

Ever since Sonic the Hedgehog’s new look debuted back in February, longtime video game lovers have been weighing in on the character’s tweaked visuals. Well, if you feel like the Sonic Boom versions of Sega’s mascot went too far, then you should know they could’ve gone a lot farther. Early concept art from artists who…

Skyrim And Winter Have A Lot In Common

And it’s not just the snowy setting. These similarities—five really serious ones— presented by Dorkly are much much deeper. And most of them work with other RPGs as well. 5 Reasons Winter Is Just Like a Bethesda Game [Dorkly] To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]

WoW Subreddit Taken Down To Protest Login Problems [Update]

One fun thing to do while waiting for expansion-pack related technical issues and sever queues to resolve is read up on r/WoW, unless the top mod sets the subreddit private until he can log on to the game, which is exactly what happened last night. Update: moderator has quit following alleged doxxing and harassment. As…

Warlords of Draenor as a PS1 Game

Ian Beckman‘s recreation of Warlords of Draenor‘s intro takes not just the game’s story, but also its graphics and sound back in time to the simpler, late PS1 era. A perfect fit for Draenor in the alternate timeline. And it just reminded me of Warcraft Adventures. Damn. Warlords of Draenor 8 Bit [YouTube] To contact…