Who Do You Most Regret Killing In A Video Game?

We’ve killed a lot of things in a lot of video games over the years. But not all video game deaths were created equally. Some make us feel like powerhouses, while others fill us with shame. What’s the one act of virtual killing you wish you could take back, and why? I started thinking about…

Getting Started With The PlayStation TV

Sony’s PlayStation Vita in-a-set-top-box arrives in stores in North America tomorrow. Here’s what to expect while setting up the tiny PlayStation TV in your home. The PlayStation TV is a micro-console that attaches via HDMI cable to your television set or computer monitor. Inside the small black unit are the guts of a PlayStation Vita…

The Awesome Pixel Art The Internet Deserves

Well hello there, Batman. You look a little more…blocky than usual. No, that’s not a comment about your weight. Stop being so sensitive! Adam Lister is a watercolor painter based in Beacon, New York. His new solo show “Wet Geometry,” which recently opened in The Shooting Gallery in San Francisco, combines a few different geek…

Big Game Launches. Has Server Problems. Again.

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: the latest Big New Video Game is having serious server issues, and people who spent $60 can’t access everything they paid for. No, I’m not talking about Diablo III, SimCity, NBA 2K15, or Battlefield 4. This time it’s Sony’s new racer for PlayStation 4, DriveClub, which has…

Shiny Gengar haunts U.S. GameStop locations today.Today through October 26, trainers with a copy of Pokémon X or Pokémon Y can receive a special code card containing Shiny Gengar holding a Gengarite Mega Stone at participating GameStop locations. Don’t miss out, as I doubtlessly will.

$15 Back With Xbox Game Preorders, Bloodborne CE, and More Deals

Microsoft usually offers $10 Xbox LIVE credits for preorders, but they’re currently giving out $15 credit for Xbox LIVE Rewards members. Here’s just a sample of the eligible titles: To further clarify, you must preorder a game that ships before 2015 and be a LIVE Rewards member to get $15, otherwise it’s $10. During the…

How Many People Play Destiny Every Day?

This weekend Bungie dropped some interesting data that suggests that Destiny is more popular than its mixed reception would suggest. While we’re still waiting on official Destiny sales figures from Activision, it seems that on average 3.2 million people are playing every day. The average player has also logged in 20 times in the month…

South Park Pinball Seems Like Just The Right Amount Of South Park

Zen Studios upgrades its various pinball platforms this week with a tables based on the animated Christmas card that refused to die: South Park: Super-Sweet Pinball and Butters’ Very Own Pinball Game. Awww, Butters. The recent turn-based role-playing game was a bit too much South Park for me to digest in one sitting. A pair…

The Thousand Sunny From One Piece In Shiny LEGO Form

Thanks to veteran builder Alex “Orion Pax” Jones, the famous One Piece pirate ship the Thousand Sunny now has an accurate LEGO version. The best part of it is probably that giant custom sail piece and the golden lion head in front. The crew might be missing, but you can see a tiny Luffy minifigure…

Now RuneScape Is Getting A Collectible Card Game Spin-Off

Coming in 2015 to PC, Mac, iOS and Android, Chronicle: RuneScape Legends is a collectible card game based on a long-running massively multiplayer role-playing game. Crazy, right? The Hearthstone vibe is strong, sure, but the game’s concept sounds quite different than Blizzard’s highly successful dueling card game. Chronicles will be a quest-building game, where players…

Pokémon trainers have a long journey ahead, a post-apocalyptic or at least really dark one, according to kevinbolk‘s superb gloomy drawing on DeviantART. Here’s the full pic of the trainer and his master balls: Pokemon: The Trainer With No Name by kevinbolk [DeviantART] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of…

The Truth About Bosses In Elevators

Flamy507’s short video about bosses that are only reachable via a giant elevator is so true it hurts. No matter how easy the boss seems, if there’s an elevator, it’s almost certain that it’ll kill everyone. He uses World of Warcraft (remember Serpentshire Cavern?) as an example, but it’s probably the same with every game…

Nothing Says Traditional Japanese Food like Pokémon

During the New Year’s holidays, Japanese people eat a traditional food called osechi ryouri (お節料理). This is a very important meal, so why not eat it Pokémon style? The New Year holidays are the biggest of the year in Japan. The entire country shuts down, and folks unwind with family. For well over a thousand…

Final Fantasy VI With a Full Orchestra is Damn Majestic

You can now listen to a recording of Final Fantasy VI’s music made by the The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. It’s stirring stuff. The recording was made in June but has only just found its way online. It’s a new orchestration of music from the game arranged as ‘symphonic poem’ called Born with the Gift…

China Is Cracking Down On Imported iPhone 6s

Apple’s latest iPhones, the 6 and 6 Plus have yet to get released in China. That said, many Chinese already have purchased the phones from foreign markets—purchases where China makes no money off the sales tax. Now, Chinese customs is looking to crack down and cash in. Chinese mobile games website 97973.com, an offshoot of…

Variety reports that a Resident Evil television series is in the works. It’s apparently slated after upcoming feature film Resident Evil: The Final Chapter is released.

World of Warcraft Super Fan Re-creates Goblin Copter

After all these years, World of Warcraft is still incredibly popular in China, so it’s no surprise that there are some super dedicated fans. Like the gentleman who made this. Posted on the Chinese gaming forum NGA, self-described WoW fan wq241332496 built himself a Goblin gyrocopter. For the unfamiliar, here’s what the copter looks like:…