Mark Wahlberg Doesn’t Seem Too Shocked By Transformers. Or Anything.

Mark Wahlberg didn’t sound particularly jazzed to see Optimus Prime in the original trailer for Transformers: Age of Extinction. Lucky for us, the folks at Fox’s ADHD have figured out how the movie will probably go down (fictional spoilers ahead): For context, here’s the original trailer: Real talk, though: I am incredibly excited to see…

PS4 Developer On What It Means To Be Next-Gen

Back when new-gen was known as next-gen, gamers and critics alike pondered and daydreamed about the kinds of experiences we’d get with new hardware and promises of impressive power. And a lot of that anticipation has been squarely on the topic of shiny visuals. But there’s more to the look of a game than just…

Report: Next Battlefield Game Is Cops Versus Robbers

The next entry in EA’s premiere shooter franchise—coming for last- and current-gen platforms—will reportedly be called Battlefield: Hardline. The 2014 release will put players in the middle of armed conflict where it will be cops and criminals fighting each other. Eurogamer rounds up various bits of information about Hardline, which have popped up on EA…

Watch Dogs Benchmarked: How Does Your PC Stack Up?

Set in an alternate reality techno-dystopian Chicago, Watch Dogs hit every gamer’s holiday wishlist after appearing at E3 2012. The open world hackfest wowed onlookers with its urban stealth action and its seemingly ‘next-gen’ graphics. Unfortunately, a month before its November 2013 release the game was delayed for another six months — the short-term blowout…

I Wish 24 Didn’t Still Feel So Predictable

Let’s start with the good: last night’s 24, like all episodes of 24, was crazy fun to watch. As always, the folks behind 24 packed 3:00pm-4:00pm full of terrorists, technobabble, and even a few trademark Bauer One-Liners. (“So I was right.”) We also got to see Jack and Audrey reunite for the first time since…

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Watch Dogs Is Full Of Memes

If you’ve ever picked up a new video game and thought “Gee, I wish this had a bunch of terrible Internet humor,” this one’s for you. Watch Dogs, the open-world hacking extravaganza released today by Ubisoft for current- and last-gen consoles (except Wii U), is packed with the web in-jokes we’ve all grown to love…

Artist Gives Video Game Characters A Cartoony Facelift

Browsing German artist HeavyMetalHanzo‘s gallery and realizing how much potential some video games and video game worlds have as Western cartoons or comics makes me sad. Most of these will probably never get such a treatment, and these amazing pieces remain the closest things. Here’s some of Hanzo’s recent work. Check out his profile for…

Lego Batman 3 Is Here, And He’s Going Into Space

Here’s your first look at Traveller’s Tales’ third brick-based Batman. The latest in the series builds on the suits of the last installment but takes the action into space, including some very Resogun-like shooting sections – ironically with a less blocky appearance than the original source. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK The sections…

The Order: 1886 has been delayed to 2015, still exclusive to the PS4.

Using Game Characters To Make Miis Isn’t Always A Good Idea

Vinesauce Vinny has always been good at turning video games into glitchy nightmares, and this time he doesn’t even need special tools for that. The Wii U’s camera, its face recognition software, and a couple of celebrities and characters are enough to create their avatars in Mii form. So here’s the full clip, with a…

The Moment That Changed How I Viewed Music in Games

Back when I was a kid in the late 80s and early 90s, game music didn’t seem like anything special. Sure, I knew the Mario Bros. Rap and could hum the theme to Sonic the Hedgehog, but no game music ever captivated me. Then I played Final Fantasy VI To me, game music had always…