It’s kind of like XCOM, starring figures from the Revolutionary War. Upcoming sci-fi indie strategy game Outland 17 looks pretty interesting. The folks behind it are targeting a Q1 2015 release. More info on their website

The Sailor Moon Theme Song, As A Slow Jam

Not only is this R&B take on the Sailor Moon theme song sexier than the original, part of it is actually sung in Japanese. It’s kind of amazing. You can buy the track by ScottBradleeLovesYa on iTunes, along with other great songs we’ve featured before. Here’s the original theme song, for comparison’s sake:

​How Steam Sales Are Like Pokémon

Here in the midst of the Steam Summer Sale, it can be easy to lose sight of why we’re buying so many games. Is this really about actually playing things, or is it just about collecting ’em all? Dorkly‘s got another way of looking at things: Steam sales are just like Pokémon. A lot of…

Only One Minute to Play. Only One Life.

If this was 1985, Sixty Second Shooter Prime would be draining quarters from players’ pockets all over the world. Thankfully, in 2014, you only have to pay for it once. After debuting as a browser game and then moving to PlayStation Mobile/Vita as Sixty Second Shooter Deluxe, the latest mutation of Happion Labs‘ abstract twin-stick…

Attention: 24 fans—No recap this week because I’m really angry at the show after what they pulled last night. (There will be spoilers in the comments here.) We’ll return next week. Maybe.

Games Are Way Better With Wrestling Commentary

What would happen if wrestling legend Jim Ross did commentary for all our favorite video games? Hilarity, that’s what. My favorite moment in this video by TheBlueOwlPlays is between the Battlefield levolution moment, or the Zelda bit. What about you? WWE Commentary (Jim Ross) on Video Games – Episode 2 [TheBlueOwlPlays]

Steam Summer Sale Day 6, Injustice Vol. 1, and a Really Cheap TV

The Steam Summer Sale goes on with deals on Brothers and… well, this isn’t the strongest day so far, but definitely pick up Brothers and Nidhogg. [Steam Summer Sale] Pick up your your choice for best gaming mouse, the Razer DeathAdder 2013 today, and Best Buy will pack in $50 of Steam credit with your…

The Game of Thrones Cast, Now In Pug Form

Game of Thrones is a wonderful, heartbreaking piece of television. But you know what would make it better? You guessed it — tiny, costumed, inbred dogs! Behold as some of your favorite Game of Thrones characters are transformed into tiny pugs. Do you think they ever hang out withBane Cat or that Dog in Batman…

Anti-Cheating Software Is Wrongfully Banning Battlefield 3 Players

Battlefield 3 players have been running into some renewed performance issues as of late, ones that are related to the 2011 shooter’s third-party anti-cheating software. Over the weekend, EA posted a message on its help website saying that PunkBuster, Battlefield 3’s anti-cheating program, was incorrectly marking some players and thus kicking them out of the…

Kotaku UK‘s review of Grid Autosport: “A fast but ultimately frustrating racing game that improves on its predecessor in some areas, at the cost of ostracizing anyone but the most devoted of driving game fans.”

The new-and-improved current-gen versions of 4A Games’ excellent Metro shooters are coming out on August 26th, publisher Deep Silver just announced. See some beautiful images from Metro Redux here

​Ice-T Celebrates Call of Duty Wins by Dancing with His D***

It’s a good thing that the veteran rapper/actor doesn’t livestream his video game sessions, huh? During an interview with Conan O’Brien last night, Ice-T talked about his well-documented gaming habit. As you’d expect from a guy who rapped about thug life back in the day, he loves to trash-talk. But the most, um, pointed anecdote…

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