Tessellation, ​Anti-Aliasing, And Other PC Graphics Terms, Explained

You’ve successfully made a new gaming PC. Congrats! It was the best, and it was also the worst. (But in general, it was the best.) Now, it’s time to play some games. What’s the first thing you do? Well, the first thing you do is probably download a few games. But once you fire one…

Watch These People Speedrun Pretty Much Every Game You Can Think Of

Do you like speedruns? Of course you do. They’re incredible, mesmerizing feats of human determination. Do you like them enough to watch 135 of them for a week straight, though? Well, if you’d like to speedrun the very concept of speedrunning, now you can, with games ranging from Final Fantasy VII to, um, Rock Band.…

Fist Bumps Better Than Handshakes, Says Science

I knew it! I knew it. Looks like Army of Two was onto something after all How do you greet people when you first meet them? Do you reach out a hand and grab on for dear life, as though you’re about to slip off the deck of the Titanic into the icy depths below?…

Hercules Was A Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson-Sized Disappointment

You have to steel yourself before going to see a new movie starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. It’s an intense feat of mental conditioning, on par with the way Mr. Johnson hyped himself up before stepping into the ring during his glory days as a professional wrestler. You must do this because while The Rock…

Nine years old today and still a brilliant game. Import it. Play it on your DS or 3DS. So good.

The New Hobbit Trailer Is One Hell Of A Nostalgia Trip

Here is the trailer for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, complete with a throwback to one of the best moments in Lord of the Rings: Return of the King—Pippin’s song. CHILLS. Leave it to Peter Jackson to end his newest three-part Lord of the Rings epic with a callback to his last…

McDonald’s Happy Meal Customer Gives Bowser A New Paint Job

Modding Mario Kart 8 proper is hard work. Tricking out Mario Kart 8 toys, on the other hand, is an easy way for the seasoned Warhammer fans out there to to turn the fruits of their McDonald’s Happy Meals into a custom set. Reddit user ablarga put a new coat of paint (or several) on…

August’s Games With Gold Selection: Dishonored and More

The next four free games for LIVE subscribers to look forward to are Dishonored, Crimson Dragon, Motocross Madness, and Strike Suit Zero. Here’s the timing: Xbox One starting August 1 Strike Suit Zero Crimson Dragon Xbox 360 August 1-15 Motocross Madness August 16-31 Dishonored You also still have time to download July’s games if you…

I Guess This Means No More WildStar For Me

I’ve not had much time to log into my WildStar account since launch, but someone else certainly has. According to player support, my account is now banned for speedhacking. *sigh* John (WildStar Player Support) Jul 28 19:04 Hello Michael, This message is being sent to notify you that a violation of the WildStar User Agreement…

This Live-Action Dragon Ball Z Trailer Is Totally Real. Really.

Sick of boring ol’ 2D animation, Dragon Ball Z studio Funimation decided to hire the funny folks at Mega64 to make a live-action movie based on the popular cartoon by Akira Toriyama. The results are amazing, as expected. And totally real. Really totally real. “Gohan’s my son now.”

Something To Watch While You Wait For Half-Life 3

Ever the beacon of hope, resilience, and the most useful coping mechanism of all—denial—I continue to believe we’ll see legendary shooter sequel Half-Life 3. Someday. Until then, we can always torture ourselves with great videos that make us desperately want to see more of this world. Good idea, no? So the ending is kind of…

One Should Not Question The Black Widow’s Geek Cred

When a woman in a black catsuit saves you from an armed gunman intent on putting a bullet in your head, you say “Thank you.” You do not do this. College Humor calls this skit “Black Widow is not a Fake Nerd Girl.” Technically she’s not a nerd girl at all, just your average deadly…