You Can Now Play The Most Avatar Game This Side Of Korra

Bayonetta creator Platinum is making an Avatar: The Legend of Korra action game, which is crazy exciting if you’re an Avatar nut like me. But why wait to bend the elements when you can just start flinging around earth, wind, and fire (not the band) right now? Quoth Son of Nor, which is now on…

Gear Upis an indie multiplayer shooter in which you could never, ever complain about the design of your character. Because you get to build it from the ground up.

Sorry Ubisoft, Nintendo Beat You To The Top (Of The Mountain)

Ubisoft is spending a lot of money on a competitionwhich promises to let one person become the first to ever play a video game on Mt Everest, using custom hardware built to withstand the “harsh conditions”. It sounds amazing! Pity it’s already been done. As this epic thread bump on NeoGAF shows (the original Kotaku…

The history of sex in video games is… not so sexy. Cara Ellison’s “Gloriously Stupid History Of Sex In Games” feature on Vice looks back on the early days of sex in games, all the way up to the present. And you thought Custer’s Revenge was a travesty. It gets worse—but also thankfully better.

If you somehow hadn’t already got into the Destiny beta already, know that the thing is now open to everyone. Even if you don’t have a beta key.

Batman’s Greatest Villain Is Not The Joker, Penguin Or Ben Affleck

Batman’s origin was already depressing. Dorkly has found a way to make it even more traumatic. I’ve read a lot of Batman stories over the years but I can’t remember anything with this particular take. Yeah, you can laugh at it… if you’re the Joker.

I’m Pretty Sure Sunset Overdrive is Ratchet & Clank Reskinned

Back in the day Insomniac was top tier PlayStation. The Ratchet & Clank series ruled (unless you preferred Jak & Daxter, in which case: arguments) and it had nailed a perfect mix of run and gun controls and ‘what the hell did I just shoot’ weapons. Why any of it was happening didn’t matter, only…

Here’s a short and very shiny-looking teaser that San Diego Comic-Con attendees got to see for the new Transformers series, Robots in Disguise. Those Autobots sure love their three-point landings, don’t they? The show kicks off Spring 2015.

I really liked Clone Wars, but this? The art style is bugging me. It’s too… simple? I can’t put my finger on it. I’m interested in a series set in this era, but I’m not feeling the character designs or the overall look.

What GTA V Is Like For A Law-Abiding Citizen

A messed-up dad who’s in jail. Angst-filled childhood memories. A rocky romantic relationship. Weird dudes at the bar. Some players go to video games to try and escape this kind of stuff but one person’s using GTA V to create a life filled with it. You can see the outlines of a normal—if very sensitive—picture-taker…

“His beard alone required 2½ hours of careful yak-hair application.”

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson takes his job very seriously. As he should!