​Infamous: Second Son‘s New Photo Mode Is A Blast

We’ve already pretty well established that Infamous: Second Son is a really nice-looking game. Wouldn’t it be cool if we had an easy way to freeze the game in action and really drink in all those shiny graphics? Thanks to today’s free update for the game, we have an opportunity to do just that. It’s…

Spider-Man Is MIA On Xbox One, And Activision Won’t Say Why

In a couple of weeks, Activision will release The Amazing Spider-Man 2, a game based on the movie. It’ll be out on just about every current-gen platform… except Xbox One. Though Activision originally announced the game for multiple consoles including Xbox One, it’s now gone MIA on the newest Xbox. Activision says it’s delayed indefinitely,…

The Horde And Alliance Battle Over Bikes In Azeroth Choppers

With American Chopper having been off the air since 2012 and nothing pressing happening with the World of Warcraft team other than a major expansion pack, now’s the perfect time for Blizzard to tap world-famous motorized bicycle designer Paul Teutul, Jr. for a web-based reality show. It’s Azeroth Choppers, you guys. Two teams. Two choppers.…

​A Little Bit of Sonic, Some Super Meat Boy and a Lot of Difficulty

Video game movement’s the best, isn’t it? Jumping higher than possible in reality, dodging, rolling and sprinting with impossible smoothness across precise vectors… it’s no wonder you get limitations like a double jump or short dash distances. Fenix Rage takes those strictures away, giving you infinite dash and infinite jumping. It’s the kind of game…

This iPhone Game Tricks You Into Dancing

Someone recommended that I play “this weird dancing game” at PAX East. I wasn’t sure what to expect when I saw people spinning around with an iphone between them, but Bounden is easily one of the most fun games I played all weekend. I first played Bounden with the game’s producer, and immediately saw how…

Super Mario Bros. 3 Finally Comes To Wii U And 3DS Today

Rounding out today’s Nintendo Virtual Console update is Super Mario Bros. 3, generally considered one of the best platformers ever made. I have no idea why it took this long for Nintendo to release their NES classic on 3DS and Wii U, but hey. BABY STEPS. (Also out on Virtual Console today: the GBA games…

PC Mega Sale, Titanfall, GTAV, Tropico 5, Portable Gaming For Bosses

The GAEMS G155 Sentry Personal Gaming Environment doesn’t get a whole lot of attention, but it’s an essential piece of equipment in many a gamer’s life, from college students to military personnel. You strap your Xbox 360 or Playstation 3 into the protective case, which sports its own screen and speakers, find a wall outlet,…

​Sonic the Hedgehog Dances His Way Into Your Nightmares

Warning: the video below contains people in Sonic character suits doing some really terrible twerking. The dance routine featuring Sega’s mascot character has been around for a while but just popped up on my radar via the Facebook timeline of Twitch streamer RaquibMarvelous. The segment originally aired years ago on Puerto Rican variety show Entre…

Create Your Own Mortal Kombat Cosplay With This One Weird Trick

You may know the old trick to turn a t-shirt into a ninja mask, but throw in some pants and a lampshade, and you can have a pretty sweet Raiden costume. Redditor Aaragon posted an image titled “Cosplay for beginners” showing how to add to the t-shirt mask with a pair of pants: Which resulted…

Who would’ve guessed that this is what the Little Sisters in BioShock started out as? Eurogamer just published a thorough report on the origins of the seminal first person shooter that’s worth a close read.