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Reminder: charity speedrun marathon Summer Games Done Quick is full of people doing and showing amazing video game things. Right now, they’re playing 1993 Data East oddity Ninja Baseball Bat Man, a game where heroes have to “recover various artifacts stolen from the Baseball Hall of Fame, a task prescribed to them by the Commissioner…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 25, 2014 - Uncategorized
20 Years Later, There’s An Official Forrest Gump Video Game
If ever there was a movie that lent itself to the endless runner genre, it’s 1994’s Tom Hanks classic, Forrest Gump. And here we are, with Run Forrest Run. Currently available in the fertile app testing grounds of New Zealand:, Run Forrest Run is a free endless runner based on the running bits from the…
By Mike Fahey Published June 25, 2014 -
UncategorizedUFC Glitches, Narrated
Glitches in the newest UFC game are fun. But glitches in the newest UFC game accompanied by people pretending to be real MMA commentators? Those are hilarious. Because they’re so heavily centered on mimicking reality, sports games are never as entertaining as when they’re broken. And the stuff in this YouTube clip? They’re grade-A anomalies,…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 25, 2014 -
UncategorizedSkyrim Will Never Stop Getting Prettier
It’s 2014—almost three years after Skyrim’s original release. Despite its age, the game can still look damn incredible thanks to modders. Mods like RealVision ENB have been around for a while, but this one in particular actually got an update recently—along with this swanky new trailer. You can download the mod here, where you’ll also…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 25, 2014 - Uncategorized
Steam Summer Sale Day 7, PSN Update, GOG Summer Sale, Logitech Bundle
Steam Summer Sale Day 7 has rolled in with a set of fairly standard discounts, though $4 for Final Fantasy 7, while not unprecedented, stands out. The Banner Saga is also definitely worth its 50% discount. [Steam Summer Sale] Elsewhere, we’ll remind you again that GOG is having a Summer Sale of their own, and…
By Shane Roberts Published June 25, 2014 - Uncategorized
Poseable Street Fighter Plushies Have Some Epic Eyebrows
The lightest contact with Ryu’s eyebrows from Gaming Heads new line of poseable Street Fighter plushies can probably render a normal human unconscious. What hidden powers do Ken and Chun-Li possess? Rather than simply stuff some cloth with fluff, Gaming Heads fitted each of the new $19.99 plushies based on the legendary fighting game series…
By Mike Fahey Published June 25, 2014 - Uncategorized
Play Infinite Crisis As Lifeguard Aquaman And Party Catwoman
Forget the new Gotham TV series, I want a Baywatch/Justice League series. DC’s free to play Infinite Crisis unveiled its latest batch of new character costumes, and this time they’re all summer-themed. Check out Lifeguard Aquaman, Beach Party Catwoman, and Summer Laughs Joker Below: Lifeguard Aquaman: Beach Party Catwoman: Summer Laughs Joker: These new costumes…
By John Struan Published June 25, 2014 -
UncategorizedMadness Is Watching The First Three Transformers Movies All At Once
Watching any one of Michael Bay’s Transformers films is enough to drive a person insane. In preparation for this weekend’s fourth movie, the brave men of Red Letter Media watched the first three simultaneously. They are probably all dead now. At least their assumed deaths were not in vain — we learn an awful lot…
By Mike Fahey Published June 25, 2014 -
UncategorizedLegend of Korra Game Coming from Makers of Bayonetta
The hit animated series will be getting adapted to video games in a title being developed by Platinum Games. The Legend of Korra will be a third-person action game published by Activision for PC, current and last-generation consoles (except the Wii U), according to IGN. There’ll also be a strategy-centric 3DS game developed by Webfoot.…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 25, 2014 -
UncategorizedWhy AMD And Nvidia Are Fighting
AMD and Nvidia are at it again. The two reigning champs in the market for video game graphics have been fighting since late last month when some performance issues on the PC version of Watch Dogs kicked up a fresh controversy. And given that AMD is still talking about the issue publicly, it doesn’t look…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 25, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Real Life Version of Pixel Sword-Fighting
A cult fencing game deserves a cute, choreographed fan film, doesn’t it? Yes, it does. This Nidhogg tribute is pretty fun, especially because it’s got a bunch of guys in brightly colored bodysuits stabbing each other Apsis Motion Pictures’ cinematic interpretation of Mark Essen’s indie swordplay title works because it’s essentially a live-action cartoon, with…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 25, 2014 - Uncategorized
Oculus Fires Back At ‘Silly, Money-Grabbing’ ZeniMax Lawsuit
Last month, ZeniMax officially dropped the lawsuit hammer on Oculus, accusing the virtual reality company of “illegally misappropriating” their trade secrets in an extensive legal complaint. In the suit, ZeniMax alleged that Oculus had infringed upon their copyrights and trademarks, and that id Software co-founder John Carmack had provided technology to Oculus before he joined…
By Jason Schreier Published June 25, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Ani-TAY Review: One Week Friends • Return To Alpha Centauri • Trying To Escape The Life Of A Shut-In • School Days HQ: The TAY Review • Nobunaga The Fool: The Ani-TAY Review • Family, Loss, And The Wii U’s Importance TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To…
By András Neltz Published June 25, 2014 - Uncategorized
The beautiful strategy game The Banner Saga is coming out for the iPad and Android tablets this summer, publisher Versus Evil announced this morning. In other words: soon all you Game of Thrones fans who own iPads won’t have any more excuses for not trying this game out yet. via Polygon
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 25, 2014 -
CultureMetal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes Done Perfectly in Under Four Minutes
This is how Snake would handle things in real life. It’s a 3:54.870 run, to be exact, with an S Rank, so that means Mimalmo didn’t really make any mistakes and managed to finish the game perfectly. He says it’s the world record for an S Rank run, and while there are faster runs out…
By Gergo Vas Published June 25, 2014
