Old-School Gamer Hate Mail, Tim Schafer Edition

Here’s a fun little extra from my interview with Double Fine’s Tim Schafer that I couldn’t leave on the cutting room floor. It’s about one old-school gamer’s arguably-legitimate complaint about one of Schafer’s classic creations. To set this up, Schafer and I were nearing the end of a half-hour conversation in Las Vegas at the…

What is the time signature of Brad Fiedel’s original Terminator theme? Maybe you can tell by counting it out (123-123-123-12-12), but that doesn’t make this in-depth investigation at Slate any less enjoyable.

Why We Care About Video Game Characters

Just because they’re fictional characters doesn’t mean we can’t care about them—obviously, everyone knows that. But there are reasons that that’s true, you know! Scientific reasons, even. PBS Game/Show explains why we sometimes deeply care about game characters here, and then even lists some of their favorite non-playable characters in games. Makes me curious—what are…

Confessions Of A Final Fantasy Addict

When I was a kid, I sometimes took weekend trips to my grandparents’ house in Queens. I told my parents it was to “visit” and “spend time with them,” but really it was so I could binge on JRPGs. I get a little wistful thinking about those mini-vacations: I’d lug a big backpack with my…

Like Limbo, but with a tiny space probe. Color me intrigued! Created by Mixed Bag Studios, Forma.8 will be hitting PS4, Vita, iOS, PC, Mac, Linux, Wii U and eShop later this year. Xbox platforms are a bit conspicuous in their absence, huh?

Blink And You’ll Miss The First Shot Of TV’s New Flash In Costume

I’ve been waiting for this moment since Grant Gustin first showed up as Barry Allen in CW’s Arrow earlier this season — our first peek at the latest TV iteration of DC Comics’ scarlet speedster, the Flash. Spoilers follow. Last we saw Gustin he was being splashed with chemicals and struck by lightning at the…

The Lord of the Rings Collection You Want, Crazy 2K Bundle [Deals]

We’ve had quite a few deals on various permutations of The Lord of the Rings films, but many readers have been holding out for the blu-ray versions of the extended editions in one set. Well, today is your day, grab everything for $45 and prepare for a lot of time in front of your TV.…

Will Rocksteady’s Next Batman Game Be Revealed Next Week?

GameStop got a new shipment of Batman banners yesterday—and although these materials could be marketing an older game or even downloadable content for last year’s Arkham Origins, evidence is pointing to a new Arkham reveal next week. It’s been a few years since we last heard from Rocksteady, the British game studio responsible for previous…

Civilization Revolution and Dungeon Defenders are the March offerings from the Xbox 360 Games with Gold program. Xbox 360 owners will be able to snag these games free from March 1-15 and 16-31 respectively.

How Candy Crush Tricks The Brain

We all know Candy Crush Saga is addictive, but have you ever wondered why? Watch Anthony Carboni of Discovery News give an overview of the science behind addiction and talk about how free games like Candy Crush try to trick your brain. The main takeaway? If you’re going to play something addictive, at least pay…

Take A Look At Resident Evil 4 On PC Compared To PS2

Resident Evil 4 HD is out on Steam today! YouTube user Space Sharkicane (what a name) ran through the new PC version and compared the same scene with the PS2 version of the game. Take a look! The first run through the scene is on PS2 at 480p (scaled up to match the HD video).…

The Xbox One Media Remote is now available for pre-order. Delivery on March 7. This post is brought to you by the Commerce Team, a dedicated group of deal hunters and product enthusiasts. We operate independently of Editorial to bring you the best bargains every day, share our favorite products with you, and ask you…

Meet The First Exclusive Bots To Battle In Transformers Universe

Massively online tactical action game Transformers Universe is coming this summer, so it’s about time developer Jagex started rolling out some exclusive robots for the Transformers Prime-inspired game. Say hello to Duststorm and Meltdown. Now that we know the once-MMORPG is now a squad-based tactics action game, we’re going to need some fresh squad leaders.…

Thief‘s first PC patch is out now. It’s supposed to fix some crash issues and optimize memory usage. If you’ve been playing on PC, has the game been working all right for you?

Yep, Twitch is playing everything these days—even Suikoden II, one of the best RPGs ever made. Not quite as hilarious as Twitch Plays Pokémon, but hey. Check it out right here

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​What’s a Fourth-Person Game? Apparently, This Is.

You got your first-person games. You got your third-person games. And now, if you own a PS4 or a Vita, you’ll be getting a fourth-person game. Last time we checked in on Pavilion, all we had were descriptions and words to try and figure out what dev studio VisionTrick Media meant by fourth-person. But now…