How Weird is Your Video Game Store? Not This Weird.

Most times, when you go to a game store, it’s likely to the blandest of interactions. Jingle that doorbell, chat up the people working there, trade some stuff in and make a purchase. But, all in all, you might not know the people in the store really well. After watching this indie film, you might…

Charity Helps Disabled Gamer Complete GTA V

Here’s a lovely little story: Lee, a British gamer with spinal muscular atrophy, was able to play and complete Grand Theft Auto V thanks to the British charity Special Effect. His testimony is worth your time—it’s interesting and poignant. Video above. (via Tim Schafer)

You want a whole pirate kingdom on your phone, don’t you? Seabeard—a new sailing/action/strategy game from the folks who made Rolando and Okabu—is going to give you just that. Let’s hope that funky music is in the final game!

People Play 11 Years’ Worth of Threes Every Day

Threes is out on Android today, and to celebrate, the developers have released an infographic with stats about the game. If you’ve played it, you probably won’t be surprised to find that people are playing a ton of Threes The chart of how far people have gotten is also a nice reassurance for every time…

I’ll Take All The Titanfall K’nex Building Toys Now, Please

When K’nex Brands first announced its upcoming Titanfall line of building toys at Toy Fair earlier this year, I was unimpressed. Now that I’ve spent several days playing the game, I must have all of them right now. K’nex, like Mega Bloks, is one of those building toy companies the video game makers go to…

The Amazing Spider-Man Takes Another Swing At Mobile Gaming

It’s not a new Marvel movie without a Gameloft-developed mobile game tie-in. Behold The Amazing Spider-Man 2, the much prettier sequel to Gameloft’s bestselling The Amazing Spider-Man. While I’ve had problems with some of Gameloft’s other superhero-based offerings (Iron Man 3, bleh), the first Amazing Spider-Man was actually quite good, channeling the spirit of the…

Maybe We Can’t Handle Smart Enemies In Our Games

In an ideal world, video games are advanced enough to give us “smart” enemies—you know, the type of foes that provide a meaningful challenge because they use actual tactics. “Dumb” AI, by contrast, is often critiqued and made fun of—most players have head-shaking stories about a game with enemies that run straight at you, or…

[GONE] Microsoft has the Xbox One Titanfall Bundle for $400. Use code “1” at checkout. This is the lowest price ever for the console with or without a game. We can’t imagine this isn’t a mistake so don’t wait around. [Microsoft via 9to5Toys] If you missed out your best bet is picking up the bundle…

The Next Angry Birds Is A Turn-Based Role-Playing Game. What?

Angry Birds developer Rovio said they were teasing an epic new game, and they weren’t kidding. Soft launching in Australia and Canada this week, Angry Birds Epic is an adventure role-playing game with turn-based combat and an extensive crafting system. I did not see this coming. It actually sounds pretty amazing for a mobile title.…

Arkham Knight, Towerfall Ascension, PSN and LIVE Updates, DC [Deals]

The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune have brought… scratch that, just arrows. Towerfall has ascended from its humble beginnings on Ouya and you can grab it today for $13 on Steam and $12 on PSN (if you’re a Plus member, and if the store ever updates). pre-order Batman: Arkham Knight [PC] | 20% off…

An Epic Adventure To Fix The Internet (Voiced By Sterling Archer)

I could listen to H. Jon Benjamin—the voice of Sterling Archer and Bob Belcher—read just about anything, which is why I’ve watched this silly video three times already this morning. This video is an adaptation of a McSweeney’s story of the same name. (thanks, Greg!)

Candy Crush Saga Is Difficult, Says Science

You might be stuck on level 20 or 30 of Candy Crush Saga, but now you can take some small solace in the fact that science has proven that a computer would have just as hard a time beating the game. Because science isn’t in the business of taking your word for it, a computer…

Ricky Gervais Would Be The Most Annoying Supervillain

Comedian Ricky Gervais knows exactly what role would fit him perfectly: the role of a supervillain, whose only superpower is being obnoxiously annoying, and whose only weakness is tickling. A villain like that would bring to heel almost everyone (except Deadpool). As you can see in the video above, Conan O’Brien, too, is shocked and…

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WildStar Launches Worldwide In June, Preorders Begin Next Week

Carbine Studios’ animated space opera has been teasing MMORPG fans with colorful characters and hilarious CGI videos since its announcement in 2011. On June 3, WildStar opens the wild space frontier to the public. Let’s see what goodies we can get for preordering. Looks like early access to open and closed beta events, which is…

Pro Wrestling Is So Much Better With Sonic and Gabe Newell

We’ve already seen great characters created using WWE 2k14‘s deep character creation toolkit, but why stick to superheroes when the possibilities are endless? So Jerma on YouTube went completely crazy and created an entire tournament with characters that are just out of this world. Sonic above is just the tip of the iceberg. Here’s Glue…

Win three Hearthstone matches, get an epic World of Warcraft mount. The easiest epic mount ever, or the hardest? That’s all up to your collectible card gaming skills. Hearthstone is now playable by everyone for free, right here.