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​Now There’s an Actual Remote for the Xbox One

The Xbox One is supposed to revolutionize the way we watch TV, with voice and gestural commands letting us search and change channels without pressing any buttons. But Microsoft will be putting out a physical remote control dedicated to media watching anyway. Y’know, just in case the revolution takes a while. The Xbox One Media…

Last Year’s Portable Batman Hits Consoles and PC in April

Two Batman games came out last year. The big console version, Batman: Arkham Origins, came from a new development studio. That game’s overshadowed, on-the-go semi-sequel Batman: Arkham Origins: Blackgate came from Armature, a collective of creators who helped make the great Metroid Prime games. Previously released only for 3DS and Vita, Blackgate now gets its…

Hearts Melt When Evangelion Meets Puzzle & Dragons

Crossing over with everything from Batman to Hello Kitty, mobile sensation Puzzle & Dragons has almost become more marketing machine that monster-collecting puzzle game. I don’t mind though, because look at how adorable Rei Anayami is. There’s more. Starting February 24 in Japan and sometime in March over here in the States, Puzzle & Dragons…

Thief comes out next week. No idea who that guy in the thumbnail is… This new trailer shows a bit more about the new adventure that Garrett will get caught up in, with heavy occult overtones and some glimpses of the environmental puzzles players will have to navigate.

Team Fortress Would Be So Much Better With Giant Robots

The Titanfall hype has reached the Team Fortress community too, causing YouTuber The Winglet to create this top notch giant mech animation using Souce Filmmaker. Here’s the full clip: The Bolted Behemoth [The Winglet, YouTube] To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]

And the real height difference between Samus and Little Mac in Super Smash Bros. Wii U? Masahiro Sakurai’s here to show us, to make things clear Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and art that we can find. Send us suggestions if you’ve got…

Japanese Fans Line Up For a Chance To Be First To Buy a PS4

Do you think they’ll do the Antonio Banderas move? The official release date of the PS4 in Japan is February 22nd. However, at the Sony building in Ginza, Tokyo, Sony is offering to sell 100 PS4s a day early on the 21st. Of the 100, 30 will get to participate in the special PlayStation 4…

Please Don’t Eat Rice Ball Cat

You are not looking at a rice ball. You are looking at a furry cat butt. However, does resemble a rice ball. Just don’t eat it! Rice balls or onigiri (おにぎり) are typically triangle shaped treats that are packed with pickled plums (梅干し or umeboshi) or edible kelp (昆布 or konbu), among other things, and…

How Many Game Commercials Have You Seen with a Health Warning?

Be aware that this ad for the latest Harvest Moon game might make you barfy. The clip, which is promoting Harvest Moon: Tsunagaru Shin Tenchi, carries the following warning: This video contains special footage that reproduces the field of view of various animals. These visuals may cause discomfort in some viewers. Small children and viewers…

League of Legends Player Types, Summed Up In Two Minutes

Here’s YouTuber shockinfilms with a brainy summary of all the League of Legends player types. Many of these types would fit perfectly with other multiplayer games on the PC, too. Every Type of LoL Player [shocknickfilms, YouTube] To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]

When Humans Are No Longer Predators, It’s Gripping and Gruesome

It’s an alien invasion! Blood, guts, mutilation, and morphing-blade-headed aliens. This manga has it all. *Note* This article contains graphic images of carnage that some may find offensive or disturbing. “寄生獣” or “Kiseiju” (pronounced “kee-say-joo”) is a manga that debuted in Japan in 1990. Why am I bringing up a manga that’s over 20 years…

Kenji Eno Passed Away, But His Friends Are Making His Last Game

It’s been a year since game creator Kenji Eno passed away, but his spirit lives on as his friends and fellow creators seek to make what was his last game proposal a reality. It’s been a year to the day since Kenji Eno, musician and game creator passed away from heart failure induced by high…

An Artist’s Work On Uncharted & Star Wars

Polina Hristova is a concept artist who has worked on projects like Uncharted 2, Project Eternity (now known as Pillars of Eternity) and the Clone Wars TV show. You can see more of Polina’s work at her personal site To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you…

People Are Finding New Ways To Get Upset At Total War: Rome II

Total War: Rome II went from being one of 2013’s most promising games to one of its most disappointing. Indeed, it took months of patches and updates to even get it to a presentable state. Not that performance and AI were the last of the game’s troubles. A fresh uproar has kicked off following a…

What If Dishonored Had No Bad Guys In It…

The Old City is an exploration game that’s currently in-development for the PC. And pardon me for making such a crude comparison, but my brain looks at the architecture and processes this as being “Dishonored without all the bad guys”. And that’s pushing my buttons. Set inside “a decaying city from a civilization long past”,…

Developer Making “Singleplayer RPG Adventure”…With His Kid

Nick Pasto, the developer behind the excellent Abobo’s Big Adventure, is making a new game. With his daughter. Who is eight. It’s not for a school project, it’s not some cheap little gimmick game, it’s a real game, one that’s promising to be a fairly epic 2D adventure, with boss fights, levelling-up, fancy gear, the…