A Turn-Based RPG Inspired By Final Fantasy Tactics

Today in Kickstarters That Look Pretty Cool, here’s Gridlock Tactics, a “biopunk” role-playing game whose creators say they were inspired by the likes of Final Fantasy Tactics and Disgaea The people behind Gridlock Tactics—some of whom worked at Beenox, the studio behind the last few Spider-Man games—want $50,000 to make it happen. They hope to…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: Rathorial calls numeric progression a Last-Gen Zero and says that a lot of RPGs from the last console cycle used numbers the wrong way. In DamsonRhee’s house, the Xbox 360 is a Last-Gen Zero. Man, look at that Wario! I hope someone from Nintendo is…

Blizzard Turned StarCraft II Players Into Trading Cards

Further proving that eSports is all grown up and should be recognized as a real sport, Blizzard created a deck of StarCraft II trading cards. Baseball and basketball players have trading cards—why shouldn’t these guys have at least a few? The cards you see above will be handed out to lucky attendees during the game’s…

Sony Viral Teases Something Street Fighter For The PlayStation 4

Packed with references to Capcom’s famous fighting game franchise and tagged with the #4ThePlayers hashtag, this viral video from Sony seems to indicate something Street Fighter is happening on the PlayStation 4, but what? VG24/7 looks to have been the first to post the “Hadouken Cabs” viral this morning, sent to them in an email…

Veteran Game Dev Risks Health for 80-Hour Charity Gaming Session

You probably shouldn’t try this at home. Leave it to the professionals—like Billy Joe Cain. Cain’s been in the gaming industry for about twenty years, during which he worked on games for Origin Systems and Electronic Arts. He also set up a world record (several of them, in fact) playing the 1980 arcade game Defender—a…

Four Reasons to Be Excited for the Tales of Symphonia HD Remaster

Last month, the Tales of Symphonia Chronicles HD remaster was released on the PS3 in Japan, and it’s getting a Western release this coming February. And while we’ve all seen HD remasters before, there’s plenty to be excited about in Tales of Symphonia Chronicles. Two Games on One Disk Tales of Symphonia Chronicles is an…

Yes, The Xbox One Has Silly Achievements For Watching Movies And TV

As we’ve discussedpreviously, the Xbox One will have two types of achievement. There are gaming achievements, like you’ve always had, but now there are also media achievements, designed to reward you for spending time using your Xbox One for other stuff (and, ultimately, spending more money). This image is our first look at how they’re…

See How Fast The New Xbox One Dashboard Is

In this demo, Microsoft takes you through the Xbox One Dashboard step-by-step. As mentioned above, the clip is 12 minutes long, so pour yourself a hot drink and settle in. Cold drinks are fine, too! Xbox One All-in-One Demo with Yusuf Mehdi and Marc Whitten [Xbox@YouTube] To contact the author of this post, write to…

Here’s What You Can Watch on the Xbox One In Between Games

Yesterday we showed you what you can entertain yourself with in between play sessions on the PS4. Now, it’s the Xbox One’s turn. Microsoft is calling this the “first wave” of their Xbox One applications, with more following for both their new console and the Xbox 360: Amazon Instant Video Crackle CWTV ESPN FOX NOW…

Hayao Miyazaki Could End His Retirement, Says Ghibli Director

Remember when famed animator Hayao Miyazaki retired? No, not that time. When he retiredthis past September. Well, don’t be surprised if he comes out of retirement. Studio Ghibli’s Isao Takahata won’t be. Isao Takahata, of course, is the anime director, perhaps best known for Grave of the Fireflies. His upcoming film is Kaguya-hime no Monogatari.…

Surprise, Viral YouTube Smash Is A Total Fake

In September, a YouTube video showing people doing crazy shitwith ping pong bats and knives went viral. Shame, then, that it’s a total fake. In this clip from Captain Disillusion, we see a frame-by-frame breakdown of the original video, as myths are busted and parties are pooped. If we can’t believe stupid YouTube videos are…