A Blackjack Role-Playing Game? Hit Me.

Proving once again that absolutely everything is better with careful application of hit points, magic and stat-based equipment, Sony Pictures Television’s Suits And Swords is the more fun than a Blackjack game has any right to be. Remember iOS hit Sword & Poker, the hybrid role-playing/card game? Much like that series is the best way…

Paradox Development Studios, known for their grand strategy games on PC, is trying their hand at an RPG. A Norse mythology-themed fantasy RPG, specifically, titled Runemaster. There’s a short teaser for you above. At the same time, Paradox also announced the fourth entry in their Hearts of Iron strategy game series.

You Can Finally Read Alan Moore’s Out-of-Print Superhero Masterpiece

Sure, you know about Alan Moore’s must-read work on Watchmen, From Hell or Swamp Thing. But one of his earliest triumphs has been out of print for a long, long time. Now, it’s returning and we talk about whether Miracleman is worth your time. Along with the long, unseen Miracleman, Stephen and I discuss EGOs…

Here’s the latest from Kotaku‘s official reader-written blog, Talk Amongst Yourselves: Investing In Unfinished Games Actually Makes A Lot Of Sense • Some Options For Nintendo’s Future • It’s Time To Appreciate Games That Don’t Take Themselves Seriously TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

The Elder Scrolls Online Has A Sick Cast

Bethesda is going all-out for this one: they just revealed the voice cast for The Elder Scrolls Online, and it’s packed with acting talent from the likes of John Cleese, Kate Beckinsale, Bill Nighy, Michael Gambon, Alfred Molina, and more. You can watch the video above to hear from the voice actors that will be…

League of Legends Cosplay Is Out of This World

League of Legends champion cosplay is always exciting, especially so when the subject is one of the less… humanoid ones. Here’s a stunning Thresh, portrayed by Darkgodmaru, who even edited the image, choosing an angle that makes it look like it’s an actual screenshot from the game. Here’s a stunning Hecarim, also a non-humanoid champion…

Kraven Stalks The First Trailer For The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Game

Cunning, resourceful and deadly, spiders are some of nature’s most perfect predators. Movie universe Peter Parker has potential, but he’s going to need help to hone his abilities. Enter Kraven the Hunter, teaching stalking 101 in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 video game. Kraven the Hunter is one of Spider-Man’s most memorable villains, largely thanks to…

You Power Up Characters with Kisses in This JRPG

Please stop releasing games on portable consoles that I end up being too embarrassed to take out of the house. This is Exstetra, a JRPG for the Nintendo 3DS and PS Vita that was released late last year. The game had managed to get under my radar, but I picked it up at the store…

I’d Have Expected More Glamour from a $5,000 NES Cartridge [UPDATE]

But nope! For that kind of luxury, you need to pay at least three to five times as much As spotted by Wired, over at eBay, one gamer is apparently saying goodbye to his collection of NES carts, which includes this original, “Super Rare” Nintendo World Championships cartridge. Since its condition is, as the eBay…

Smash Bros. Creator Loves Lightning Returns‘ Battle System

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, the third and final(?) chapter of the Final Fantasy XIII saga, came out in Japan last November, and what do you know, it’s pretty good. At least Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai thinks so. I think at this point, saying Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII is the best installment of…

Learning English Made All Gooey-Cute

For many in Japan, learning English is hard. Good thing Nanami is here to help. Who the hell is Nanami? Nanami is the star of upcoming 3DS download title Let’s Study with Nanami! English Daily Conversation. Voice actress Nao Toyama brings Nanami, and this is not the first Nanami English game. This time around, students…

You Can Upgrade the Un-Upgradable Steam Machine. But it’s Not Easy.

Alienware, purveyor of pre-built PCs of all shapes and sizes, has recently revealed their plan to introduceyearly upgrades to their model of Valve’s PC-slash-console-hybrid Steam Machine, justifying the decision by saying that their machines will not be upgradable. Turns out, that’s not quite the case. “We’ve purposefully designed the Alienware Steam Machine to be smaller…

Shovel Knight hits PC, Wii U, and 3DS on March 31, which should be good news if you’ve been itching for some high quality retro-platformin’ action. Also, there’s a lovely new trailer for you to watch above. Enjoy!

Japanese Developers on the PS4’s Strengths and Weaknesses

The PlayStation 4 comes out in Japan in one month. The privileged who got to pick up theirs out west have been enjoying it for over two months now, but over in Japan gamers and developers alike are anxiously awaiting its release. This week, Weekly Famitsu gathered the opinions of some notable Japanese game developers…