Xbox One Games For $40, Free Month Of Redbox Streaming, Akira [Deals]

Any excuse for a sweet header image right? Right. Pick up the Akira 25th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray/DVD combo for 18 bucks today, or grab some of the Xbox One’s biggest launch titles for only $40. [Amazon] More great movie deals: Tarantino XX 8-Film Collection [Blu-ray] ($63) | Best Buy Francis Ford Coppola: 5-Film Collection [Blu-ray]…

Step Aside, Preschoolers. This Man Is Gonna Show You How To Jump Rope.

And here I thought using one leg to jump rope was impressive. Ha, no. Nick Woodard is a world champion jump-roper—and watching this slo-motion video by BeyondSlowMotion of Woodard pulling off jump rope tricks, it’s easy to easy to see how Woodard won multiple jump rope championships. As the kids say these days: dat shit…

The 1930s Cartoon Game I Never Knew I Wanted

I’m a man of simple needs and simple wants. And what I want right now is a game that looks like a Max Fleischer cartoon. Enter StudioMDHR‘s Cuphead, a game slated for this year on PC that looks like The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse‘s 1930s cousin, and something I can’t wait to try out.…

Yakuza‘s Producer May Hate GTA, But He Certainly Respects It

Yakuza series producer Toshihiro Nagoshi has previously stated that he hates Grand Theft Auto. You wouldn’t think so when he was asked which one of last year’s games impressed him the most. Japanese gaming blog 4Gamer recently asked 151 game developers this question: “Of games released in 2013, what title impressed/amazed you the most?” Among…

Activision’s Marvel Games Pull A Digital Disappearing Act

You laughed at Deadpool, X-Men Destiny, Spider-Man: Edge of Time and Activision’s other sloppy Marvel games. Bet you feel bad now that they’ve all been pulled from Steam, Xbox Live and PlayStation Network. Or not. Either way, they’re gone. Nothing lasts forever, especially Activision contracts for Marvel games, as evidenced by 2010’s disappearance of Marvel…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Amongst Yourselves, our reader-written blog: duchessofnuts defends Ubisoft, Ueziel looks back atthe year in gaming having played 103 games, Stormborn features tadpole Poliwrath in the Pokémon One a Day feature. Don’t forget that you can always go join the voices talking about video games and life in TAY Classic and…

League of Legends Cosplay Is Best Done By Pro Players

The League of Legends division of Korean pro team CJ Entus chose quite an interesting way to greet the new year. Instead of doing montage videos, they have dressed up two of their pros, Madlife and Flame, as League characters Blitzcrank and Ezreal. Here’s more pictures of Madlife’s super-buff “definitely not Blitzcrank” cosplay: And here’s…

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Goes Mobile. Is That Good?

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed is available today on iOS and Android, giving mobile gamers a chance to race on land, sea and air as iconic Sega characters like Sonic, Amigo, John and Tim. Is it worth $4.99? Mostly. I am a big fan of the console/PC version of Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, so…

A taste of the new Carmageddon‘s car physics According to Stephen Rushbrook of Stainless Games, the suspension is “entirely physics-driven—you can rip off the tires, the wheels, hub, drive shafts, wishbones independently, and what’s left will still work. Ripped-off parts will spin, hinge and flex as you’d expect”

Over the holidays, the fan group working on translating Valkyria Chronicles 3 into English have finally released their work. If you own a Japanese copy of the game, you can download the patch and read the tutorial on how to apply it on the project’s official blog-slash-homepage here

Japan’s First PS4 Commercial Twists the Knife in a Rather Mean Way

“Look at all these people, having fun with their PS4s,” the ad seems to say “Sure would be nice to get some of that action, huh?” While I’m sure Sony Japan’s intention wasn’t to torture people—even the caption reads “The world will be united with play,” which shows their heart was in the right place—still……

Call of Duty’s Dog Gets The Action Figure He Deserves

2013 may have been The Year of Luigi, but it was also The Year of Riley, Call of Duty: Ghost’s canine companion giving the series its first awesome character in years. That’s a feat worth celebrating with a custom action figure. Made by sigsauerp226r, and shared by Infinity Ward, the presence of a Hesh figure…

In 2014, We Will Swordfight Like Gentlemen (On Acid)

Indie swordfighting game Nidhogg has been doing the rounds since 2011. It was supposed to be released in 2013, but never made it. Not to mind. It’s coming out later this month. January 13, to be precise. On Steam. Here’s a launch trailer. It’s like Highlander, if Highlander was trippin’ balls.