Twenty Years Later, EA Admits Shaq Fu was an Abomination

ESPN’s E:60 newsmagazine ran an evergreen feature last night on the history of sports video games and, while largely a collection of celebrities’ memories, it did feature, at long last, a mea culpa of sorts for Shaq Fu, widely regarded as one of the worst video games of all time. The guy at 0:40 of…

Is PS4 Launch Game DriveClub Delayed To 2014? [UPDATE: Yes.]

Has one of the PlayStation 4’s big launch exclusives has been pushed back to next year? Rumors are swirling that DriveClub has been delayed to 2014, but Sony won’t comment on the matter. UPDATE (10/18): Sony has confirmed the delay A website called The Same Coin sparked the rumor earlier today, claiming they’d heard from…

The Bow and Arrow, Not The Gun, Was This Era’s Best Video-Game Weapon

These days, guns and action games go together like spoons and Nutella. And yet when it comes right down to it, there is a video game weapon that outclasses the gun in most every respect: The bow and arrow. I don’t think I’d go so far as to argue that the last generation of gaming…

Tour The Too-Cute-To-Blow-Up Tiny Death Star

NimbleBit, Disney and LucasArts are about to unleash the ultimate weapon on our unsuspecting planet — Tiny Tower, only set on Star Wars‘ Death Star. Disguising myself as an Australian, I infiltrated the adorable Imperial base, hoping to save my people from destruction. Is there no hope left? If you managed to shake off the…

Modern-Day Superhero Comics Done Up as Your Favorite Retro Games

As tired as 8-bit homages can feel sometimes, it’s great when really clever nods to old-school video games make you chuckle. Take these recent covers from various Valiant Entertainment comic books. They’re great. Let’s give Valiant some props. Not only have they done this sort of thing before, they also release an actual retro-styled game…

The Best and Worst of the New Mega Evolutions In Pokémon X & Y

Mega Evolutions let Pokemon trainers take it to the next level…but not all Mega Evolutions are made equal. Some are better than others! Let’s discuss, shall we? Obviously, if you don’t want to be spoiled on what some of the new, unannounced Mega Evolutions are…you should probably stop reading now. Okay. Let’s dig in! Starting…

Xbox One’s Free Dedicated Servers Should Improve Multiplayer Gaming

We knew that Microsoft was aggressively promoting its cloud-gaming services for the Xbox One. We knew that meant that games like Titanfall will benefit from everything from more on-screen computer-controlled characters and stabler connections because of it. Now comes news that those dedicated servers will be free to all developers. “One of the benefits of…

Recharge Everything, New Humble Bundle, PS Plus And LIVE Gold Updates

The less and less Humble Bundle is back with six more great games for basically nothing. Needless to say you should buy it unless you own them all already. Don’t forget to jump into the fray and nominate your favorite gaming keyboard Sanyo Eneloop AAA 4pk | Amazon If you frequent sites like Gizmodo and…

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Xbox One Or PS4? Top Comic Artists Chime In.

Sure, they may be able to do render amazing versions of Superman, Batman and Spider-Man but comic-book artists are just like you and me. Some of them even use their talented fingers for video gaming. And, like game enthusiasts everywhere, the visual stylists who contribute DC, Marvel, Image and others are excited for the Xbox…

British Newspaper Mistakes Deus Ex For Real Life

Maybe one day, we’ll all have cybernetic eyeball implants that will grant us perfect 20/20 vision and allow us to be monitored by the government agency of our choice. Sadly, as The Sun‘s editors will probably find out soon, today is not that day. Sarif Industries, the “US firm” mentioned in this recent edition of…

The Glorious Fried Food Creations Of The Texas State Fair

There is no combination of foodstuffs that doesn’t taste better rolled into a ball and deep-fried. This turkey and stuffing roll with cranberry and gravy dipping sauces is just the first blip on the heart monitor of flavor available at the Texas State Fair. Gizmodo’s Leslie Horn braved the spattering grease of this year’s Big…

Original Grand Theft Auto Designer is Remaking Liberty City in 3D

One of the creators of the first Grand Theft Auto—whose top-down perspective bears little resemblance to the series since 2001—is revisiting Liberty City to re-render that map in 3D. Michael Dailly is carrying out the project in GameMaker: Studio, which is made by Dailly’s current employer, YoYo Games. USGamer reports that Dailly had to code…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: TAYfolk sure are turning out great Last-Gen Heroes/Zeroes stuff. Arguments for the quality of Alice: Madness Returns, a look at the open-world revolution and a Zelda face-off featuring games from the last wave of consoles. And you can always go join the voices talking about…

Xbox One Won’t Let You Use Your Real Name Online At Launch

Even though Microsoft appears to still be committed to the idea of letting Xbox Live users identify each other by their real names, if they so choose, that feature won’t be available when the Xbox One launches on November 22, a rep for the console confirmed to Kotaku That confirmation came after a demonstration of…

Bad Lip Reading Turns Game of Thrones Into Hilarious Nonsense

Please tell me you guys are aware of Bad Lip Reading? It’s a YouTube channel that dubs over conversations in movies and shows all with the intention of mistranslating what the characters are saying. And it’s almost always to hilariously nonsensical results. It’s been five months—five long months—since we’ve seen this silly humor on YouTube,…

Video Game Lag In Real Life Is Still Annoying

Thank you for the Vine, Neat Dude and reminding us the worst moments of online gaming. This could be any game, really. Lag has no boundaries! If it lasted a bit longer, we’d probably see one of them appear right behind the other to get a killshot. Video game lag in real life [Neat Dude,…

You won’t need to keep a computer by the Xbox One to help you play games. That’s because the console’s Snap feature will let the Machinima app automagically figure out what game you’re playing and get videos to help you win. (via MajorNelson.com)

An Entire Scottish Island Is Now An Ad For Skylanders

Know for its scenic mountain vistas and sheep farms with an economy based on fishing, tourism and whiskey-distilling, Scotland’s Isle of Skye is now the first real-world location officially twinned with a video game setting. One of the prettiest places on the planet, now a Skylanders: Swap Force marketing tool. I suppose pairing The Skylands’…