The Original Pokemon Hero Returns In Pokemon Origins

Ash Ketchum was never the very best, like no one ever was. It was always Red, the hero of the original Pokemon Red and Blue. His story is Pokemon Origins, a four-part animated series premiering November 15 on Pokemon TV. This is the Pokemon trainer I became when I first fell in love with this…

There’s a Reason Why League Of Legends Doesn’t Have Voice Chat

What works just fine in DoTA might be problematic in League of Legends, at least according to PlayerPOV’s parody video. LoL matches, especially lower ranked ones, are full of flamers and abuse? That’s right! Personally I think it would be much more chaotic than the video would have you believe. Why LoL Doesn’t Have Voice…

The Joy Of Scribblenauts: Unmasked In A Single Screenshot

That’s young Bruce Wayne, standing over the bodies of his dead parents. Tasked with giving the grieving orphan something to console him, I went with irony. Inspired by the opening to Game Informer‘s review of Scribblenauts: Unmasked, which I only glanced at briefly as to not color my own upcoming analysis, I took a break…

Deals: EVE Online Plex, Wonderful 101, Stick of Truth, Humble Weekly

Get your pre-orders in on South Park: The Stick of Truth Grand Wizard Limited Edition and enter the universe of EVE Online for cheap in today’s Moneysaver. Wii U owners can grab Wonderful 101 for $9 off or pre-order Wii Party U if you need an extra Wiimote. If you really want to treat yourself,…

You Are Not Prepared For The Last Of Us‘ ‘Alternate’ Ending

The excellent PS3 game The Last of Us had an equally excellent ending. As it turns out, that ending could have been very… uh… different. In this (spoilery) video, writer/creative director Neil Druckmann walks us through some of the same alternate endings he spoke with me about after the game came out, then further elaborated…

Mega Charizard, Venusaur and Blastoise, In Classic Red and Blue Style

One of the more distinctive things about the first Pokemon games—aside from nostalgia—is that we got to see the older, distinctive art style drawn by Ken Sugimori (Pokemon’s art director). And thanks to artists like Tomycase, we can still have the pleasure of seeing new Pokemon in that older ‘Sugimori style,’ too. Like the original…

More Totally (Not) Believable Proof That We’re Getting Half-Life 3

Here’s a silly GIF about trying to read too much into Valve’s three announcements this week—it’s what happens when you overlay the 3 images onSteam Universe countdown page, according to yathern. And another take,by tacothecat: Note that neither of these GIFs loop, for some reason!

Six Ways People React To Privacy Issues On The Internet

We’ve all learned by now to be at least a little more careful with what information we’re putting out on the Internet and where. But that doesn’t mean we all share the same opinions on how we feel about the definition of that privacy growing looser. xkcd presents those opinions succinctly, smartly, funnily in this…

Please Stop Comparing Real Life To Video Games

“It’s a bizarre, surreal case of a young man almost acting like a real-life action video game,” said a judge in England earlier this week, regarding a 15-year-old boy involved in a bank robbery. Or maybe he was acting like a bank robber. There should really be rules for comparing real-life events to video games.…

The Time Walter White Landed Himself In More Trouble Than Ever

Who knew The Walking Dead and Breaking Bad could fit together so seamlessly? College Humor knew, that’s who. It helps to get those few zombie lines in from those Breaking Bad characters that were gamers, too. Gamers: saving the day yet again. You’re welcome. To contact the author of this post, write to [email protected] or…

Persona 4 Arena Gets Three New Characters And A Killer Name Extension

Persona 4 Arena is a wonderful fighting game. Persona 4 Arena with an extended story, two new character from Persona 3 and one fresh face is Persona 4 Arena The Ultimax Ultra Suplex Hold. Hell yeah. Coming to Japanese arcades this winter, this update picks up the incredibly lengthy story where Persona 4 Arena left…

A Great Example of How Superhero Comics Tackle Real Life Tragedy

Sometimes, everything goes terribly wrong when superhero comics draw their inspirations from the real world. The results can seem hokey, sensationalist or just plain dull. So what happens when the latest issue of Marvel Comics’ Daredevil focuses on a shooting clearly based on the death of Trayvon Martin? None of the above. It’s a strong…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: Joshua Rivera shares similar hesitations with Evan about the newly announced Gotham prequel, DanimalCart explains what was so great about Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons‘ ending (so, obviously, spoilers), and DocSeuss has some thoughts on what would make for a good stealth game

Next stop: Etria. Portable JRPG action headlines the Nintendo Download this week, with next Tuesday’s release of Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl from Atlus. There’s also some retro goodness with the Wii U version of arcade classic Donkey Kong 3. Man, what’s that ol’ exterminator Stanley up to nowadays? Check out the rest of…

There’s An Unexpected StarCraft Mod For… Civilization V

There’s little in common between StarCraft II and Civilization V, yet a modder on Steam decided to add StarCraft units and lore to Civilization. Finally, we can beat up rival countries with Kerrigan’s psionic powers or with Terran siege tanks. Civilization modders are really into adding stuff from Blizzard games. This one’s less ambitious than…

You’ve Got Lightning Returns In My Final Fantasy XIV

There is no greater power in the realm of Eorzea than cross-promotion, be it with Dragon Quest or the upcoming Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. The pink-haired paladin of justice makes a trip to MMO-land to drop off clothes in a special event. They’re called Fates, public quests that spawn all over the open-world areas…

The closest we can get to Street Fighter in Garry’s Mod, using Team Fortress 2 models and hats is… actually pretty close. I can’t remember Guile wearing a coat, but everything else fits really well. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest,funniest game-related screenshots and art that we…

Cut the Rope 2 is coming this holiday season. With more than 400 million downloads between the original Cut the Rope, Cut the Rope Experiments, Cut the Rope : Time Travel and Pudding Monsters, ZeptoLab is finally giving the candy-munching Om Nom a proper sequel, with a number and everything. Unfamiliar? The original was released for…

Korean Gaming Legend BoxeR Is Leaving eSports, It Seems

One of the greatest and most famous eSports players, BoxeR (aka Yo Hwan Lim) is leaving eSports in a decision that some in South Korea are calling a full retirement. Since August 2012, BoxeR has been coaching Starcraft II team SK Telecom T1. The team hasn’t exactly been racking up the wins. According to SK…

Japan’s Great Developers Discuss the PS4

I got a chance to handle the PS4 at this year’s Tokyo Game Show. The graphics definitely look prettier than I’ve seen on the PS3, but otherwise, it handles pretty much like it should. But I’m looking at it from the player’s side. That’s the output. What about the input? That’s where you have to…