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Declare Your GTA V Allegiance: Michael, Franklin or Trevor?

Three men enter. One man leaves. It’s time. Grand Theft Auto V has three main characters. Three sweaty, gun-wielding dudes, all vying for your precious attention and energy. “Play with us,” they implore. “We’re so lonesome without you. Come and play!” By now, most of you with the game have probably played enough to have…

Warcraft Movie Casting Update: Colin Farrell, Trek‘s Chekov In The Mix

The cast of the big-budget, Duncan Jones-directed Warcraft movie sounds as though it’s coming together, according to a recent report at Deadline. Among the stars reportedly in talks to take lead roles are Mission Impossible‘s Paula Patton, Star Trek‘s Anton Yelchin and Bullseye himself, Colin Farrell. The report says that Farrell has been offered a…

The End Of Hateful Internet Comments Might Be Sooner Than You Think

Think of the internet, and right up there with gifs, cats and nutshots you’ll probably think of comments. Awful, terrible, hateful comments, full of bigotry, spite and venom. It’s long been assumed that might just be the way the internet works, but surprisingly, things might actually be changing. In the last week, some of the…

Pokemon Hasn’t Really Felt Exciting In A Long While…Until Now

I remember the first time I played Pokemon as a kid—the sense of awe that came with being able to set off on an adventure with cool monsters at my side. It’s just the kind of childish fantasy that seems destined to grow less enchanting as we grow older. Sure enough, despite being a Pokemon…

Maker of Religious Video Games Faces Stock Fraud Charges in U.S.

Remember those Left Behind holy-war video games made for the PC in the middle of the last decade? U.S. regulators just sued the company’s founder, saying that he and a friend artificially inflated the firm’s revenue figures through a stock kickback scheme. The founder says the government is discriminating against him. In a wide-ranging statement…

A Brilliant Musical Montage Of People Smacking Broken Technology

If there’s one things movies have taught us, it’s that when technology breaks, the best way to fix it is usually with violence. Punch it, kick it, smack it around… eventually, often at the last possible second, it’ll start working again. This outstanding supercut by Duncan Robson goes beyond merely combining a ton of famous…

Every Sci-Fi Starship Ever*, In One Mindblowing Comparison Chart

Holy hell, that is a LOT of starships. This comparison chart, compiled by DeviantARTist Dirk Loechel, presents what he says is an accurate size-comparison between famous sci-fi starships. As far as I can tell it’s got more or less every single sci-fi starship ever, from Star Wars to Warhammer to EVE Online to Halo and…

Judge Bans Teen From Playing Video Games. Uh, What?

A Judge in Wisconsin banned a 17-year-old from playing video games after he was arrested and charged with assaulting his mother when she unplugged his PlayStation 3. So, this kind of thing doesn’t happen just with Xbox 360 players, just sayin’. The Racine Journal Times, according to WISN-TV in the video below, reported that Jeffrey…

The Original Game Boy Is Travelers’ Best Friend Once More

There was a time you couldn’t board an airplane without seeing at least a half dozen Game Boys. That time has come again, thanks to Think Geek’s Travel Boy carry-on luggage. Constructed of ABS and possessing a style the gaming community only gets to enjoy in limited edition recolors these days, the Travel Boy is…

Here’s the Technology That Might Save Motion Control Gaming

I was nauseous for hours after trying the latest hot-shit evolution of virtual reality gaming. But I’d do it again. You may have heard of Sixense before. The tech company were behind the Portal 2 InMotion DLC for PS3 that focused on integration with the Move controller, among other things. Now they’re working on hardware…

18 Very Funny Grand Theft Auto V Glitches

Any game as sprawling as GTA V is gonna have some bugs and glitches. As it turns out, some of those glitches are very amusing. This video, compiled from a number of YouTube videos by AmazingFilms247, has some glitches that I sort of wish would happen in my game. I didn’t know Michael could ride…

This Probably Isn’t the New Legacy of Kain Game You Were Expecting

Nope. No sign of Raziel or any Soul Reaver here, folks. Just a bunch of super-powered vampires and medieval human warriors beating the crap out of each other. The video game universe beloved by players for being a dark pit of brooding nihilism is going to be resurrected in the form of a free-to-play online…

What Happens When You Mix Skylanders And Disney Infinity? Don’t.

Two games dependent on physical toys that interface via magical portals? Of course it’s tempting the drop a Skylander down on the Infinity base to see what happens, but we don’t. Not if we want happiness to survive. Skylanders Meets Disney Infinity [The Warp Zone – YouTube]

Cookie Clicker Uses Evil Game Design Tricks But I Don’t Care

Cookie Clicker is a pointless, free browser game that uses some of the worst design elements from addictive free-to-play games like Farmville and Candy Crush Saga. I love it. See, I like video games. I work for a video game website. I play games in my free time. I follow developers on twitter. I listen…

NBA 2K14 Designer ‘Regrets’ Repeated Control Changes

For the third straight year, 2K Sports’ NBA 2K series has remade its control set, which imposes a learning curve on everyone—even the series’ most dedicated players. The game’s lead gameplay designer called the repeated changes “kind of regrettable,” and “something that I’m a little embarrassed of” in a podcast today. “That’s kind of regrettable…

Zelda-Themed Animal Crossing Town Is Crazy Impressive

There are impressive Animal Crossing towns, and then there’s this: an incredible recreation of Koholint from the Game Boy game The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening, presented as if it’s a dream world of its own. Check out the video—it’s quite well done.

11 Drunk Guys Play Outlast And Get Excited About Their Feet

This isn’t the usual watch-someone-scream-at-the-jumpy-moments kind of “let’s play” videos you’re used to on YouTube (though I’ll throw in the headphone users beware warning because it’s still in there). It’s a bunch of friends saying silly things because alcohol and friendship will do that. In between the group shouts of terror and demands of the…

Listen. That’s The Sound Of The PlayStation 4 Starting Up.

Console startup sounds are the fanfare that signals our journey into the world of interactive entertainment. Let’s listen to the PlayStation 4 version of the tune, courtesy of SCEE PR manager Hugo Bustillos. The sound, with accompanying video, was posted yesterday on Bustillos’ Instagram account. Many jealous comments followed. Doesn’t sound much different from the…

Rockstar Is Expecting GTA Online To Be A Bit Rough At Launch

Rockstar has just dumped an armored-truckload of info about Grand Theft Auto Online, confirming in-game microtransactions and cautioning that the first few weeks might not be all that smooth for the upcoming multiplayer service, which launches on October 1. When GTA Online launches, you’ll be able to explore the world and rob stores with up…