Cats And Laser Pointers Are The Ultimate PS4 Accessories

“What do I need a PlayStation 4 camera for?” That’s a question I asked myself several dozen times in the days following the launch of the PS4. This is the answer. My cats, Sprite and Pixel, love laser pointers almost as much as my children love drawing on the wall with markers and crayons. Watching…

​Xbox One’s Missing Audio Options Are Coming, Microsoft Says

In my review of the Xbox One, I noted that the console came with a curious audio omission. The optical audio output jack was unable to output Dolby 5.1 or 7.1 digital audio. That’s a substantial bummer for anyone who uses a Dolby-only gaming headset. Today, Microsoft’s Albert Penello addressed the missing feature and said…

In Today’s Phoenix Wright DLC, The Murder Suspect Is… A Whale

If you have ever wanted to pretend to be a lawyer and defend a whale accused of murder, today is the day for you. The ridiculous new DLC for Phoenix Wright: Dual Destinies—already a ridiculous game—charges you with investigating an aquarium and getting an orca whale off the hook. This a stand-alone case, live right…

Playstation 4 And Xbox One Games, Amazon Digital Black Friday [Deals]

Brace yourself because we’ve got a ton of deals today. Nothing fancy, just a laundry list of great discounts not only on PC, PS3, and 360, but on PS4, Xbox One, and Mac. The standout thing to grab is of course the Bioshock Triple Pack, but my personal recommendation goes to the Trine 2 Complete…

What The Inside of An Xbox One Looks Like

You’ve seen what the Xbox One looks like on the outside. But that big black box holds stuff on the inside too, y’know. And thanks to the iFixit folks,we can get a glimpse of innards of an Xbox One—pictured above. Neat, eh? Interestingly, the outside of the console contains no screws. Thankfully, it seems you…

Plants Vs. Garden Warfare Could Sell A Few Xbox Ones Come February

If I hadn’t already purchased an Xbox One for work purposes, Plants Vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare‘s Team Fortress 2-meets-HGTV vibe would surely have me in line for a console come February 18. Or February 20 if I am in Europe, 21 in the UK. Look, where I am does not matter. What matters is that…

Rare Magic Card Sells For $27,000

Time to start going through your old Magic card collection. Or paying a little extra attention next time you’re at a garage sale. A rare “Alpha Black Lotus” card, from waaaay back in 1993, has gone for $27,302 on eBay, owing both to the fact it’s rare (one of only 1100 printed) and also because…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: 720p vs 1080p may just be buzzwords but Comtar argues that buzzword fights have always mattered in video games. Read the Mushroom and see why you should never, ever eat fast food in Raccoon City. And My_Wet_Rooster looks at the history of video game scapegoating…

Jimmy Fallon’s Xbox One Segment Tries Hard to Make Kinect Look Fun

What do you do if you’re trying to hawk the Xbox One on late-night talk shows? You can’t show the gory, crotch-laser killfest of Dead Rising 3 or the slice-an-arm-off combat of Ryse: Son of Rome, both of which seem to be the better games for the new console. No, no, you have to go…

The Best Part Of Last Night’s South Park Was Anime Princess Kenny

Forget Game of Thrones. Screw the console war. The best part of last night’s South Park—episode two of the Xbox One vs. PS4 saga—was this single clip. I won’t say any more. Just watch it. (South Park spoilers, if you’re concerned about that sort of thing.) You can check out the full episode on South…

Wing Commander is once again complete. With today’s release of Wing Commander: Armada on GOG, each and every title from the classic space sim series has now been modernized for today’s PCs. Well, except for Wing Commander Arena. But it’s probably better that way.

Eat These Faux Cheetos and (Maybe?) Avoid a Hangover

If you like drinking, perhaps you like snacking while doing so. What if there was a snack that could help you avoid a hangover? Well, in Japan there apparently is. This winter, Japanese snack maker Koikeya is releasing a special hangover snack. They’re called “Ukoon” (ウコーン). They look like Cheetos—or rather, the Cheeto-like snack Koikeya…

The Japanese voice track and lip sync animations will be available as DLC for the English version of Lightning Returns The pack, per the latest announcement from Squeenix, will be free to download for two weeks after release, after which time it becomes paid DLC. Above is the newly-released “special effects” trailer.