Pokemon, Ranked

Screw ‘gotta catch em all’—some Pokemon are clearly better than others, and I ain’t boutta carry around no lame-ass pocket monster around with me. You know? The things that make a Pokemon superior aren’t always cut and dry, though. Sometimes, it’s the design. Sometimes it’s the Pokemon’s combat usefulness. And sometimes, the Pokemon is just…

They Helped Make Assassin’s Creed Great. Then They Left to Go Indie.

You’ve got a successful game design career that’s wound up with millions of people all over the world playing and loving something that you made. Not to mention all the poutine that you can eat. Why would you leave that? Let two guys in lab coats who used to work at Ubisoft tell you why.…

The Metro: Last Light Developer DLC pack features a fully-stocked shooting range, an AI battle arena, and a museum filled with the game’s characters and creatures. There’s also a solo mission filled with spiders, so screw that. The pack will release September 17 for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. You can read about it…

Nintendo Reached Out to Bring a Beautiful Samurai Pop-Up Game to Wii U

Once upon a time, it felt like Nintendo was giving independent game developers a bit of a cold shoulder. But times have changed and the folks at the House of Mario have been bringing more and more indie games to their platforms. The latest one? A gorgeous touchscreen fable set in feudal Japan that looks…

Nothing Sells A Game Like A Woman Covered In Cow Dung

You probably shouldn’t watch this. Not if you don’t want to be struck by the irresistible urge to fly to England and purchase a copy of Harvest Moon: A New Beginning, one of the few defenses against being showered with cow poop. At least that’s what I’m taking away from the advertisement. We can argue…

Moneysaver: New Humble Weekly, Saints Row IV, Papo & Yo, Monitors

Hot on the heels of yesterday’s Humble Bundle 9 is a new Humble Weekly featuring retro shooters including System Shock 2 and Duke Nukem 3D. Once you grab those we’ve got discounts on Saints Row IV on the consoles, Skyrim Legendary on the 360, and Papo & Yo on the PC, as well as good…

Our Grand Theft Auto V review will run on Monday at 10am ET. Sorry, we can’t tell you more about the game right now, but the review, as they say, is in progress. GTA V will be released the following day, on September 17, for Xbox 360 and PS3.

Well, This Is The Weirdest Game Trailer I’ve Seen In A While

Yes, this new Stanley Parable trailer is more or less a game-trailer version of The Stanley Parable itself. It’s also a whole lot of fun. It’s also appropriate, given the nature of the game itself. The Stanley Parable is coming soon to PC in a full, final version. But if you’d like, you can play…

Grand Theft Auto V‘s Map Versus Major Cities

We already know GTA V‘s map is pretty massive. But the meaning of that kind of adjective can be pretty difficult to gauge based on how you actually judge size metrics. As always, be prepared for spoilers of the land variety. If you don’t feel like checking out Grand Theft Auto V‘s map before the…

What Assassin’s Creed IV Will Look Like On PS4 and Xbox One

Once the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 drop, I imagine that many early adopters will ask themselves one question over and over again during the first year: do I buy new games on current-gen consoles, or next-gen consoles? And, welp. If what you’re looking for is stuff like prettier foliage and weather effects, then a…

“Let Mega Man be Mega Man, and let Beck be Beck.” Over at The Gameological Society, John Teti talks about why he’s excited but also saddened about Mighty No. 9 and how it invokes the Mega Man legacy

Check Out Ten iOS 7 Features That Will Make Everything Better

After months of drooling over flat icons and clean lines, I’ve finally gotten my hands on iOS 7. Let’s take a look at ten fresh features of the revamped operating system, from essential changes to the just plain neat. For instance, the new default wallpaper is an illusion. Ooooo. 1. The New Default Wallpaper Is…

Come For The Awful Interview, Stay For The Shiny New Infamous Footage

“Meet my friend,” [newscaster points at Kratos’ thigh] “‘God of War!’” Wait, don’t close the player! If you gird your loins, you’ll see gameplay footage of Infamous: Second Son. And, thank God, the game looks great. Yes, even when you allow for the fact that this segment is aimed at people who don’t live and…

JK Rowling Is Making More Harry Potter, Because Of Course She Is

Did you really expect the Harry Potter movies to end at eight? JK Rowling has just announced that she’s launching another franchise in the world of Harry Potter, and although it won’t feature the scarred wizard, it will be transmedia: films, video games, the works. The new series is called Fantastic Beasts And Where To…

New Dishonored Package Comes With All The Trimmings

One of 2012’s best games is getting a special edition: starting October 8 in North America (and October 11 in Europe) you can get Dishonored and all of its DLC—including two big slices of story—for $40. The package is called Dishonored: Game of the Year Edition. It’s coming to PC, Xbox 360, and PS3. It…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: What do you do when you’re excited about an upcoming video game? If you’re Stormborn, you draw an awesome picture of Mighty No. 9 protagonist Beck. Pink_Zapper_Helmet unspools a longread about The Golden Game, a mythical creation that would change how people think about the…

Steam Is 10 Today. Remember When It Sucked?

It wasn’t until 2005, when Valve began signing on external publishers, that the service really blew up

The Best Spot In All of ArmA III

Altis, the main island in ArmA III, is huge, but one might think it’s just a big, homogenous natural environment—nothing compared to, say, GTA V. It’s not like that at all: the map has its own share of unique locations, like this solar tower featured in YouTuber Kyle B’s video, which is perfect for a…

There’s One Major Free-To-Play Problem With Where’s My Water? 2

During an interview with Where’s My Water? creator Tim FitzRandolph last week, I found myself excited over the new direction he was taking with the first numbered sequel in the wildly popular series. Then he said the words “simple energy mechanic,” and my heart sank. At first the free-to-play sequel FitzRandolph laid out for me…

And Now, Here’s Princess Peach Kicking Some Major Ass

Nintendo released a new batch of screenshots for next year’s Super Smash Bros., featuring Mario’s damsel in distress, Peach—except here, she’s the one opening a can of whoopass on everyone. Including Mario, of course. There are two screenshots for the 3DS version: And eight more for the Wii U version: And she did all that…