The Best Way To Play Final Fantasy XIV Is With The Sounds Off

That’s right. Turn down the sound effects volume. Mute the ambient noise. Silence the interface clicks and beeps and just lose yourself in a soundtrack as lush and varied as the world of Eorzea itself. Here are some of my favorites so far. Music director Masayoshi Soken has brought together a dazzling array of talent…

Why We Should All Be Terrified Now That PAX Is One Day Longer

Usually, PAX runs three days. It’s enough time for tabletop gamers, cosplayers and geeks of every stripe to get their ya-yas out with each other about the stuff they love. But, this year, the Penny Arcade Expo is going an extra day. Who knows what horrible facets of human nature could shamble forth as the…

Let’s Open Up Some Pokémon Rumble U Figures

Pokémon Rumble U is available for the Wii U today, capitalizing on the Game Pad’s near-field communications feature to give players the ability to import special toys directly into the game. I purchased seven of these special blind bagged toys. Let’s see who we got. Note that I don’t have access to the game yet,…

Moneysaver: Corsair K70 Mechanical, Battlefield 3 Premium, LG Plasma

I love the smell of price drops in the morning. We’ve picked our 36 favorite deals from Amazon’s huge End of Summer Sale. Check them out right here Deal Leaderboard Madden 25 + NFL Sunday Ticket [PS3/360] ($100) | Amazon | Coverage here Check out our coverage of Amazon’s great End of Summer sale SteelSeries…

Warface Coming To Xbox 360, Still Called Warface

“The face of war has changed,” begins this trailer for Warface. And yet the name of Warface has not changed. It is still Warface. And thank god, really. Crytek’s absurdly monikered free-to-play multiplayer shooter will be coming to Xbox 360 in 2014. It’s a remarkably dour, serious game, considering that it’s basically impossible to take…

How To StreetPass Like a Champ On the Nintendo 3DS

One of the best features of the Nintendo 3DS is its ability to StreetPass. You will find this feature in no other portable device that plays games. The Vita doesn’t do it. The iPhone can’t do it. Android’s hopeless, too. And yet some 3DS owners don’t StreetPass or do it minimally. Let’s change this! We…

Child’s Play‘s killer doll Chucky has a new game. It’s an endless runner, coming soon to iOS and Android devices from Slimstown Studio. It’s called Chucky: Slash & Dash. I quit.

The 2DS Was Predicted Years Ago…As An April Fools Joke

Yesterday, when the 2DS was first announced, some outlets made sure to tell folks that it was not, in fact, a joke. But it kind of sounded like one, right? Enough that it shouldn’t be surprising that someone predicted something much like the 2DS years ago—2011 to be exact—as an April Fools joke. “Folks, be…

Xbox One Versus Xbox 360: Voice Chat Edition

We could write about the aural improvements the Xbox One will enjoy when it comes to voice chat. But why do that when you can just..listen for yourself? Here’s the Xbox One’s voice chat. And here’s the Xbox 360’s voice chat: A noticeable difference, yeah? (Via Major Nelson)

Amazing Star Wars Sculptures, Made Out Of Techno-Junk

I can’t decide which one of sculptor Gabriel Dishaw‘s Star Wars models is the craziest. Tank Vader on the left, or the Clone Fembot in the middle? Probably the latter. But I’m pretty sure there’s no better way to make use of old hardware and keyboards This isn’t the first time we mentioned Dishaw’s work…

Check Out The LEGO MMO Funcom’s Putting Together For 2014

Picking up the pieces after LEGO Universe fell apart, The Secret World and Anarchy Online developer Funcom has constructed a video to show off their take on a LEGO-based MMO, LEGO Minifigures Online. It looks wonderful. I love the idea of collecting minifigs with different powers — I mean, I do it in real life,…

Time For The Grandest Grand Theft Auto V Trailer Of Them All

This is it, ladies and gentlemen. All those other Grand Theft Auto V trailers were merely warm-up acts, keeping the crowd entertained until this, the official trailer, was ready to take the stage. This is the trailer you pull up if a friend of yours asks “Say, what’s this Grand Theft Auto V I’ve been…

Nintendo Is Still Making Its Most Popular System Ever

With the introduction of the Nintendo 2DS to bolster the Nintendo 3DS line-up, it seems that the days of the Nintendo DS could be drawing to a close. But it turns out Nintendo still makes a couple of models of the hardware. You just might not see them in your neck of the woods. “There…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: On the eve of surgery, DanimalCart thinks about how video games have made past hospitals infinitely more bearable. There’s also two globe-trotting SnackTAYku International post, too. Zarnyx checks in from Trinidad, home of doubles and, from Venezuela, Nach chronicles a search for a perfect empanada.…

Nintendo Says Wii U’s Name Not Responsible For Wii U’s Problems

One of the popular theories about why the Wii U has struggled is that it just might have the wrong name. Millions of people loved the Wii, so maybe they should have called this one the Wii 2? Here’s Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime’s take: “The challenges we’re facing with Wii U are not…

It’s Pokémon Rumble U day in the Nintendo Download. They might not be the Pokémon you’ve been waiting for, but they’ll do in a pinch. Don’t forget to hit up GameStop for the near-field communication toys. And hey, is that the entire Bit.Trip Saga on 3DS for $5? SOLD! And that’s pretty much it for…

You Wish This Expandable Game Of Thrones Castle Was Real

Don’t let the makers of this amazing expandable castle, Max Berends and his brother Tijn, fool you. What seems like a wooden Winterfell from Game of Thrones’ opening at first is, in fact, a very well-made animated model. In their video below, they describe how the 3D model was created—a process which probably took almost…

The Delightful Origin Of Tiny Tina’s Assault On Dragon’s Keep

The supplemental video shorts for Borderlands 2 are almost more entertaining than the game itself. Here we discover the origin of Bunkers & Badasses and explore the awesome power of fantasy. I’ve not gotten around to playing the Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon’s Keep downloadable content for Borderlands 2 yet, which is a real shame,…

You can add just a few mods to Skyrim, or you can do this At first it’s a bit hard to count all the things that don’t necessarily fit the setting. And no, you can’t open the TARDIS with a Keyblade. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest,funniest…

Video Game CEO Becomes a Professional Baseball Pitcher

Some people dream of being a game company boss. Former Korean game company boss Min Huh dreams of playing professional baseball. And those dreams are now a reality. According to Korean site Inven and MSN Korea (via tipster Sang), Huh recently joined the independent pro baseball team Rockland Boulders as a pitcher in the Can-Am…