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.

Elves Make the Best Flight Attendants

Middle-earth is spilling over into New Zealand. Again. Air New Zealand is back with another excellent Middle-earth-themed commercial, showing a day in the life of an airport where people get busted for smuggling mithril gear, dragons selfishly occupy hangars with all their gold, and elven employees are routinely discriminated against for their looks. I mean,…

Decades of Horror Game History, Condensed into Three Gory Minutes

I love this, but where do I go to complain about the lack of System Shock 2? NOTE: This video is NSFW. It is also not for the squeamish. Lotsa gore in here, folks. The short was created by a UK-based three man group to accompany their Kickstarter for a documentary series about horror video…

All 3 Bioshocks For $15, And A Few Hundred Other Games On Sale [Deals]

Amazon’s digital games department has started their march toward Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and holiday shopping discount craziness, and already there are some killer prices to be found. There are a ton of games on sale, so as usual we’ll outline our best picks below. You can jump to the hub page to see everything,…

In New Zealand You Can Play Video Games On Your Pizza Box

I have no idea why, but video games and pizza have always gone together. Have you ever, ever been to a LAN where pizza wasn’t ordered? This is why this new app makes so much sense. If you live in New Zealand and you buy from the ‘HELL‘ pizza chain, you can use the box…

Zelda Meets Macross, 80’s Child Brains Explode

These illustrations of Link and Zelda were done by Haruhiko Mikimoto. You may not know him by name, but if you’ve ever seen Macross, you’ll know his work. Mikimoto was character designer on the series, meaning if your heart has ever fluttered for Roy Focker, he’s the man to thank. He never worked for Nintendo,…

Nathan Drake Action Figure Replicates Half-Tucked Shirt Perfectly

It’s been two years since last saw Nathan Drake. Enough time for hearts to grow fonder, start to miss the man, miss the adventures, miss the half-tuck. To help fill the void, Sideshow have a giant $160 action figure on the way. For that price you get a posable 1:6 scale Drake, accessories, weapons, crate,…

Have Your Animal Crossing Character Brought To Tiny Life

Edberg Panganiban is now selling maybe the best Christmas stocking stuffer of them all: little resin Animal Crossing figures, hand-painted to match your own character’s design. While he sells ready-made figures – all of which are pretty cute – it’s the option to have him paint your own custom guy or girl that makes it…

Bill Gates Murders For Xbox One On South Park

Spoilers for tonight’s South Park Poor Steve Ballmer. He’s out of Microsoft in real life, and he’s out of real life in tonight’s South Park, all because he wants to find a little peace in this brutal console war. Tonight’s South Park was part two of what will likely be a trilogy of episodes dedicated…