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UncategorizedFresh Prince + Super Mario 3D World = This song by BotanicSage. An unlikely mix, but it works!
By Patricia Hernandez Published November 20, 2013 -
UncategorizedYou Can Rob A Store Using Your Dog’s Ball In GTA V
You couldplay fetch with your dog in Grand Theft Auto…or, you could use the ball to threaten people and force them to give you their money in a robbery. Because that’s possible in this game, for whatever bizarre reason. Dunno why this is possible, but either way, the latest round of myths tested by the…
By Patricia Hernandez Published November 20, 2013 - Uncategorized
Borderlands 2 Serves Up a Thanksgiving-Themed Episode Next Week
As only it could do, Borderlands 2 is desecrating a sacred family tradition for millions with its next wildass set of missions, “The Horrible Hunger of the Ravenous Wattle Gobbler.” available on Tuesday for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. It sounds nuts. The pretext for all of its Thanksgiving imagery is a “hunger-themed competition,” being…
By Owen Good Published November 20, 2013 -
UncategorizedWhen You Start Up The Xbox One, It Plays A Pretty Song
One of the first things I noticed when I turned on my Xbox One was that it played me a little song. It’s just three notes, which I’ve always thought of as the bare minimum number of notes required to make a melody. Two notes could be the start of a melody, but a mere…
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 20, 2013 - Uncategorized
How To Get Your Cable TV Surround Sound Working On Xbox One
There’s been some confusion about whether the Xbox One can play cable TV in surround sound. It can. There’s a catch—a presumably temporary one. As I wrote in the New York Times last week and as we mentioned in our review of the console, the Xbox One will downgrade any surround sound audio that comes…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 20, 2013 -
UncategorizedThree Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know About Skylanders
Did you know Skylanders was originally going to be an adventure set in a magical land where no one had to pay $10 for a small plastic statue? That’s not one of the three facts presented in Lore‘s latest Fast Facts video. I still want a game where Spyro the Dragon is king of all…
By Mike Fahey Published November 20, 2013 - Uncategorized
Solid State Drives For Your Playstation 4, Now With Stats And Deals
Greatness awaits, and we recently recommended upgrading your brand new Playstation 4 with a solid state or hybrid drive so you don’t keep that greatness waiting. We were fairly certain there would be noticeable improvements to loading times, and it turns out we actually underestimated the benefits. Yesterday Kotaku shared with you a video from…
By Shane Roberts Published November 20, 2013 -
UncategorizedA Remarkable Rhythm Game With A Touching Tale To Tell
There are plenty of rhythm games out there that deliver snippets of story in-between bouts of tempo-matching finger tapping. The haunting Deemo is the first one I’ve played that lets the music tell the tale. It’s not quite like any rhythm game I’ve played before, and I’ve played more than my fair share. The genre…
By Mike Fahey Published November 20, 2013 - Uncategorized
Here’s How You Can Help Test Out Steam’s New Streaming Service
Valve is developing a new service that will allow you to stream games between two computers, and any Steam user can sign up to enter the beta right now. Just head to this Steam groupand sign up for a random shot at getting to test out Valve’s new program. What’s the point of all this?…
By Jason Schreier Published November 20, 2013 -
UncategorizedThe Guy Who Got His Xbox One Early is Unbanned
Good news, says Andre Weingarten: “I’m unbanned!” Sometime in the early afternoon while the college freshman was in class, his Xbox One—the thing Target mistakenly delivered early two weeks ago—went legit. What’s the first thing he’s going to do? “Well, I’ll be streaming,” he said. You can watch here as he plays Call of Duty:…
By Owen Good Published November 20, 2013 - Uncategorized
Every Persona Fan’s Worst Nightmare
On Sunday, Atlus will announce something Persona-related. They’ve been teasing it for a while now, and lots of fans are starting to get stoked that Atlus might finally—finally!—announce Persona 5, the in-development next entry in the wonderful RPG series. Whatever they announce, it probably won’t look like this: This beautiful monstrosity was designed by Twitterer…
By Jason Schreier Published November 20, 2013 - Uncategorized
Sony Doesn’t Want Your Insect-Infested PS4
Consoles break. It happens.At the moment, should you happen to have a defective PS4 for whatever reason, you’d probably be able to send it back…unless it’s full of spiders or something. If that was the case, then Sony would prefer not to handle your console according to this note posted by journalist Brendan Sinclair. You…
By Patricia Hernandez Published November 20, 2013 - Uncategorized
If The Pokémon Professors Were Rated By Their Students
Ever use the website ‘Rate My Professors‘? It’s exactly what it sounds like—a website where students can rate their professors. It’s also not something that exists in the world of Pokemon. But if it did? The most popular pages might look a little bit like these Dorkly comics. Though you can look at all the…
By Patricia Hernandez Published November 20, 2013 - Uncategorized
New Humble Bundle, Ghosts For $43, Dirt Cheap Borderlands 2 [Deals]
Along with a lineup of great deals today on new releases like Wind Waker HD and Call of Duty: Ghosts, we’ve also got a new Humble Android Bundle featuring the fantastic Ridiculous Fishing. [Humble] Borderlands 2 GOTY ($28) | Use code GMG20-ODON7-FLUA7 Borderlands 2 Season Pass ($8) | Use code GMG20-ODON7-FLUA7 Every single piece of…
By Shane Roberts Published November 20, 2013 - Uncategorized
Diablo III Expansion’s Closed Beta to Begin by Year’s End
Diablo III‘s closed beta test for the Reaper of Souls expansion will begin by the end of the year, Blizzard said today. It’s underway now for “friends and family,” of Blizzard—which includes “3,000 of our most active Diablo III players from around the world” in addition to VIPs and press. When the Closed Beta begins…
By Owen Good Published November 20, 2013 -
UncategorizedAn Xbox One Plugged Into Itself Looks Like Art
We’ve seen an Xbox One playing through another Xbox One And an Xbox 360 through an Xbox One through an Xbox One. Also a Wii U through an Xbox One and, sure, a PS4throughan Xbox One. But what if you plug one Xbox One into itself? Because it’s certainly possible. And the results are kind…
By Steve Marinconz Published November 20, 2013 - Uncategorized
Every Death In Game of Thrones, Visualized
Via bookstore Twitter feed WaterstonesDork, here’s a colorful visualization of every single death in George RR Martin’s wonderful fantasy series. Each post-it represents a corpse. George RR Martin is a sick man.
By Jason Schreier Published November 20, 2013