The Voice of Star Wars‘ Emperor Takes On His Hammiest Role Yet

Good. Use your aggressive feelings. Let the hate flow through you. If Ian McDiarmid reprising his role as Emperor Palpatine in pig form doesn’t sway you to Angry Bird Star Wars II‘s Pork Side — if you will not be turned — you will be destroyed! The man who portrayed Star Wars‘ greatest villain across…

Moneysaver One-Shot: BenQ Professional Gaming Monitor

Amazon is carrying this BenQ 24″ 1080p 3D-capable, 2ms, LED Monitor for $270. That’s the lowest price ever for this highly recommended screen, and undercuts previous Moneysaver lead deal and Dealzmodo deal of the day prices. My personal favorite feature is that the stand isn’t an absolute nightmare to adjust, as is the case with…

Nintendo’s Worst Bad Guys Look Awesomely Disgusting in These Busts

Man, you’d think that being a recurring villain in one of Nintendo’s best-loved franchises would get you a decent dental plan. But, from the looks of the choppers on Wario in the sculpture above, the job of evil doppelganger certainly does not. The busts above are the work of artist Cig Neutron, and will be…

Is Next-Gen Kinect Facial Scan As Magical As It Seems? Mixed Results.

Stand in front of the next-gen Kinect, the one that can read your heartbeat just by looking at you (it’s true; I tried it), and in theory it can scan your face. In the Xbox One game Kinect Sports: Rivals, Kinect 2.0 should be able to turn you into a video game character. But can…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: Dear Video Game Expert—Marsh Naylor’s column that answers your burning questions in most humorous fashion—tells you what to do when you run out of bullets. And Nach shows us gorgeous shots ofa West Coast roadtrip in a new edition of PhO-TAYgraphy Club And you can…

Grand Theft Auto V Can’t Come Soon Enough

Jeez. I’m not normally the type to get super-hyped about games that involve shooting and driving, but GTAV—to be out on September 17 for PS3 and Xbox 360—is a rare exception. Check out these new screenshots, posted by Rockstar today. Try to keep your mouth closed.

Shadow Warrior is being rebooted next month. Flying Wild Hog’s re-imagining of the classic, hilarious, and bloody 1997 first-person shooter will be arriving to PC on September 26. Naturally, there’s a bloody trailer to go along with the release date announcement. Dig in!

Skydiving With The Oculus Rift Is A Step Closer To Virtual Superman

Those who already own an Oculus Rift devkit are constantly stretching the boundaries of creativity and virtual reality, and this hilarious Oculus skydiving setup—using the SkyDIEving tech-demo—by Vaecon Dan follows their lead. After giving this a watch, I honestly believe organizing an actual skydiving session might actually be easier. At this point, I can’t even…

Hopefully This Won’t Make You Throw Up

Give me nigh-limitless power to express myself, and this is what happens. I had this on my television as I went to sleep. It might be the most fun I’ve had in a video game ever. Well-worth the wait, Disney Infinity.

I wouldn’t be surprised if gameplay glitches like this in Saint’s Row IV were completely intentional. If anything, they add even more chaos—in a good way, for those who are not satisfied with items like the Dubstep Gun—to what we already have. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the…

Assassin’s Creed IV’s “Stealth” trailer sure does involve a lot of murder. And it’s not just stealthy murder, either. Semantics aside, I’m really looking forward to neck-stabbing some bad guys in the jungle. Even if I won’t have the kick-ass music. Did I mention there’s kick-ass music? Have a look above.

Chewbacca’s Name in Japanese Sure Is Stupid

Accomplished pilot. Loyal friend. Iconic hairy dude. Chewbacca is all of these things, but in Japanese, he’s more. He’s an “average moron.” I say “Chewbacca,” and you think, well, probably “Chewbacca.” But in Japanese, the name might involve different connotations. Now, there are several theories about the origin of the Chewbacca moniker that range from…

Mysteries, Murders, and Diaries That Tell the Future

2011’s The Future Diary is one of my favorite anime from the past few years. And with the release in Japan of the epilogue OVA The Future Diary: Redial, now is the perfect time to take a look back at what makes The Future Diary such an amazing ride. Good – A Gripping Premise The…

This Game Is Half Zero Escape, Half Ace Attorney

As I was watching Danganronpa: The Animation for my look at the five anime you should be watching this summer, I realized two things: 1) that I really wanted to play the game and 2) the anime was going to take all the fun out of it by spoiling every single mystery. So I immediately…

Here’s What Combat Looks Like in the Remastered Final Fantasy X/X-2

Gamescom graced us with a brand new demonstration-slash-trailer, this time featuring the remastered Final Fantasy X/X-2 The clip, which, like last time, is a comparison video, shows us how a combat scene plays out in the two versions of Final Fantasy X—first the old, then the new. The HD version is demonstrated starting at 1:47,…

Nerd Vandalism Is Serious Business

Originally posted as a Vine by the duo of Jack and Jack, this short clip shows why you shouldn’t mess with bow tie thugs. Nerd Style Vandalism [Vine] To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]

Here’s a humorously long list of banned questions for Hotline Miami 2, straight from the developers’ gamescom booth. It might have been a slightly less time-consuming to put up a list of allowed questions. Maybe next year! In any case, the full list is below.

Bad News for the PS Vita: No Monster Hunter 4 Anytime Soon

Remember how popular Monster Hunter was on the PSP in Japan? And how it became a system seller for the Sony hardware? And how the PSP was pretty much the machine Japanese people used to play Monster Hunter? Remember that? This time around things are different. Monster Hunter 4 is coming to the 3DS, and…

An updated version of Game Dev Tycoon is hitting Steam next week, on August 29 New features include a longer storyline, new artwork, balance changes, additional gameplay elements, and several bug fixes. You can read more about the update on the developers’ blog and, if you’re interested, here’s the store page

Side-Scrolling Platformers Are Also Awesome on the Oculus Rift

When you think about the Oculus Rift—with its lenses that extend into your peripheral vision and motion sensors that mimic your head movements—you probably think it’s an accessory made for first-person games and nothing else. The makers of Super Mega Mega have done their best to prove this idea wrong. Super Mega Mega is a…