NBA 2K14 Designer ‘Regrets’ Repeated Control Changes

For the third straight year, 2K Sports’ NBA 2K series has remade its control set, which imposes a learning curve on everyone—even the series’ most dedicated players. The game’s lead gameplay designer called the repeated changes “kind of regrettable,” and “something that I’m a little embarrassed of” in a podcast today. “That’s kind of regrettable…

Zelda-Themed Animal Crossing Town Is Crazy Impressive

There are impressive Animal Crossing towns, and then there’s this: an incredible recreation of Koholint from the Game Boy game The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening, presented as if it’s a dream world of its own. Check out the video—it’s quite well done.

11 Drunk Guys Play Outlast And Get Excited About Their Feet

This isn’t the usual watch-someone-scream-at-the-jumpy-moments kind of “let’s play” videos you’re used to on YouTube (though I’ll throw in the headphone users beware warning because it’s still in there). It’s a bunch of friends saying silly things because alcohol and friendship will do that. In between the group shouts of terror and demands of the…

Listen. That’s The Sound Of The PlayStation 4 Starting Up.

Console startup sounds are the fanfare that signals our journey into the world of interactive entertainment. Let’s listen to the PlayStation 4 version of the tune, courtesy of SCEE PR manager Hugo Bustillos. The sound, with accompanying video, was posted yesterday on Bustillos’ Instagram account. Many jealous comments followed. Doesn’t sound much different from the…

Rockstar Is Expecting GTA Online To Be A Bit Rough At Launch

Rockstar has just dumped an armored-truckload of info about Grand Theft Auto Online, confirming in-game microtransactions and cautioning that the first few weeks might not be all that smooth for the upcoming multiplayer service, which launches on October 1. When GTA Online launches, you’ll be able to explore the world and rob stores with up…

Deals: Battlefield 4, Humble Mobile Bundle 2, Gaming Keyboards, Pixar

Console owners finally get a bargain basement price on Bioshock Infinite, Humble Mobile Bundle 2 is live with 7 great Android games, and PC gamers can pre-order Battlefield 4 and its Premium package at sweet discounts. We’ve also got a very high quality Media section, and several gaming keyboards to choose from. Amazon Prime members…

EA Exec Says Nintendo Has Been Usurped By Apple

Nobody working on video games can ever argue against the amount of influence and inspiration that Shigeru Miyamoto has had on the medium. From the creation of early blockbusters like Donkey Kong to trailblazing three-dimensional design ideas in Super Mario 64, his many accomplishments have helped steer game-makers for decades. But one executive at Electronic…

Steam Machine Beta: Let’s Try To Get In

Three hundred lucky gamers will get their hands on Valve’s Steam Machine prototype this year, and we want to make sure you’re one of them. To enter the beta for Valve’s new gaming hardware, you’ll have to follow a number of steps, and one of them can’t be done solo—you need to rack up at…

We Had Toy Story. Kids These Days Probably Have…Mac Story? Ack!

The toys in Toy Story never wanted to get replaced—but, that reality becomes an inevitability as Andy grew older. Likewise, given how often Apple releases new products, it’s kind of inevitable for many of us to consider an upgrade…much to the dismay of these electronics animated by Funny or Die. Plus, as some people gripe,…

Valve Announces ‘Steam Machines,’ Hopes To Improve Living Room Gaming

Hope you weren’t too attached to the name “Steam Box”—Valve is partnering with various companies to release hardware that they’re calling Steam Machines. These are PCs designed to play games on your television, and they’ll compete with the next generation of gaming consoles for control of your living room. The beta test for these machines…

This Is The Batman TV Show They Should Be Making

Look, the freshly announced Gotham TV show may wind up being great. In fact, I hope the Fox series turns out to be the next evolutionary step in translating comic book lore for television. But, honestly, how excited can you get about a Batman TV show that doesn’t have Batman? Let’s talk about James Gordon.…

The new Need For Speed movie trailer proves I’ll watch just about anything with Aaron Paul in it. I have no idea if this movie will be any good based on this trailer—though the dramatic music and cheesy few lines we hear here don’t do it any favors—but, hell, Aaron Paul. Also pretty cars. Pretty…

South Park: The Stick Of Truth Is Actually Coming Out

South Park: The Stick of Truth finally has a release date: December 10, Ubisoft says. It’ll be out for 360, PS3, and PC. The upcoming RPG also has a new trailer, which you can watch above, and it’s getting a special $80 collector’s edition with a Cartman wizard figurine. Full press release: Today, Ubisoft, South…

The Attack On Titan Game Looks Much Better In Motion

Our first peek at the 3DS game based on the hottest anime series of the year was a bit disappointing. Seeing it in motion in this first trailer, Attack on Titan doesn’t look half bad. While I would have preferred a major console/PC release, maybe something with Oculus Rift support (*shivers*), whipping about town dodging…

Balky Internet Almost Ends StarCraft Champ’s Tournament

An Internet outage in the Austin, Texas area nearly sank a world-class StarCraft II player’s bid to advance in the game’s world championship tournament. His uplink stabilized in time for him to gut out two match victories and advance, however. GameSpot reports that Choi “Polt” Seong Hun—the reigning North American champion of the StarCraft II…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: DamsonRhee writes about the joys that come with playing video games in autumn. Watch Stormborn’s amazing artwork happen before your very eyes in this video where he draws a killer rendition of Kingdom Hearts characters. And Sam G. and Zarnyx write dueling retrospectives about the…

You Can Upgrade Some Big Fall Games To Next-Gen, But There’s A Catch

If you buy a major fall release such as Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Battlefield 4 or Call of Duty Ghosts for the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 with the intention of upgrading to a next-gen version, buyer beware: you won’t be able to take some of your in-game progress with you. While Sony, Microsoft,…

Watch DC Comics’ Deadliest Killer Kick Ass in Batman: Arkham Origins

The fact that you’d be able to play as Deathstroke in the upcoming Batman game squeaked out a few months ago, but this trailer is the first look we’re getting of Slade Wilson in action. Bad-ass, no? A scientifically enhanced super-killer who’s been one of DC Comics’ top bad guys for decades now, Deathstroke has…

Don’t Look At Cops In GTA V. They’ll Kill You.

The sign clearly says “No loitering” in the video above, but it’s still nothing compared to, say, breaking into a military base. JaltoidGames shows us how weird and funny the police AI in Grand Theft Auto V can be, and how extremely serious they are about keeping order. Well, this is just how things work…

From Death To DuckTales: It’s The Week In Gaming Apps

They say there are only two things you can count on in life — death and DuckTales. Add The Week in Gaming Apps to that list. Then subtract it again, because it’s Wednesday and this was supposed to run on Monday. You can count on it — you just might have to wait a little…