He Uses Battlefield and Call of Duty To Cope With The Horrors of War

AlloySevenVideo—Bryant Chambers, a former platoon leader in Iraq back in 2003—never got formally diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. But that doesn’t mean war can’t haunt him in some ways. That’s where games come in, as he talks about in this video. “I honestly never thought I had any issues until several years after the event,”…

The Best Tower Defense Game On iOS Gets A Worthy—If Similar—Sequel

I spent a large chunk of 2012 playing Kingdom Rush, the unfairly addictive tower defense game that tasks you with upgrading towers, maneuvering troops, and throwing down last-minute fireballs in an attempt to thwart invading monsters. I mastered it, maxing out every level on the hardest difficulty. (I am allowed to brag about this, because…

These Patents Video Game Publishers Own May Surprise You. Plus More…

After listening to this week’s episode of This American Life on software patents, I was curious to investigate patents within the gaming sphere. Although we routinely hear about console manufacturers’ patents, patents from publishers are a less frequent source for headlines. Electronic Arts hold patents for things like: a gaming console with a wireless controller,…

Shockingly, Six Critics Really Like Animal Crossing: New Leaf

I mean, come on, it’s Animal Crossing. Nintendo’s addictive life sim series has always maintained consistently high review scores, and New Leaf, coming out on Sunday for the 3DS, is no exception. Although a few chided New Leaf for its stubborn refusal to shake up the series’ gameplay, the sheer number of customization options and…

SimCity Disaster Watch Continues: Mac Version Pushed To August

Originally slated for a June 11 release — that would be this coming Tuesday — EA and Maxis have pushed back the Mac version of SimCity to an unspecified date in August because, as senior producer Kip Katsarelis tells it, “we do not believe it is ready for primetime yet.” Thank goodness for foresight. I…

Weird Moments With Kiefer Sutherland, Also Known As The New Snake

Snake’s Cat’s out of the bag: Kiefer Sutherland will play Snake in the upcoming Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain. The announcement was standard stuff, although I couldn’t help but notice some notable, sometimes silly moments—like the one above. Let’s recap with some GIFs. You’re game for that, right? Hooray! Sutherland is a perfect fit,…

Here’s How the Video Game Comics of the Future Will Probably Look

I have a little guilt over it but I’m doing most of my comics reading on an iPad nowadays. While the convenience is great and the work can look better on the screen than in print, it’s a little weird that comics are still so static on smart devices. Comics legend Jim Lee thinks so…

Brace Yourself For The Man Of Steel Mobile Game

Mobile is the place for movie tie-ins these days, and Phosphor Games Studio is the studio to do them. Fresh off a winning stint doing up the World War Z mobile game, Phosphor returns on June 14 with Man of Steel. It looks quite punchy. At least we’re not flying through rings, right? Man of…

There’s Something Poetic About The Home Of The Norse Gods In LEGO Form

LEGO was born in Denmark, the home of the Vikings, so building the realm of the Norse gods in LEGO Marvel Super Heroes using the country’s number one export just makes sense. If you ask me, LEGO Asgard looks much better than the version that appeared in the live action movie a few years back.…

Portal 2’s PS3 Version Gets New, Free Co-Op DLC Today

A while back, Sixense Studios delivered the InMotion DLC—which consisted of a bunch of new levels optimized for for the system’s Move controller—to the PS3 version of Portal 2. Now, that version of Valve’s hit sequel will be getting new co-op content, rolling out to today as a free update. You’ll be able to play…

Mobile’s Call Of Duty Closes On Consoles With Modern Combat 5

Unable to contain its excitement until next week, Gameloft rolls out the explosive teaser trailer for the next installment in the Call of Duty-aping Modern Combat series. I hope you like turrets. Sure, there are official Call of Duty offshoots on mobile, but if you want a ham-fisted story and a rich competitive multiplayer experience,…

In case you missed it, here’s the Mega64 spoof of that super-serious, emo-vampire trailer for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2.

The Moneysaver: Skyrim Legendary, Dark Arisen, Dark Souls, Metropolis

I used to pay full price, but then full price took a Moneysaver arrow to the knee. Skyrim’s Legendary package, Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen, and Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition headline today’s Moneysaver, literally and figuratively. We’ve had a lot of One-Shots in the past couple days, so dig in to those to grab…

Watch Dracula Brood and Kick Ass In This Lords of Shadow 2 Trailer

Here’s the trailer for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2. The game picks up from the epilogue in Lords of Shadow, only with a darker story in a modern day setting. The main character is Dracula, and despite the setting, you’ll still be able to see his castle. The game will have a demo at E3.

Reacting to criticism for releasing a trailer on the anniversary of D-Day about an alternate history where the Nazis won World War II, Wolfenstein publisher Bethesda says the timing was “pure coincidence.”

David Hayter Snipes At Konami On Twitter

Wow! I guess David Hayter is really upset he won’t be returning to the role of Snake for the next Metal Gear Solid game. Or maybe he’s still participating in a long con with MGS creator Hideo Kojima? Check out what he just tweeted: New Coke, of course, was Coca-Cola’s failed attempt to change the…

Kiefer Sutherland Is Snake

Jack Bauer will play Naked Snake in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Konami just announced during their pre-recorded E3 press conference. Kiefer Sutherland, best known for his role as super-agent Bauer in the show 24, will do motion capturing and voice work for the hero of the new Metal Gear game, which takes…

Watch Konami’s E3 Press Conference Right Here

Snake? SNAAAAKKKKKEEEEE!!!! Konami’s E3 press conference is today at 1pm Eastern, and we’ve got it streaming right here. UPDATE: The conference is over, but you can still watch the whole thing right here. Some things to expect from this conference: Metal Gear Solid news, Castlevania news, Pro Evolution Soccer news. Also, they probably won’t mention…

We Liveblogged Konami’s Pre-E3 Show Right Here

In the usual fashion of events leading up to the big E3 gaming convention (which is, scarily, fast-approaching) Konami is among the handful of publishers hosting a pre-show to reveal what will likely entail some next-gen game announcements. At the very least we know we’ll hear more on Metal Gear Solid 5 and, in particular,…

Good News: You Won’t Have to Re-Sync Your Xbox One Controller As Much

We’ve already gotten a good look at some new features of the Xbox One controller, like the improved analog sticks, difference in grip texture and new trigger feedback. There’s even more info in a new post on the Xbox news site. But the thing that excites me the most is the fact that you won’t…