Avatars on the Xbox One will get an upgrade: according to Marc Whitten, it’ll have the ability to do “full-body HD gamerpics.” More on this over at IGN.

Why These Underdogs Are Actually The Best Pokemon EVER

One of the most popular memes on the web are the low quality yet highly passionate infographics that argue why some unlikely thing is actually the most amazing thing ever—often with tons of swearing and caps lock. Perhaps you’ve seen a few Pokemon ones? They’re not new, after all, and if you’ve ever seen Magikarp…

A Taste Of Assassin’s Creed IV‘s Shark Assassinations

“Call me Ishmael,” Ishmael said, before launching a harpoon into a shark’s face. This video from Eurogamer doesn’t show a whole lot of new Assassin’s Creed IV gameplay. But hey, it’s Shark Week, and what the video does show gives me an idea of how the game’s shark-hunting will work, which I’d been interested in…

This Surrealist Stealth Game is Close to Being Funded

Tangiers, an ambitious, surrealist stealth game from a two-man studio called Andalusian out of Bristol, seems like my kinda jam. The game is currently about 8 days and £8,000 away from being funded. So if you’re like me and you want more surrealist art games influenced by William S. Burroughs, this is probably your jam…

Hotline Miami 2 publisher Devolver Digital offer a succinct, URL-based answer to the question, “Can I post and monetize videos of Devolver games?”

Patton Oswalt’s Incredible Star Wars Rant, Brought To Life. Again.

I would totally go to the theater for this. We’ve already seen one version of Patton Oswalt’s now-legendary Star Wars fillibuster from Parks & Recreation, but Nerdist has gone a bit deeper with their take. Watch as old Luke Skywalker, older Han Solo and the cast of the Marvel universe team up in a battle…

Earthbound Sure Is Twisted, If You Think About It

Via Dorkly, here’s a look at what Ness’s adventure is really like, from an outsider’s perspective. Those poor squirrels. 🙁

Seven Types of People You Never Want On Your Team

Wouldn’t it be nice to hop online and be consistently teamed up with pleasant teammates? You know, the kind of people that like working together and going for the objective? Ah, if only. Instead, it’s more likely that you’ll come across a wide variety of people that make multiplayer gaming difficult. You’re probably familiar with…

WALL-E Becomes The World’s Cutest Atari 2600

WALL-E was pretty good at fixing himself using salvaged parts; what if he’d had to make do with an Atari 2600? That question is answered ably by Conner Flynn, who at Botropolis details how he refashioned a toy WALL-E into an Atari 2600, dubbed “ATAR-E.” Hopefully he can set it alongside that amazing WALL-E PC…

A-Rod’s Already Serving a Suspension—in a Video Game

You may be following the saga of Alex Rodriguez, who was suspended today by Major League Baseball for more than 200 games but kinda not really, because Rodriguez may continue to play as he appeals the penalty. He’s expected to join the Yankees tonight in Chicago. Know where A-Rod isn’t playing, though? MLB 13 The…

Breaking Bad’s First Five Seasons, Adorably Retold By Kids

Breaking Bad isn’t exactly kid friendly, what with the meth and all. That’s why this middle school musical version of the show by is about Walter White making blue rock candy instead. It’s precious. That’s not the only difference, of course. Stuff like murder and morally ambiguous characters are toned down or made cute, all…

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A Week In Gaming Apps Everyone Can Love

Last week (well, technically last week) I introduced you all to the all-new, all-video Week in Gaming Apps. Some of you loved it. Others wanted a return to the classic format, with the giant pictures. So I did both, and that’s why it’s Monday now. Do not question my decision. I do what I do.…

Tropes vs. Men In Video Games

That fedora. So good. This satirical send-up of “Men’s Rights” activists (starring funny video-maker and Mega-64 collaborator Frank Howley) makes a number of valuable points about the gender divide in gaming. Also it’s hilarious. Worth noting: there are certainly valid critiques to be made about Anita Sarkeesian’s “Tropes vs. Women In Video Games” series—and Kotaku…

This Early Video Game Art is Charmingly Primitive

People will find ways to make art with whatever they have — even if all they have is a failed video game console. Enter Human Vectors, a 1980s video art piece unearthed by The New Museum as part of it’s XFR STNmedia conservation project. The piece was made by Dov Jacobson primarily with the Vectrex,…

MSI Debuts The World’s Thinnest, Lightest 17-Inch Gaming Laptop

Razer’s Blade Pro gets its first serious competition in the small form-factor gaming laptop category in the form of MSI’s GS70, a 17-inch gaming laptop that’s only .85 inches thick and weighs less than six pounds. My god. When hardware manufacturers begin battling over who can make the thinnest gaming systems, everybody wins. Not only…

The Most Popular PC at QuakeCon Belonged to This Guy

This past weekend in Dallas, Texas, a gamer known as Chris “Fukubear” stepped away from the PC he had hauled to the cavernous Bring Your Own Computer area of QuakeCon 2013. When he returned, his computer had transformed into a multi-colored display of human nature. Chris’ computer was parked almost directly at the entrance of…

Moneysaver: Xbox 360 E Console, Wii U Deluxe, 4K TV, COD Ghosts, Bond

15 seconds spent reading the Moneysaver could save you 15% or more on video games. Welcome, rather than preamble a specific deal today, we’re testing out a new Deal Leaderboard similar to Dealzmodo’s Top Deals section. I heartily recommend all the deals in that section, even more so than I heartily recommend the deals in…

This Is What Happens When A PC Elitist Joins Your Game

Not everyone that has the PC as a primary platform is a snob. Far from it! But those few that are, boy, can they be snooty about the PC’s strengths sometimes. That attitude is captured perfectly in this silly video by Hank and Jed, where a PC elitist joins a match in Battlefield 3. The…

Well, looks like I won’t be grocery-shopping with a bra on my head anytime soon: Michael Vick’s superhuman 2004 self was indeed named the quarterback of Madden’s “All-25” team, as I guaranteed in yesterday’s column. Vick is rated 90.