How Garrus Learned To Calibrate

What, you think he took classes? Years of college just so he could say a few lines in a video game? No way. Dude did the bare minimum and hoped you wouldn’t find out. Whoops. Other cosplay highlights this week include a Terry Bogard who should really be called Terri, some unbelievable Assassin’s Creed costumery…

Video Game Beards (And Hair) Are More Interesting Than You Think

Know why Eidos and AMD made such a big deal about Lara’s hair in the new Tomb Raider? Because video game hair is normally pretty ugly, and something incredibly hard to get right. The Last Of Us gets it about as right as the current generation probably can, though, with all those wavy curls and…

What Did You Think Of This Season Of Game of Thrones?

I know, I know. The season ended last week. But seeing as how we were knee-deep in E3, I didn’t get a chance to watch the finale until much later in the week. So, I thought I’d do our normal post-GoT off-topic a week late. What did you guys think of this season? My thoughts,…

At Least Two Sex Hotlines Survived The Last Of Us‘ Apocalypse

There are a good number of enjoyable easter eggs hidden in The Last of Us, but this one takes the grand prize. At one point in the game, Joel will come across a couple of phone numbers for “pest control.” But they’re not actually numbers for pest control hotlines… they’re phone sex hotlines. When tipster…

Animal Crossing Fans Want More Than Just White Skin Colors In New Leaf [UPDATE]

At its heart, Animal Crossing is a game that’s all about personal flair, customization, and expressing yourself. And now that even franchises like Pokemon allow players to choose their skin color, some are wondering: why doesn’t Animal Crossing allow you to do the same thing? All player characters in Nintendo’s intensely charming life sim start…

A Quake-Engine FPS Roguelike That Channels Binding of Isaac? Nice.

Check out this video demonstration of Tower of Guns, one of the coolest surprises at the Indiecade booth during E3. The roguelike FPS is the work of one man, ex-38 Studios developer Joe Mirabello. After 38 imploded, Mirabello decided to pursue his own personal project, and Tower of Guns was born. In this video, he…

Chloe Sagal, game developer who tried to commit suicide on Twitch following a crowdfunding scandal, recently wrote something about what actually happened to her.

Next Gen Consoles as Game of Thrones Characters

It didn’t take long for people to start characterizing next-gen consoles as all sorts of things—including, yes, Game of Throne characters. We have two slightly different Game of Thrones comparisons here, one by Redditor VariousFancyHats and another by neubourn—which do you think is more accurate? Note that like many memes around next-gen consoles, both are…

Hot Pockets: The Snacktaku Review

“Why do we eat garbage?” Of all the questions pondered by snackologists since the founding of the science, this is the most contentious, its possible answers the fuel for many of the field’s most fervent dance-offs. Some say the answer is convenience — what’s easier to prepare, a pita filled with mayonnaise or Beef Wellington?…

You might not believe this, but Valve’s multiplayer arena game Dota 2 is technically still in beta. It’ll be officially out this summer, reports PC Gamer—just in time for the third International tournament in August.

The Most Adventurous Body Pillow You’ll Ever See

Meet Cyberdwarf. Cyberdwarf is a character in the ridiculous (and wonderful) video game Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden. Cyberdwarf now has his very own body pillow. See, when the folks behind Barkley launched a Kickstarter for the sequel (which is called The Magical Realms of Tír na nÓg: Escape from Necron 7 – Revenge…

The One Thing Old Pokemon Games Do Better Than New Ones

After sitting through the Nintendo developer roundtable at E3, which featured Tsunekazu Ishihara and Junichi Masuda of The Pokemon Company and Game Freak respectively, it struck me: much has changed since the Pokemon: Red and Blue days. I’m not just talking about how there’s a new fairy type now, either. I’d like to think I’m…

Call of Duty: Ghosts May Or May Not Come To Wii U (Maybe)

Does Call of Duty Dog feel threatened by Nintendogs? Weeks after the official announcement of Call of Duty: Ghosts, it’s still not very clear whether or not the game is coming to Wii U. Activision has been sketchy about the prospect of their next big first-person shooter coming to Nintendo’s console for quite some time…

NCAA Football 14 Demo Offers Three Matchups for a New College Try

NCAA Football 14 offers three different matchups—Alabama vs. Virginia Tech, Oregon vs. Texas A&M, and the Ohio State-Michigan rivalry—when the game’s demo arrives on Xbox Live and Playstation Network tomorrow. Alabama-VPI will be the preseason Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game at the Georgia Dome; Oregon will play at Texas A&M and Ohio State-Michigan takes place in the…

Shigeru Miyamoto’s Next Great Game, As Far As He’s Concerned

I’d heard that Shigeru Miyamoto was really proud of his new game, Pikmin 3. Like, really, really proud. Like, guy-who-made-Donkey-Kong-and-Super-Mario-and-Zelda-thinks-this-game-is-great proud. That good, huh? “How many games have you made?” I asked Miyamoto last week at E3. We’ve been doing interviews for a decade. We can go outside the conventional chitchat and product hype if…

Man of Steel Isn’t That Superman

Like millions of other people all over the world this weekend, Mike Fahey and I both saw Man of Steel. There’s a lot riding on this reboot of the Superman movie franchise, which comes during the year of the 75th anniversary of the character’s first appearance. If you’re a longtime comics reader like Mike or…

People like zombie video games? Go figure. State of Decay has sold more than 500,000 copies since its June 5 release on Xbox Live, making it the service’s fastest-selling original game of all time. A Steam version is still in the works, says Undead Labs.

Every Wonderfully Complex Board Game Needs A Tablet Version

This is Agricola, available now on iOS from Playdek Games. Based on one of German board game designer Uwe Rosenberg‘s finest creations, it’s deep, satisfying and a little complex, but nowhere near as complex as this: This is how Agricola works as a physical board game. It’s a mad whirlwind of cards and resource counters…

The Moneysaver: Need for Speed Rivals, Deadpool, Threadless T-Shirts

Frankly MSRP I don’t give a damn. With E3 in the rearview mirror we’ve Need for Speed Rivals for 20% off on the PC first to the finish line of today’s post. As has been the case lately, we’ve got a whole lot of movies on sale, along with a sweet T-shirt sale at Threadless…

Dark Souls II is Dark Souls, Thank God

“I played Dark Souls II,” I said to a friend of mine one night at E3 over drinks. He leaned in. His eyes suddenly got wide and he got a little quiet. “How was it?” He asked. “It was Dark Souls.” I said. Immediately a wave of relief rushed over his face, and my friend…