One Indie’s Troubles With Microsoft

The common, popular narrative is that companies like Microsoft are eeeeevil. All they want is money! Or something like that. Maybe it’s not so clear-cut? This quote in the image above comes from a piece on Rock Paper, Shotgun on Skulls of the Shogun. (Edit: the quote comes from Borut Pfeiffer, who works for Plush…

This Might Be The Funniest And Sneakiest StarCraft II Easter Egg

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm has been out there for a while now. And while we’ve reported on quite a few hilarious easter eggs from the game, this one is particularly well-hidden. Found and shared recently by YouTube user StarNet420, it’s just way too funny to ignore. Absolutely worth the wait in the video.…

A New Custom Controller To Help Disabled Kids Play Video Games

Gaming, even with the help of a well-designed controller, can be a physically demanding task. It requires coordination, skill, and hand-strength, even for the simplest first-person games. Not everyone has that strength. Video games can be particularly difficult for those with physical disabilities. Thankfully, industrious makers are always coming up with new ways to help…

Watch This Yoga Ball Transform into a Katamari Damacy Controller

Playing Katamari Damacy is always delightful, but I’ve always wanted a controller that actually emulated the game. Well, now one exists! With a little bit of elbow grease, a yoga ball, a few optical mice and some other parts, a bunch of crafty Katmari fans made that dream a reality. Sure, things like this have…

Everything You Need To Know About The Next Phoenix Wright

It’s been five years since a new Ace Attorney game hit U.S. shores—other than the Edgeworth-helmed spinoff—and if you’ve played any of them, you’re probably counting down the days until the next one. Capcom’s lawyer adventure series is consistently charming and delightful, and it’s always fun to help the bumbling (yet badass) defense attorney Phoenix…

Nintendo’s E3 Presentation, Now Shorter And With Way More Jokes

Nintendo may not have given an “official” E3 press conference, but that doesn’t mean they skipped the show entirely. If you didn’t get up early enough to watch their Nintendo Direct and its accompanying announcements (or if the lousy feed crapped out), you may be wondering just what they showed. Maybe you’d like to watch…

It’s Annoying To Explain You’re Not Making A Mobile or Social Game

Some devs like to keep it simple: no in-app purchases or microtransactions—hell, no app at all; no forcing you to rope your friends to play. Just, you know: player gives dev money, player gets entire game. That game is probably priced at more than 99 cents to boot. It’s an approach that may seem strange…

Contra Is Coming To iOS, And It’s Changed

Konami’s classic run-and-gunner is hitting iOS next Thursday, but it’s not Contra as we know it. This is Contra Evolution, the a retooling of the original using CocoaChina’s open-source game engine, and it’s rather fetching. Contra Evolution first arrived on iOS in China back in January of this year, where it rose to the top…

Here’s Your First Real Look at Watch Dogs‘ Multiplayer [VIDEO PULLED]

Ubisoft’s teased Watch Dogs’ multiplayer during the PlayStation 4 event in February and then showed the game’s asymmetrical mobile integration during E3. But the video above is the first true glimpse of what has only been described in words. The clip shows what it’ll be like to hunt down another player who’s trying to hack…

Non-Gamer Simplifies Xbox One Debacle For People Who Don’t Care

“Look. I’m not a gamer. Are you guys gamers?” isn’t usually how you want to start a story about video games. But that’s how FOX Business’ Lauren Simonetti started her report on the Xbox One DRM debacle. “Well it’s Microsoft vs. just think the teenage boy gamer, and the teenage boy gamer won”, Simonetti said…

Here Are All The New Enemies You’ll Face In The Next Borderlands 2 DLC

Gearbox, the creators of the Borderlands series, say the next campaign DLC—Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep—is the biggest piece of content for their sequel yet. More areas to wander, more guns to fire and, more importantly, more enemies to shred to pieces. What do those enemies look like? Well, here they are. All of…

Shigeru Miyamoto and the Damsel In Distress

Shigeru Miyamoto made Donkey Kong, and, in the process, put a woman on top of some girders for Mario to rescue. His Super Mario and Zelda series perpetually involve saving a princess. If we’re going to talk about women in games, we should talk to him about it, right? Last week, I did. I need…

It’s XCOM. On iOS. Isn’t That All You Need To Know?

I’ve spent the past few days zapping aliens and maneuvering troops in the iPad version of XCOM: Enemy Unknown, and I’m happy to report that it’s XCOM: Enemy Unknown on iPad, which is really all that you need to know. Also, it costs $20, which is alarming until you realize that you’re getting a $20…

Popular browser-based massively multiplayer persistant-world puzzle game Puzzle Pirates is now available for the iPad. That could be dangerous.

The Moneysaver: Metal Gear Legacy, Free Colonial Marines, Tons Of Apps

Psycho Mantis: “You like reading Moneysaver don’t you? You must be a cautious person, I see that you save a lot.” Do you have it in you to fill out a rebate to get Colonial Marines for free? If so, today is your chance. We’ve got a great deal on a Haswell CPU/Mobo combo, The…

See Assassin’s Creed IV‘s Improved Stealth, Naval Combat in New Trailer

Maybe you’re on the fence about Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag and its whole pirate-centric motif. Well, you should let this latest clip reveal one crucial gameplay element to you: pirates were basically partying all the time. And lead character Edward Kenway can just sit down and have a drink with his fellow salty dogs…

I Can’t Stop Watching This GIF From E3

Taken from a video by the folks at Digital Trends, this GIF is kind of unreal and I can’t stop watching it. Just another example of what it can be like for women at a convention like E3

Watch our own Kirk Hamilton join Rev3’s Adam Sessler and Zac Minor as they spoil the hell out of The Last of Us in a lengthy dissection of the game.

Show Us Your Animal Crossing: New Leaf House

They say you can tell a lot about a person based on how they decorate a room. And if you’re playing Animal Crossing: New Leaf, you’re gonna have a lot of rooms to decorate. Let’s share, shall we? Just as a quick reminder:this is how you go about easily uploading your New Leaf screenshots. So!…

TowerFall Was The Most Fun I Had At E3

I have this problem having what humans call “fun” at E3. You see, to me E3 is work — a pressure-cooker of exhaustion, hand sanitizer and confusing PR campaigns centered in an incredibly sad and weird part of Los Angeles. At times it’s downright creepy, and if you’re not careful you’ll forget why you love…