If BioShock Was A Film, It Might Be A Little Like This

Despite being made on a tight budget, The Brothers Rapture is a well-made BioShock fan-film which takes a look at two men who who relocate to Rapture in search of a clean slate. And, naturally, the brothers end up grappling with the moral quandary of using plasmids along the way. Good stuff by TheBrothersRapture,though the…

Want to take classes from Professor Warren Spector? The University of Texas has created the Denius-Sams Gaming Academy. Spector will guide its curriculum and Paul Sams, Blizzard’s chief operating officer, is also an instructor. Admitted students pay no tuition and get a $10,000 stipend.

The Next Phoenix Wright Will Hit The West This Fall [UPDATE]

Ace Attorney 5 will get the ridiculous title Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies for the West, and it’ll be out on 3DS as a digital release this fall. That’s right, a digital release. Hope you’ve got a big SD card: Phoenix Wright’s new adventure ain’t coming on a cartridge, according to Capcom’s announcement…

New Assassin’s Creed IV Trailer Explains Why You’ll Be a Pirate

Sure, you’re going to play as a pirate in the next Assassin’s Creed but it’s not exactly clear why. If you’re wondering what motivated the swashbuckling terrors of the seven seas to live life the way they did, then watch the newest promo clip for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag Pirates as symbols of freedom?…

If You’re Into Endless Running, Might As Well Be Running With Friends

With its growing focus on mobile gaming and its penchant for trying to out-popular already popular games, Zynga was going to get around to stepping on Temple Run‘s toes eventually, and what better way than to combine the joy of endless running with the trusted …With Friends brand? The result is a combination I’m finding…

ESRB Tells Browser Game to Quit Bragging That It Was Rated AO

The ESRB has asked the Chinese maker of a browser-based game to quit advertising it as rated Adults Only, reports GamesIndustry.biz, largely because the game has never been rated by the ESRB. Even if it had, Wartune would likely run afoul of ESRB policies against making a marketing spectacle of acquiring such a notorious rating…

‘Grand Theft Auto Taught Me To Drive’ [UPDATE: Hoax]

UPDATE, 12/4/14: This story appears to have been based on a hoax that was intended to trick us into publishing a false article. An indie developer said as much online last night and in a subsequent e-mail to me, saying that he and a friend decided to play a “harmless” prank to see which of…

This LEGO Aliens Video Is A Better Game Than Colonial Marines

And it’s not even a video game! It’s a stop motion video made out of LEGO! This video by Kooberz is a new series initiative—going by BrickTube—hosted on Machinima. You might remember Kooberz’s work on the incredible Portal 2 LEGO stop motion video that makes me desperately want to go back home and replay the…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: A retro review of Chrono Trigger from Sloshy, who wonders if the classic JRPG still deserves all of that love. Another review—this one by PyramidHeadCrab—says that Alpha Protocol is an unjustly maligned classic . If you’re an anime lover, you need to know about AniTAY,…

Where Do These 48 Video Game Fonts Come From?

Typography plays an incredibly important role in establishing video game brands, to the point where a single letter torn from a title can evoke an entire franchise. Paul Brown, creator of the free Font Quiz app (available oniOS and Windows 8) assembled 48 of gaming’s finest in font form, suggesting such an arrangement be an…

Nobody Makes Awesome Arcade Machines Anymore. But These Guys Did.

Whether it’s a PC monitor or a smartphone display, indie game-makers tend to thrive on smaller screens. But when Josh DeBonis and Nik Mikros worked up the idea for their co-operative strategy/platformer hybrid Killer Queen, they went really big. So big they had to make their own unique stand-up machine for it. But, don’t worry:…

Brace Yourselves For This Incredible Warhammer 40K Cosplay

You’ve got to hand it to Henrik Pilerud, creator of this seven-foot-tall Blood Angel Space Marine armor from Warhammer 40K, because if he tries to hand it to you he might crush you with his massive, articulated fist. Pilerud basically took over the 2013 installemnt Swedish gaming convention Lincon wearing this amazing suit, which took…

What Happens To World Of Warcraft Bosses When The Raiding Stops?

With subscriber numbers declining and top-tier raid guilds disbanding, we’re getting to a point where the army of powerful boss creatures Blizzard has assembled will find itself unemployed, but don’t worry — once a boss, always a boss. SlightlyImpressive shows us a world where WoW bosses are real bosses, and it is indeed slightly impressive.…

30 Minutes with The Bureau: At Least That Old XCOM Shooter LOOKS Cool

For a brief few seconds while playing through a 30-minute slice of 2K Games’ upcoming XCOM game, I thought I was in 2010. Now, you might say, ‘waitaminnit, The Bureau‘s set in 1962, isn’t it?’ You’d be right. But, there’s an unmistakable whiff of Mass Effect—specifically ME2, when the series became much more combat-centric—around The…

Iron Man 3 To Get China Centric “Prologue”

Despite the luke-warm responses to Iron Man 3‘s special China cut, the movie’s co-production company is looking to make the Chinese portions (most of which are cut from international release) into a short prologue film. Two weeks ago we talked about the additional 4 minutes of footage found in the Chinese version of Iron Man…

The slides released for Square Enix’s most recent financial briefing session seem to suggest that they intend to focus on smart devices—ie. smartphones and tablets—as a gaming platform, as opposed to home consoles.

This Lamborghini Sure Looks like a Nintendo 64 Controller

Over the weekend, Lamborghini unveiled its new concept car: the Egoista. The design is rather unusual, even for Lamborghini. Some hate it! Some like it. Some are even comparing it to geeky things. There’s the obvious comparison—namely, that the one-seater looks like the Mach 5, the iconic car from Speed Racer. Load of people on…

In Japan, Square Enix just announced Final Fantasy XIII-2 Digital Contents Selection for the Xbox 360 and the PS3. According to Square Enix, the version is FFXIII-2 plus a selection of the game’s post release DLC items. Packed in an original box, this version goes on sale July 18 in Japan. To contact the author…

In Game Pop-up Scams Chinese Gamer

Pop-up ads are annoying; in-game ads are no better, but when in-game ads are pop-up ads, they can create a lot of mischief. Last week a Chinese gamer in Sichuan province was scammed by a pop-up ad within a popular online racing game. The victim, surnamed Li, works in the garment industry in a small…

Witcher 2 Mod Kit Enters Open Beta, Gets Hot-Blooded Trailer

CD Projekt Red’s RPG The Witcher 2 is getting a mod kit—although, to be fair, it has had one for a while, it’s just going into open beta. Still, it’s a good excuse to listen to some metal and toss a dwarf off a cliff.