Kingdom Hearts Needs More Scrooge McDuck

Yesterday saw the release of Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD Remix in Japan. And as I plunged into the graphically remastered Disney/Square-Enix crossover, I couldn’t help but think about the one thing the franchise needs more than anything else: more Scrooge McDuck. The richest duck in the world is no stranger to the Kingdom Hearts series.…

Those Scannable Pokémon Wii U Figures Finally Revealed!

Today, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company unveiled the upcoming near field communication toys for Pokémon Scramble U. Phew, finally! The set includes Bulbasaur, Pikachu, Torchic, Piplup, Lucario, Victini, and one special (or secret) Pokémon. According to The Pokémon Company, this is the “first set”. The official release indicates that there will be more NFC Pocket…

Kick Ass 2 Verdict: Not Sold Just Yet

The first time I saw Kick Ass, I liked it. The second time I watched it, I actually really liked it. And while I’ll almost definitely see the sequel, I’m not entirely sold on this new “red band” trailer. It just seems like the movie might fall into the same trap as so many other…

You Can’t Open Crates With These Team Fortress 2 Mann Co. Keys

Ah, the wonders of 3D printing. Here are some real-life Mann Co. keys, printed by Reddit user ikonakona. You know, the things you need to open up those pesky crates in Team Fortress 2? Sure, you can’t do anything with them, but still—neat thing to have on your keychain. See, for instance: Though if you…

This video from Maxis’ Guillaume Pierre demonstrates the in-progress fixes for the game’s traffic congestion problems

Tomb Raider vs. Uncharted: The Comparison We Had To Make

It can be a bit difficult to talk about the new Tomb Raider without also talking about Uncharted. Naughty Dog’s PS3 series has always had a lot of Tomb Raider in its DNA, and Crystal Dynamics’ new Lara Croft adventure has clearly been taking notes from Uncharted The two games are as interesting in their…

What the characters of Game of Thrones would look like if they were cats.

Raiden’s Totally Normal, Not-Weird-At-All Morning Routine Proves He’s Just Like Us

Except for, you know, when he slices people in half. That part may be different. Maybe. I dunno you that well. Metal Gear Sunrising [YouTube]

The final beta for the upcoming online shooter Defiance begins next week on consoles and PC. You can sign up here

SimCity Creators Say They’re Fixing The Game’s Road Traffic Weirdness

SimCity lead designer Stone Librande acknowledged some of the problems his team’s game has with roads and traffic today and promised that some tuning fixes are on the way. From a new blog post on the game’s website: We understand that when cars always take the shortest route between point A and point B there…

The Most Hilarious ArmA III Alpha Glitches, Now In Motion

ArmA III, the next entry in the sandbox tactical shooter series, is expected to be released later this year. But the alpha is already up and running, waiting for people to join. And when something is still in development, you can expect a great deal of glitches and bugs, which fortunately won’t do much harm.…

Ridiculous Fishing Is As Fun As Shooting Fish In A Barrel. With An Uzi.

The game isn’t called Ordinary Fishing, after all. It isn’t called By-The-Books Fishing, either. No, it’s called Ridiculous Fishing. So it stands to reason that if you download this game, you will be expecting to do some fishing, and for it to be ridiculous. Good news: That’s exactly what you’ll get. Ridiculous Fishing: A Tale…

Are Rocket Jumps Or Double Jumps Actually Possible?

We do a lot of amazing, if not unrealistic things in video games. Take rocket jumps and double jumps, for example. Your immediate reaction might be “no, of course we can’t rocket jump or double jump in real life”—because really, how would we be able to propel ourselves with a rocket like in games? How…

The Best Lego Nintendo Easter Egg We’ve Found So Far

The delightful new Wii U game Lego City Undercover has a bunch of Nintendo Easter eggs. I found a few of them during the 22 hours and counting that I’ve played the game. The one in the video here is my current favorite. If there are better Nintendo easter eggs hiding in the game—where does…

This Man Claims To Be Behind The Phantom Pain. He’s Not Kojima.

When The Phantom Pain was announced, one thought was on everyone’s mind: it’s gotta be Metal Gear related, and “Joakim Mogren,” the CEO at Moby Dick studios, is really just Kojima. Evidence seemed to point that way, anyway. So who is this dude? The picture comes from a tweet from Geoff Keighley. Here is the…

Creator of Assassin’s Creed Patrice Desilets, who left Ubisoft in 2011 to join THQ, is back at Ubisoft

So, Yeah, Superman Is an Incredible Jerk in The Injustice Comics

A couple of weeks ago, you might’ve seen Superman kill the Joker in cold blood in the prequel comics that build the backstory for upcoming fighting game Injustice: Gods Among Us. You could argue that Batman’s archenemy had it coming since he’s a psychopathic mass murderer. But as the series has continued, The Man of…

Batman’s Crying Butler Is My Favorite Scene from This Week’s Comics. What’s Yours?

I love Alfred Pennyworth. And, man, it sucks to see him weeping in Batman and Robin #18. Ninety percent of the time that we see Bruce Wayne’s closest confidante, he’s usually keeping a stiff upper lip, in spite of whatever horrible string of events is currently making Batman’s life hell. But Robin is dead and…

Forget About Humanity. Robots Rule The Land In This Steampunk Game.

Where are the pesky humans? Funny story, that. They blew themselves up. Now steam-powered robots have taken over the world in Steamworld Dig, while what’s left of the “degenerate race of drunken, dynamite-wielding troglodytes” hide in caves beneath the surface. Steamworld Dig is a 3DS hardcore platform mining adventure game. You play as a “steambot”…

Look At How *Advanced* These SimCity Citizens Are

Oh, so this is what they meant when they said you could follow a Sim throughout their entire day. Either this is some awful AI, or the Sims are really just that effing boring. I lean toward the former. Thanks, manlytearsv, for the tip and the upload.