Nintendo Brushes Off Wii U Hacker Claims

Earlier today, a group of hackers claimed they’d cracked the Wii U, but Nintendo tells Kotaku they’ve received “no reports” of any unauthorized use of their gaming system. The group WiiKey, previously responsible for one of the Wii’s most popular mod-chips, said today that they’ve figured out how to create a new one for the…

They Changed Fighting Games, Now They’re Making Something New

Tom and Tony Cannon know about building communities. Specifically, communities for people who compete in games where characters pummel each other senseless. Now they want to make a game where avatars live together in (relative) harmony. But they say that Stonehearth—the city-building game that they’re trying to fund via a just-launched Kickstarter campaign—isn’t all that…

LEGO Avengers Assemble To Face Their Greatest… Oh, It’s Just Galactus

You know, the Devourer of Worlds loses a lot of his menace when you can take him out with Rocket Raccoon, Jill Valentine and Chun-Li. His once-menacing silhouette appears towards the end of this CG teaser trailer for LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, coming this fall to all platforms that would have it. I remember reading…

Producer of Michael Vick’s Video Game Won’t Give Out His Real Name

In one of the more unusual interviews I’ve seen for a new, licensed sports game, the producer of Mike Vick: GameTime, on iOS, asked that his real name not be used. Might being associated with Vick, the NFL quarterback who did federal time for running a dogfighting operation, have something to do with that? “Not…

Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon and Manborg: Separated at Birth?

I’d been hearing about Manborg—the no-budget homage to 1980s VHS action movies—for a while now. But I only realized that it was out on DVD today after I saw this tweet from Irrational Games writer Joe Fielder: Meanwhile, in video game land, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon comes out today, too. The creators behind the…

Free Half-Life 2 Mod ‘Minerva’ Is Enhanced And Up On Steam Right Now

You may have played the Half-Life 2 mod Minerva when it was released a few years ago, but now it’s back, and enhanced, and on Steam, and totally free Minerva is the production of Adam Foster, a designer who got his current job at Valve by making the surreal mod. Says Foster (in an e-mail…

The Moneysaver: Your New Router & Gaming Headset, Plus Infinite Deals

This router is known colloquially as the “Dark Knight.” Sold. If you’re in the market for a new router, or think you should be, we’re here to recommend the ASUS RT-N66U. For the average person, I’d recommend just grabbing an Apple Airport Express or Airport Extreme, setting up your network, and never thinking about it…

Call of Duty: Ghosts Will Be Out This November

Call of Duty: Ghosts—the next game in Activision’s blockbuster FPS series—will be out November 5th, according to a promo poster seen on IGN. Rumors about the next CoD have been spinning for about a week after the console-branded box art (shown above) leaked onto the internet. Retail listings outed the upcoming installment, about which no…

Watch Wil Wheaton Tell A Newborn Baby Why Being A Nerd Is Awesome

How do you explain to someone why being a nerd is awesome? Well, here’s Will Wheaton’s moving take, delivered during a talk at the Calgary Comic & Entertainment expo—where Jennifer Black asked the actor, writer, and starship sidekick to break down why being a nerd is so awesome for her recently born daughter. Wil Wheaton…

Man Tries To Win Xbox Kinect, Loses Life Savings

How much would you spend to try and win a new Kinect? $10? $20? If your answer is $2,600, you are probably Henry Gribbohm, a New Hampshire man who says he lost his life savings trying to win the motion-sensing Xbox accessory. Gribbohm, who went to a carnival and sat down at one of those…

Looks Like There Will Be a Juggalo in GTA V. What Did You See?

I snapped this from the new Trevor trailer for Grand Theft Auto. I spy a Rockstar Games version of a Juggalo. You know Juggalos? The devotees of the Insane Clown Posse? This can only lead to amazing things. Juggalos, you see, are fascinating. (No word on whether the game will include magnets and rainbows.) I…

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The Cutest, Cheesiest Pokémon Prom Proposal Ever

There’s no way the girl being asked to prom in this video could have said no. Ash Ketchum—or, ok, a high schooler dressed up as Ash—commanding the attention of the entire cafeteria, complete with an announcement, a Pokéball and cheesy poetry? No way she could have said no. I wish my high school prom proposal…

Some Gamers Bash Comment About Game Length, Prompting a Clarification

Outspoken game director Hideki Kamiya’s Tweet about prioritizing fun over game length have stirred enough of a response to provoke a follow-up from his long-time producer. A day after Kamiya said this… His Platinum Games colleague and producer on the upcoming Wii U game The Wonderful 101, Atsushi Inaba, Tweeted this: So it looks like…

Consider This Training For One Of The Best Fantasy Board Games Ever

If Talisman Prologue is any indication of how the full version of the classic fantasy board game will pan out, then fans are in for a real treat when Talisman Digital Edition launches this summer. Until then, they can re-learn the ropes in this single-player boot camp. The board game Talisman ate up a great…

Moneysaver One-Shot: A Bargain Gaming Mouse

Double the max counts, half the price. A gaming mouse will up your game and your enjoyment of your favorite titles, but it’s also an easy thing to put off buying. At $30, this SteelSeries Sensei is squarely in the impulse purchase category. Yes, it says Call of Duty on it, but as far as…

These Are The Three Songs Featured In Those New GTA V Trailers

Rockstar released three new character trailers for their latest game in the Grand Theft Auto series. Up top is “Radio Ga Ga” by Queen to go with Michael’s debut. Then there’s Franklin, sporting the tune of “Hood Gone Love It” by Jay Rock: And finally Trevor polishes the soundtrack off with Waylon Jennings’ “Are You…

Here Are the Latest Trailers for Grand Theft Auto V

Rockstar promised new trailers for Grand Theft Auto V today, and here they are. Meet Michael, Franklin, and Trevor, the game’s three protagonists. Michael (above) is a wealthy man battling his cheating wife and a midlife crisis, evidently finding his adventure by getting over his head in criminal capers. Sounds like his character will draw…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: contributor DocSeuss talks up the bizarre but engaging new indie game Memory of a Broken Dimension. And fellow TAYperson TheUnfathomableTruth has a handy guide for anyone wanting to get their voice heard on the community blog. And you can always go join the voices talking…

In Soul Sacrifice, Death Can Be A Good Thing

Soul Sacrifice wants you to embrace the power of mortality. Because nothing says ‘I want to beat this goddamn boss’ like sucking the soul energy out of your girlfriend’s body so you can use it to trigger a massive magical attack. Yeah, it’s that kind of game. Out today, the new game from Mega Man…