The Moneysaver: Spec Ops and Darkness II for $4

Turns out you don’t need Humble sales or corporate collapse to get AAA games at indie prices. Gamefly has several bundles of major 2K titles at huge discounts, including a pairing of Spec Ops: The Line and The Darkness II for a ridiculously cheap $4. Check out the other bundles and much more in today’s…

“It’s been fifteen years, nine games, and an enormous blast to undertake. If it were my choice, I would do this role forever. To hear anyone else’s voice coming from Snake’s battered throat, makes me a little ill, to be honest.” – David Hayter, talking movingly today in a must-read Twitter message about not playing…

As the Rock Band era draws to a close, Giant Bomb‘s Alex Navarro takes a long, thoughtful look back at the series and what it’s meant to him.

Remember that crazy cat lady game? It’s by Edmund McMillen, and you can think of it as Pokemon-meets-The-Sims. Like Pokemon, your kittens will “evolve” when they become cats. You can also tell hidden stats at a glance, based on visual characteristics. Cool.

Watch A Bunch Of Game Developers Eat Pie

In what is most assuredly not an April Fools’ joke, the folks at Volition (Saints Row) and a number of other video game development studios are live-streaming themselves eating pie. Volition designer Ryan McCabe told me about this tradition last week. Here’s his full explanation: What is Pie Day? The history of Pie Day is…

MLB 2K13‘s Million Dollar Challenge Fixes Exploit That Tarnished Last Year’s Contest

MLB 2K13 has been blasted for beinglittle more than a re-skinned edition of last year’s game, but 2K Sports did correct one of its most glaring exploits, at least—the means of altering an opponent’s lineup during a Million Dollar Challenge game to better your chances of throwing a perfect game and winning a huge cash…

You Do Not Tease the Return of the Terrifying Creepy Watson

This is not something you joke about, Focus Home Interactive. Once you invoke Creepy Watson, there is no going back. A questionable programming decision granted the erstwhile sidekick to the world’s greatest detective disturbing supernatural powers in 2007’s Sherlock Holmes versus Arsène Lupin. Creepy Watson disappeared in 2012’s The Testament of Sherlock Holmes, replaced with…

I’d Rather Be Playing Prison Architect, a Most Uncomfortable Game

The most interesting decision a video game has given me the opportunity to make this year involved the interior decoration of a prison. The choice, which I was presented just yesterday: Did I want to put a window in the cell of a man on death row? Or save the money? Either way, he was…

Dungeon Hearts is the Active Time Battle of Puzzle RPGs

As a gamer who has been playing Japanese role-playing games since they’ve been a thing, the first hurdle to overcome in Cube Roots’ Dungeon Hearts was getting used to having my party on the left side of the screen. That’s not where four heroes are supposed to assemble. Then again, four heroes are generally controlled…

An 8-Bit, Co-Op Deus Ex Game Is A Cruel, Cruel April Fools’ Joke

The problem with April Fools’ jokes is that 50% of the time I wish the prank product was actually real. Eidos Montreal contributes to the problem with their version of a prank: the “reveal” of an 8-bit Deus Ex game. This 8-bit game, called Human Defiance, features Jensen again, with new weapons and sweet augmentations…

Whatever It Is, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon is Looking More and More Bizarre

This Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon thing simply will not quit. Yes, I know today is April Fools’ Day, but god damn, whatever this is—a film, a game extension, a fantastic hoax—Ubisoft did get it rated by the freaking Australian Classification Board (where it got an 18+ for a “high impact sex scene.”) Now, it…

‘You Can Play As A Door For The Rest Of The Game’ – Dishonored‘s Amazing April Fools Commentary

Sometimes developer diaries are boring. This April Fools developer diary, brilliantly delivered by Dishonored directors Raf Colantonio and Harvey Smith, is not boring. It is amazing. Watch it.

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Reminder: It’s April 1. Don’t Believe Everything You Read. Especially This Stuff.

It’s getting tiresome, we know, and aside from a gifted minority most “gags” are an annoyance (at best), but so long as people still think April 1 is a green light for them to try and be funny, other people will read websites expecting news and items of interest and instead see lies To help…

Tell Us What You See In The First Screenshot For The Planescape: Torment Successor

Here’s the first screenshot for Torment: Tides of Numenera, the spiritual successor to Planescape: Torment that briefly held the record for “first Kickstarter to $1 million” before it was smashed by Veronica Mars last month. Torment: Tides of Numenera, an isometric RPG that aims to carry on Planescape‘s themes, if not its setting, has already…

The New Dragon Ball Z Movie Isn’t Deep or Profound, but it is a Ton of Fun

There is no doubt that Dragon Ball is a world-wide phenomenon. Outside of the original manga, there have been several TV series in addition to the many original video animations. But beyond all that, there have been 17 Dragon Ball movies released in Japanese theaters since 1986. However, it has been almost 17 years since…

Man Claims Internet Addiction, Calls Cops On Himself After Net Cafe Binge

Internet addiction is a controversial subject. Some experts say it’s a real thing, others say it’s not. Regardless of the science behind it, one Chinese man took it very seriously. So much so, that he called the cops on himself. Last Thursday, 22 year-old Mao (a pseudonym) called the police on himself after a two-day…

Up Close with the iPlay, the Apple Gaming Console That Doesn’t Exist

Today, game website IGN showed the launch trailer for the iPlay. It’s poised as Apple’s effort at video game hardware. And it’s totally made up. That’s right! Check your calendars, folks. It’s April 1. Then admire this iPlay console mock up, and IGN’s tongue-in-cheek trailer. You can watch it in the link below. iPlay [IGN]

Xbox Live, Live In China…Sort Of

Last Friday, reports showed up that Xbox Live in China was giving out digital copies of Assassins Creed III. A few hours after that, images of other games had begun showing up on the website, games with domestic pricing. It seems that Xbox Live is now live in China. Late last year in August, it…

In This Japanese Love Hotel, There’s an Effing DDR Arcade Machine

“Love hotels” are Japan’s equivalent of the “no-tell motel”. Rooms are available by the hour, and the hotels cater to people having sex, whether that’s renting costumes, selling sex toys, or streaming adult videos. But, wait! Some people have more varied interests. They like to sing karaoke and play video games. Well, love hotels often…