A Tiny Flying Squirrel Trapped in a Pinball Universe Is Your New Recipe for Fun

To paraphrase A League of Their Own, there’s no molerats in pinball. But this game—filled with rolling, bouncing mammals—this is a pinball adventure. And that makes all the difference. For some weird counter-intuitive reason, video-game versions of pinball fascinate me. Everything’s essentially fake in games like Zen Pinball. There’s none of the physicality that makes…

Rumor: 2K Sports Acquiring WWE License in THQ Aftermath

IGN, citing unidentified sources, says 2K Sports parent Take-Two Interactive will acquire the WWE license from THQ. [Update] A source with knowledge of the situation tells Kotaku that Take-Two will acquire the WWE license. Earlier rumors had said EA Sports acquired the license directly from WWE before the auction of THQ’s assets. EA Sports denies…

Darksiders, WWE Still Looking for New Homes After THQ Sell-Off

News has broken out about the sale of THQ’s assets and it looks like many of the defunct publisher’s signature franchises have been acquired. But, surprisingly, some seemingly bankable properties haven’t been snatched up. Many of the titles mentioned in a previously published assets list were sold off today. Most conspicuously, WWE isn’t mentioned in…

Court documents reveal that THQ Montreal is/was working on a game called Underdog. No word on just what that is.

A Sunglass-Wearing Bowling Polar Bear Signals WildTangent’s Move to Mobile

The company famous for making step one in setting up your new computer removing the WildTangent Games App takes its casual gaming show on the road with Polar Bowler 1st Frame, the iOS extension of the original inner tube polar bear bowling PC game. WildTangent is the casual version of Steam, giving potential players access…

THQ Is No More. Here’s The Letter The CEO Sent Employees Today.

Today, THQ was officially sold and auctioned off. Within the next few weeks, the struggling video game publisher will be no more. The company’s assets have been divided, pending final court approval: Sega agreed to purchase Relic (Company of Heroes), Koch Media has agreed to purchase Volition (Saint’s Row) and the Metro property, Crytek has…

THQ Is Getting Sold Off Today—Here’s Everything We Know [UPDATED]

The sale of THQ’s assets in federal bankruptcy court will be finalized today. Word is that the hearing begins at 3 p.m. Rumors already are spreading as to where THQ’s studios and the series developed there have ended up. A Relic Entertainment developer has said he’s now an employee of Sega—which it should be stressed…

A developer at Relic Entertainment, makers of the Company of Heroes series, says Sega bought the studio from THQ

Retired from Video Games, BioWare’s Co-Founder is Enjoying Lots of Beer

Greg Zeschuk co-founded BioWare in 1995 and left it in September, after seeing his studio deliver Mass Effect, Baldur’s Gate and some of video gaming’s most notable series over the better part of two decades. What’s he doing in his retirement? Well, he’s drinking beer. And producing videos about beer and brewing, and the people…

Wiki Quiz is an Excellent Way to Learn Moderately Accurate New Things

Available free today on Google Play, Wiki Quiz (as seen on SlideDB) is as simple little Android app that randomly generates multiple choice questions from the digital repository of the world’s accumulated knowledge, expurgated edition. The questions and answers are all pulled from Wikipedia, and most of the time the correct answer is fairly obvious.…

The Wii U’s Virtual Console Has Customizable Controllers And ‘Restore Points.’ Here’s A Look.

Wondering what the Wii U’s Virtual Console looks like? We downloaded Balloon Fight, the first Wii U VC game, and dove through the menus to find that the new interface allows for customizable controllers and “restore points”—or temporary save states (like the 3DS has). The Virtual Console, a system that lets you buy and play…

Pakistan Bans Call of Duty and Medal of Honor Games for Showing Country “in a Very Poor Light”

The world’s best selling video game won’t be sold in Pakistan. Fox News reports that a declaration has forbidden sales of Activision’s Call of Duty games, as well as EA’s newest Medal of Honor release. According to the report, the ban came into effect after shop owners complained how Pakistan was portrayed in the games.…

The PlayStation 4 Has A New Controller, Fancy User Accounts And Impressive Specs (So Far)

Last March, we gave you an early look at how the PlayStation 4—code-named Orbis—was shaping up. Nearly a year later, we’re about to bring you a clearer, more timely update, including new technical specs and information on an upgrade to Sony’s traditional controller design. The information you’re about to read comes from official Orbis documentation,…

Subway Surfers Should Be Super Dorky, But I Kinda Like It

Yeah, it’s a “runner” game. You control a character that’s perpetually moving forward, and all you have to do is move them left to right and sometimes roll or jump as well. And yeah, it’s a “freemium” game, something I will likely never really embrace. But man, I’m enjoying Subway Surfers all the same. The…

Are You Hitting on Me, LEGO City Undercover?

With the latest trailer for LEGO City Undercover my desire for an open world brick-based game for my Wii U reaches dangerous new heights. At the risk of sounding vain, I’m pretty sure TT Fusion has crafted this game for the sole purpose of seducing me. It’s working. Call me. LEGO City Undercover hits the…

This South Park-Themed Trials Course Ends With You Stuck In a Cow’s Rear End

(NSFW language in the above video) You kill Kenny six times in this South Park tribute track created by “Mange Moi el Q,” released on Sunday, and found by the Achievement Hunter gang at Rooster Teeth. The course pays tribute to just about every major character (but only two of the adults, I notice) in…

Why is There a Tower Defense Game Based on the Movie Old School?

You know what we need? A tower defense game based on a 2003 Luke Wilson, Vince Vaughn, and Will Ferrell movie about 30-something men partying at college. Someone had that thought, and now we have an Android and iOS game. A game developed by Big Blue Bubble no less, the developer behind the wonderful My…

Crysis 3‘s multiplayer beta will be from Jan. 29 to Feb. 12, on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.

New The Wonderful 101 Trailer Shows Off Giant Robots, Waterslides

Nestled in all the bombshells of this morning’s Nintendo Direct was a nice looking new trailer for Platinum Games’ strategy/action title The Wonderful 101—formerly Project P-100 This Pikmin meets Viewtiful Joe meets Kaiju game still looks fun, and the trailer highlights some of the GamePad integration, including sections of the game played exclusively on it…

A Look Behind The Scenes Of Bayonetta 2

Shown off at the Nintendo Direct this morning, here’s a look at Bayonetta 2, which will be out for Wii U at some point in the future. This Wii U exclusive is a sequel to Bayonetta, an action game developed by Platinum Games that was released on Xbox 360 and PS3 back in 2010. Platinum…