Borderlands 2 GPU & CPU Performance Test

Although it was somewhat of an underdog when it arrived in October 2009, Borderlands quickly became a hit among PC and console gamers alike, selling over 4.5 million copies and propelling Gearbox Software to new heights. Despite complaints about repetitive gameplay and finicky menus, fans loved the title’s unique comic-like art style and its seamless…

After a delay, 2001 PS2 classic Grand Theft Auto III is finally available for download on the PS3. File-size: 4.35GB!

The Best Worst Reasons To Punch Someone (According to Dead Or Alive 5)

Unless we’re talking about Persona 4 Arena, stories in fighting games tend to be pretty awful.They usually boil down to a series far-fetched excuses for random characters to beat the tar out of each other. Dead or Alive 5 is no exception. In the video above, I show off some of the more ridiculous rationales…

Watch This Adorable Kitten Desperately Swipe At The Rats In This iPad Game

In preparation for the release of Dishonored in just two weeks, Bethesda recently released an iOS game that’s basically like Fruit Ninja but with rats. So: more delicious. While this little kitty might not understand the precise rules of Dishonored: Rat Assassin, her enthusiasm and adorableness more than make up for it. My 5 weeks…

The New Super-Slim PS3 Looks Great Compared To All Our Other Modern Consoles

We got one of the new 250 GB super-slim PlayStation 3s from Sony today and did what any rational person would do with it: we took it to the roof our New York City headquarters to compare it to all of the other consoles of this generation. Plus: We tried out its new disc tray!…

Another Mobile Game About Obama and Romney Hitting People

Hot on the heels of Chair’s Vote!!! comes another game that involves the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates laying the smack down, only in Vellum Interactive’s Political Arena your in-game purchases directly benefit the candidate you choose to play. A recent Esquire poll Political Arena asked people who they thought would win in a fistfight,…

Goodbye, FarmVille 2. It’s Been Fun, But I’ve Had Enough.

This past weekend, I took a trip out of town. I went outdoors, I sat in the sun. I drove through Northern California, past vinyards and polo fields, plots of land with a strip of earth out front for growing tomatoes and corn. I didn’t really have my computer with me. When I got back,…

The NFL’s Replacement Refs Are Horrible, But At Least There’s Always Madden

One of my favorite moments of last night’s football debacle was this tweet by the folks at EA: That’s one of the nice things about virtual football, isn’t it? You don’t have to worry about lockouts or labor strikes. And there are no replacement referees to screw up game-changing calls and ruin the integrity of…

The “Argul’s Tomb” DLC for Darksiders II is available today. It’s 560 MS Points on 360, or $6.99 on PS3 & PC.

Verily, This Hip-Hop Graphic Novel’s Take on Romeo & Juliet Is My New Joint, Yo

I haven’t read Shakespeare since high school. But Prince of Cats makes me want to go back to 10th grade English class and actually pay attention. Was Romeo a grafitti artist when the Bard of Avon first created him? Of course he wasn’t. But that change and the rest of the updating that writer/artist Ronald…

Two Comics That Ignite Your Minds This Week

If you’re here in the Panel Discussion programming block, you might be a lapsed comics reader, trying to find a way back to the JLA Satellite. Or you might someone killing time until you pick up your weekly Wednesday pull list. Or maybe you’ve said goodbye to dozens of longboxes to embrace the promise of…

Sumo Will Weigh on Your Mind In Ways You Won’t Expect

Don’t go in expecting E. Honda or Ganryu-style throwdowns in this new graphic novel about sumo wrestlers. Giant near-naked men do slap each around in Sumo, but the true pain comes from one transplanted quarterback’s broken dreams. Like a string of haiku, Sumo captures moments in time, remarking on the power that comes from their…

Final Fantasy Creator’s Blade Guardian Hits iOS Next Week

Mistwalker’s first mobile game, Party Wave, was certainly not what I expected from the company fronted by the creator of Final Fantasy, Hironobu Sakaguchi. Blade Guardian, a real-time tower defense strategy title due out on October 1, is much more like it. It’s not that I don’t like surfing; I plan on picking up a…

These sure look like the first screenshots of Black Ops II‘s zombies. Go look at the rest over at Charlie Intel.

Man Who Believes That Reptiles Rule The World Wants To Know Why Sega Thinks He’s A ‘Controversial Figure’

Dear David Icke, I see you’re wondering why Sega thinks you’re a controversial figure. You’re holding an event called the Great Gathering of Consciousness in which you will spend nine hours telling an audience how to free themselves from the moon, and you’re wondering why Sega won’t let you use one of their songs from…

Torchlight II‘s Amazing Hidden Tribute To Minecraft

It’s really been a couple of weeks for hidden easter eggs in games. First we’ve got Borderlands 2, which managed to hide something in what feels like every single room, and now there’s Torchlight II The third act of Torchlight II is so big that I have a feeling people are just scratching the surface…

Official Hobbit Games Make the Perilous Journey to Mobile Phones and Web Browsers

As the geek cinema event of the year slowly approaches, Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment teams with Kabam to create a pair of social strategy games loosely tied to Bilbo’s epic journey. I say loosely tied because I don’t recall Bilbo creating and managing his own fantasy kingdom as players will do in The Hobbit: Kingdoms…

The President of the United States Says Our American Hero Can Break The Law To Kill Terrorists. Wanna Play?

This is the new Splinter Cell, subtitled Blacklist. What’s the sale here in the new trailer for the 2013 console and PC game? The ability to play as an American agent who can do whatever the hell he wants. “Completely off the books, no prosecution,” the President promises. Our playable hero, Sam Fisher, is down.…

Slay Along With Season Seven with Dexter’s Disciples

While season seven of Showtime’s critically acclaimed serial killer drama (I prefer serial killer comedies) Dexter doesn’t start until Sunday, the Facebook app that allows fans to play episode-specific trivia is already alive and kicking. Challenging players to answer questions about lines spoken and actions taken during the first episode of season seven, “Are you…?”,…

On The PlayStation 3, You Can Pay $54 For Some Huge Fall Games (But There’s a Catch)

Tired of paying $60 for brand new video games? Would you rather pay $54? You’ll be able to do that on a PlayStation 3 this fall, Sony revealed today, if you’re shopping for NBA 2K13, Dishonored, and Need for Speed: Most Wanted But… Only if you buy them digitally to download to your PS3. And…