How Dawnguard On The PC Can Help You Rediscover Skyrim

Like many PC-owning Skyrim players, I spent the last month silently berating Xbox owners who got to play the game’s first add-on, the Vampire-laden Dawnguard, before I did. And now that it’s been released on Steam, I spent a good chunk of the last weekend finally playing it. After Jason reviewed Dawnguard on 360 and…

A troubled town in Iowa. A man with dreams. The unlikely tale of the Video Game Capital of the World, via the PA Report

This Is Definitely NOT The Trailer For Peter Molyneux’s Next Game

Just a fake video made by a fake version of Peter Molyneux who says it’s the fake reason he left fake Microsoft. Enjoy. (via @petermolydeux)

Oh Hey Look It’s Prince Harry In An Angry Birds Hat

In the spirit of kindness and sharing, here now, some pictures of Prince Harry wearing a hysterically goofy Angry Birds hat. Was this a dare? A promotional tie-in? Does he not know he’s wearing it? Who knows. All I know is: That sure is Prince Harry wearing an Angry Birds hat. (via Buzzfeed)

League of Legends E-Sports Just Kicked It Up A Notch

For most League of Legends fans, the game is, well, a game. But for world-class competitive, professional players, the cutthroat, competitive online battle arena is a serious business. And it’s one that’s about to get even bigger and more lucrative. Riot Games announced today their plans to form the League of Legends Championship Series, an…

THQ Cancels Guillermo del Toro’s Video Game

THQ has cancelled work on horror game Insane and given all rights back to film director Guillermo del Toro. The company announced the news in an investor call today. Insane, originally slated as a trilogy, was first announced by THQ and del Toro back in 2010. Del Toro had been working on the series with…

Planters NUT-rition “Adult” Peanut Butter: The Evolutionary Snacktaku Review

There was a time that I’d spend at least a third of each week driving from grocery store to grocery store, hunting for the star of the next Snacktaku review. I’d walk the aisles for hours, making note of which items shoppers were putting in their carts. I’d measure stock density hour-by-hour. Sometimes I’d just…

The Dorkly Weekly: Princess Peach Takes Her Revenge

You had to have known that after multiple kidnappings, Princess Peach would finally crack. It’s about time she takes her revenge on Bowser and his minions. Note to self: never piss off Princess Peach. Oh, and, NSFW for language. For more sick and twisted video game comedy, follow the link to Dorkly.com

Fake Gamers of the Week: Maybe Don’t Drink This Family’s Punch

There is no color allowed in this family’s home. Theirs is a cult of khaki, a wasteland of white. Their mission is to match. Every inch, every item, every tooth, every person, must be white and well-lit. There can be no dissent. And when they have scourged all color from their world, they must play,…

Thank you, LA Beat, for getting a top man at Activision to explain how to get the most out of a shower. Plus other tips!

NASA’s Mohawked Internet Sensation Could Totally be The Face of Mass Effect

If you were watching the landing of rover Curiosity on Mars this weekend through the available livestreams, your eyes may have been drawn to NASA’s mysteriously mohawked mission control staffer. The design of Bobak Ferdowsi’s mohawk is intricate, with highlights of red and fun stars dyed yellow on the side. According to The Atlantic, Bobak…

Is This R-Rated Version Of NBA Jam Legit? [UPDATE: It’s Not, Says Voice Actor]

Here’s video footage from what the folks at gaming archive website Nintendo Player say is an unreleased, R-rated prototype of the old Super Nintendo game NBA Jam According to Nintendo Player’s staff, who say they got the R-rated cartridge from an anonymous source, NBA Jam voice artist Tim Kitzrow taped some explicit lines as a…

You Can’t Explore Mars For Yourself, But You Can Play Waking Mars For Really Cheap

And for really cheap, too! In celebration of Curiosity’s landing on Mars, Tiger Style’s super cool iOS game Waking Mars is on sale for $1.99 on the App Store. It’s worth it. I did Waking Mars as my Gaming App of the Day back in March, and always felt like that kind of short writeup…

Shaun of the Dead, The Side-Scrolling Brawler

You’ve got red on you. Sure, there may be one too many zombie games out right now, but I think we could all agree to make some space for a side-scrolling brawler based on Shaun of the Dead This piece by Aled Lewis will be featured in the Gallery1988 “Crazy 4 Cult” show opening in…

The New Rise of the Triad Already Has the Best Bugs (And Some Good Improvements)

Interceptor Entertainment’s Rise of the Triad reboot will and does evoke an immense sense of nostalgia when you start playing it. From the moment you see the old Apogee logo come onto the screen, it’s almost as if you’re wearing slap bracelets and playing with Pogs all over again. And then the double bass drums…

Microsoft Finally Admits There Will Be A Next Xbox

After dodging many, many questions about the Xbox 360’s successor, Microsoft has finally confirmed what we’ve all known for years: there will be another Xbox. Windows Live general manager Brian Hall mentioned the new console to The Verge in a podcast last week “We did this- we’ve had Hotmail for- and operated Hotmail for about…

A Night of Deadly Improv in Dishonored

Improvisation is a word normally associated with jazz and comedy. You are presented with a situation, it changes, and you adapt. You start out with a key and a tempo or an audience suggestion and a scene but you end up with something different by the end through key changes, an unexpected turn of phrase,…

If Mario Were a Mexican Jumping Bean, This Would Be His Game

Imagine that you are playing Super Mario Bros 3. Now imagine that instead of Mario, you are a Mexican jumping bean. With a tiny little sombrero. And you have a quest. Bean’s Quest, in fact. This determined little bean was not always a legume. He once was a man, on a picnic with his girlfriend,…

We Should Be Calling The Designer of These Games Some Kind of Genius

You probably don’t know his name. And you might have ignored his games. But Luke Schneider deserves your respect. And your money. Schneider’s turned out more than a dozen games in two years, a feat that’s impressive no matter what you think of his output. And that output from his RadianGames studio has been very,…

6 Helpful Tips To Make Slender Less Scary

Have you played Slender yet? It’s fairly simple, which is part of why it’s so terrifying. YouTube user DMJared put together six tips to make the Slenderman slightly less frightening. Some are more successful than others. How to Make Slender Not Scary [YouTube via Reddit]