First DayZ Screenshots Are…Well, There’s No Zombies

The upcoming standalone version of DayZ, currently a mod for military sim ArmA II, won’t look too different from the original. As you’ll see from these screenshots, the first released for the project. There’s no people. No zombies. No buses. Just empty buildings, which look a lot like those already found in the game, albeit…

It Ain’t “The Greatest Event In Television History,” But It Is Pretty Funny

Even I, a person who has never seen Simon & Simon a single time, got a kick out of this incredibly elaborate shot-for-shot remake of the opening credits. Created as a goof for Adult Swim, it stars Paul Rudd, Mad Men‘s Jon Hamm and Parks & Recreation‘s Adam Scott, and, well… it’s kind of hard…

Play Halo 4 Early, Get Banned From Xbox Live. Forever.

With Halo 4 not out until the first week of November, the fact people are playing it now—and getting banned from Xbox Live for doing so—all but confirms the suspicion that copies of the game have been leaked According to a report on MCV, Xbox Live users found playing the game are being given permanent…

EA has addressed gamer complaints after this weekend’s screw-up. Anyone who submitted a survey will receive the coupon.

5 Ways Dishonored Shines On PC

In a season of outstanding PC ports, each new game has begun to arrive accompanied by the same question: Will this one kick ass on PC, as well? Arkane’s Dishonored is fantastic. It’s also rooted in what some would call a holy triumvirate of of PC gaming: Deus Ex, Thief and Half-Life 2. It stands…

In A World Full of Fantastic Fictions to Try, Guild Wars 2 Players Remain Fixated On Humans

Guild Wars, the first game, didn’t offer a whole array of character races for players to choose from. Players were always human, even while free to play with variations on appearance. And it seems that Guild Wars players who got used to their looks have brought that bias with them into Guild Wars 2 GW2,…

The Game Is Called Dudebro. That’s Pretty Much All You Need To Know.

Actually, the full name of this game is Dudebro™ – My Shit Is Fucked Up So I Got to Shoot/Slice You II: It’s Straight-Up Dawg Time. Yes. It’s a PC game that’s been in development for some time by some folks from NeoGAF as well as Grimoire Assembly Forge. It’s a parody of all the…

This Player Is Insanely Good At Stringing Dishonored Attacks Together

Dishonored spoilers follow in video. Ok ok, I know earlier today I said I love to play games stealthy. And then I showed you guys a video of Corvo showing the guards of Dunwall who makes the decisions around here. Forceful decisions. Ones that result in many deaths. But this sequence of deaths might be…

What Dr. Horrible Can Teach Nerds (And Everyone Else) About Love

Does anyone represent the trials and tribulations of the modern day nerd quite as much as Dr. Horrible? He wants what we all want: to build a fairer, more just and equitable society. To be recognized and valued for his gifts and contributions to the world at large. To get through the day without being…

This Is What A Legendary Diablo III Light Show Looks Like

Via tipster Andrew M., here’s a Tristam light show chock full o’ legendary items. Brought to you by the latest Diablo III patch.

Zynga Sues Former CityVille Director For Stealing Trade Secrets When He Left

Zynga filed a lawsuit Friday against Alan Patmore, former general manager of CityVille, alleging that Patmore stole trade secrets and confidential information when he left the company. As VentureBeat and others report, Patmore left Zynga on August 16 of this year. Court documents filed in the California Superior Court in San Francisco claim that immediately…

The My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Video Game Screenshots are Here!

It’s is absolutely ridiculous how excited I got when I saw an email in my inbox from Gameloft with the subject line “New My Little Pony screens”. I’ve built villages on my iPhone. I’ve played character-driven mini-games on my Android tablet. These are not new things. I have not, however, built my own Ponyville, nor…

Aubrey Norris Writes The Best Press Releases In Video Gaming. Here’s Proof.

Every day, many, many PR people send us very boring press releases. And then there’s Aubrey Norris, PR rep for Deep Silver. Her press release e-mails are masterpieces. They succeed because they actually make me want to read them through to the end. Even when they’re not entirely about Dead Island. Really, no one else…

Two More Key Developers Leave BioShock Infinite

Two more developers have left Irrational Games, makers of BioShock Infinite. According to LinkedIn, Artificial intelligence lead Don Norbury and combat design director Clint Bundrick are the latest to depart the Boston-based company. The changes to their LinkedIn pages were first spotted by Superannuation. (Who, incidentally, shares a lot of that kind of scoopery in…

Pop-Tarts: The Snacktaku Review

The Pop-Tart was originally created as a way to capitalize on fancy new dog food foil freshness technology. True story. In the early 1960s, Post created a method of wrapping dog food in foil, preserving its freshness without the need for refrigeration and effectively ending hilarious primitive sitcom dog food eating gags. Looking to expand…

There May Not Be a Haystack Big Enough To Break a 24-Mile Leap of Faith

Felix Baumgartner’s record-setting leap from the very edge of space, on Sunday, was dazzling. But as one post at 9gag points out, Baumgartner is far from the first man to take a leap of faith with an uncertain landing. Personally, the image makes me envision a whole team of haystack-carriers swarming over New Mexico, running…

The Dorkly Weekly: An Incredibly NSFW Interpretation of Mortal Kombat‘s “Finish Him”

Oh come on, you’ve thought it too. In case you missed it in the headline, this video might be a little bit unsafe for most workplaces. “Come on, boss! It’s not like he actually puts the metal penis in his mouth!” is not an argument anyone wants to have to put forth in an exit…

The GameCube Controller Lives On in the Hands of Fake Gamers

Next month’s release of the Wii U marks the end of the GameCube’s distinctive controller as a method for manipulating Nintendo games, but the color-coded buttons and sticks will always remain a method for making well-dressed attractive people look as if they are playing video games and not just smiling vacantly into a camera. It’s…

Here’s The Novel That Will Change How People Think About Video Games

What do people really know about how video games get made? Sure, today’s players know that games get designed, drawn, produced and tested. That’s more than their forebears. Still, the idea of what drives people to make games—other than the fact that it seems like a fun thing to do—remains one that continues to feel…

My Best Guesses For This Scribblenauts Tease Involve Nintendo Characters. Yours?

This image for the 3DS/WiiU-exclusive Scribblenauts Unlimited was teased by GameStop today. Who are they graying out? My first guess regarding the silhouette on the right: Epona, from Zelda. And on the left? Isn’t that Princess Peach’s crown? I guess she’s with Mario and Luigi. Or I’m completely wrong. Thoughts? Photoshops?