One of the Hardest, Meanest Indie Games Ever Gets a More Physical Edition

There’s a reason most indie games come out digitally. All that printing and packing and shipping costs a whole lot of money. And while the convenience of downloadable titles is nice, sometimes you want a physical memento of a game you really love. Edmund McMillen knows how you feel. The game-maker’s The Binding of Isaac…

It Takes Eight Separate Teams To Keep Guild Wars 2 Ticking Along Post-Launch

For an MMORPG like Guild Wars 2, getting the game launched is just a small fraction of its development. The team needs not only to keep developing new content as time goes by, but also to be able to address bugs, security concerns, and balance in existing content as the game evolves. So how does…

Before There Was Angry Birds: Star Wars, There Was Fanmade Angry Birds: Star Wars

Angry Birds: Star Wars doesn’t look half bad! I really like the art style, and if this game adds as many neat new features as Angry Birds Space did a few months ago, it should be really interesting. Now that the crazy crossover is official, it seems like a good time to remember that almost…

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Watch All Of Final Fantasy VII In Just Five Minutes

Brought to you by Dan Hobart, the man who cut abridged versions of Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana, and quite a few other Super Nintendo games, here’s all of Final Fantasy VII in five minutes. In case you feel like getting all nostalgic and wistful but you don’t have time to play Square’s classic RPG…

Latest Study To Look At Violent Video Games Claims They Make Teenagers More Aggressive

The battle over whether and how violent media damage the youth of the world who consume them continues apace. Today’s study adds fuel to the argument that yes, violent games are bad for kids. There is a link between increases in physical aggression over time and playing aggressive video games, a team of researchers has…

Can You Figure Out How Much This Game Really Costs?

Good news: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment chose today to reveal how much their December 4 MOBA/DOTA-style Guardians of Middle-Earth game will cost. (The game is like League of Legends but with Lord of the Rings characters. Got it?) Not so good news: You’ll have to read very closely and will still have to be an…

Two Weird New Games Are Coming To Vita Very Soon

Believe it or not, the PlayStation Vita has been quietly picking up steam this fall. Two new Vita games from Japan with weird premises and even weirder titles—Dokuro and Orgarhythm—are coming to the U.S. within the next couple of weeks. First up is Dokuro (pictured above). Out October 16 for $20 on PSN, it’s a…

Eight Game Reviewers Leap Out Of The Shadows To Set Their Sights on Dishonored

Dishonored isn’t available until tomorrow, but reviews for the stealth-action title appeared far and wide today. Reviewers seemed mixed over whether the story writers were too busy hiding in shadows to pay attention to the tale’s conclusion, but seem unanimously agreed on one thing. Stepping into the shoes of an assassin hell-bent on revenge may…

These Eurogamer Expo Cosplayers Know How To Have Fun

I love cosplay. Some people are really, really talented at it. But there’s something special about video montages. Maybe it’s that you can play music in the background to set the mood. Or because of those pretty camera swoops that give you the full expanse of each person’s cosplay. But really, it’s probably because videos…

Borderlands 2‘s Mechromancer Class Skill Tree Is Now Available For You To Tinker With

Gearbox finally revealed the tinkerable skill tree for the upcoming Mechromancer class. Go play! The DLC will be available on October 16th, but you can learn more about the noob-friendly and hardcore-friendly skill trees that make her quite the versatile character class. Personally, I’m just excited for the robot companion!

Darrell Lea Soft Eating Liquorice: The Snacktaku Review

In America, when most people think liquorice they think Twizzlers. When someone offers me licorice and then hands me a Twizzler I want to strangle them with a piece of Darrell Lea Soft Eating Liquorice, but it’s far too pliant and delicious to take a human life. I’ve prided myself on not writing a Snacktaku…

The Dorkly Weekly: There is Absolutely No Reason to Reinstate XCOM, You Guys

Aliens? Come on, guys. No one actually believes aliens are coming to kill all of you humans, with your multitudinous genitalia. I mean really, it’s called XCOM: Enemy Unknown—that’s uncertainty right there. Probably just weather balloons. With lasers. For more sick and twisted video game comedy, follow the link to Dorkly.com

My Dear Pony is Too Horrible for You to Play, So I Did

Being in a very pony receptive mood this morning, PlayPink.com‘s email about a new game called My Dear Pony was not nearly as ignored as it should have been. Don’t watch the video if you don’t want to spoil the ending. And that happened.

The Snacktaku Slider: Arby’s Roast Beef-ish Sandwich

In our first Snacktaku Slider we covered breakfast with syrup-infused muffins. Now it’s time to explore what those amazing food photographers can do with a little off-color roast beef. I spent a year working for Arby’s when I was 18, using my natural charm and the fact that I had no business whatsoever working in…

Tuesday is Officially Ridiculous, Because There Is Yet Another Cool Game Coming Out Tomorrow

It is now official: October 9, 2012 is the new May 15, 2012. May 15 was the day we got Max Payne 3 and Diablo III. October 9? The world will receive Dishonored and X-COM: Enemy Unknown, both of which are incredible (see? see?). AND there will be a new episode of the acclaimed Walking…

Capcom Cites “Technical Reasons” Why Resident Evil 6 Contains On-Disc DLC

It’s been a rough year for Capcom with on-disc DLC. Fans angry about unavailable, locked content included on their discs at launch have been vocally criticizing the publisher for the practice. After outrage about on-disc DLC included with Street Fighter X Tekken, Capcom said they would be re-evaluating the practice. Players found it more than…

The Best Ways I Killed People In Dishonored

Call it morbid, call it gruesome, call it what you will. But murdering corrupt guards in creative ways is one of the most satisfying things you can do in Dishonored, the triumphant stealth-action game that hits store shelves tomorrow. While playing the game over the past week or so, I killed enemies in quite a…

Apps Plus Toys: Apptivity Batman and Cut the Rope

I love gaming apps, and I love toys. This week I’m taking a look at gaming apps that employ physical toys to enhance the play experience, starting with a look at Mattel’s Apptivity Batman and Cut the Rope games. Let’s play with toys! The Apptivity line sees Mattel bringing the full force of its children’s…

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