Facebook Status Wars As Street Fighter, Only More Brutal

A never-ending battle to promote yourself, now with multiplayer. Director Dennis Liuputs my constant unease with the social network in terms I can relate to. I’ve been guilty in the past of basking in new baby likes. I may have even milked the fact that they were twins, but since then I’ve maintained relative radio…

A World Map Showing Where People Are Playing Smash Bros Right Now

Here’s a cool new feature in the newest Super Smash Bros. game for 3DS: a map of the globe that shows where everyone’s playing at any given time. As you can see in the shot above, right now most Smash players are based in Japan, though that’ll likely change when the game comes out in…

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Six Wild Metal Gear Solid V Fan Theories

With TGS and a handful of new Metal Gear Solid V footage behind, Outside Xbox’s clip weaves further the web of never ending fan theories about the game’s plot and the characters’ backgrounds. All of them sound a bit crazy and compelling, but my favorite is the one that says the mute sniper Quiet is…

Spider-Man Video Games Need More Mysterio

Sure he wears a purple cape and a fishbowl on his head, but Mysterio’s special effects-based powers make for a really trippy introduction to Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes‘s Spider-Man playset. Mysterio’s made his way into plenty of Spider-Man video games — he was the main villain in the Questprobe Spidey game, after being passed…

Iron Man Looks Badass In Samurai Mech Armor

Iron Giants is a series of Iron Man art made by artist Clog Two, with Tony Stark posing in various cool Iron Man suits. Some are redesigns of already existing ones, like the War Machine, some are completely new. Here’s a few in their full glory. You can find a lot more over here Iron…

Sony: Delaying Games Is ‘The Right Call’

It’s been a year of high-profile delays. Evolve, Battlefield Hardline, The Division, Batman, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Assassin’s Creed Unity, The Order and GTA 5 on PC are just a few high profile slips on the list. Chances are: if you want it, you’re going to have to wait a bit longer. This post originally appeared…

Frogs Love Watching Worms on Smartphones

Humans like watching TV shows or movies. Maybe sports and probably pornography. Frogs? They totally dig watching worms. The videowas uploaded by YouTuber Joe Myers, who notes, “This is how frogs are entertained by watching their favorite channel.” This is how I am entertained by watching frogs watch their favorite channel. FrogTV [Joe Myers@YouTube] To…

Thank Pokémon for the Cool Transparent 2DS Handhelds

I’ve always thought the Nintendo 2DS looked, well, terrible. These new 2DS handhelds don’t. Transparent hardware is terrific-looking, and these 2DS units are no exception. According to Eurogamer, the Transparent Red and Transparent Blue 2DS handhelds will be released in Europe when Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire go on sale in late November.…

The Xbox One Will Be Out in China on September 29

After an inexplicable delay yesterday, today Microsoft announced that the Xbox One will go on sale in China on September 29. Microsoft says it will be the first game console to launch in the mainland in 14 years. “After receiving government approval for the first wave of games, we will launch with the first 10…

Sleeping Dogs Spinoff Looks, Well, Hrm

Triad Wars is a new game set in the universe of Sleeping Dogs. It is not Sleeping Dogs 2. Not even close. While it retains the open-world nature of the original, this is PC-only. And is free-to-play. Don’t say we didn’twarn you Oh well. We’ll always have Sleeping Dogs. Actually, we’ll have it again next…

Co-Op Game Puts Only One Person In An Oculus Rift

Black Hat is a co-op game with an interesting twist: two people have to work together, but one of them is wearing an Oculus Rift and the other is not. There’s a reason for this. The player wearing the headset is playing in a first-person perspective, trying to get through a maze that’s full of…