One Easy Tip For Playing Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII

I might not have recommended Lightning Returns, but I’m not going to let those grabbing the game anyway enter the fray unarmed. Though it goes against the hardcore role-playing game fan’s pride, I’d highly recommend playing the game on Easy Mode first. Boo! Hiss! Easy mode is for newbies and communists! Sure it is, but…

Study Suggests iPad Gaming Makes People Feel Like Throwing Up

Researchers at the University of Minnesota say they’ve found a link between motion sickness and iPad gaming. The fact they played Gameloft’s Call of Duty clone,Modern Combat is delightful to me, but the game itself isn’t what makes people queasy. It’s how games are played on the tablet in general. In the study, half of…

Flappy Bird Creator Says He Pulled Game Because It was ‘Addictive’

Dong Nguyen, creator of the sensationally popular and excruciatingly difficult mobile game Flappy Bird, removed his game from Apple and Android marketplaces this weekend because he was distressed that people were becoming addicted to it, he told a reporter in his native Vietnam this week. “Flappy Bird was designed to play in a few minutes…

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Here’s the latest trailer for Dying Light, Techland’s upcoming free-running-slash-zombie-apocalypse simulator. As the accompanying blog post from the game’s producer explains, this one lets us take a closer look at the setting and story behind all the zombie-bashing. Dig in!

No Army Can Stop The Battlefield 4 Train

Trains are just unstoppable these days. Just think about Grand Theft Auto V, or in this case, Golmud Railway in Battlefield 4. You can line up anything in front of them, they won’t do anything but break the laws of physics. I love how some of the players are just parachuting onto the moving train,…

The Xbox One’s February Upgrades Seem Nice, But March’s Are Better

An “early March” system update for the Xbox One will bring some popular multiplayer features from the Xbox 360 with the intention of improving the multiplayer experience in advance of the launch of Respawn’s exclusive, multiplayer-only Titanfall, according to Xbox product chief Marc Whitten. Those updates will be coupled with some improved stereo headphone support.…

Tiger & Bunny: The Rising Is an Average Epilogue to a Great Series

Tiger & Bunny: The Rising is the newest film in the Tiger & Bunny series, which features a world where superheroes and reality TV have come together to make fighting crime a popular game show. And while the series was unique and enjoyable from start to finish, this theatrical adventure is only marginally above average.…

Slugcat Pups Are Adorable

I want one Slugcat pups, of course, come from Rain World, the gorgeously-animated sci-fi survival-platformer. They were shown off properly for the first time in a new trailer which, in turn, was part of the latest update to the game’s Kickstarter project. Take a look: The campaign itself is nearing its end, with some pretty…

The Best Way to Beat Chrono Trigger’s Lavos? Epic Rock Music.

An idyllic scene, for sure, but Lavos is sleeping beneath the planet’s crust, gathering energy in this very moment. A couple thousand years, and he will emerge, raining destruction upon our world… luckily, we have Warialasky to save us The YouTuber trio is here with yet another visual-musical guide, this time to the universe of…

Snow Pikachu Evolves into a Macho Hunk

Aw, snow Pikachu is so cute! So small. And now, let’s see what he looks like in his evolved snow type. Yikes! This muscle-bound Pikamacho comes courtesy of Japanese Twitter user Haadoken. So, thank him for that. I guess? Here are some more strapping snow sculptures from Haadoken: ハードケン [HK2899] To contact the author of…

Cat Heads Make Gay Anime Love Scene Hilarious

Late last year, the people over at Manga Entertainment started putting out a series of animated shorts where they take a clip of an anime and replace the characters’ heads (and sometimes bodies) with those of cats. The latest of these “ANIMEOW” videos uses footage from homosexual love story anime Junjo Romantica—and really makes for…

Arrested Development meets Mass Effect. Simple, but I can’t stop smiling.

Attack On Titan Figures Aren’t Safe For Giant Mouths

Armin, you are a giant wuss. But your Figma is fantastic. Coming after more, ahem, notable characters like Mikasa and Captain Levi, this latest Attack on Titan entry in the best action figure line on the planet captures everything you’d want from Eren’s cry-baby pal: namely the moppish hair and silly faces. He’s available for…