Oniken, part platformer and part eighties homage, is coming to Steam on Wednesday. The Steam version will include a few upgrades to the original game, like updated graphics, leaderboards, achievements, and a new super difficult Hardcore mode. Plenty of retro goodness in the latest trailer above.

South Park RPG Trailers Show off Mr. Hankey, Ginger Zombie Nazi Plague

Overnight, Ubisoft released three new trailers for South Park: The Stick of Truth. And… that’s all you really need to know, actually. Let’s dig in! First, we have a TV spot. Perfect for increasing hype levels. Oh, and before you check, there are actually no new videos on the website. That reminder is just there…

Oh, Just a JPop Group Covering The Beastie Boys’ “Sabotage”

Here’s Akihabara-based idol group Dempa Gumi Inc. covering the 1994 classic “Sabotage.” Nothing more, nothing less! Courtesy of Japanator, you can listen to a short version of their cover here. Or, you can see them performing the tune in concert—something they’ve done for a while now and something that will never cease to surprise. If…

“Octodad was a fun, fascinating example of humour tinged with tragedy—a tragedy many people won’t see, of course, which is fair—but one that resonated with me greatly.” Starbound writer Ashton Raze, in a Telegraph article on how playing Octodad: Dadliest Catch reminded him of his own medical condition.

Young Chinese Woman Spun Around for Four Hours

At the recent Spring Festival Gala in China, 15 year-old Wei Caiqi served as “Time Girl” and spun around. A bunch. Days before the gala was broadcasted, it was announced in the Chinese press that Wei would spin for four hours and start spinning faster as the Chinese New Year approached. And, well, that’s what…

Indie RPG Wants To Change The Way You Fight Monsters

Cradle is promising to be “an open-world adventure”. Built using CryEngine 3. I think this one is for you, PC gamers. Of course, it’s easy to make big promises while your game’s still in development. And it’s easy to have a game looking good when there aren’t any characters on the screen. The combat system…

The Invisible Woman

Siobhan Reddy, Studio Director at Media Molecule, Qantas Australian Woman of the year, one of the 100 most powerful women in Britain as named by the BBC. Former resident of Sydney. Former writer of complaint letters to Australian TV. Seller of Doc Martens. Lover of dogs. Loser of mobile phones. She is also invisible. “I…

At Least The Super Bowl Had One Good Moment: Jack Bauer

Today’s Super Bowl was brutal to watch, even if you’re a Seahawks fan (okay, maybe not if you’re a Seahawks fan)—but at least there was one moment worth watching: Jack Bauer’s first TV appearance since 2010, in this new teaser for 24: Live Another Day Yep, the new Snake is returning to the role that…

A Broken Super Bowl Is Way More Fun Than The Real Thing

The real Super Bowl is going to be played between two teams of professional athletes. This Super Bowl featured a team of genetically-engineered supermen and a team of pencil-legged children. The results were not pretty. Concluding his excellent “Breaking Madden” series, in which he’s tried to do all kinds of horrible things to EA’s sports…

Zachary Quinto, better known as Spock in J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek reboots, is signed on for Agent 47, the reboot of Hitman on the big screen. No word on what role he’ll take. Rupert Friend is taking the place of Paul Walker, who was supposed to have played 47 before his death in a car…

When You Have to Hide Your Identity to Make a Video Game

Usually, it’s the characters in the video games themselves that have the code names. Agent 47. Solid Snake. The Illusive Man. But, here in real life, a young Iranian artist working on a game has fled his homeland and hides his identity, all so he can do the thing he’s always dreamed of. He’s going…

The Week in Games: Back in Business with Bravely Default

We now return to our regularly scheduled The Week in Games, now that we have enough titles to properly justify discussing an upcoming week for them. Key releases are Bravely Default on 3DS, the latest episode of The Wolf Among Us, and The LEGO Movie Video Game doing a Full Ginsburg on all eight (8)…

Modders Keep College Basketball Alive with ‘March Madness 2K14’ on PC

College basketball as a video game died long before the lawsuits that killed NCAA Football could do the job. A little more than a year ago, 2K Sports finally pulled the plug on the servers for College Hoops 2K8, the means through which most folks shared rosters reflecting the current year. But there still are…