Museum Director Says Games Are Art But Shooters Aren’t Interesting

Yesterday somebody on cable news had a fairly reasonable conversation about video games as an art form. In the video above, taken from MSNBC’s The Cycle, host Touré sat down with Paola Antonelli, senior curator for the Department Architecture and Design at the MoMA, about the inclusion of video games in the museum. They talked…

Take-Two has lost its bid to retake control of an old Manhunt promotional domain that someone else had turned into a fan site, counting down to the 10th anniversary of the game’s launch on Nov. 18.

Maker of ‘Crude’ Game Trolls Apple with Reverse Striptease [Update]

Apple’s selective prudery when it comes to approving games for the iTunes store is well known. It’s still worth mocking, as one indie developer is doing—pixel by pixel. Hot Mess (pictured) is the upcoming game that Atlanta-based Secret Library can’t get approved. In the game, you play as a “malfunctioning, fire-fighting robot who mistakes the…

Another Practically Perfect Platformer For Rayman

One day Rayman will let us down again. We’ll look into those beady little eyes and feel nothing but sadness and disappointment. That day is not today. Today is a day to party with Rayman: Fiesta Run. There was a time Rayman meant nothing to me — a time before Rayman Origins. Origins established a…

Adam Orth Just Had One Of The Best Years Of His Life

It sounds impossible, and it might sound crazy to you. Adam Orth, Internet Enemy #1 this past spring—the Deal With It, always-online ex-Microsoft guy—is sizing up the past several months of pain and hurt and sounds like a man reborn. “It was a good year for me,” he says. “It was dark, in the beginning,”…

Playing Water Wars With Jason Statham Can Be Brutal

No matter how stupid that water gun looks, it looks badass in the hands of Jason Statham. He was Jimmy Fallon’s guest on yesterday’s Late Night, where they played a traditional card game—but with water and guns added. Sounds fun! Some parts are a bit uncomfortable to watch. Fallon really should have worn a black…

What will you be watching on your PlayStation 4 between games? Sony has announced the entertainment apps available on the PS4’s November 15 launch date: Amazon Instant Video, Crackle, Crunchyroll, EPIX, Hulu Plus, NBA Game Time, Netflix, NHL Center Live, Redbox Instant, VUDU and YuppTV. That cover all the bases?

Vanillaware’s Butt Monster Is One Cheeky Pun

Perhaps you’ve heard that PS Vita game Muramasa Rebirth is getting new downloadable content? It looks to be an eyeful. Note: This article contains content that some readers might find objectionable. Talking about the DLC, which is titled Muramasa Rebirth: Genroku Legends, Vanillaware’s official Twitter account tweeted out the below image earlier today: Here’s it…

One Guy Loves SNES Battle Music So Much, He’s Making More Of It

Chrono Trigger. Final Fantasy VI. Secret of Mana. All SNES classics with wonderful soundtracks. Mark Reichwein from Japan agrees, but he is taking his love for classic video game music one step further… by actually composing more of it. Reichwein is a great fan of boss battle music in particular, which is why he’s making…

Working in the Game Industry Sure Worked Out for this Dude

Hisashi Koinuma became the Vice CEO of Tecmo Koei, one of the biggest game companies in Japan. Going into the game industry worked out for him. But it was a move that his parents may have had some reservations about. In an interview with Weekly Famitsu, Koinuma recalls spending his high school days hooked on…

Smash Bros.‘ Director Doesn’t Have To Work Hard. But He Does Anyway

I don’t care what Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai does so long as he makes the next Smash Bros. Apparently, Nintendo seems to share that sentiment. But Sakurai is a man of values and does not abuse the trust that has been placed on his shoulders. Sakurai’s arm still has not healed, but that isn’t…

What the Hell Does Rhubarb Have To Do with Duke 3D?

That and many other questions will not be answered tonight by the Geekapella crew’s latest work, an a capella rendition of “Grabbag,” AKA the Duke Nukem 3D theme tune. Complete with silly dancing. We’ve featured these guys before, but this video takes the cake in terms of sheer, insane randomness as far as I’m concerned.…