Below you can find a livestream with new gameplay for The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, straight from the developers. It’ll last thirty minutes to an hour.

A Game Creator’s Argument For Only Letting You Play As A Boy

From what I’ve seen of it, The Puppeteer is a delightful upcoming PlayStation 3 game starring a boy in a cartoon play. Its creative director, Gavin Moore, doesn’t believe players should have the option of playing as a girl in his game. “Why do we want girls to play girls and why do we want…

This Fallout Film Is So Fantastic, You Might Mistake It As Official

Fallout Nuka Break—Red Star is no ordinary Fallout fan film. It’s a fan film that had “creative input” from Fallout developers such as Tim Cain and Chris Avellone—so it’s no wonder that it’s damned fantastic. You’ve got a little bit of everything here—from iconic armor, to traders, caps and even super mutants. It’s pretty clear…

Is…Is That A Threat?

Professor Sycamore Introduces Five New Pokemon And More For X And Y

Who are those five Pokemon? Let’s ask Professor Augustine Sycamore, the latest in a long line of tree-named Professors, making his debut in Pokemon X and Pokemon Y this October. Hit the jump for new gym leaders, Team Flare, and an all-new gameplay vid. He speaks for the trees, the good Professor Sycamore, the mentor…

It Was A Gift, You Bastard

Yeah, this item belongs to Tank AFTER I GAVE IT TO HIM AS A GIFT.

That’s a nice way of saying, “Congratulations you have no social life”

This Feels Like A Lose-Lose Deal For Me

How is that even a good deal? I literally just met you, and all you’ve done so far is ask me to play dumb games where I give up my things in exchange for a few bells. DON’T YOU KNOW I AM A PRO BEETLE CATCHER. I DON’T NEED YOUR DAMN BELLS.

I Hate Pelly

I hate you, Pelly. What do you mean, “Nice try”?? It can’t just have been that I assumed another day passing might mean a new gift is available for me? It has to be that I’m trying to game the system somehow? Oh you’ll assume it was an honest mistake, huh? Didn’t you just accuse…

A Catchy Musical Tribute To The Steam Summer Sale

After all the fancy Photoshopped images and animated gifs tributing Valve’s annual Summer Sale, the Internet finally got a catchy, well-produced song. It’s made by Temp0, who’s mostly known for his StarCraft II music videos, but after listening to this he really should continue to expand his repertoire. The song is more or less about…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: pyramidheadcrab muses over what a gaming version of Mt. Rushmore would look like, notgoodforyou offers some suggestions for games that should be on the Vita and etchedchamp explains getting hooked on Animal Crossing

The Movie Might Be Good, But You Can Skip The Pacific Rim Video Game

The Pacific Rim mobile game could never be anything other than an Infinity Blade-style swipe-fighter. Oh there were other game formats that would have worked just fine. Imagine a visual novel adventure with hand-drawn 2D battles between titanic robots and immense aliens, or maybe a Puzzle Fighter-esque game with a dual-sided board, to allow two…

Jailed League of Legends Player: “It’s Been Blown Out of Proportion”

Justin Carter, the League of Legends player who made a sarcastic comment on Facebook that landed him in jail, is currently free on bail thanks to a generous anonymous donation of $500,000. Today, Carter spoke with CNN about his case. He laments making the comment on Facebook, and warns that people should be careful of…

Rovio is teasing a new Angry Birds game announcement for Monday with a somewhat telling image. Looks like Angry Birds: Star Wars is taking on the prequels. I dread the coming of Jar Jar Bird.

Why You Should Play Bad Video Games

I still remember the first bad game that really burned me. The year was 2002. I was wearing out my copy of Dead or Alive 3 on the Xbox, and Jann Lee was my combatant of choice. I was a huge martial arts movie fan, and Lee’s silky-smooth combinations, flowing mannerisms and high-pitched shouts were…

Graphic artist Olly Moss visualized what hunting season would look like with Red Dead Redemption‘s John Marston and Trevor, the psycho character from Grand Theft Auto V. They’re both smiling, but deep inside it would probably be a tough ride for Marston. Update: As the man himself points out in the comments, this is not…

The Evangelion Manga Is Finally Over, and What a Ride It Was

After nineteen years and fourteen volumes, the Neon Genesis Evangelion manga finally came to an end this past week. During that time there have been an Evangelion anime series, five films, tons of games, and even numerous other manga. Yet, after all that, it remains entertaining enough to stand on its own. Good – Changes…

The Smelliest, Stickiest Pokémon Food Money Can Buy

In Japanese supermarkets, it’s not uncommon to see Pokémon branded food. Usually, it’s regular food, but with a Pocket Monster label slapped on it. There’s one Pokémon food, however, that currently stands out. And boy, it stinks. This is Pokémon branded nattou. Nattou (納豆) is made from fermented beans. It’s a slimy food that, if…

Korean TV Commercials To Delight, Amaze, and Baffle

Japan doesn’t have a monopoly on interesting and unusual commercials. Neighbouring South Korea has its fair share of peculiar ads. Some of them, like the RoboCop one, are classics. Others, you might not have seen. Have a look. (And yes, the last ad is Japanese.) CrusaderCast [YouTube] To contact the author of this post, write…

God of War: Ascension just received a new 1v1 PvP game mode called “Bout of Honor” via the free 1.09 update. Also included are four new multiplayer maps designed specifically for Bout of Honor, and one extra four-player map, Whirlpool of Alecto. [Via Polygon.]