Watch The Makers of SimCity Play Their New Game Live… Right About Now

Starting at 1pm ET, 10am PT folks from the Maxis studio behind The Sims 3 and next year’s very promising SimCity revival are going going to be showing off the newest stuff in their games. This is a two hour event and at some point, the Maxis folks have promised, they’re going to be playing…

Some Players Say New Borderlands 2 DLC is Erasing Their Badass Stats [UPDATE]

Players on both the 360 and PC platforms (PS3 seems to also now be available appears to not be available for download yet) are reporting bug issues with the latest patch and download necessary to play as Borderlands 2‘s latest character, Gaige According to threads on both the official Gearbox forums and Giant Bomb’s, some…

Let’s Keep Talking About Bravely Default Until Square Enix Brings It To America

We still haven’t heard a peep from Square Enix’s North American offices about Bravely Default: Flying Fairy, a lovely-looking 3DS RPG that’s out in Japan this week. Which is a real shame. I really want to play it. Yesterday, RPGLand posted an interesting interview with Bravely Default producer Tomoya Asano. It’s got a lot of…

You Can Now Download Borderlands 2‘s Mechromancer DLC

Gearbox surprised fans with an early release of the Mechromancer DLC that was originally planed for an October 16th release. But instead we get it a week early. And get it you should, because the Mechromancer is a powerful, versatile, spunky character with an amazing robotic bodyguard at her disposal But a specific time when…

My Favorite Rhythm Game Series Makes Its Stunning (and Stumbly) iPhone Debut

With DJMax Technika Tune bringing a different take on Korea’s premiere rhythm game to the PlayStation Vita later this month, fans of the original can score a heavy dose of track-based tapping with DJMax Ray on the iPhone, if they don’t mind dealing with a bit of bugginess. DJMax Ray is essentially an evolution of…

Dishonored‘s Writer Thinks That Gordon Freeman Is Creepy As Hell

Lots of reviews have compared Dishonored to Valve’s classic Half-Life 2. Both titles enjoy richly-drawn gameworlds with play mechanics that let you get creative. And they’ve both got lead characters who don’t talk. So, you’d figure that Gordon Freeman served as a model for Dishonored‘s Corvo, right? Not exactly. “I hate what Valve does with…

So Which Games Are You Getting Today?

There are lots of games out today. Lots and lots of games. Stealthy assassins, anti-alien defense squads. Kinect wizards. Lots of games! So tell us: what are you planning on getting this week? Free free to pick multiple options if you plan to get more than one game. What game are you getting today? (Ridiculous…

Before You Start…Tips For Playing Dishonored and XCOM: Enemy Unknown The Best Way

Two amazing games come out today: stealth-action-RPG Dishonored and strategy game XCOM: Enemy Unknown. Both are vastly different, but equally lovable Before you abandon all other duties because how the hell else are you going to make room during the day to play both games, read up on some tips from Jason and Luke/Kirk that…

Before You Start… Tips For Playing Dishonored The Best Way

Revenge ain’t easy. While playing Dishonored, an excellent new stealth-action game that’s out today for consoles and PC, you might find yourself face-to-face with a pack of pistol-brandishing guards or surrounded by a swarm of hungry, plague-infested rats. Or maybe you just don’t know where to go next. Whether you’re stuck in a tight spot…

I am a Dirty Diamond Dash Cheater

After noticing that a cool three million people were playing Wooga’s gem clicker Diamond Dash on Facebook, reader Juan Aponte sent along a little program he created to ‘assist’ players in achieving ridiculously high scores. I’m not going to give it out, but I’ll show you what it does. Cheating at Diamond Dash is nothing…

Hey, Crysis 3’s Multiplayer Lets You Hijack Another Player’s Mech

There’s been glimpses of Crysis 3‘s competitive online modes out there already, but this latest video gives a bit more detail on what’s in store for the sc-fi threequel. The invisible predator aspect of Hunter Mode looks fun but it looks like the mech-jacking in the Crash Site Mode might be one of the more…

Before You Start: Tips for Playing XCOM: Enemy Unknown the Best Way

Saving the world ain’t easy. It takes strategy, preparation, determination and more than a little luck. So don’t be thinking you can just fire up XCOM: Enemy Unknown and see alien corpses pile up at your feet. Go in with that attitude and the only corpses you’ll see are those of your trusted and highly…

Major Retailers Rally Behind the MOGA Android Controller Solution

Due out October 21, PowerA’s MOGA Android game controller system has caught the eye of plenty of mobile developers, but it’s also got the attention of retailers, with more that 7,000 stores prepared to carry the $49.99 device come launch day. Who’d have thought it’d be showing up at Toys ‘R’ Us? Amazon.com, BestBuy.com and…

This Animated Street Fighter Movie Isn’t Being Made in Japan

Brazilian artist Victor Hugo has quite the thing for Street Fighter, and I’ve quite the thing for his take on the fighting series, falling as it does somewhere between “next-gen fighting game” and “Hollywood animated movie”. So it’s great to see him putting that to some serious work, teaming up with an animator friend for…

Madoka Magica: Beginnings May Be Better Than the Series

Madoka Magica is an award winning anime series, famous for deconstructing the “magical girl” anime genre and turning it into something more akin to a psychological thriller. More than that though, the series is beautiful, mixing several disparate art styles to make an anime unlike any other. This past weekend, the series’ first movie, Puella…

Anime Fans These Days Are Too Damned Spoiled

When I left America seven years ago, I couldn’t even imagine the idea of free streaming video on the internet—much less free streaming anime, subtitled in English, and simulcast with the episode’s Japanese airing. So as I’ve gotten more and more back into anime, I’ve been surprised by hatred of some fans for sites like…

This Lady Appears To Be Floating

Back in 2011, photographer Natsumi Hayashi burst on the scene. Her series of photos, which she posted online as “Today’s Levitation”, made a big stir in Japan and around the world. “Dangerous jumping makes it look like you are floating,” Hayashi said in a piece Sankei Biz published this week. And that’s exactly what her…

The download version of the upcoming 3DS Animal Crossing needs 1GB of free space.

But, Can You Tell Who Kevin Butler Is? Take This Quiz and Find Out!

Above is the real deal. That’s faux Sony exec and PlayStation spokesman Kevin Butler. Actor Jerry Lambert portrays the character in the long running series of PlayStation commercials. Rather portrayed as Sony is suing him over a commercial that featured the Wii. Part of the defense in the lawsuit, it seems, is that the Kevin…

The New DJMax Really Puts The Vita’s Touch Screens to Use

The Korean-made DJMax games are some of the most popular in the PSP’s library—in addition to being some of the best music games ever made. Now, with DJMax Technika Tune, it’s coming to the Vita as well. While the PSP games use the d-pad and face buttons in the music gameplay, Technika Tune is completely…