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  World of Warcraft‘s Deck Building Game Delivers the Joy of Cards Without the Pain of Collecting

  Coming this spring from Cryptozoic Entertainment, World of Warcraft: Clash of Champions is 423 cards worth of tabletop raiding fun for two to four players in one sexy $45 box. The deck building game has saved my wallet. See, I love card games, and I love the colorful artwork and unique rules of trading card…

  By Mike Fahey Published December 1, 2011
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  Say Goodbye to Skyrim’s Majestic Backwards Flying Dragons

  They were… bizarre… while they lasted: Dragons in full flight, breathing fire, swooping, all backwards. The glitch that put some of the creatures in reverse is being fixed next week, so if you want to witness the beauty of a backwards mythical creature in the wilds of The Elder Scroll V: Skyrim, you might want…

  By Brian Crecente Published December 1, 2011
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  I Love Metal Gear, But I Don’t Want a Metal Gear Solid 5.

  I am pretty much the biggest Metal Gear Solid fan there is, and I really, really hope that Metal Gear Solid 5 doesn’t happen. Kotaku recently published Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima’s comments to Official PlayStation Magazine regarding a potential Metal Gear Solid 5–there’d “probably” be one “at some point,” the famed director said, as…

  Leigh Alexander Published December 1, 2011
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  Yoostar in MTV is Worth One Drunken Night of Playing

  It’s not everyday that three men dressed like Zach Ryder walk into your apartment at two in the morning. Drunk and looking to play some Xbox, I turned them to my awesome new copy of Yoostar in MTV. This is what came out of that night.

  By Chris Carolan Published December 1, 2011
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  Man Mods Etch-A-Sketch to Work With Nintendo Controller

  Have you ever wanted to control an Etch-A-Sketch with a Nintendo controller? Probably not, but it’s pretty awesome. Watching this video, I tried to imagine all the uses this device had, but most of them were drawing boxes. I’m sure somebody will come up with something better then that.

  By Chris Carolan Published December 1, 2011
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  NMA Turns Urinal Video Games Into a Pissing Contest Between the UK and Japan

  For once, you have to admire the restraint of the creative folks at Next Media Animation. Never ones to pass up low-hanging jokefruit, they don’t make a Wii joke in the report that covers the westward march of urinal games. NMA does offer their visions of permutations of pee-based games for women and kids, though,…

  By Evan Narcisse Published December 1, 2011
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  The Most Popular Game on iTunes Keeps Crashing on iPads, But a Fix is En Route

  Infinity Blade II, a very good game that just launched on iTunes today, is getting rave reviews from people who can get the game to run and is being pilloried for a bug that keeps crashing the game on some iPads. A solution is coming. “We’ve discovered an issue with some users who are running…

  By Stephen Totilo Published December 1, 2011
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  Starting Next Month You Will Get the Tools To Reinvent Skyrim on PC

  Starting next month computer Skyrim gamers will have access to the same development tools used by Bethesda Games Studio to make The Elder Scroll title. “We want to thank everyone reading this for playing our game and supporting all it tries to do,” according to the post on the official Bethesda Blog. “We wouldn’t have…

  By Brian Crecente Published December 1, 2011
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  Konami’s NeverDead Will Start Its Eternal Life on January 31, 2012

  Being immortal’s what you make of it. Sure, watching all your friends die and learning how to work new TV remotes every decade or so aren’t happy endeavors. But, Bryce Boltzmann’s decided to use his unkillability for fun and profit. He’s the hero of NeverDead, the third-person action title created by Shinta Nojiri who’s best…

  By Evan Narcisse Published December 1, 2011
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  Assassin’s Creed Recollection Brings Deep Card-Based Strategy Assassination to the iPad

  As promised, Ubisoft has unleashed Assassin’s Creed Recollection on the iPad just in time for the holidays, giving more strategy-minded assassins plenty of numbers and bits of artwork to screw around with. I’m just as puzzled as Stephen was when he first revealed the coming of Recollection back in October. I have absolutely no idea…

  By Mike Fahey Published December 1, 2011
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  DmC Looks Different, But Appears to Play Just Like a Devil May Cry

  The new Devil May Cry is being made halfway around the world from the studio that birthed all the others. You may have played one of the Japanese-developed DMCs. In this exclusive IGN video, watch how the new one, coming out next year from English Heavenly Sword development studio Ninja Theory plays. It sure looks…

  By Stephen Totilo Published December 1, 2011
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  This GameStop Trolling Brought to You By Best Buy

  There are certain disadvantages to locating your game-centric retail store next to a big box electronics outfit, as this lovely Best Buy sign so aptly demonstrates. It’s enough to make a guy trade in all his games for a refrigerator. It’s also a bad idea to have your corporate logo rendered in an easily accessible…

  By Mike Fahey Published December 1, 2011
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  If the New Syndicate Has to Be a First-Person Shooter, It Better Have Awesome Weapons

  The shooting might be less tactical, but that doesn’t mean it has to be less entertaining. Let’s take a look at the arsenal Starbreeze Studios has cooked up for next year’s Syndicate reboot. Sure, I’ll miss the sublime combination of shooting and real-time tactics from the Bullfrog original, but I have faith in Starbreeze Studios,…

  By Mike Fahey Published December 1, 2011
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  The Next Batman Video Game Won’t Look Like Arkham City. Here’s Why That’s A Good Thing

  When I first heard about Gotham City Impostors, this lifelong Batman fan got very nervous. Part of it comes from the way the game’s premise rubs up uncomfortably against Caped Crusader canon. “Batman doesn’t use guns!” my inner fanboy cried. (Except that he did in his earliest appearances.) “And there’s no way that he’d allow…

  By Evan Narcisse Published December 1, 2011
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  Mass Effect 3‘s Combat Looks Better, Especially the Punching

  Skip past the blah-blah-pre-order-our-game stuff in the first 110 seconds of the newest official Mass Effect developer video. You’ll find a surprisingly encouraging glimpse at Mass Effect 3‘s combat. Smarter enemies? Class-specific methods for countering those smarter enemies? Both are good improvements from the older games, but I’m partial to the display of class-specific melee…

  By Stephen Totilo Published December 1, 2011
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  Steam is Making Your Wishlist Dreams Come True This Holiday Season

  Steam has just launched the Daily Wishlist Giveaway, with ten lucky winners each day receiving the top ten games in their wishlist. Make sure your list is current, and click on the daily featured deal to be entered! [Steam]

  By Mike Fahey Published December 1, 2011
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  This Week’s Nintendo Download is So…Awww, Kitty!

  Another week, another handful of games you may or may not give a damn about coming to Nintendo’s download ready devices, including Xmas Puzzle, a WiiWare game about…oh my god it’s so fluffy! Awww, look at him, all curled up in the holly. Are you dreaming of sugarplums, my little tiger-striped friend? I just want…

  By Mike Fahey Published December 1, 2011
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  Guess Which Game Still Isn’t More Popular Than Call of Duty

  Battlefield 3 couldn’t do it and neither could Skyrim it seems, Call of Duty, two Call of Duty games actually, remain the most played games on Xbox Live for the week of Nov. 21. Yes, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim isn’t even an online game, but Major Nelson’s weekly list counts all games played on…

  By Brian Crecente Published December 1, 2011
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  What the Heck Is Resident Evil Revelations Going to Be About?

  In the trailer above, the usual plot elements that have popped up in Resident Evil games since almost the very beginning of the series show once again. You know, bioengineered terrorism, governmental response, power-mad terrorists. That kind of thing. If you need the specifics, you’re looking at main characters Jessica Sherawat and Parker Luciani—agents for…

  By Evan Narcisse Published December 1, 2011
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  “Respect Mah Authori-Tah!” New South Park RPG Coming from Fallout: New Vegas Creators

  After the surprise success of their Broadway musical The Book of Mormon, South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are looking to conquer the video game medium next. The December issue of Game Informer reveals that development’s underway for South Park: The Game, an all-new AAA RPG console title set to hit PS3 and…

  By Evan Narcisse Published December 1, 2011