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Here’s How You’ll Be Killing Nazis in the New Wolfenstein Game

× Man, alternate reality Nazis play soccer much differently than we do here. The newest teaser for Wolfenstein: The New Order shows even more of just how terrible life would be if the Nazis won World War II. We get glimpses of the torture and detention camps that the Reich employs and a good look…

The only PSP color left, it seems, is “Piano Black.” The Japanese PlayStation site shows that that the other colors will no longer be released in the country. No word yet about outside Japan.

It’s Looking Bad For Peter Parker In The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Game

As if three movie villains weren’t enough, Electro and the Green Goblin are are joined by the ugliest Kingpin ever, bad-hair-lighting Black Cat and… is that Carnage? Yeah, Parker is screwed. Activision tried to sneak a little Carnage into the trailer, but I can smell a Cleetus a mile away. It helps that I was…

Meet The Mystery Fighter of EA Sports UFC: Bruce Lee

Lee joins the impressive roster of UFC fighters in EA’s mixed martial arts game. The character is the product of a partnership between EA Sports and Bruce Lee Enterprises, who agreed to support Lee’s inclusion with plenty of background material which, according to EA Sports, allowed them to create a highly authentic digital representation of…

How The Batmobile Works In Arkham Knight

I really wish Warner Bros. had released footage of their next Batman game, Arkham Knight, because I’d like you all to see what they’re doing with the Batmobile. It’s not quite what you’d expect, I don’t think. You can drive it, of course, which is a first for the Arkham series, screaming down the streets…

Phase 2 of Final Fantasy XIV’s PlayStation 4 beta test begins today. If you’re new to the game, you can download the client through the PlayStation Store for free. The test runs until Monday, April 7, 1AM Pacific, and characters made during this phase will be playable after the game’s April 14 launch.

J-Stars Victory VS Gets Real Old Real Fast

Goku and Naruto. Luffy and Ichigo. Jojo and Kenshiro. It’s hard not to be excited about a game where all your favorite Shonen Jump heroes battle it out. Unfortunately, while it does deliver on the fanservice, the novelty wears off painfully fast. Good – All Your Favorite Characters The Shonen Jump magazine has been churning…

Daylight, the procedurally generated horror game, has a new release date—April 29 The date was revealed in the above trailer, released by Atlus yesterday. Hope that phone’s got one of those extended batteries. In any case, nota bene, horror fans: Daylight, PS4, PC, April 29.

This Fall’s Lord Of The Rings Game Comes Out October 7

The next Lord of the Rings game, Shadows of Mordor, is out on October 7, and there’s a brand new angst-ridden trailer for you to watch. XGN got ahold of the trailer already, which you can watch above. While many previous LOTR games have stuck closely to the source material (or at least Peter Jackson’s…

​Heists Coming to GTA Online This Spring

Everyone’s been waiting for the heists—the signature criminal activities from Grand Theft Auto V‘s story mode—to come to the game’s online component. Rockstar says they’re coming this spring A post on the Rockstar Newswire lays out updates coming to the blockbuster open-world title over the next few months: Capture Creator: Coming next week, the Creator…

​Infamous: Second Son Is Getting Some Cool New Features

PlayStation 4 eye-popper Infamous: Second Son already gives players a bunch of in-game superpowers. Run up buildings, fly through the air, vanish in a puff of smoke… but what about the power to change the rotation of the earth?? That power and several others will be coming to the game (in a fashion) in an…

What’s Really Fun About Dark Souls II

It’s not just that it’s “difficult.” It’s not that it beats you down, over and over again, sometimes pushing you to the brink of frustration and frustration’s cousin: rage quitting. Dark Souls II is enjoyable because you can overcome that. Because you can be better—tougher, wiser—than the challenges it throws your way. Imagine that: tougher…

It’s Getting Pretty Intense Up In The Wolf Among Us Episode Three

Telltale Games has released the spoiler-filled trailer for A Crooked Mile, episode three of The Wolf Among Us adventure game, and man does it make me want to stop writing this and play episode two. Not only has the series done a great job of capturing the spirit of the comic book series it’s based…

Watch As One Piece and Fist of the North Star Battle It Out

New mega-crossover game J-Stars Victory Versus lets you battle as 52 different characters from across 32 different Shonen Jump series. But how exactly does it play? Check out our exclusive video to find out. J-Stars Victory VS was released on March 19. 2014, for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita in Japan. There is currently…

A History of Shonen Jump Crossover Games

Late last month saw the release of J-Stars Victory VS, a 3D fighter where characters like Goku, Luffy, Naruto, and Kenshin all battle it out. But this is not the first Shonen Jump Magazine mega-crossover game. Rather, it’s the fifth sixth. Famicom Jump: History of Heroes The first Jump crossover game was Famicom Jump: History…

The Story of the PS1, Summed In Six Minutes

Gather round the digital fire, everyone. It is time for a fascinating and educational PlayStation history lesson. Don’t worry, this won’t take long. The folks over at DYKGaming are at it again—only this time, they’re here to tell us all about the major beats of the PS1’s lifespan. In this video, you’ll learn stuff like:…

​How Infamous: Second Son Manages To Look So Good

Infamous: Second Son is the Derek Zoolander of next-gen games: It is really, really, ridiculously good-looking. To put it in technical terms, there are a hell of a lot of graphics in this game. Okay, actually, that’s not very technical. But in my largely un-technical estimation, Second Son has the best visuals I’ve seen in…

Stunning Racing Game Now Also Coming To PS4 Virtual Reality Headset

Cutting-edge virtual reality headset + cutting-edge graphics engine. Sounds like a racing fan’s cockpit dreams come true. A new post by the developers of Project Cars says that their ridiculously detailed racing game will be supporting Sony’s VR headset: Virtual reality is a perfect fit for racing games since the game world literally comes rushing…

Sources: Assassin’s Creed Comet Will Let You Play As A Templar

Last week, we told you all about Assassin’s Creed Unity, one of the two games in Ubisoft’s action-adventure series that will be out this fall. Today we’ve got some new details on the second game: Assassin’s Creed Comet As we reported last week—and Ubisoft confirmed—Unity, set during the French Revolution, will be on both PC…

Sony Announces, Doesn’t Announce The Last of Us For PS4

In the video game industry, big publishers like to stick to strict marketing plans. Unlike, say, the film world, where directors and writers will frequently talk about their goals and future projects, video game companies typically won’t discuss their plans until the PR schedule says it’s okay. This can lead to some ridiculous situations. Take…