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Everything We Know (Not Much) About Nintendo’s New Hardware

Nintendo just surprised everybody with the announcement that its working on some new hardware, codenamed “NX.” Pretty much everything about “NX” besides its codename remains a mystery, however. Lest we devolve into wild and errant speculation, let’s review what Nintendo has said publicly about its new hardware. They ‘Already Have A Clear Idea’ Of What…

You Might Not Like The Company Making Mobile Games With Nintendo

This morning Nintendo announced apartnership with Japanese company DeNA to produce games using Nintendo properties on mobile platforms. As the owner of mobile platform Mobage, DeNA is one of the most powerful names in mobile gaming, but the sort of games it’s known for won’t make traditional console gamers happy. DeNA Co., Ltd. (pronounced D.N.A.)…

Resident Evil: Revelations 2‘s Season Finale Is A Huge Disappointment

If you were hoping the episodic Resident Evil experiment would go out with a bang, I have some bad news. If you were hoping for an unsatisfying conclusion to this island story…well, that’s a weird thing to hope for. Congrats? Everything in Resident Evil: Revelations 2 has been building to reaching the mysterious tower at…

What Made Super Mario 3D World So Great

We all know Super Mario 3D World is super rad. Just how rad is it? YouTuber Mark Brown took a look at the modern classic for his semi-regular “Game Maker’s toolkit” video series, and makes a case for putting 3D World in the time-honored “totally hella rad” category. That might not be the name of…

Final Fantasy XV‘s Summon Will Blow Your Damn Mind

There are a lot of cool moments in Final Fantasy XV: Episode Duscae, the much-anticipated demo that’s finally out today for PS4 and Xbox One (alongside FF Type-0 HD) You can explore the world, take on sidequests, get to know Noctis and his merry band of bros, and spend a whole lot of time playing…

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Spidey seems kinda listless if you ask me. via YouTube Haiku To contact the author of this post, write to [email protected] or find him on Twitter at @papapishu

If you’re a cord cutter with an Xbox One, there’s good news: Sling is now available on the console. Anyone interested in messing around in Sling is in luck, too, as the company is offering a free month. You can reach the author of this post at [email protected] or on Twitter at @patrickklepek

No, This Isn’t a Long-Lost Game Boy Game

Gun boots. They’re footwear that shoot bullets or lasers when you jump. Interested? I thought you’d be. Let’s take a look at Downwell Jumping and shooting are some of the oldest, most basic actions in video games. Nailing the timing and aiming of a tricky jump or a difficult shot are amongst the most satisfying…

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Watch Me Play Final Fantasy XV, Live [UPDATE: Stream Over]

Final Fantasy XV: Episode Duscae is out today, and to celebrate, we’re throwing it up on a livestream and seeing what happens. Yep, for my first ever Twitch broadcast I’ll be running around as Noctis and crew in the much-anticipated FFXV demo, which comes alongside Final Fantasy Type-0 HD on PS4 and Xbox One. I’ll…

Battlefield Hardline Tries Real Hard Not To Be Battlefield

Battlefield Hardine is a shooter that rewards not shooting. In the single player at least. If you wondered how it would deal with the idea of a ‘bad cop’ in the current real-world climate, it turns out the solution is, ironically, to pretend it didn’t happen. (Quick note: if ever there was a game to…

What does it mean to make a game, practically all by yourself, for years and years? Why would someone use their savings and energy to push a game out into the world? This mini-documentary about the making of Gravity Ghost gives some answers and insight to those questions. Contact the author at [email protected]

The Cartoony Evolution of Batman

Artist Jeff Victor created a series of cartoon-style illustrations featuring the many faces of Batman and his main baddies from each theatrical movie. Gotta love the bad guys, they all look like troublemakers from a Genndy Tartakovsky cartoon. Here’s all versions of Batman from 1966’s early Batman movie to 2012’s The Dark Knight Rises with…

The World of Dark Souls, From The Side

Tettix first showed off his massive illustration of Dark Souls’ Lordran at the end of January, when it was still a work-in-progress—well, it no longer is. Even though the piece is complete as far as Tettix is concerned, he was quick to point out in the relevant Reddit threads (here and here) that some alterations…

Nintendo’s Next System Is Code-Named The NX

At a press conference announcing their big mobile gaming deal, Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata has also spoken briefly (and surprisingly) about Nintendo’s next piece of dedicated hardware. Seeking to put off questions that Nintendo’s future would be entirely mobile, Iwata says that Nintendo is still very much in the “dedicated video game system market”, and…

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Nintendo Will Make Smartphone Games As Part Of New Deal

Oh, don’t be upset. You knew this day would come. Nintendo announced today that the company has entered into a “business and capital alliance” with Japanese online giant DeNA. UPDATE – Nintendo also revealed that the company will remain in the “dedicated video game hardware business”, and that their next gaming platform is code-named the…

The Leviathan Is An Awesome Sci-Fi Short About A…Giant Space Whale

This is The Leviathan. It’s probably the best way you can spend four minutes of your time, at least for today. It’s by Ruairí Robinson (director of The Last Days on Mars), and is a pitch/proof of concept. One that shows, yes, the world might be ready for Moby Sky Dick. Fingers crossed this gets…

142 Beautiful Photos Of Blade Runner’s Model Cars, Buildings

I’m not kidding with that “beautiful” up there. These aren’t even photos, they’re scans of slides, and you just would not think they were taken over 30 years ago, during the making of one of the greatest science fiction films of all time. They look like they were shot yesterday, on a very expensive modern…

Sid Meier’s Starships Is Not Great

For all I know, Sid Meier’s Starships is a fantastic iPad game (and yes, it’s also available on iPad). But I don’t know, because I’ve been playing it on PC, where it kinda sucks. It’s funny how playing the same game on two systems can completely change your experience. On iPad, a game like this…