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If you’d told me ten years ago that Kevin Spacey and Conan O’Brien would be trading Call of Duty jokes in 2014, over the internet no less, I’d have said, um, no they won’t be.

The Crazy Journey To Save Grim Fandango

Snazzy, beloved noir adventure game Grim Fandango is getting resurrected: better graphics, new controls, new music—the works. Not so long ago, however, the game was seemingly lost to time, and Double Fine had to go on a journey involving chains of people, stolen hard drives, and lost code to save it. Originally released on PC…

PC Version Of Call Of Duty: Advanced Warfare Launched A Little Rough

Look, PC gamers are never truly satisfied. Being a series whose bread is buttered on console, Call of Duty’s PC versions have rarely been the best examples of what the platform can do. But this year’s edition has folks a little more upset than usual. There are two big reasons for this. One is performance,…

And You Thought Nintendo Cars Were Weird. Now There Are Fighter Jets.

There was an Ace Combat game released on the 3DS a few years back. An enhanced edition is coming out soon in Japan, and this version will support Nintendo’s Amiibo figures Stick one on and you’ll get one of the coolest fighter jets you’ve ever seen. Shown in a Japanese trailer earlier today are fighters…

Our Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare review will run tomorrow morning. I know Fahey promised Wednesday, but Fahey promises a lot of things, and has a tendency to talk in third-person. That guy, I swear. Tune in bright and early tomorrow morning for his full review.

Duck Hunt’s Smash Bros. Entrance Video Is Hilarious

Leave it to Duck Hunt, the goofiest goddamn character in Super Smash Bros, to have the goofiest goddamn intro video of them all. We’ve known about Duck Hunt for months now, but today during a Nintendo Direct, the folks behind Smash officially revealed the lovable dog and his bird sidekick. Their intro video is just…

Xenoblade Chronicles X Looks Like… Um… Grand Theft Auto V?

Just what on earth is going on in this new trailer for Xenoblade Chronicles X? Did they wander into Grand Theft Auto? That’s New Los Angeles, the homebase area in Monolith’s upcoming RPG, which will be out for Wii U next year. And the game looks great. Really. The Wii U desperately needs a massive…

Splatoon, Nintendo’s oddball early-2015 four-on-four Wii U shooter, will have a singleplayer mode, too. A new trailer shows off how wonderfully bizarre it looks.

Zelda And F-Zero Come To Mario Kart 8 Next Week

As part of the latest Nintendo Direct, Nintendo just announced that Mario Kart 8‘s world-colliding DLC is coming out next week. It’s coming out on November 13, specifically. It includes Link, Tanooki Mario, and Cat Peach as playable characters and eight new levels, including ones based on F-Zero and classic Mario Karts It’ll run you…

Remember Code Name STEAM? Here’s some new footage of its tactical action—and now we have a vague release date, too. Spring 2015, for the 3DS.

Zelda: Majora’s Mask Coming To 3DS This Spring

After years of teases, it’s finally official: The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask is coming to the 3DS this spring. Nintendo announced the news this afternoon during a Nintendo Direct presentation, promising an upcoming remake of the surreal Zelda game in the style of Ocarina of Time 3DS. This comes in the wake of many,…

Watch Today’s Nintendo Direct Right Here [UPDATE]

UPDATE (5:36pm): Today’s big announcement was Majora’s Mask 3D, which will be out for 3DS this spring. We also saw new footage from Splatoon, Xenoblade Chronicles X, and the upcoming DLC for Mario Kart 8. You can watch the full 33-minute Nintendo Direct above. Original post follows: It’s just about time for the first real…

Our Watch Dogs 2 Wishlist

Last week brought news that Watch Dogs has now shipped more than nine million copies. (Not sold; game companies don’t talk about that as much). It’s another sign that Watch Dogs 2—and probably Watch Dogs 3—is inevitable. Well, Ubisoft people, if sequels will be made, we have some requests… Figure out what Watch Dogs is…

Pewdiepie Says Turning Off Comments Made Him Happier

Last we heard from YouTube’s most popular gamer, he was turning off comments in an effort find better ways to connect to his fans. Now, a couple of months later, he reports that the change was ultimately a great one. “Before I turned off my comments I think things were going downhill,” Felix ‘Pewdiepie’ Kjellberg…

PSA: ‘Fallout: Shadow of Boston’ Is A Fake

This morning, a NeoGAF member discovered that Bethesda had trademarked something called Fallout: Shadow of Boston, and of course, a host of gaming sitesrushed to echo that “news,” to the point where “Shadow of Boston” was trending on Twitter this afternoon. It’s gotten pretty widespread, so we feel like we have to debunk this. Don’t…

Fan-Made Pokémon Game Is More Exciting Than The Real Thing

Pokémon Insurgence might not be an official Pokémon game, but that doesn’t make Insurgence any less exciting. The reason? Features. Glorious, glorious features. Actual Pokémon games certainly have their share ofexciting features—the problem is that some features will only appear in a certain generation, only to then disappear in subsequent games. The upcoming Pokémon games,…

A New Look at GTA V on PS4 , Compared to PS3

Curious as to the level of visual upgrades the new-gen versions of GTA V will be getting? Here’s a taste of the improved details, reflections, and crowds coming to Rockstar’s open-world game. Some of the changes are small—not at all on the scale of something like first-person mode— like clouds in the sky or detailing…

The Disney Proper Infinity 2.0 Figures Are Here, And They’re Lovely

Now that we’ve gotten all of thatsuperhero nonsense out of the way, it’s time for the Infinity 2.0 figures that true Disney fans have been waiting for. Available starting yesterday, the Disney Infinity: Toy Box Starter Pack is a special pakcage for Disney fans who opted out of the big Marvel Super Heroes release back…

A Bleak Look at Trying to Survive in the Middle of a War

Over the course of a couple of hours with This War of Mine, I’d stolen food and medicine from an elderly couple, hidden behind a door and watched a soldier drag a young woman off with him to be raped, and stood uselessly by whilst one of the people I was supposed to be helping…

Xbox with Three Games for $379, PS4 Bundle for $380, and More Deals

Retailers aren’t waiting around for Black Friday to offer aggressive deals on the Xbox One. Today at Walmart, you can get an Assassin’s Creed Bundle with Unity and Black Flag, plus a game of your choice, for $379. [ Xbox One Assassin’s Creed Bundle and 1 Game of Your Choice, $379] Update: It’s $379 if…