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A New Look at the Next Smash Bros Game

The House of Mario’s showing off the next entry of its all-star brawler franchise at Comic-Con right now. And, can we just say, new addition Rosalina looks crazy. Nintendo’s streaming Smash today and the segment up top focuses on the Wii U version. The show doesn’t really start until 26:15 but offers a great look…

Let’s Talk About Final Fantasy VI

Welcome to the Summer of Old JRPGs, where we’re playing classic role-playing games and talking about them every week. Check out the full schedule here Are you playing Final Fantasy VI this month? Does it hold up well? Do you still get emotional over the adventures of Celes and Kefka? I’m planning a big ol’…

​A Lovely Look Back at America’s Biggest Fighting Game Tournament

EVO 2014 is gone but not forgotten. And it was filled with amazing happenings like Louffy’s improbable winstreak with Rose and Justin Wong’s insane Marvel vs. Capcom comeback. Here’s how it looked to the people who were lucky enough to go to see the best duke it out in Las Vegas. For the last few…

The Best Games Convention I’ve Been To May Soon Be No More

We’re in San Francisco club called Stud, and there are people in fur suits everywhere. Colored lights and crashing beats flash like fireworks in a thunderstorm. Everyone is sweaty and drunk, but most of all they’re happy. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you GaymerX, my favorite game convention—and also maybe the last of its kind.…

Crytek UK Has Finally Been Paid, Sources Say

After months of missed paychecks and walk-outs, the staff of Homefront developer Crytek UK were finally paid this week, according to two people familiar with the company. It’s a welcome bit of news for employees who were worried they might never see what they were owed in full. This comes in the wake of a…

Video Game Lets You Drive From Miami To L.A. In 40 Minutes, Seamlessly

We’ve seen games that let you run from one end of a huge, real city to another. But Ubisoft’s The Crew promises an altogether more impressive spectacle: one smooth drive from Miami Beach to the beaches of Los Angeles. Take a look. The footage above was captured and uploaded by YouTube user Birds AT (and…

Deals: Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD Remix, Marvel Cinematic Universe, PS+

Announced yesterday, the Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD Remix Limited Edition features an exclusive pin, and your preorder gets you the limited edition at no additional cost. [Kingdom Hearts 2.5] Six films and a Tesseract. $130 today. [Marvel Cinematic Universe] 75 years of Batman, one hardcover book. $24 [Batman: A Celebration of 75 Years] .gif via…

​Destiny Glitch Lets You Grab As Much Loot as You Can Carry

Been feeling broke in the beta for Bungie’s new game? Don’t worry. There’s a glitch that lets you access loads of Glimmer, as long as you’re willing to do a lot of running back and forth. PS4 player Jason Betthauser figured a ‘loot looping’ exploit on the Forgotten Shores part of the game. The glitch…

Hearthstone‘s New Add-On Makes A Great Game Greater

Mario Kart is a blast and the Destiny beta is everywhere, but the one multiplayer game that’s made the most impact on me is Hearthstone, a video game about the power of zoos. Really, Blizzard’s digital card game is one of the best games of the year—it’s addictive, accessible, and full of moments that seem…

A Salute To The Rock, The Most Wonderfully Absurd Actor In Hollywood

Dwayne Johnson. Better known as The Rock. Dwayne, “The Rock,” Johnson. Need I say more? I know: I don’t. The Rock speaks for himself, often in the third person. But I’m going to anyway. Because Hercules is finally upon us. I don’t even need to see the whole movie to tell you it’s going to…

Plastic Man Will Probably Be My Favorite Thing About Lego Batman 3

Let’s be real here: including Plastic Man in any Lego video game should break the whole damn thing. He’s Plastic Man! He can transform into almost anything! Even Lego bricks! I already knew that Plastic Man was coming in the new outer-space-themed Lego Batman game. But seeing him transform into a plane in the new…

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Gaming archives online?

Friend just emailed me this: Hey man — I was wondering: is there a repository somewhere online that contains game features (in interactive or design document form) that were ultimately removed from the final shipped game? Figured you might know about something like this. I’ve never heard of such a thing, but it sounds like…

Hyrule Warriors Looks Like Zelda On Steroids

We’ve got a new Hyrule Warriors trailer recently, with (mostly) Ocarina of Time and Twilight Princess characters looking vicious and pulling off some really crazy, unexpected moves. Even the most innocent ones like Agitha are now doing xtreme multi-kills. But it just looks so awesome. Even in gif form: Here’s Link, pulling out the Master…

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor will be out a bit earlier than expected—the upcoming action game just got bumped up a week to September 30 (PS4, PS3, 360, Xbox One) and October 2 (PC). Between this, Dragon Age, and Battlefield, it’s like everyone’s trying to avoid October!

“The Rock Does Not Answer To You”

WHY DOES HE KEEP REFERRING TO HIMSELF IN THE THIRD PERSON?!?!

It’s 2014 And GTA IV Looks Better Than Ever

Version 3.0 of Grand Theft Auto IV‘s ever-popular iCEnhancer graphics mod is finally out and downloadable for all. It is, predictably, gorgeous. I can’t wait to see what these folks end up doing with the PC version of GTA V My favorite part? The plant. It really is the little things. The new version just…

Play League Of Legends With Mecha

One of two wallpapers showing off the League of Legends mecha: From the official site: Participate in Project: MECHA with Mecha Malphite and Mecha Aatrox, available now in the League of Legends store for 1350 RP each (on sale for 975 RP through July 28). You can also acquire the MECHA Ward and Icon for…

Now that’s a random encounter with Winnie-the-Pooh. He traveled far from Ashdown Forest to Guild Wars 2‘s Heart of the Mist. Seems like he’s buffed and ready for some PvP. Also, is that Tigger next to him in the second picture? Dreams of the Mist [Tumblr] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning,…

New Shazam Short Cartoon

I sure wish these DC Nation Shorts would be sold as a compilation—this charming new Shazam cartoon explores how an incredibly strong boy with access to the wisdom of Solomon would solve tedious math word problems. This one was written by Jim Krieg, designed by Phil Postma, and storyboarded/coloured/co-directed by Jessica Borutski. You are now…