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On Thursday, Get Monument Valley

It’s been a rough few weeks for mobile gaming, with stuff like ratings scamsand cloning scandals sapping people’s faith in the platform to delivery quality content. How nice it is, then, to sit down and play Monument Valley. I got the game on iPad last night, and haven’t been able to put it down. A…

The Horror Of Spending 33 Hours Trapped On An Airplane

Gizmodo Australia’s Luke Hopewell was on a flight from New York to Hong Kong the other day. It should have been a long, but comfortable trip. Instead, it became something out of a survival story. The flight from hell Having made 99% of the trip just fine, storms over Hong Kong meant the flight couldn’t…

Murder, She Gamed: I just know a lot of you are longstanding Jessica Fletcher fans. I’m equally sure that you all know about the 1993 episode of Murder, She Wrote where the intrepid author entered a virtual reality apparatus not entirely unlike the Oculus Rift and, while solving a murder, wrote her own VR game.…

The Problems With A Video Game Reality Show Contract

Yesterday, the game developers community talked about GAME_JAM, a failed reality TV show about game jams. It fell apart for a variety of reasons, all better explained by the links in this article. This blog describes my part of the story, a minor part as I perceived it from the periphery, and includes some important…

How To Play Goat Simulator’s Secret Mini Games

How can a goat play video games? Listen, I don’t know. It’s better if we don’t dwell on things like that, because the point is, you can play a bunch of mini games in Goat Simulator if you know where to look. Perhaps you’ve come across “Flappy Goat,” while playing Goat Simulator—it’s a Flappy Bird…

​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…

‘Making Games Is Easy. Belonging Is Hard’

I am acutely aware of the fact that my heart is beating. Hard. Deirdra Kiai, sole creator of adventure game Dominique Pamplemousse, has briefly paused between thunderous bellows of their #1ReasonToBe GDC panel speech and the room is pin-drop silent. Am I scared? I think I might be scared. The atmosphere of the room is…

Homestar Runner Actually Updated Today. Wow.

This is not an April Fool’s prank. Or well: the reason the site updated is because of April Fools, sure, but the point is, I’m not pulling your leg. Homestar Runner has updated for the first time in three years. HOORAY. The update runs with the idea that people have been pestering Homestar Runner about…

Minecraft + Tron = Light Bikes

YouTuber Rob Plays That Game takes a look at a Minecraft minigame that puts you in a Tron-style motorcycle deathmatch. Minecraft Mini-Games Ep 12 [YouTube]

If Final Fantasy Battles Were Actually Dance-Offs

Using attack moves and magic is so boring. Why not get down and dance it out instead? Now that would make for an interesting battle! Mike Song is back with a Final Fantasy themed choreography, and it’s fantastic to watch—it even has nice little touches like having the dancers do idle animations of sorts: Here’s…

The Greatest (Fake) World Of Warcraft Patch Notes Ever Written

“The Love is in the Air quest ‘Crushing the Crown’ has been renamed ‘Crushing the Candy’. Bring it.” Oh how I adore you, annual fake World of Warcraft patch notes. Each year Blizzard’s WoW team celebrate April Fools’ Day by releasing a set of brilliant funny fake patch notes, poking fun at their players, current…

The Princess Zelda Statue I’ve Been Waiting For

First 4 Figures has produced some amazing pieces in its The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess line — the Link on Epona statue is gorgeous, and themassive Ganondorf is the centerpiece of my gaming statue collection — but there’s been something missing, until now. Finally, we have Princess Zelda. So wise and regal and just…

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…

The Ten Best Bosses In Pokémon

The Elite Four, as we all know, is the final challenge every Pokémon trainer has to face at the end of a game. But after six generations, we’ve seen a ton of Elite Four trainers and champions—and some of these are definitely better than others. Here’s TheJWittz‘s picks for the best Elite Four trainers, a…

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…

Everything Wrong With The Captain America Movie Only Takes 12 Minutes?

With Captain America: Not A Condensed Origin Story hitting theaters later this week, it’s time to reflect on all the things the first movie got wrong. Or jut skim over them, because 12 minutes is way too short. Cinema Sins, you slackers. I’m not saying Captain America: The First Avenger was a horrible film; I…

Too Bad These Condoms Aren’t Real

Frankly, I’m surprised that nerdy condoms like this don’t actually exist. Not because I want to use them or anything, but because I’m sure that someone hilariously would. Hell, they could probably work as a dorky conversation starter or something. Or ruin the mood completely, depending on who is involved, I guess. The condom designs…

Elder Scrolls Online Imperial Edition, Futurama, New Humble [Deals]

Lock up your copy of the PS4 and One versions of the Elder Scrolls Online: Imperial Edition before they go out of stock again. The Elder Scrolls Online: Imperial Edition [PS4] | Back in stock The Elder Scrolls Online: Imperial Edition [One] | Back in stock The Elder Scrolls Online: Imperial Edition with early access…

Today’s Best And Worst April Fools’ Jokes In Gaming

It’s April 1st on the Internet, which means a non-stop barrage of goofs, gags, and pranks. Some are funny; others are… misguided. We’re rounding them up for you right here. (We’ll be updating this roundup all day, so keep it bookmarked for the best and worst of April Fools 2014.) Nester Added To Smash Bros.…

Transformers‘ Rock Icon Channels The ’80s With “Thunder In Your Heart”

After years spent trying to update his sound, Stan “The Touch” Bush finally realizes that he was born to create ’80s rock, no matter the decade. Horrible CG Transformers do battle to the tune of “Thunder in Your Heart.” This is the music Stan was born to make. He does not need to try and…