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Dim the lights on that DualShock 4, baby, and let’s set the mood. According to Sony exec Shuhei Yoshida, you won’t be able to turn off the lightbar on the PS4’s controller completely after a firmware update in the near future but you will be able to lower the brightness of the LED.

World of Warcraft‘s Revamped Dwarf Female: No Beards

Remember that one seasonal quest in World of Warcraft, where you have to find someone playing with a dwarven female character? It took ages. Blizzard’s new render of the character model looks really good (though it would be even better with beards). It’ll hopefully spawn more of them. Now we’ve seen the new look of…

This has to be one of the most relaxing pieces of Pokémon fan-art. Inspired by ‘Twitch plays Pokémon’, mizudokei drew the main character and his Pokémon having a rest… somewhere around Pallet Town. But that’s just my guess. Here’s the image in its full glory: Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing…

New gifs from upcoming game Riot

Final Fantasy XIV Originally Failed Because of… Flowerpots

Well, that explains everything. As we all know, the first iteration of the second Final Fantasy MMORPG, released in 2010, pretty much sucked. Players were miffed, which prompted Square Enix to rework and re-release the game in 2013 as A Realm Reborn, to much better results. But what caused FFXIV to fail in the first…

The Rules of Rust Apply To Real Life: Never Trust Naked Men

This accurate real-world representation of the survival game Rust by Paddymazz points out that running around naked with a hatchet or with a stone is only a good idea in a video game. Here’s the clip. They got pretty much everything right: Airdrop – Rust [YouTube] To contact the author of this post, write to:…

“Gamers are being played [like a piano] every time you see the word SALE. This is a big psychology trick that is being used to siphon money from gamers.” Indie developer Cliff Harris, in a blog post on why discounted video games are harmful to both gamers and developers. Read his argumentsin the full post…

Real-Life Poké Puffs Look Utterly Delicious

Dear sweet heavens. Redditor shnowflake, who also manages gaming-slash-baking blog The Cake is Not a Lie, is the one responsible for these beautiful Poké Puff-shaped cupcakes. The ten cupcakes took two whole days to make, but they were reportedly very tasty. I can certainly believe that. Here are the Poké Puffs in their full glory.…

Hot Toys unveiled Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Raiden: The Metal Gear franchise has been a revolutionary series in the gaming world. One of the series’ protagonists, Raiden, has gained widespread popularity since his transformation into a cybernetic ninja. Last year, Konami has released Metal Gear Rising: Revengenace and let players take control of this amazing…

The latest glimpse of NECA’s Booker action figure.

Classic PC Series Reinvented With Female Lead

I saw a game turn up on Steam today called Heroine’s Quest. That’s funny, I thought, that sounds a lot like Hero’s Quest. Only with a female main character instead of a male. Turns out that’s exactly what it is. Heroine’s Quest is about as perfect a tribute to Sierra’s classic Quest for Glory series…

A dozen video game and science fiction wallpapers to decorate your monitor: Titanfall. Dark Souls Batman: Arkham Origins Maleficent Drowning Doom Infamous 2 Tree Swing Titanfall Firewatch Romantically Apocalyptic Assassin’s Creed IV Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes.

No Guns, Just Be An Old Dude Walkin’ Around, Exploring Stuff

Well, here’s a welcome change of pace. Spirit is, creator Holden Boyles tells Kotaku, “simply about the experience of walking peacefully through a magical ancient world, as you control an old man who has retired to a remote mountain village and just wants to explore his surroundings.” The game’s got a playable demo you can…

Tumblr devoted to photos of “white guys wearin’ Oculus Rifts“

Games Shows Are The Worst Place To Play Games

The Game Developers Conference is mostly for talks and parties, but there are still games to play. Yet despite GDC being a smaller, more casual affair than stuff like E3, it’s not exactly the ideal place to experience a creative work. As you’ll see here. Writer/artist Elizabeth Simins will be hanging out at GDC all…

Guy Claims To Be Using GameStop As His Personal Bank

Fed up with real banks, a 4chan user (I know, I know) claims to have shifted his personal finances to somewhere a little closer to home: GameStop. Now, grains of salt firmly between our teeth, his post seems equally crazy and mundane enough that such a scenario could actually be true, if you assume he…

Stop And Admire The Original Super Mario Bros. Box Art

The best examples of box art tend to be those with a timeless design. Those you can look at ten, twenty, even thirty years later and say, yup, that still looks amazing. Super Mario Bros. is one such game. These great pics by Bryan Ochalla remind us that, even with dog-eared corners, that bright yellow…

Man Accused Of Hacking League Of Legends, Selling Data For Big Bucks

21 year-old Australian man Shane Duffy stands accused of hacking into a Riot Games server, accessing player data then selling that information for thousands of dollars. Local police say that his arrest comes at the conclusion of a six-month investigation, which included assistance from the FBI. They allege Duffy used the data to sell player’s…

Dragon Age Used To Be Pretty Terrible At Twitter

For its birthday, Twitter today showed off a neat feature that lets users find their first ever Tweet. Mostly so others can revel in your embarrassment. So it is with a couple of BioWare games, as the Dragon Age team’s first tweet wasn’t exactly one for the ages. Mass Effect’s response, however, was better. If…

Sony Tech Lets You Play Games Using Your Eyes

Sony’s had some VR tech on show at this year’s GDC, but it’s also showing off some eye-tracking gear that’s just as impressive. In this clip, The Verge get some hands-on time with a special test build of the new Infamous game, and…throws some fireballs using their eyes. You’re not controlling the entire game using…