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The Next Batman Game Is Arkham Knight

UPDATE (10:36am): It’s official—WB has announced Arkham Knight via this month’s Game Informer. The game will feature a big open-world Gotham (supposedly bigger than Arkham City’s); familiar Batman villains Scarecrow, Penguin, Two-Face, and Harley Quinn; and a driveable Batmobile. Arkham Knight will be out for PC, Xbox One, and PS4 later this year. If you…

HBO Go finally hits PS3 today! Wonderful news for those of us who want to watch HBO on a console without shelling out for Xbox Live Gold. Let the True Detective marathons begin.

Peggle 2 launches on Xbox 360 on May 7, Popcap said this morning. This version of the game will add a multiplayer Duel Mode.

Here’s a rather useful visual guide to DayZ play styles by JamesBlakesCat, using portraits from a similar game, Inna Woods. No matter how you play, you’re going to get killed for a can of beans (except if you are a murderous hobo.) A visual guide to play styles for beginners [JamesBlakesCat, via r/dayz] Dayshot is…

Vega From Street Fighter is Useless Without His Claw

Pete Holmes is back with his latest series, portraying characters from Street Fighter as complete idiots, and this time it’s Vega’s turn. I didn’t know he was such a cry-baby! Street Fighter Red Tape: Vega [Pete Holmes, YouTube] To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]

“Cumulative PS4 sales have now surpassed six million units worldwide,” SCEA Marketing VP John Koller writes in an official blog post. The PlayStation 4 launched in Japan on February 22, with 370,000 systems being sold in just over a week, according to Sony.

Blonde Twins Play Harry Potter Music on Harps, Frolic in a Forest

How about some mellow? Let’s do mellow. Here we have a lovely performance of “Hedwig’s Theme” from the Harry Potter soundtrack, presented by Harp Twins Camille and Kennerly Kitt. And if you’re in the mood for even more mellow, check out the twins’ other videos below: Blonde Twins Playing A Metallica Cover On Harps While…

The Perils Of Writing Video Games

Rhianna Pratchett is best known around these parts as someone who writes video games, but what does that actually entail? It sure is different to sitting down and writing, say, a screenplay, or novel. In a long postover on The Escapist’s forums, Pratchett has gone into fascinating detail on her past as a games writer,…

15-Year Development On An MMO Comes To An End

Even if you’ve never played it, you’ve probably heard of Asheron’s Call. A pioneering MMORPG, it’s been around for over 15 years now. And while it’ll still be around for a few more to come, AC’s developers have announced that they’re ceasing work on the game. I know, I know. It’s probably news to you…

The signs and advertisements in the Titanfall commercial are subtle Easter eggs.

Thieves Break Into Double Fine HQ, Nobody Likes Them

Most stories coming out of Double Fine are the type to make you smile, but here’s one to make you shake your fist like a cranky old-timer. Last month, thieves broke into the studio, and amongst the stuff they stole were some…duffel bags. It’s resulted in a raft of security improvements, including wooden golf club…

Samus gifs.

2014’s Best Trailer Is Already Here

And there’s not an expensive cinematic sequence in sight. This is the trailer for Crawl, an indie action/RPG that’s coming to Steam. It has two things going for it. The first is that trailer. It’s just gameplay. Instructions. Vincent Price meets Mike Mignola meets Electric Wizard. It’s fantastic. That narration. Ungh. The second, though, is…

Dark Souls is in everything now. In this cool piece over at Kill Screen, author Chris Breault talks to a handful of game developers about how From Software’s seminal action-RPG has infected and influenced their games.

More Seemingly Impossible GTA V Stunts

YouTuber RedKeyMon is back with more crazy GTA motorcycle stunts. One in particular stands out — landing his motorcycle on a moving plane. The video has a pretty long build-up, but finishes with one of the coolest tricks I’ve seen in GTA V, so take a look! The Amazing Stuntman 3 [YouTube]

A Reddit AMA with Valve boss Gabe Newell, scheduled for today, never actually went down. It’s instead happening tomorrow at 2pm Pacific Time. Tomorrow is 4/3. Half-Life 4: Episode 3 confirmed.

​Now You Can Live Out Jurassic Park‘s Hacking Scene

“Ah ah ah, you didn’t say the magic word!” Stupid Dennis Nedry, you ruined everything. You also became an indelible part of Jurassic Park canon, with your annoying error message shutting down Samuel L. Jackson as he tried to regain control of the island. Thanks to programmer Tully Robinson‘s “Jurassic Systems,” now you can play…

Business Card Plays Tetris. Never Be Unemployed Again.

Lots of people have business cards, but most cards are unfortunately kind of forgettable. Not this business card, though—this one is more likely to be a time sink, thanks to the playable Tetris it features. Watch it in action: The card belongs to Kevin Bates, and it can be played for up to ten hours.…

​State of Decay‘s Military-Themed DLC Sounds Good To Me

I’m a big fan of State of Decay, the little zombie game that could. I didn’t get into it until a few months after it came out, but it quickly became one of my favorite games of 2013. We’re finally getting a bona fide expansion, and it sounds cool. Late last week Undead Labs shared…

What Happens When Your Limbs Fall Asleep

Having risen from countless couch (or bathroom) gaming sensations to find my arms or legs assaulted by a million pins and needles, I am very interested in knowing what the hell is going on when my body parts fall asleep. Here’s DNews with the sweet science. Nerves and I don’t get along. Having suffered from…