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Dead MMO’s World Could Live On as an Explorable Relic, says Developer

Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning closed down on Wednesday when the licensing agreement Electronic Arts had with Games Workshop ended. A developer who worked on the game says there is a way to preserve its world in a kind of museum-exhibit way, should EA choose to release it. Andrew Meggs, who was the lead client…

Ah, So Lara Croft: Reflections Is A Card Game. Great.

Back in March of this year, Square Enix trademarked the name Lara Croft: Reflections. Some speculated it would be a 3DS or PlayStation Vita game. Nope, it’s a free-to-play card battler. Lara Croft: Reflections is in testing right now in Austraila and New Zealand, so anyone with an account in those regions can download it…

‘I Know A Gangster When I See One,’ Says Angry Street Batman

Who knows what set off this Times Square performer dressed up as the Dark Knight? But it takes a team-up with two Spider-Men to ensure that this Batman doesn’t go all Death in the Family on the dude he’s arguing with. Warning: contains language that may be considered NSFW. The rage-filled rant that Batman goes…

The 13 Most Popular Video Games Of 2013, As Purchased By You

We’ve come to the end of another great year in gaming, and we at the Commerce Team can’t think of a better way to celebrate than by looking back at the games our readers chose to treat themselves to. There are some no-brainers and some big surprises, and we can’t wait to see how next…

The official high-capacity battery for the Wii U GamePad is now available in the U.S. The $32 part increases the GamePad’s battery life from between three and five hours to a luxurious eight. For a solution that doesn’t involve unscrewing the GamePad, there’s always the Nyko Uboost.

The Creepiest Legend of Zelda Character Gets His Own Live Action Movie

Here’s an early Christmas present for Legend of Zelda fans: a live-action preamble to the story of Majora’s Mask, giving the backstory of the Skull Kid who stole it, fell under its spell, and emerged as the principal antagonist of the game. Majora’s Mask Live Action: The Skull Kid was written, directed, produced and edited…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Amongst Yourselves, our reader-written blog: Souls lets us in on how Assassin’s Creed IV made him cry. FoolProofAdam talks about how spoiling The Last of Us made it an even better experience. And Cill Bosby sings the praises of The Knights of the Old Republic Don’t forget that you can…

How Street Fighter‘s Ryu Changed Over The Years

26 years of Street Fighter means a lot of change in graphics and art direction, and what a better way to show this than a huge gallery of the series’ main character, Ryu. Here’s EventHubs‘ visual trip from a simplier 1987 to a detailed present day: The Visual History of Ryu in Street Fighter, Vs.…

Tomb Raider Makes An Excellent Argument For iOS Controllers

Last week, Square Enix quietly released the original Tomb Raider for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. You can almost see the game through the haze of virtual controls. Might be time for a gamepad. Gamepad support, recently introduced to the platform with iOS 7, is likely why we’re seeing the original Tomb Raider being…

A StarCraft II mod, based on the popular Carbot Animation series? Yes please. That’s something many of us would put on their Christmas wishlist. And I’m pretty sure no one could resist picking Zerg and massing those cute zerglings in the pic above. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of…

93-Year-Old Chinese Man Poses Nude For Art

Ninety-three year-old Li is more than meets the eye. Li has worked a myriad of jobs, from making rat poison to collecting garbage, also volunteering for the army. But now, Li’s famous for his latest job: working as a semi-nude model. First appearing on Chinese image board TTmop, Li’s story is an interesting one. Originally…

Doom, as a Third-Person Shooter, with Resident Evil Characters

Wow. Just… wow. There are no words. This is Doom: The Mercenaries, developed by a modder called DooMero. Basically, it lets you play Doom in a third-person view, controlling either one of five Resident Evil 4 characters: Leon Kennedy, Albert Wesker, Jack Krauser, Ada Wong, or HUNK. The mod is out and playable right now,…

4.7 Million Stolen Passwords, Turned Into Fancy Books

Forgot Your Password? is an eight-volume set of light reading by artist Aram Bartholl. Inside those eight volumes you’ll find every single Linkedin password that was stolen then leaked online last year. All 4.7 million of them. Not that Aram stole them. They were just easy enough to find that he found them and had…

A Very NSFW Xbox One Christmas

Reader Andy thought he was performing a pretty typical search on his Xbox One. It’s the holiday season, so he wanted to search for some Christmas music. He did not getwhat he was expecting. I’m picturing a very happy family, all gathered around the tree, some Bing Crosby playing softly in the background. Father says…

The Terrible Commercial Nintendo Had To Make

Nintendo’s advertising has been woefulfor some time now, but as bad as this particular clip is, at least it’s finally doing it’s job. It spends two minutes telling you over and over THIS IS A BRAND NEW SYSTEM, YOU SHOULD TOTALLY BUY IT. The only way it could be any more blunt is if Reggie…

The Most Incredible PC Case Mod I’ve Ever Seen

Pardon the hyperbole, but boy, this is something else. Designer Hiroto Ikeuchi calls his PC the “secret base”. Most PC casemods are content with using some paint, maybe some basic custom cases. Ikeuchi’s is more like a work of art. Wired sayshis PC is inspired by stuff like Gundam and Macross. No matter where you…

Auctions of eight Capcom Cup tournament edition fight sticks—awarded only to top finishers of the tournament last week—haveso far raised $18,000 for relief to the Phillippines in its recovery from Typhoon Haiyan. Four more auctions close tomorrow, and will raise at least $6,300 more.

Problem Gaming: When You Take Five iPads Into The Shower

“I hate my job,” George Yao told The New York Times. After moving across the country to a tiny apartment, to a city where he had no friends, he found an outlet in Clash of Clans. Then Yao found himself standing in the shower with five iPads—individually bagged—struggling to preserve his No. 1 ranking in…

Nine Years Later, Latin America’s Leagues Keep MVP Baseball Alive

We are nearing the 10-year anniversary of the licensing deal that killed MVP Baseball, yet still the game lives on—on PC, even—thanks to “MVP Caribe,” a celebration of Latin American baseball that just published its seventh “total conversion” mod. “MVP Caribe,” the work of a team of modders from across Latin America, replaces teams in…

Cops Say Man Broke Baby’s Leg When Diaper Change Interrupted His Game

A Florida man is in jail without bond after authorities say he broke a one-month-old child’s leg when he was interrupted from a video game to change the infant’s diaper. Paul Lejeunesse, 20, of Citrus County Fla. faces a charge of aggravated child abuse and, according to a report filed by child protection authorities, appears…