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The Video Game “Lean” Continues Its Console Invasion

Say you’re coming up on a corner in a hallway. There might be some guys on the other side who. I don’t know want to shoot you. What do you do? Put your entire body around the corner really quick just to see what’s over there? Of course you don’t. You peek your head around…

Dress Your Xbox One And PS4 Up Like Respectable Game Consoles

Ah, that’s much better. Now where do I put my money? Lovingly crafted by the fine folks at houseofgrafix (thanks, Paciano!), these NES-flavored skins transform your boring black boxes into actual video game consoles. They’re so pretty you’ll want to blow them to clear the dust from the contacts before inserting your cartridges. I can’t…

Steam Machine Prototype Looks Like A Whiter PS4

Engadgethas the first look at iBuyPower’s prototype for a Steam Machine PC, which is due to be released in 2014. It looks nothing like a PC, instead taking a page out of the Guide To Designing Home Video Game Consoles There are two variants, with a “light bar” that seems to be able to change…

Show Us Your Game Console Setup

Over the last couple of weeks, lots of people have added one or even two new gaming consoles to the space under their TVs. As a result, some reorganization has been required. Where the hell are we supposed to fit all these black boxes? Today seemed like a good day to ask you all to…

The lovely turn-based RPG Festival of Magic, which was showcased at PAX Prime a few months ago, is now on Kickstarter. They’re asking for $250,000.

​If Only The Xbox One Were Actually This Tiny

The Xbox One is not a small console. In fact, it’s the biggest console currently in my entertainment center. But what if it were tiny? No, I mean really tiny. This 3D-printed Xbox One model comes from Dave Nunez, who has made several other very cool 3D-printed gaming console models in the past. If you…

A Year In, The Wii U Is Still Not a Must-Own

Slowly improving but not yet great, the Wii U is still not a must-own console. Consider this the one-year-later update to my review of a console that I thought I’d be telling you was mandatory by now. The good news for people interested in getting a Wii U—or for people who already have one—is that…

Sandy Hook Killer’s Video Gaming Obsession: Not What You’d Expect

If Adam Lanza—the shooter responsible for last year’s Sandy Hook Elementary School Massacre—had a video gaming obsession, it appears to be Dance Dance Revolution, according to a comprehensive final report the state of Connecticut released today about the mass killing. From data recovered from a GPS device his mother had given him, which recorded his…

Xbox One Has The Best Error Messages

Via Twitterer @getB3NT, behold the greatest error message on any video game console. “Because of your past behavior, you can’t Xbox Live Gold is required to use Skype for Xbox One.” (Note: @getB3NT says you get that error message if you swear in a private Skype call, but I just spent like five minutes cursing…

Remember the developers who are famed for being ripped off? Someone made a game about that: now you too can rip off Vlambeer games (like Ridiculous Fishing) and get away with it. Heh.

A New Doctor Who Game, Just In Time For A New Doctor

At this point, between this past weekend’s 50th Anniversary special and the upcoming regeneration of the 11th (or 12th) Doctor, my Doctor Who excitement level is so high I don’t care that this week’s mobile game release looks like Puzzle & Doctors. Doctor Who: Legacy, developed by Tiny Rebel Games and Seed Studios, looks a…

Valve Announces Steam Reviews

Valve is launching a crowd-sourced review system on Steam, and it’ll let you give ratings to any game in your library on the PC distribution network. The beta goes live today You’ll also be able to rate other peoples’ reviews, like you can on networks like Amazon. Presumably this will work better than the infamously…

Six Things You Might Not Know About The PS1

You might think you know everything there is to know about the PS1, but I bet there’s at least one thing in this video by Vsauce3 that you find new or surprising. And if not, there’s always the NES factoids video to check out—it’s full of equally curious factoids! The Xbox has gotta be next,…

Stock Up On Next-Gen Games And Classic Board Games [Deals]

There are physical games, and then there are physical games. In addition to a long list of current-gen, next-gen, and movie and TV discounts for you today, Amazon is also running a buy one, get one 50% off promo on board games including Ticket to Ride and Catan. [Amazon] From Up On Poppy Hill [Blu-ray/DVD]…

The Average Price of a PS4 Sold on eBay is $425. So Far.

Though major retailers have been cleaned out of their launch-day stock, and supply is expected to be tightly manipulated through the holiday shopping season, the gray market has seen brisk business for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and unlike past console launches, prices have not been alarmingly out-of-hand. While there are numerous eBay listings for…

What’s Next For the Xbox One

Microsoft considered delaying some Xbox One launch games and even holding Halo 4 for their new console before committing to last week’s unusually diverse and rich day-one Xbox One line-up, the company’s head of game development told Kotaku. And now Microsoft is planning to give early adopters a lot more to play—earlier than they did…

Proof That ​Star Wars‘ Death Star Design Looks Great Anywhere

You know, before it got blown up, the Death Star sported some pretty eye-catching aesthetics. Sure, it stood for the total oppression of intergalactic freedom but The Empire’s ominous architecture would look cool in your home, wouldn’t it? Damn straight it would. When a client wanted to create the ultimate sci-fi-inspired home theater, studio Tom…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Amongst Yourselves, our reader-written blog: GiantBoyDetective aggregates critical reaction to the exclusive games for the Wii U , PS4 and Xbox One to see whose only-on line-up was the best. Raw Danger critiques the plot of Batman: Arkham Origins, finding a little too much familiarity in the Dark Knight’s latest…

Should you play Tearaway or The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds? Why not both? TDZDaily.com‘s video game editor Derrick Dover used Tearaway‘s character editing tools to bring two of the year’s best portable games together as one. I’d play the heck out of The Legend of Tearaway: Iota’s Awakening.

There’s A New Final Fantasy Out Today, And You Should Stay Far Away

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years hits iOS and Android today, and while it’s not as egregiously offensive as some other games in the once-beloved series (like the microtransaction machine All The Bravest), it is a terrible game and you should stay away. I wrote a little bit about The After Years last year, so…