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In Batman: Arkham Origins, Barbara Gordon Isn’t Batgirl… Yet

That’s Jim Gordon’s daughter up there. Man, let’s hope this means you’ll eventually be able to play as Batgirl. The folks making Batman: Arkham Origins have already said that Batgirl won’t be a playable character in the upcoming prequel’s multiplayer: Batgirl won’t be playable, nor did I see any female characters for the thugs. When…

Amnesia Makers Tease Hard Sci-Fi Game Featuring A Freaky Computer

How freaky is the freaky computer? Well… watch this video all the way to the end. It’s around a six or seven out of ten on the freakiness scale, I’d say. Frictional Games, makers of the first Amnesia game The Dark Descent (and publisher of The Chinese Room’s sequel, A Machine for Pigs) have been…

If Breaking Bad’s Ending Played Out How Fans Wanted It To

Breaking Bad has an ending—maybe you’ve watched it? And maybe that ending played out the way you thought it would. Or maybe you had your own ending in mind…perhaps something more like these fan-servicey endings created by CollegeHumor? Obviously, if you haven’t watched the ending of Breaking Bad, I’d steer clear of watching this video!…

New Destiny Trailer Shows Off Spectacular Next-Gen Goodness

Here’s the latest trailer for Activision’s upcoming MMO/shooter, Destiny. This one’s set on the moon, and is designed to introduce us to one of the game’s enemy races, “The Hive.” Apparently the moon is going to be a centerpiece for Destiny—the shtick is that you play as a “Guardian” of the Earth, set out to…

Deals: X-Files, Arkham Origins, Alien(s), Gaming Keyboard, The Hobbit

It’s a multimedia Moneysaver with deals on DVD’s, Blu-rays, Audiobooks, and of course, games, as well as a very important announcement: Announcing our Black Friday Coverage This year we’ll be taking everything we’ve learned putting together Moneysaver, Dealzmodo, and Dealhacker and putting it to work in bringing you the best Black Friday and Cyber Monday…

GaymerX, the con that focuses on queer geek culture, will return next year on July 11-13th. Held in the Intercontinental Hotel in downtown SF, it’ll also be home to a wedding for that Portal proposal couple we featured this year. You can read more details here, and buy tickets here. Full disclosure: some of the…

Indie Sci-Fi RPG Looks Pretty Great

If you’re into JRPGs, here’s a game to keep an eye on: Cosmic Star Heroine, a new sci-fi indie from the folks behind Cthulhu Saves The World and the last two Penny Arcade RPGs. Those folks, Zeboyd Games, have just launched a Kickstarter for their newest project, which they describe as a turn-based sci-fi RPG…

Fans Seem to be Waiting for Big-Name Sports to Launch on New Consoles

The third of three sports titles releasing on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 at launch arrived on shelves today—NBA 2K14—but if reviews and sales figures for its peers are any indication, fans appear to be waiting for the next console generation before they buy the sports titles closing out this one. If at all.…

Grand Theft Auto Online Makes A Superb Second Impression

I gave Grand Theft Auto Online a chance to make a second impression this morning by spamming on the “retry” button. I had to. The first impression at 7am wasn’t so hot. Server woes and all that. But I wasn’t going to let Rockstar Games’ overburdened online infrastructure keep me from trying this game out.…

You Can Never Have Too Much Sniper Elite

The only thing more satisfying than nailing a difficult sniper shot in a video game is an entire video game based around difficult sniper shots. Rebellion and 505 Games are bringing Sniper Elite 3 to consoles and PC in 2014. An enhanced X-Ray Kill-Cam, fresh environments, an all-new story and more of an open-world sandbox…

Vikings are the next pirates. The Nordic follow-up to medieval melee simulator War of the Roses, Fatshark’s War of the Vikings is now available for early access on Steam.

You Want Old-School Final Fantasy? Get This Game.

This is Bravely Default, a role-playing game for 3DS that will be out for North America in the first quarter of 2014. It’s Final Fantasy with a different name. Check out a new trailer above.

Kirby is Getting a New Game Next Year on 3DS

Kirby returns to the 3DS with a side-scrolling platformer in 2014, said Nintendo at the end of today’s Nintendo Direct. You can see the cuddly devourer in this teaser for the as-yet unnamed game.

Oh Wow, The Next Zelda Will Be Totally Different

No linear dungeon progression in The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds—instead of getting items as you go through the world, you’ll be able to buy items in one big shop and traverse between dungeons in an order of your choice, according to Nintendo. Video above. Bizarre, right? And fascinating. I can’t wait to…

Wear Link’s Snazzy Shirt in Animal Crossing Right Now

Screw municipal management. Nothing matters in Animal Crossing as much as what you’re wearing. So it’s exciting that there’s a new top Legend of Zelda-themed top coming to New Leaf today. Starting today, you can grab the top by scanning the QR Code you see right here.

The demo for Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney—Dual Destinies on 3DS will be available for download from the eShop after today’s Nintendo Direct. The game launches Oct. 24.

Super Mario 3D World is a Smorgasboard of Fun New Power-Ups

Cat Mario is Nintendo’s ploy to dominate the internet. Think about it. The internet loves Mario. It also loves cats, especially when they’re doing funny things. So, the feline power-up that Nintendo’s iconic plumber gets in Super Mario 3D World should be prime raw material for GIF creation. And if that doesn’t work, all the…

The first Pikmin 3 paid DLC mission pack will be available today for $1.99. A game update will also show the top global scores for each level in the game. Hooray for high scores!

The Wii U Gamepad Gets a Horizontal Stand with Wii Party U

A horizontal stand for the Wii U gamepad will be included with Wii Party U when the game launches at the end of the month. The stand will make it easier to play one of the title’s mini-games. In this morning’s Nintendo Direct, a group dance game was shown in which the Wii U gamepad…

Sonic Is Back In The Next Super Smash Bros.

Not exactly a surprise, but nice to know nonetheless: Sega’s blue hedgehog will return in the next Smash Bros. game, which comes out next year for 3DS and Wii U. Video above. For more on the next entry in Nintendo’s mascot fighting series, check out my in-depth interview with designer Masahiro Sakurai