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I Wish All Video Games Had Premises This Good

A good video game can get a lot of mileage out of its premise. Lots of games sell themselves on some sort of gameplay hook: It’s a stealth game… and you can fly! But how about old-school adventure games? They’re all story. To hook you, they’ve gotta start strong. Broken Age, the new game from…

If The X-Men Starred In Mad Men

Sure, the advertising world is a cutthroat place—but nothing a group of mutants can’t handle just fine according to Union Pool. Eat it, Sterling Cooper Draper Price! Granted…I’m not sure Logan is as smooth as Don Draper, but that’s probably okay. Don is a jerk. Mad X-Men: EP 102: Tvoovies [Union Pool]

Good morning, Crono! Check out this nifty re-creation of the Chrono Trigger SNES box art by The Lando Bros. They say it took about 3 years to complete, and that they left Marle’s fire off because A) her fire spell is difficult to get right and B) she actually uses water spells in the game.

Zelda Producer On Majora’s Mask Remake: ‘Ha Ha Ha Ha’

“Please write that I laughed,” Zelda bossman Eiji Aonuma told IGN during a recent interview when asked whether Nintendo plans to remake The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask. “Don’t make it sound like I laughed because I was troubled or inconvenienced or put out. I don’t want them to read anything into it. But if…

You Will Believe In Browser-Based Games After Playing Card Hunter

Assembled by a magical gathering of collectible card and video game talent, Card Hunter is a truly unique of deck building and tabletop role-playing that no fan of either should miss — and since it’s browser-based and free, no fan has to. We live in an amazing time, my friends. When the likes of Richard…

Siri who? Looks like Microsoft is working on its own version of Siri, and it’s codenamed “Cortana.” (Via The Verge)

Jeopardy Video Game Question Is… Weird

Oh dear, Alex Trebek. Why did you ask a group of children that question? For starters, it’s incredibly obscure. Would kids really know about the Katamari games? And then there’s your phrasing, which is just kinda, well, off G0d, those kids look so confused. (Clip via Jeopardy) To contact the author of this post, write…

We’ve Got A Wild Theory About The New Harry Potter Movie

Today, JK Rowling revealed that she’s going to be writing the screenplay for some new movies set in the Harry Potter universe. They’ll star a gentleman named Newt Scamander, author of the Hogwarts textbook “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.” Well, we’ve got a theory about this Scamander fellow. When our own Jason Schreier…

They Helped Make Assassin’s Creed Great. Then They Left to Go Indie.

You’ve got a successful game design career that’s wound up with millions of people all over the world playing and loving something that you made. Not to mention all the poutine that you can eat. Why would you leave that? Let two guys in lab coats who used to work at Ubisoft tell you why.…

The Metro: Last Light Developer DLC pack features a fully-stocked shooting range, an AI battle arena, and a museum filled with the game’s characters and creatures. There’s also a solo mission filled with spiders, so screw that. The pack will release September 17 for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. You can read about it…

Nintendo Reached Out to Bring a Beautiful Samurai Pop-Up Game to Wii U

Once upon a time, it felt like Nintendo was giving independent game developers a bit of a cold shoulder. But times have changed and the folks at the House of Mario have been bringing more and more indie games to their platforms. The latest one? A gorgeous touchscreen fable set in feudal Japan that looks…

Nothing Sells A Game Like A Woman Covered In Cow Dung

You probably shouldn’t watch this. Not if you don’t want to be struck by the irresistible urge to fly to England and purchase a copy of Harvest Moon: A New Beginning, one of the few defenses against being showered with cow poop. At least that’s what I’m taking away from the advertisement. We can argue…

Moneysaver: New Humble Weekly, Saints Row IV, Papo & Yo, Monitors

Hot on the heels of yesterday’s Humble Bundle 9 is a new Humble Weekly featuring retro shooters including System Shock 2 and Duke Nukem 3D. Once you grab those we’ve got discounts on Saints Row IV on the consoles, Skyrim Legendary on the 360, and Papo & Yo on the PC, as well as good…

Well, This Is The Weirdest Game Trailer I’ve Seen In A While

Yes, this new Stanley Parable trailer is more or less a game-trailer version of The Stanley Parable itself. It’s also a whole lot of fun. It’s also appropriate, given the nature of the game itself. The Stanley Parable is coming soon to PC in a full, final version. But if you’d like, you can play…

Grand Theft Auto V‘s Map Versus Major Cities

We already know GTA V‘s map is pretty massive. But the meaning of that kind of adjective can be pretty difficult to gauge based on how you actually judge size metrics. As always, be prepared for spoilers of the land variety. If you don’t feel like checking out Grand Theft Auto V‘s map before the…

What Assassin’s Creed IV Will Look Like On PS4 and Xbox One

Once the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 drop, I imagine that many early adopters will ask themselves one question over and over again during the first year: do I buy new games on current-gen consoles, or next-gen consoles? And, welp. If what you’re looking for is stuff like prettier foliage and weather effects, then a…

“Let Mega Man be Mega Man, and let Beck be Beck.” Over at The Gameological Society, John Teti talks about why he’s excited but also saddened about Mighty No. 9 and how it invokes the Mega Man legacy

Check Out Ten iOS 7 Features That Will Make Everything Better

After months of drooling over flat icons and clean lines, I’ve finally gotten my hands on iOS 7. Let’s take a look at ten fresh features of the revamped operating system, from essential changes to the just plain neat. For instance, the new default wallpaper is an illusion. Ooooo. 1. The New Default Wallpaper Is…

Come For The Awful Interview, Stay For The Shiny New Infamous Footage

“Meet my friend,” [newscaster points at Kratos’ thigh] “‘God of War!’” Wait, don’t close the player! If you gird your loins, you’ll see gameplay footage of Infamous: Second Son. And, thank God, the game looks great. Yes, even when you allow for the fact that this segment is aimed at people who don’t live and…

JK Rowling Is Making More Harry Potter, Because Of Course She Is

Did you really expect the Harry Potter movies to end at eight? JK Rowling has just announced that she’s launching another franchise in the world of Harry Potter, and although it won’t feature the scarred wizard, it will be transmedia: films, video games, the works. The new series is called Fantastic Beasts And Where To…