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Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: What do you do when you’re excited about an upcoming video game? If you’re Stormborn, you draw an awesome picture of Mighty No. 9 protagonist Beck. Pink_Zapper_Helmet unspools a longread about The Golden Game, a mythical creation that would change how people think about the…

The Best Spot In All of ArmA III

Altis, the main island in ArmA III, is huge, but one might think it’s just a big, homogenous natural environment—nothing compared to, say, GTA V. It’s not like that at all: the map has its own share of unique locations, like this solar tower featured in YouTuber Kyle B’s video, which is perfect for a…

There’s One Major Free-To-Play Problem With Where’s My Water? 2

During an interview with Where’s My Water? creator Tim FitzRandolph last week, I found myself excited over the new direction he was taking with the first numbered sequel in the wildly popular series. Then he said the words “simple energy mechanic,” and my heart sank. At first the free-to-play sequel FitzRandolph laid out for me…

And Now, Here’s Princess Peach Kicking Some Major Ass

Nintendo released a new batch of screenshots for next year’s Super Smash Bros., featuring Mario’s damsel in distress, Peach—except here, she’s the one opening a can of whoopass on everyone. Including Mario, of course. There are two screenshots for the 3DS version: And eight more for the Wii U version: And she did all that…

Find the quest giver! The latest patch for Mists of Pandaria dropped last night and the days after a major content patch always mean pure chaos. This is the Timeless Isle, one of the new zones in the game, and the only thing that you can clearly see is thatthe screenshot was taken on a…

Heroes of Loot Is The Most Retro Game You’ll See Today

Pixel art? Check. Chiptunes? Check. Apparent hellish difficulty? Check. Heroes of Loot has all the markings of the definitive retro roguelike. I can even see myself throwing my keyboard across the room. If you liked the trailer, know that there’s a free PC demo you can try here. And if you enjoyed that, you can…

Now, These Buttons Are Just Silly

Want a second D-pad for your 3DS? Don’t might tacky add-ons? Or looking silly? Well, this is for you. This month, Japan’s GameTech is rolling out a set of “Anywhere Buttons” that can be placed on any touch screen. Previously, we’ve seen similar products for iPhones and whatnot. The Anywhere Buttons go with the 3DS,…

Can Bowser Resist The Charms Of A Beautiful Woman? Nah.

To keep heroes out, all he wanted was to install a steel door with a deadbolt—but unfortunately, deep down, even King Koopa is just a man with a weakness. At least that’s the case in this video, in which stagefivetv give their own account of how Mario’s arch-nemesis came to be the owner of his…

The PS4’s Developer-Friendliness Explained: More Games in Less Time

It’s nearly 2 months until the official release of the PlayStation 4, Sony’s upcoming big black box of dreams and wonders. Sony has focused on creating a high-spec machine that not only offers a plethora of nifty features on the user side, but was designed specifically to be easy to develop for on the creator…

Honestly, The New Mobile Final Fantasy Looks Pretty Good

It actually looks like a proper modern Final Fantasy game. That’s a start, right? Yesterday, the folks at Square Enix shared a short trailer for the recently revealed Final Fantasy Agito. There’s a little bit of combat, a little bit of scenery, a little bit of dialogue. Check it out above. The free-to-play FF Agito…

The official (numbered) sequel to Where’s My Water is now live on the App Store The free-to-play follow-up to the physics puzzler introduces new challenge modes, a new level type called Duck Rush, and delivers “100+” levels on launch. Trailer’s above, and note that we’ll have more on Where’s My Water 2 later today.

Moneysaver: Get Tomb Raider, Sleeping Dogs, and Hitman For $14

Amazon has another great set of digital game deals lined up, and we’re here to share them with you first. We’ve got three amazingly cheap bundles on tap, and since there’s some overlap between them, we even made sure to get the “OK” to show you the future deals ahead of time- Moneysaver has your…

Think The PS4 Is Expensive? Be Glad You Don’t Live In Argentina

Or, for our Argentinian readers who do live in Argentina…I’m sorry. So sorry. Americans have it made. Gamers in Europe and Australia (and elsewhere!) pay a lot more, comparatively, for games and hardware. But the PAL Tax is nothing on what gamers in other markets, like those in South America, face. Small consumer bases As…

Dark Souls: The Music Video Is…Certainly Something

There are video game music videos that take themselves a little too seriously. This is not one of those videos. It’s, well, the opposite of those videos. This is another Dark Souls clip by Aussie Max & Sam. If you missed their last one, it too was great. GEEKAPELLA #12 – DARK SOULS ACAPELLA MEDLEY…

Schwarzenegger As Darth Vader Would Totally Have Worked

Not sure why this was only released in September 2013. It seems like it’s pretty much the best videos on the internet* united in a single clip. Darth Vader Voiced By Schwarzenegger [YouTube] * – excepting those featuring cats or nutshots

The Most Popular Names In World Of Warcraft Are…Pretty Lame

Christian Thurau and Anders Drachen have written an academic paper. A very important one. It’s all about the patterns and significance of the names people give to their World of Warcraft characters. Their findings? That there are patterns. And that the most popular names are pretty terrible. Inspired by a theory that there was a…

Forget The iPhone, Let’s Support This Thing

At some point, smartphone ownership can start to feel like a runaround. You buy the phone with the new! best! features! and a year later, Apple (or whoever) reveals a newer phone with the newer! bester! features! and your phone becomes obsolete. Enter Phonebloks, a brilliant modular concept phone. The concept, from designer Dave Hakkens,…

Here’s a cool looking Kickstarter project: Blood Alloy, a dystopian Metroidvania inspired by Dark Souls and Vanquish. They want $50,000.

What’s That? Modern-Day Gaming Has Too Many Sequels? Actually…

Whenever you see someone gripe about how uncreative the game industry is, the ‘observation’ almost always seems to carry a hint of nostalgia to it. It’s almost as if people want to suggest ~the good ‘ol days~ were so much better. Gaming used to be so much more original! Right? Hmm. Judging by this picture…

The All-Singing, All-Dancing Meat Of The World. Or, something like that. Here’s They Might Be Giants’ new video for their song “You’re On Fire.” It features Lauren Lapkus, who you might recognize as the kindly prison guard from Orange is the New Black. It’s a weird video! I like it. Related: It reminds me of…