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New Call of Duty Trailer Starts Off In Outer Space

In the latest single player campaign trailer released today from Activision and Infinity Ward, Call of Duty takes you into the sky. Like, way, way into the sky. The entire intro of this latest trailer takes place in space, which isn’t the typical grey and brown terrain we’re all too familiar with. And, of course,…

The Next Star Wars Pinball Trilogy Might Be Better Than The Last

The second triology of Star Wars tables for Pinball FX 2 and Star Wars Pinball begins with Darth Vader. Not the Midichlorian-rich little boy Darth Vader, but full-on, James Earl Jones-talking, force-choking, 25-sandwich-a-day-eating Darth “Motherf***ing” Vader. That’s how you start a second trilogy. Then we get a Return of the Jedi table, which screws with…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: GiantBoyDetective takes a look at the November release schedule and highlights Gamermageddon, the week that makes wallets tremble in fear. DocSeuss explains why he can’t give his love to Payday 2, even though he wants to. Last but not least, Zarnyx’s latest SnackTAYku review takes…

Today Sure Is A Good Day For JRPG Fans

Two big JRPGs on tap for today, in addition to this morning’s news that the team behind Far Cry 3 is working on their own Japan-inspired role-playing game First up is Kingdom Hearts 1.5 Remix (trailer above), an HD remake of the first Kingdom Hearts, out today on PS3. The remix also includes the new…

In This Comic, Gravity Stops Working When Government Budgets Get Cut

Uh-Oh! It’s a Big Science Threat! Better get the Oddly-Mannered-Yet-Brilliant-Scientist from the Shiny Research Place on the phone. What’s that? His budget’s been cut? Who’s the guy with the baseball cap and jeans? We need a lab coat, dammit! In the world of FBP, lab coats are in short supply. The new series from DC…

The Best Game Of Thrones Video Game So Far Is 8-Bit And Free

The console game was rubbish, the browser-based social strategy game lacks action — what’s a Game of Thrones fan gotta do for a satisfying video game adaptation of their passion? Spanish comic artist Abel Alves offers this free solution. Like the fabled NES games of old, Game of Thrones: The 8-Bit Game foregoes telling George…

The Funniest Civilization V Mods

The modding community of Civilization V pumps out some of the most creative stuff day by day on Steam, and luckily you don’t have to be an expert in 3D modelling to participate. Besides total conversions, graphics and interface tweaks, there are quite a few funny and unexpected addons that are worth a look. Let’s…

Twerking is contagious, seriously. The last place I expected see it was in Payday 2 The cops might know something… Perhaps acting like Miley Cyrus is the best way to stop criminals in their tracks. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and art that…

The Closest We Can Get To A Real Life Guitar Hero

What an age we live in! A treadmill and some snacks are enough to make your own rhythm game—or at least something similar, as this short Vine, posted by Savannah, shows. Just put some clothes on next time, please. To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]

Don’t Like Rabbids? Launch Them Into Space!

Basically, you take Burrito Bison—or Knightmare Tower, or Ridiculous Fishing, any launching game, really—add a Rabbid from Rayman, put it in space, and include a nice Angry Birds Space-esque gravity mechanic. What you get is Rabbids Big Bang Just like with any launching game, the goal here is to get your launchee—in this case, a…

The excellent Rayman Jungle Run is getting a sequel of sorts this Fall. Titled Rayman Fiesta Run, the game brings the endless platforming of Jungle Run to four new worlds with “75+” levels, while adding a new Invasion mode and introducing new abilities such as swimming and shrinking. There’s a trailer for you above.

The Mobile Trials Adds A Dash of RPG To Your All-Consuming Rage

As we know, the Trials series of frustration- and physics-based motocross stunt games is getting two fresh entries in the near future. One of them, Trials Frontier, will be a mobile game. Let’s talk about that one for a bit. Flying through obstacle-filled levels on a motorcycle is far from the only thing that Frontier…

EndWar Returns As A Surprisingly Fun Tower-Defense Game

Of the following facts, I’m not sure what’s more surprising: Tom Clancy’s EndWar, the decidedly odd, voice-controlled console real-time strategy game, is making a return. It’s coming back as a free-to-play tower defense game. And what do you know, it’s pretty fun. Last week at Ubisoft’s Digital Day press expo, I was surprised to see…

It’s Easy To Fall In Love With This Wistful WWI Adventure Game

Everyone, meet Valiant Hearts. Valiant Hearts, meet everyone. I think you guys are gonna get along pretty well. Of all the games that Ubisoft had on display at last week’s “Digital Day” event, Valiant Hearts: The Great War was the most welcome surprise. Out of nowhere comes a gorgeous, hand-illustrated tale of lost souls finding…

The Far Cry 3 Guys Are Making A JRPG, And It’s Gorgeous

Behold Child of Light, an upcoming JRPG from the creative minds behind Far Cry 3. It looks just lovely And… wait… did I just type “JRPG” and “Far Cry 3″ in the same sentence? Yep, I did. This game is the work of Far Cry 3 creative director Patrick Plourde and lead writer Jeffrey Yohalem,…

Is That A Cutlass In Your Pocket, Or Is It Assassin’s Creed: Pirates

Alongside the playable demos at last week’s Ubisoft press day stood a lone television looping a trailer for something called Assassin’s Creed: Pirates. It’s a new Assassin’s Creed game for mobile devices, and what do you know? It features pirates. According to press materials, the game will cast you as Alonzo Batilla, a pirate (drink!)…

A Revamped Assassin’s Creed: Liberation Is Coming To Consoles

I really did want to play Assassin’s Creed: Liberation. New Orleans! Creole accents! Bayous! A badass black lady protagonist! And yet… I never did. Finally, it looks like that’s going to change. At Ubisoft’s “Digital Day” event last week, I had a chance to check out a bunch of Ubisoft’s upcoming download-only games. The first…

Battlefield 4’s PC Specs Prefer Big Rigs And…Windows 8?

EA and DICE have released the specs for the PC version of Battlefield 4. And hey, guess what. It’s demanding. Let’s ignore the minimum specs, and head straight to the more interesting stuff: what the developers think you’ll need to really get the game singing Seems you’ll need a 3GB video card, a 4/6-core CPU,…

Oh Look. Another Gorgeous Indie Game On The PS4.

Pavilion is a game that, having been first announced last year for phones and PC, will now be making the jump to Sony’s PS4 (and Vita!) “sometime next year”. Described by the two-man dev team as “a fourth person exploratory experience about guidance, influence and subliminal control”, it’s got some stunning hand-drawn art and a…

In A Perfect World, This Is The Only Game I’d Ever Play

It would be a mobile game. A 2D “port” of the Persona 4 experience. Side-scrolling, but with all the dialogue, characters and battles from the 3D version in place. And that sweet art style. Like P3P’s paring down of the series’ essence taken to its most extreme conclusion, basically. If you’re wondering who to thank,…