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Of Course Mega Man’s Spiritual Successor Already Has Cool Fan Art

Really, it never takes long for the internet to do four things with media on the internet: write fan fiction, draw rule 34, ship the characters, and yes, draw up fan art. Mighty No. 9, the spiritual successor to Mega Man that’s currently raising money on Kickstarter, is no exception. Tiny Cartridge brings to our…

Emojis: The New Best Way To Review Video Games

Sometimes limitations lead to good things. Sometimes we’re at our most expressive when we have to choose our words most carefully. Sometimes it’s a good idea to review games using only emojis. Emojis, the mostly-Apple-only emoticon collection now popular on iDevices and Mac OS, can be a goofy good time. There may be a limited…

Cripes, It’s A Glitched Out Donkey Kong From Hell

Now, as much as I adore Donkey Kong 64 as a cherished game from my childhood, I can’t really say the game has held up well over time. I’m not trying to replay it or anything…well, unless I could play a glitched out version of it, like Vinesauce does here. It would be too hilarious…

Some of The Best Cosplay From Dragon Con 2013

This year’s Dragon Con—a large fantasy/science fiction convention in North America—is over, but that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy the awesome outfits worn at the show. Thankfully, MLZStudio recorded some of the best cosplay of the con, and damn if it’s not impressive. Got a favorite? I’m really fond of the gender-swapped Prince of Persia…

John McCain Caught Playing iPhone Game During Syria Senate Hearing

Look, yes, sometimes you’ve just gotta play VIP Poker during a three-hour Senate meeting about whether or not America should attack a foreign country. War talks are just so boring, you know? Spotted and snapped by the Washington Post, this is an over-the-shoulder shot of Senator John McCain playing poker during the super-long Syria hearing…

Happy 15th Birthday, Metal Gear Solid

Metal Gear Solid turns 15 today. To celebrate, Konami wants you to buy it on PSN. Which I suppose is a decent way to celebrate. I’m sure you’ve got favorite moments and memories surrounding the iconic stealth-action series, so please do share them here: cardboard boxes, pornographic mags, shaky sniper rifles, whatever. How are you…

I Kinda Wish This ‘Nintendo 1DS’ Were A Real Thing

Don’t get too excited—this is fake. But it’s one hell of a spoof. A Wii U-like gamepad that can output 3DS games on your phone or TV, with the pad serving as your bottom screen and the TV/phone working as the top display? I’d buy the hell out of that. (thanks, Geek Industries!)

Hilarious Vine Compilation Will Be The Best 8 Minutes of Your Day

It really seems like Vine is taking off as a medium—this compilation video by VineCompilations is just the cream of the crop for the month of August. Which is to say, a single month gives us all of this! Amazing. And remember, this video might be eight minutes long, but each Vine is six seconds…

This Game is Minecraft Meets Contra, With Flying Whales

My go-to expo question when speaking to a developer, particularly and independent games developer, is “What itch does your game scratch?” Windforge, by Snowed In Studios, gets to a very hard to reach place—the one for gamers who really want to play something like Minecraft and Contra at the same time. As the game’s creator,…

Pour some coffee, Zach: Deadly Premonition: The Director’s Cut will arrive on Steam on October 31st, according to the game’s Steam listing. Just in time to perfect your Agent York costume for Halloween! (Via Eurogamer)

Clever Twitter Avatar “Breaks” Redesigned Twitter

It took me a minute to get my head around Twitter’s latest redesign. I don’t have a particularly strong opinion about the new blue-line-connected conversations, but the reverse in flow often has me moving my eyes in directions to which they are not accustomed. Right as I was catching my balance, the Twitter avatar up…

Classic role-playing game Breath of Fire II is coming to the Wii U’s Virtual Console this Thursday in both Europe and North America, Capcom confirmed to Pixelitis. Presumably they haven’t turned it into a social online mobile game yet.

Meet Space Dandy, The New Show From The Creator Of Cowboy Bebop

If you told me about a new TV show called Space Dandy, I’d assume it would be about a dandy who has adventures in outer space. And what do you know, I’d be right! Over the weekend, we got a teaser for a show with that very name. It’s an upcoming series from anime visionary…

The Internet Votes Gabe Newell To Be The Next CEO Of Microsoft

Valve boss Gabe Newell might not be too keen on heading back to Microsoft after his crazy-successful stint as founder and CEO of one of gaming’s most beloved companies, but he’s winning this poll nonetheless. Created by a software developer named Jerome Lambert, the website Next Microsoft CEO asks people to vote on who should…

Would You Sneak Through XCOM? Then Don’t Shoot Through Incognita.

Klei Entertainment hasn’t argued the comparison. To the contrary, they were the first to make it, saying their upcoming game, Incognita, is in effect espionage done in the mode of XCOM. But you find out how quickly the game is not like XCOM when you unholster your weapon. “I just want to see the combat,”…

This Man Almost Made a Game Filled With Nintendo All-Stars

If you follow Hideki Kamiya on Twitter, you might expect him to be an excitable, fast-talking conversationalist in person. He’s pretty much the opposite. In fact, when he sat down for an interview at PAX last week, the man responsible for beloved action games Devil May Cry, Viewtiful Joe and Bayonetta barely even raised his…

Pokémon Rumble U Is Much Better With NFC Toys. Weird.

The coolest feature of Pokémon Rumble U only works with the $3.99 collectible figures purchased separately from the $17.99 downloadable title, making it a mediocre game with optional improvement. Interesting idea. In Pokémon Rumble U, players can collect and battle up to 649 different Pokémon by picking up capsules in the game’s various story arenas.…

Moneysaver: Last Of Us With Season Pass, Diablo III, Rayman Legends

Grab The Last of Us from Best Buy today and get its Season Pass for free, quick before GTAV comes out and you fall even further behind in your backlog. We’ve also got our first discount on Scribblenauts Unmasked for the 3DS, Diablo III, Rayman Legends, as well as $5 off today’s release of Dead…

GTA V Voice Cast Features Actual IRL Gang Members

Hey, if you want the gang members in your video game to talk like gang members, why not go to the source? That’s just what Rockstar games did for their upcoming open-world crime opus Grand Theft Auto V. Spotted by Videogamer, the series’ longtime radio host Lazlow went on Chicago’s WGN talk radio to talk…

Penny Arcade Artist: Pulling Dickwolves Merchandise ‘Was a Mistake’

The long-running Dickwolves controversy involving popular web-comic and convention organizers Penny Arcade took a new turn this weekend following comments from the strip’s artist, Mike Krahulik. The artist said he regretted the pulling of shirts related to the controversy, a comment that stirred strong reaction for and against the Penny Arcade team, and also received…