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Can We Just Get A Full-Length LEGO Lord of the Rings Movie Already?

No? Okay. At the very least, the Brotherhood Workshop is here to fill the void. This is their latest work: a LEGO-reimagining of the Desolation of Smaug trailer. And, for comparison, here’s the original. I especially love the way the LEGO version replicated the rushing water effect. LEGO The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug [YouTube]…

I’ve Played Skylanders On The PS4, And There’s No Going Back

I didn’t fully appreciate the next generation of consoles until last Friday, when I got the chance to play Skylanders: Swap Force for a couple hours on the PlayStation 4. It’s not that I consider the third installment of Activision’s wildly popular toys-meets-games franchise to be the pinnacle of gaming achievement or anything. I know…

Just a Russian Hovercraft Landing at a Crowded Beach, That’s All

A Russian hovercraft made an unexpected stop at a packed beach, while out on a tactical mission. Thankfully, no one was apparently hurt. Everyone, though, was surprised. According to Business Insider, the beach apparently belongs to the Russian military. So, that would mean the question isn’t what a hovercraft is doing on this beach, but…

Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag + Minecraft = This Awesome Trailer

Ever wonder what would happen if you mashed Assassin’s Creed IV and Minecraft together? Good news, this version of the first Black Flag trailer by Nacker11 gives us a taste of that crossover. Seems like it would work! Here’s the original trailer, for comparison’s sake: Assassin’s Creed 4 Black Flag Minecraft Animation [videogames]

The View From Gamescom: I’ve never been to Gamescom, but I’ve always been curious about what the show floor looks like. So, it’s almost like Videogamer‘s Matt Lees made this video just for me. Bonus: Find out if the Ryse centurion has got anything going on under his battle-dress.

Trolls, Fire, And Impaled Corpses. In other words, video games! These new Gamescom screenshots of The Witcher 3 are looking lovely. Check them out below. Bonus: With our new expanded image annotation software, you can add comments to all of these shots. Annotate away!

It’s Like L.A. Noire. With Ghosts.

Here’s a new trailer for Murdered: Soul Suspect, which looks like the unlikely-yet-kind-of-amazing combination of Ghost Trick and L.A. Noire. Published by Square Enix and developed by Airtight Games (Quantum Conundrum), Murdered will be out in early 2014 for PS3, Xbox 360, and PC. Looking good so far!

Top 25 Polls Determine Payments in EA Sports’ College Game

Want to know what your favorite college football team made from its appearance in EA Sports’ NCAA Football series last year? Average its Associated Press poll ranking over the past 10 seasons. If it’s 25 or higher, congratulations. They probably earned about $75,000. But a five-figure royalty check, as I speculated in my column on…

If Disney Princesses Were Old-School Street Fighter Characters…

Yes, that’s a Chun Li x Cinderella mash-up. Oh, there’s more—artist Mike V took the ever-iconic Disney princesses, and re-imagined them as many of fighting game characters we know and love. Not all of these are Street Fighter characters, but, check ’em out. Pay attention to the stances, which are the main nods to what…

If You’re Looking For A Tomb Raider FPS, Try Deadfall Adventures

Deadfall Adventures is an FPS adventure game inspired by the likes of Indiana Jones and Allan Quatermain. In it, you’ll look for treasures, defuse traps, explore tombs, but most importantly — shoot Nazis. Nordic Games says that “Deadfall Adventures is the first game in a first-person perspective that explores the Lost World and Action-Adventure genre,…

Voice-Acting Chops Wanted: Any PAX attendees interested in voice-acting in video games? If so, consider sending in a demo to the Game Audio Voice Actor Coalition for them to critique during their panel at PAX next weekend. Details on how to submit a recording here

If you’re a sucker for hyper-detailed trailer analysis, then take a look at the detective work being done by the folks at ArkhamOriginsVideos on the news trailer for October’s Batman: Arkham Origins game. The Dark Knight detective would be proud.

These Are The Top Five Worst League of Legends Teammates

Sure, there are general types of people you never want on your team—but every game also has very specific types of people who play the game, depending on the game’s quirks. So here’s curseentertainment‘s take on who the worst League of Legends teammates are…this wouldn’t happen to be you, would it? Top 5: Worst LoL…

Microsoft Responds To Sony’s Recent Jab About The Xbox One

In an interview with Eurogamer today, Microsoft Studio’s vice-president Phil Spencer responded to recent criticisms from Sony, noting that Microsoft’s willingness to listen to its customers was a strength, not a shortcoming. When Microsoft decided to change a number of its policies for the Xbox One—like ditching an always-online console and mandatory Kinect—some took it…

An Easy Fix For Splinter Cell: Blacklist’s Game-Halting PC Bug

Say you’ve been looking forward to playing Splinter Cell: Blacklist on PC. And yet, due to an easily fixed but annoying bug, you can’t get the game to start. Man! Here’s what happened to me: I downloaded the game on Steam and pressed “Play,” which pushed things over to Uplay, Ubisoft’s own version of Steam.…

Here’s Your Xbox One Wireless Racing Wheel, Forza Fans

The launch of the Xbox One in November brings with it Forza Motorsports 5, and as nice as the new game pad’s haptic feedback is, racing fans are going to need something meatier. Something with force feedback and foot pedals and genuine suede leather. Oh hi there, Mad Catz Force Feedback Racing Wheel for the…

There Was an Xbox One Press Conference In Germany. Now You Can See It.

Microsoft decided not to livestream their Xbox One press conference from Germany yesterday, taking the quieter path than Sony. But today you can watch it and, if nothing else, see how much better their cameraperson was. You’ll find no sudden zooms and illogical camera angles in this half hour of Xbox One stagecraft. You will…

So I Went to a Fighting Game and NHL 14 Broke Out …

Let’s take a pop quiz—all gamers, not just sports fans. I’m going to show you this video on the “Enforcer Engine,” which is the remade way to fight in NHL 14. Don’t take any physical notes. Then I want you to wait 30 seconds before reading and answering the following questions. Ready? 1) How do…

South Park Still Looks Amazing, But Should We Be Worried?

For almost two years now, I’ve been following South Park: Stick of Truth with feverish anticipation. As I’ve written before, it’s the type of game that feels like it was made just for me. The stellar writing of South Park‘s creators combined with JRPG-like combat and springy, vivid animation that feels like it was ripped…

Coming September 4 to iOS and Android from Konami, Star Wars: Force Collection is a free-to-play collectible card battler featuring more than 230 people, places and things drawn from episodes I through VI of the Star Wars saga. Here’s hoping it isn’t completely evil.