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Dragon Age: Inquisition Lets You Choose Your Hero’s Race
If you miss dwarfing or elfing it up in Dragon Age, the next one is all for you. Playable races were an integral part of the first Dragon Age, but Dragon Age 2 ditched non-humans in favor of dude/dudette hero Hawke, a choice that series fans questioned (among many other choices in DA2). Dragon Age:…
By Jason Schreier Published August 6, 2013 -
Don’t Say Urkel Was The First Black Nerd
The geeky proclivities of folks like Aisha Tyler, Donald Glover and W. Kamau Bell have sparked conversations about the idea of what it means to be black and nerdy these days. How far back does this phenomenon go? Well, if you think Urkel’s the first black nerd, then you should probably watch comedian Baron Vaughn…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 6, 2013 -
A Dark Souls Veteran Breaks Down What’s New In Dark Souls II
If you’re a hardcore Dark Souls player, chances are you’ll want to hear what another hardcore Dark Souls player thinks of the coming sequel. I am not a hardcore Dark Souls player. But Matt Lees of Videogamer.com is, and he’s put together this interesting video where, based on a couple of hours with Dark Souls…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 6, 2013 -
This Time Travel Comic Shows People Making The Same Old Mistakes Again
It’s happened time and again. Human beings find some place they’ve never been before, mine it for resources/glory/whatever and wind up screwing with the Natural Order of Things. Terrible consequences follow and life as we know it gets a little bit more miserable. In Jeff Lemire’s new comic series Trillium, mankind faces extinction in the…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 6, 2013 -
The Big Final Fantasy Question
Is Final Fantasy dead? Should we stop getting excited about the series? Is it time to abandon all hope? A great deal has been written about the decline of Square Enix’s titanic RPG franchise, and it’s hard to find a Final Fantasy fan who doesn’t have strong opinions about how the influential series has evolved…
By Jason Schreier Published August 6, 2013 -
Oh Good, The 3DS Ninja Breast Physics Sim Is Coming To North America
The original Senran Kagura was created because designer Kenichiro Takaki thought it would be a good idea to use the 3DS to look at breasts in 3D. Thrilled with the results, he made a sequel, and now that sequel is coming to North America this fall. Oh boy. Considering the current gaming climate in North…
By Mike Fahey Published August 6, 2013 -
Moneysaver: The Last Of Us, Pikmin 3, Game Of Thrones, Wolfenstein
You try to pay full price and you choke, try to walk away and you stumble. Though you try to hide it, it’s clear, your wallet crumbles when Moneysaver is not there. Deal Leaderboard Rare discounted Playstation Plus memberships The Last of Us ($51) | Gamestop | Use codes AUG15 and SAVER | One of…
By Shane Roberts Published August 6, 2013 -
If NHL Logos Were Redone With Pokemon…
Then they’d probably look a little like these emblems created by benjamagnus—which are clever even if you don’t follow hockey stuff too closely. And if you do follow hockey, you might even think some of these are better than the original logos! Personally, I’m a fan of the Detroit Red Wings’s logo reimagined with Pidgeotto…
By Patricia Hernandez Published August 6, 2013 -
My Perfect Video Game
No game is perfect. But what if one could be? Just for me? Just for you? We accept that no game is flawless every time we pick up a controller. Every game has flaws: some major, some minor—from the most critically-acclaimed darling to the worst piece of bargain-bin refuse. Games are made by people who…
Cameron Gidari Published August 6, 2013 -
The Worst Fear of All Time
I have a terrible confession to make, I never got very far in Mass Effect. It’s not because I dislike the game, it’s the time I’d have to put in to get anywhere near completion. Despite it only taking around 20 hours to complete, that feels like a long time and it scares me away.…
By Leo Wichtowski Published August 6, 2013 -
The Cheapest Way to Watch the NFL This Year
The cheapest way to watch a buttload of NFL games this year—all of them live—is with a copy of Madden. You don’t need an Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 or satellite dish to do it, either. Maybe the people behind the deal can’t tell you, but I can: This will work. It bears repeating as the…
By Owen Good Published August 6, 2013 -
Fake Retro Wreck-It Ralph Game Winds Up With Real Sega Genesis Port
You may remember how Disney invented a real-world pseudo-history for Wreck-It Ralph when the animated movie came to theaters last year. There was that artfully aged arcade cabinet that showed up at E3 last year and a commercial that homed in on the cheesiness of old-school arcade advertisements. And, of course, there was the Fix-It…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 6, 2013 -
Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: Souls shares his thoughts on Infamous 2after just completing the PS3 game. Marsh Naylor has vital advice those wanting to—for real, this time!—unleash their inner GAMER. And Zack_Falcon looks at the nature of the distraction provided by gaming And you can always go join the…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 6, 2013 -
Make Your Own President In Saints Row IV‘s Inauguration Station
Hello there, Mr. President Smurf. Are you ready to become the leader of the free world when Saints Row IV launches on August 20? Of course you aren’t. Not until you’ve been through the Inauguration Station. Available today for the Xbox 360 and PC through Steam and August 13 on PlayStation 3, the Inauguration Station…
By Mike Fahey Published August 6, 2013 -
NASA Creates A Virtual Mars You Can Explore With The Oculus Rift
NASA’s JPL is using satellite imagery of Mars, combined with the Oculus Rift headset and the Virtuix Omni to create a simulation, where people can feel like they’re actually walking on the Mars terrain. One of the engineers explained in an interview to Engadget, that initially explorers would use an Xbox controller to wander the…
By Gergo Vas Published August 6, 2013 -
How Japan Is Making Twitter Stronger
Late last week, Japanese Twitter users set a new Twitter world record: a staggering 143,199 tweets per second. This was no accident. And it will, no doubt, make Twitter better. According to the verified account of Twitter’s Japanese branch, the record breaking number occurred last Friday at 11:21:50 PM Japan Time. Why? What caused this?…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 6, 2013 -
Dark Souls as an isometric, 2D game? Yes please! The memorable bossfight against Ornstein and Smough looks absolutely stunning in digital artists Cyangmou‘s and Wolfenoctis‘ reimagination. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and art that we can find. Send us suggestions if you’ve got…
By Gergo Vas Published August 6, 2013 -
Not All Saints Row Developers Were Thrilled with the Porn Stars
Dildo bats. Adult video stars. Alien anal probes. Yep, this is the world of Saints Row. That doesn’t mean everyone making the games have been happy with how Saints Row has been handled or happy about porn star producers. In an interview with Edge, Saints Row IV associate producer Kate Nelson talked about how the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 6, 2013
