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Check out this footage of the upcoming Sonic Lost World, which is headed to the Wii U and the 3DS this October. To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him on Twitter @Brian_Ashcraft

Gamers Anonymous and MetaLogic Computers, PC and video game retailers in Albuquerque, were both apparently hit with serious flood damage and are asking for contributions so they can get back on their feet. More on Indiegogo. Have a look.

Boy Credits Mario Kart After He Stops Out-of-Control Car

Ten year-old Gryffin Sanders and his four year-old brother were riding with their great-grandmother when she suddenly passed out. “I tried to wake her up at first,” Gryffin said. The car was going 60 miles an hour and heading towards oncoming traffic. “My first thought was actually, is this a test or what?” Gryffin told…

3DS Update Adds StreetPass Relay Points, Removes Need For Real People

Hear that? It’s rural America’s sprawling masses roaring their approval for Nintendo’s latest 3DS update, allowing North American owners to exchange StreetPasses for games via one of the country’s more than 29,000 Nintendo Zone locations instead of sitting in the empty mall cradling their console and crying. Living in the suburbs myself, I only get…

Cool, There’s Some Adventure Time In The New Futurama

Your eyes don’t deceive you, nor is this fan art. That’s Adventure Time’s Finn and Jake in Futurama. This week’s Futurama episode will feature a crossover…which will be interesting because Jake and Bender are voiced by the same person!

Batman’s toys may be useful for battle, but for dating? Not so much, freddiew discovers. Or maybe very useful, depending on your perspective.

Grand Theft Auto V‘s Gameplay Heritage Spans Manhunt and Midnight Club

Last week we saw a side-by-side comparison showing how the combat in Grand Theft Auto V compares to Max Payne 3. Another YouTube video examines other components and finds the DNA of titles ranging from Midnight Club to Manhunt. The video, by FunWithGuru, points out the obvious similarities with Max Payne 3, but goes on…

Valve Tour Leaks Left 4 Dead 3?

Well this is certainly interesting. Tourists at Valve’s Bellevue-based headquarters may have inadvertently leaked the existence of Left 4 Dead 3, a sequel that is not entirely unexpected, but still unannounced. Check out the following photo, shot by members of the Dota 2 Reddit community, who were invited to visit Valve while in town for…

Each a cappella video-game cover Smooth McGroove releases makes the world a slightly better, happier place. Here he is taking on Super Mario World‘s overworld theme. I’m pretty sure the cat is his secret weapon.

I Can’t Believe How Human This Wall-E Robot Seems

Mike McMaster did it. He built a Wall-E that is so good, not only is it a working robot, it’s also so emotive, looking into its eyes could very well break your heart. Nevermind when it actually says something. Oh, my heart! Ack, how can a trash compacter from a Pixar film be so sweet?…

He Forged The Master Sword From Zelda. Then, He Cut Stuff With It.

Folks couldn’t stop asking master blacksmith Tony Swatton to make The Legend of Zelda’s Master sword, and finally, AweMeChannel obliged. Feast your eyes on an incredibly deadly version of an oft-reproduced sword. The man makes real weapons, not toys, people! See? Watch the full episode here: Previously: Wolverine’s claws, and a battleaxe from Skyrim.Tony doesn’t…

I always did find the corporate intrigue at the heart of the Deus Ex games a bit difficult to follow. So even though I didn’t ask for this, I liked this video from Lore, which sums up the setup for Human Revolution in just over a minute.

Avatars on the Xbox One will get an upgrade: according to Marc Whitten, it’ll have the ability to do “full-body HD gamerpics.” More on this over at IGN.

Why These Underdogs Are Actually The Best Pokemon EVER

One of the most popular memes on the web are the low quality yet highly passionate infographics that argue why some unlikely thing is actually the most amazing thing ever—often with tons of swearing and caps lock. Perhaps you’ve seen a few Pokemon ones? They’re not new, after all, and if you’ve ever seen Magikarp…

A Taste Of Assassin’s Creed IV‘s Shark Assassinations

“Call me Ishmael,” Ishmael said, before launching a harpoon into a shark’s face. This video from Eurogamer doesn’t show a whole lot of new Assassin’s Creed IV gameplay. But hey, it’s Shark Week, and what the video does show gives me an idea of how the game’s shark-hunting will work, which I’d been interested in…

This Surrealist Stealth Game is Close to Being Funded

Tangiers, an ambitious, surrealist stealth game from a two-man studio called Andalusian out of Bristol, seems like my kinda jam. The game is currently about 8 days and £8,000 away from being funded. So if you’re like me and you want more surrealist art games influenced by William S. Burroughs, this is probably your jam…

Hotline Miami 2 publisher Devolver Digital offer a succinct, URL-based answer to the question, “Can I post and monetize videos of Devolver games?”

Patton Oswalt’s Incredible Star Wars Rant, Brought To Life. Again.

I would totally go to the theater for this. We’ve already seen one version of Patton Oswalt’s now-legendary Star Wars fillibuster from Parks & Recreation, but Nerdist has gone a bit deeper with their take. Watch as old Luke Skywalker, older Han Solo and the cast of the Marvel universe team up in a battle…

Earthbound Sure Is Twisted, If You Think About It

Via Dorkly, here’s a look at what Ness’s adventure is really like, from an outsider’s perspective. Those poor squirrels. 🙁

Seven Types of People You Never Want On Your Team

Wouldn’t it be nice to hop online and be consistently teamed up with pleasant teammates? You know, the kind of people that like working together and going for the objective? Ah, if only. Instead, it’s more likely that you’ll come across a wide variety of people that make multiplayer gaming difficult. You’re probably familiar with…