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Nintendo’s Brighter Gaming Future

Amid much ado about Nintendo’s high 3DS sales and low Wii U sales, we’ve also got an updated chart of game release dates from the House of Mario. This one shows the major releases for both Nintendo consoles, though it surely omits most of the surprise downloadable releases the company loves to dole out. What…

The Best Tower Defense Game On iOS Gets New Content Tomorrow

Kingdom Rush is basically my favorite game on iOS, so it made my week to hear news that Frontiers (the “sequel” that is essentially just more Kingdom Rush) is getting more levels and heroes tomorrow. Trailer above. You can check out Kingdom Rush: Frontiers on iOS for $2.99. I strongly recommend it.

PS4 Vs Xbox One: A Hypothetical Graphics Comparison

Maybe you’re burning to know how the PS4 and Xbox One’s graphics will stack up against each other. Maybe the way each console handles lighting, textures and detail will be what makes you pick one over the other. Sadly, we don’t even know when the next-gen machines are coming out. But, hey, you could conceivably…

Moneysaver One-Shot: Your New TV’s

Slim bezels, slimmer prices. We’ve got a slew of sets for you to choose from today, and as our own Corey Foster of Deals.Kinja put it, these are “Black Friday level” prices, especially that Westinghouse. Here’s the current Moneysaver • LG 60″ 120Hz LED 1080p TV ($800) | Best Buy via Deals Kinja • Westinghouse…

The Porsche of the Board Game World

“Part of our brand,” explains the sonorous French voice on the phone, “is coming from the fact we do very few things. Porsche is the most successful car company in the world from the business standpoint, but they do very few models… we take the same approach in the board game business.” Yes, board games.…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: Seething Hatred shares some insights on how games can strengthen your mind. ClockworkDefinition offers up opinionated takes on which video game sequels deserve to exist and which ones don’t. And HokutoAndy relays the thoughts of the man who infamously collided with Phil Fish now that…

Here’s An Incredibly Novel Way To Handle Text-Based Adventure

From Simogo, the creators of the surreal Year Walk, Device 6 is a text adventure, a puzzle game, and a mystery rolled into one. It’s like nothing I’ve ever seen before. Here’s a description from the game’s website: DEVICE 6 plays with the conventions of games and literature, entwines story with geography and blends puzzle…

The 3DS and Its Strong Lineup Push Nintendo to a Profit

While the Wii U’s sales may be a stark disappointment to Nintendo, it still found hope in its handheld lineup, with particular thanks to the western release of Animal Crossing: New Leaf. Sales of the 3DS and its titles helped boost the company to a profit in the first quarter of its fiscal year. The…

Sequel to Classic Warcraft Song Will Overwhelm You With Nostalgia

Both the World of Warcraft community and the game they play have changed a lot over the years. Just how much? Well, an out-of-nowhere revamp of Ian Beckman’s much-loved fan video runs down the changes, featuring every class from the game. No Oxhorn this time, only over- and underpowered characters (and autotune). That’s the World…

It’s Thugs vs. Thugs vs. Batman In Arkham Origins’ 3-Team Multiplayer

If you told me they were making multiplayer for a Batman game, I’d tell you that I want to play as Batman himself. I’d want to take down thugs controlled by other players, and I’d want to do it in the most Batman way possible. And what do you know, that’s just what the upcoming…

Grand Theft Auto V‘s Michael has lost a few pounds in Patrick Brown‘s amazing fan-art, which transforms scenes with all three characters into comic book panels. Trevor with the minigun is exceptionally badass. 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.…

Interceptor Entertainment’s HD re-imagining of the classic 1994 shooter Rise of the Triad is now available on GOG. The Steam version, which supports Steam Workshop for its user-made levels and mods, should follow later today.

Reportedly, Nintendo is implementing a new system which would let players manage their Nintendo Network accounts via smartphones and PCs, allowing them to, for example, buy downloadable games remotely. Apparently it’s expected by the end of the year. [NicoNico, via Siliconera]

2010’s Castlevania: Lords of Shadow hits PC on August 27. If you’re impatient, or you just want to see how the game runs on your system, there’s a demo you can try out over at Steam. And if you missed it, you can also have a look at the trailer for the game’s PC version…

IGN reports that the lovely, meme-tastic PSN action-platformer Guacamelee! is coming to PC on August 8. For $15, you get the base game, two pieces of DLC, and, should you buy Guac during its first week on Steam, a copy of the developers’ earlier game, Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack

Wii U Sales Are Really, Really Bad

It’s no secret that the Wii U is struggling. However, the extent of which the console is struggling might surprise you. According to Nintendo, between April 1 and June 30 of this year, the Wii U sold 160,000 units. Those are global sales figures. Over three months. Ouch. Simple math tells us that the Wii…

Sex App Bang With Friends Sued Over Its Name

Zynga, the social gaming company that owns the trademark to the title “Words With Friends”, is suing Bang With Friends Inc., a company founded to help Facebook users find “casual sex”. According to a report on Bloomberg, Zynga’s complaint is basically that the app’s maker “selected the name ‘Bang With Friends’ for its casual sex…

Sweet Persona Figure Probably Forgets How Good It Is

About the only bad news here is that this is a garage kit, meaning it’s a custom piece built by a fan. So you won’t be able to buy it. But hey, you can look at it on the internet, which like most things in life is the next best thing. It’s of Persona 4’s…

How The World’s Biggest Ever Space Battle Destroyed Over 2500 Ships

The Battle For 6VDT-H may be in need of a snazzier title, but just about everything else about the engagement – the largest space battle in internet history (and by lame default world history) – is fascinating stuff. Now that the dust has settled from the tussle, the developers of the game, CCP, have provided…

Adventure Game Somehow Does The Sensible Thing On Kickstarter

Lioness is an indie adventure game that, I guess because its trailer makes it look pretty great, has easily blown past its Kickstarter goal. Instead of going bananas and promising MORE LEVELS and MORE PLATFORMS, though, the three guys behind it are keeping it cool. And the game should benefit as a result. “We disagree…