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American McGee’s Five-Year-Old Grimm Series Seeks New Life On Steam

Back in the summer of 2008, a game called American McGee’s Grimm debuted on GameTap—an episodic action-adventure written by R. J. Berg, who also worked on American McGee’s Alice. In the following one and a half year period, Grimm received 22 additional episodes. And now, it’s on Steam Greenlight. In Grimm, your task is to…

A Big TV In The Back Of A Car Turns The 360 Into A Portable System

It’s a bit much, in a Pimp My Ride kind of way, but if you’ve got a back seat with room to spare – or kids in need of silencing – check out this guide to installing a 19-inch TV and games console in a car. Put together by Instructables user rochassassin, who was facing…

Anyone For A Fifth Element Cyberpunk Taxi Game?

The official Fifth Element game was bad. So it’s nice to see that, 15 years after the movie’s release, we’re finally getting something that looks like it can recreate at least part of the experience. Collateral is a racing game currently up on Kickstarter (and Steam Greenlight) that has you driving a flying cab around…

Homeless Man Is A Walking Street Fighter Wiki

Meet Emanuel. This homeless gentleman is going to talk about one thing today: Street Fighter Art director Ken Lin filmed this interview back in 2010, but recently located it on a hard drive. Explains Lin: “I ran into this homeless guy named Emanuel Swanson who was yelling “Sonic Boom!” to himself. Being a Street Fighter…

What The Sports Games Of The Future Should Look Like

Know what I hate most about sports games? The fact they’re so focused on recreating the broadcast experience of a sport, and not what it’s like to actually play one. I was one of the four people on Earth who used NFL2K’s first-person camera view, I loved Backbreaker for its more immediate viewpoint, and I…

I Can’t Believe One Man Is Making This PC Strategy Game

Ede Tarsoly today announced Meridian: New World, an old-school RTS game that, he says, is the product of a development team that includes…Ede Tarsoly. Seems he’s been working on the game for two years now. It’s pitched more at the StarCraft II crowd than the Company of Heroes crowd, as he calls it a “traditional…

Child Cosplay Could Be Cruel (But This Is Just Damn Cute)

This is Boo. Earlier in the month Boo went to her first ever PAX, in Melbourne, Australia. Boo spent the weekend as a cosplay clotheshorse for her parents. Over the course of the event she was everything from a tiny little Ezio to a tiny little Claptrap from Borderlands. As you can guess, photos with…

I Don’t Know Why This Breaking Bad/Weird Al Mashup Works, But It Does

Who would have thought that a Breaking Bad clip-show would fit so well with Weird Al’s “Albuquerque?” Not me! But there you go. YouTuber ibrews has uploaded this mashup, proving that you never can tell which two things might go well together. The video is, as a friend observed when I showed it to her,…

Here’s a montage of some of Cube World’s bosses by hiim0n…aren’t they cute? DECEPTIVELY CUTE, ’cause they can kick your butt.

An Outstanding All-Vocal Cover Of Ken’s Theme From Street Fighter II

I always did think Ken was the coolest. Sure, Ryu is the iconic Street Fighter character. But Ken wore RED, man. This new video from Smooth McGroove is just as smooth, groovy, beardy and cat-adjacent as his past stuff. I could listen to this dude sing all day.

If you caught last night’s record-breakingly massive EVE Online space battle but weren’t quite sure what was really going on, check out this fascinating recap written by a player who was there. (Via PAR)

Pokemon’s Legendary Problem

News is that next month, select GameStops across the US will distribute shiny rare Pokemon: Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina according to Siliconera.The idea, in a way, is cool and yet indicative of an absurd problem Pokemon has when it comes to legendaries. Let me put this into context: every generation, a new set of legendaries…

The San Francisco Bay Area Makes For A Fine Mario World-Map

I’ve played Mario on BART, but I’ve never played Mario on BART, you know? This map by reddit user Joshing_uno imagines the Bay Area as a Mario world-map, complete with docks, SF City hall, and the Bay Area Rapid Transit system. I can practically hear the overworld music… (Source: Reddit via The Bold Italic, thanks…

There’s now a lovely little message from Earthbound creator Shigesato Itoi on the game’s official website, and Nintendo has even created a dedicated Wii U Miiverse page for Earthbound news. Hopefully they’ve got some surprises coming!

A Game Of ‘Telephone’ Is Even Better If You Use Cameras

We’ve all played “Telephone,” the game of humorous miscommunication. But how would a video version work? Composer Dan Deacon and director Ben O’Brien decided to find out, setting up a Telephone-like set of rules to help make a video for Deacon’s tune “True Thrush” Here’s how it worked: For the video, Dan and Ben filmed…

Lead Gears of War Creator: ‘Come Back, Phil’

At least one prominent game developer doesn’t want to see Fez creator Phil Fish go. Today, in response to news that the embattled designer has cancelled his game and said he plans to quit the gaming industry, Gears of War designer Cliff Bleszinski wrote a passionate letter in Fish’s defense: The industry needs people like…

The Problem With Revisiting Games

There are two situations that make it it painful to go back to an older game: when it’s something you only liked because you were a kid and didn’t know any better, and when you play a highly praised game. The first is all about rose-tinted glasses: I know I’ve had my heart broken by…

Here’s an in-depth look at the stealthier side of Splinter Cell: Blacklist‘s much ballyhooed “Spies vs. Mercs” multiplayer.

An Animated Look At StarCraft‘s Dirtiest Unit

When StarCraft players complain about balance, there’s one unit that comes up often: the Mutalisk, a flying lizard alien that can be used to harass workers and destroy buildings all over the map. They’re especially bad if you play Protoss. In the latest episode of the animated series Starcrafts, the Mutalisk takes center-stage, harassing the…

‘All-25’ Team Celebrates Madden‘s Most Dominating Stars

Madden NFL celebrates its 25th anniversary this year—that’s why it’s called Madden NFL 25, not 14—and will observe that milestone with something it calls the “All-25 Team,” comprising the best players from past editions of the game. This isn’t like the “Canton Greats” all-time team of Madden NFL 13, which had Otto Graham, and if…