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How To Compose A Great Town Theme Song In Animal Crossing: New Leaf

I am head over heels for the Animal Crossing: New Leaf soundtrack. Kazumi Totaka’s music is so graceful and sparse, relying as much on suggestion and space as it does on melody. But one of the best musical aspects of the game is the one you can compose for yourself. Early in the game, you’ll…

John Szczepaniak’s Kickstarter to tell the untold stories of Japanese game development is just a few yards away from the finish line. Here’s hoping he pulls it off.

Nintendo Fans Fight To Get 3DS And Wii U Region-Free

If 2012 was the year of Kickstarter, 2013 is the year of the fan petition. Following in the footsteps of the successful #PS4NoDRM campaign, a number of passionate Nintendo fans are setting out to get the Wii U and 3DS region-free. Nintendo’s current consoles are region-locked, meaning that you can only use each one to…

Sorry, Team Deathmatch. You’re Not As Good As Other Modes.

Slayer. Deathmatch. Arena. Free-for-all. The mode has many names, but your aim stays the same: kill everyone, as many times as possible. Maybe there’s a time limit or a kill limit, but it usually comes down to some variation of “the person or team with the most kills wins.” Simple, seductive…and kind of mindless. Now,…

This Real Life Version of Super Smash Bros. Looks Rad, Sounds Catchy

If you’ve ever wondered what brawling Smash-style would be like in real life, well, turns out it looks pretty dang fun. At least, it does in Screen Team‘s music video of the song “SMASH,” which includes not only franchise veterans like Mario, but also newcomers like Wii Fit Trainer and Mega Man duking it out.…

Six Critics Say Company of Heroes 2 Is More of the Same, Only Better

It took seven years for Company of Heroes 2, the sequel to Relic’s massively popular World War II-themed PC-exclusive strategy game, to hit the shelves. But was it worth the wait? Six reviews say yes. Even though CoH2 has its problems—a clunky interface, a problematic and at times suicidal AI, and a clichéd story—it builds…

Find Out How Many Creators of this Game Are Female Or Hate Peas

The credits in the new Nintendo game Game & Wario are as weird as the rest of the game, but they’re also possibly the best credits ever. They serve a serious, modern purpose. And they make some good jokes. The serious purpose: they break the team down by job focus (directors, programmers, producers, etc.) and…

What’s So Great About Xbox One’s Cloud? Titanfall‘s Devs Explain.

As amorphous, mercurial and intangible as its atmospheric namesake, the Xbox One’s Cloud is a feature that is hard to appreciate without a strong example. Luckily, Titanfall developer Respawn Entertainment has one — dedicated servers. In anarticle on Respawn’s website, Cloud technology engineer Jon Shiring lays it out plain, echoing the sentiments expressed bycompany head…

Borderlands‘ Psycho and Handsome Jack Arrive In Time for Halloween

Commence to placing finger guns to your temple (or under your chin). NECA, makers of all sorts of plastic goodness for gamers, will have a latex Psycho mask from Borderlands 2—and another for insufferable baddie Handsome Jack, available in September. The quick-and-dirty cosplay deploys in time for the New York Comic-Con (and Halloween) for $26.99…

ArenaNet is live-streaming a run through a new dungeon coming in tomorrow’s Guild Wars 2 Sky Pirates of Tyria update. Head over to Twitch to check it out.

Pocket Mobsters Is An Ambitious Game. Ambition Is A Dangerous Thing.

In the whack-y world of the fictional mafia, right down the street from the jolly singing pirates, enthusiasm for climbing the corporate ladder is both good and bad. You need that hunger to stay ahead of the pack, but push too hard and you might find yourself riddled with bullets or, in the case of…

The Moneysaver: Tomb Raider, Far Cry 3, Judgment, DMC, Astro Gaming

The cheap wind begins to blow. Time for another week of deals here in Moneysaver land. With a great selection of recent high profile titles like Far Cry 3, Tomb Raider, DMC, and Judgment, a great app selection, and Jurassic Park on blu-ray, we’ve got the antidote to your Monday. Here’s your new dead simple…

New Record for ‘Most Nintendo Cartridges Blown Into’. Yes, That Exists.

Late Night host Jimmy Fallon wanted to set some new video game world records. So, apparently, he made some up. I mean, really, how else can you explain the categories that Fallon and guests notched achievements in? A bunch of (admittedly charming) people impersonating Ryu from Street Fighter? Come on. Still, as side-eye-worthy as these…

This Toy Story Grand Theft Auto Mod Will Ruin Your Childhood

This character mod for Toy Story‘s Woody is the most terrifying thing you’ll ever see in Grand Theft Auto IV. Check out this montage from YouTube user El Brochachoto watch your childhood destroyed in real time. 0:49? NO. 1:04? Double NO. GTA IV – You Got a Friend in Me [YouTube] To contact the author…

Toronto Mayor’s Crack Scandal Lands Him His Own Video Game

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has been having a rough year, having allegedly been caught on tape smoking crack and then subjected to the great and terrible scrutiny of our sister site, Gawker proper. At least he got a video game out of the deal . Can you help Ford avoid reporters and crack pipes long…

PlayStation Network Goes Offline for Maintenance Tomorrow

PlayStation Network will be down for maintenance from 12:30 p.m. EDT to about 7 p.m. tomorrow. This is probably related to last week’s console-bricking patch, as Sony generally tries to avoid performing maintenance on the same day the PlayStation Store updates. So, PlayStation Store will be down, in addition to PlayStation Home and Account management…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: TheUnfathomableTruth links to another crazy theory about what might be going on in Metal Gear Solid V. PyramidHeadCrab wants to know what your favorite Pokemon are. He’s also got some thoughts on what the perfect Pokemon game would look like. And JJTheTexan takes a look…

Nintendo’s Turn For a 180? ‘Let’s Play’ Drama Might Have Happy Ending

A month ago, Nintendo played the unfeeling corporate villain in an online spat about popular Let’s Play videos and the gamers who make them. A month later, there is evidence of a possible resolution. The most positive sign is that Zack Scott, the popular YouTuber who first raised the alarm about Nintendo cracking down on…

This Is A Screenshot Of A Video Game

This is not a painting. It’s actually a game called Morphopolis If you’ve ever played Machinarium, you’ll find this game somewhat familiar. The game with robots and an industrial backdrop was actually an influence to Morphopolis, the creators say. Check it out here: This hidden object game will be out this summer for Windows, Mac…

Steam Trading Cards will launch on Wednesday at 2 p.m. EDT, Valve says. Several games will get cards on that day, too, with updates on Tuesdays and Thursdays to follow. Trading offers and a virtual binder to house the collection will be implemented later.