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You Don’t Need To Speak Japanese To Appreciate This Shin Megami Tensei IV Trailer

I have no idea what the people in this trailer are saying. But I love it. Shin Megami Tensei IV, which will be out on May 23 in Japan (and presumably later in North America), looks great so far. This newest trailer for the demon-infested dungeon crawler has rockin’ music and some killer art design.…

What John Riccitiello Was Right About

If you gave me five, seven or even 10 guesses about who outgoing EA CEO John Riccitiello’s favorite character on HBO’s acclaimed show The Wire was, I’d have gotten it wrong. The Wire ran for five seasons. It was a show about class and crime. Its cast was an ensemble of cops, crooks and the…

The Folks Behind Bastion Are Making A Sci-Fi RPG. And It Looks Incredible.

If you ask me, Supergiant Games’ Bastion was one of the best games to come out in the last few years. So, a new game from that indie dev studio is great news. The glimpses of gameplay make it seem like Transistor shares some of Bastion‘s DNA, but the visuals are more Akira/Blade Runner than…

Two Great Comics Creators Are Letting You Pay What You Want for Their New Series

You might be among the legions of readers who loved Brian K. Vaughan’s classic Vertigo series Y The Last Man or are currently enjoying his excellent Saga series from Image. And you might know that he and Marcos Martin did an excellent Doctor Strange mini-series a few years back. Martin’s done incredible artwork on projects…

Nintendo’s letting folks buy Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon and Pokemon Mystery Dungeon early at PAX East

Six Critics Consider Gears of War: Judgment Fresh, Frantic and Fun

Gears of War has been around for a while now—seven years, with Judgment being the fourth game in the series—and it seems the franchise is not ready to slow down just yet. Most reviewers agree that the gameplay is exhilarating, the story is tight, and the war-torn world is prettier than ever. So what was…

2K, Gearbox, and AAU are working on an animated short film set in the Borderlands universe. It is due later this year.

Doom Integrated Into Garry’s Mod Takes The Game To Another Level

Elements of the source port of Doom integrated into the latest Garry’s Mod look really great. Shooting down (or running over) endless masses of imps and cacodemons is always fun, and doing it in a City 17-esque dystopian open environment is just makes it more special. The mod’s author claims once it is ready and…

Rumor: An Amazon Page Says Deus Ex: Human Revolution Is Heading to the Wii U

A listing for a certain Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director’s Cut has recently popped up on Amazon US. The Wii U-exclusive rerelease apparently has “a multitude of improvements, features and additional content” over the original game, along with the ability to use the Wii U Gamepad via a brand new augmentation, the Neural Hub. Features…

These Worlds Should Totally be in the Next Kingdom Hearts

The Kingdom Hearts series has found great success creating an adventure centered around a set of original characters—along with Donald and Goofy—going from Disney universe to Disney universe. This framework has allowed players to interact with some of the most well-known and beloved movies of all time in new and exciting ways—and adding in alternate…

Valve Adding Virtual Reality Support To Team Fortress 2

Valve has announced that they are adding an “experimental virtual reality mode” to their multiplayer first-person shooter Team Fortress 2. It will be playable by anyone with an Oculus Rift developer kit. The mode will be released in the coming days. The full release from Valve: Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Counter-Strike,…

This Amazing First-Person Short Film Is Like Mirror’s Edge Meets Reservoir Dogs

This short-film from Ilya Naishuller starts out pretty cool then goes flat-out bonkers. I can’t really think of a better way to describe it than what’s in the headline, but basically—if you’re into first-person running and combat, this is right up your alley. Everyone good? How was your weekend? Playing anything cool? Feel free to…

The Best-Looking Isometric Games

Games with isometric graphics—a slightly rotated view with a top-down perspective—were a big deal several years ago. Static, isometric maps, mostly used in strategy and role-playing games, allowed the developers to create spectacular, detailed visuals, and most of them have aged really well. With Kickstarter-funded games like Shadowrun Returns or Project Eternity using the same…

A Very ‘Unofficial NRA Game’ Uses Their Own Quotes to Shoot The Gun Lobby’s Logic Full of Holes

When it comes to the increasing scapegoating that says video games cause mass shootings, game-makers haven’t had a whole lot to say in their chosen medium. Most video game companies and their representatives seem to be choosing to stay away from a debate in the court of public opinion, operating maybe on the principle that…

Video Games Have Become Obsessed With Bows And Arrows. But Which Game’s Bow Is Best?

If you’ve been playing big-budget action video games over the last couple of years, you’ve probably noticed a few trends. The graphics have gotten better. The animations have become more lifelike. The explosions have gotten more explosive. And more recently, amid all those improvements, has come a trend that’s even more earth-shattering and important: Video…

Space Jam Goes With Everything. EVERYTHING.

It’s that time of year again—the time of year when someone links me a Space Jam mash-up and I fall into a terrifying black hole of WELCOME TO THE JAM again. I’m dragging you down with me this time, dear reader. I’m so sorry (…wait, no I’m not). This had to happen. Here’s a collection…

Skyrim‘s 1.9 patch, which adds a “Legendary” difficulty and adjusts the level-cap, is now live on Steam. Details here

The BBC Gave Gizmodo a TV Show About Recklessly Testing Gadgets. Watch it Tonight

Our sister site Gizmodo on TV? This seems like a great idea. Better than Deadspin: The Movie or a Kotaku opera, yes? Gizmodo: The Gadget Testers is a real TV show. It’s on BBC America tonight. Give it a look, will you? It’s on after Top Gear tonight at 10:20 ET/PT, 9:20pm Central

The Best John Riccitiello Jokes Twitter Has To Offer

EA’s CEO John Riccitiello has stepped down. And so of course, the fact that he’s got a difficult-to-spell name, combined with the general level of dislike EA has earned in the wake of SimCity‘s disastrous launch, means that jokers the world over have been quick to hop on the joke train and joke it up…

Draw Something 2 was announced today, by… Ryan Seacrest