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The Pirate Bay Is Not Moving to North Korea

Earlier this week, there was chatter that The Pirate Bay, a popular BitTorrent site, had moved its servers to North Korea. That was a hoax. According to North Korea Tech, The Pirate Bay originally said it was setting sail for North Korea in the wake of ongoing pressure The Pirate Bay allows users to index,…

It’s Not the Size of Your Keyblade, But How You Use It

In the Kingdom Hearts games, Keyblades are the mysterious weapons wielded by the games’ main characters. I’ve always thought they’re pretty cool looking! Guess I’m not alone. Loads of KH players seem to think so! And the games’ biggest fans show their appreciation for Square Enix’s Kingdom Hearts and its interesting weapons the best way…

Sam Raimi dishes to Vulture on why he’s not doing the World of Warcraft movie.

Jalopnik covers why a Gran Turismo track might be based on an abandoned circuit in Iowa.

An Amazing Guitar Solo I Bet You Haven’t Heard

It’s been a while since I just posted a random piece of amazing music in here for you guys, so here goes: This tune, “Whippersnapper,” is the opener from guitarist Wayne Krantz’s 1995 live album 2 Drink Minimum, recorded at the 55 Bar in New York. He’s joined by Lincoln Goines on bass and the…

An NES, SNES, Genesis and GBA, All In One Voltron Console

With a new generation of game consoles on the horizon, people have had backwards compatibility on the mind. For those who want to play old games without keeping a ton of old consoles around, there’s the Hyperkin Retron 3, which can play NES, SNES and Sega Genesis carts all in a single unit. This week,…

How To Start Mass Effect 3‘s Citadel DLC

If you’re starting Mass Effect 3‘s new Citadel DLC, you’ll have to follow a few steps to get going. It’s a two-part download, the first part is the one you pay for, but you’ll have to manually search for the second part. (I found it on the XBLA page with minimal hassle.) Once you’ve downloaded…

What I’d Like To See In The Witcher 3

I liked The Witcher 2. Mike liked The Witcher 2. And if you had a taste for lustiness and swordplay (and could put up with some rough edges), you probably liked The Witcher 2 as well. But what of The Witcher 3? The game, recently announced for the PC, PlayStation 4 and presumably the next…

Hope You Weren’t Planning On Playing SimCity Tonight

Maybe you bought SimCity today. Maybe you were hoping to fire it up after a long day of work. Maybe you’ve been waiting for this game for years now, and you were psyched to finally check it out. Maybe you didn’t mind the whole “online only” thing, because you keep your computer connected to the…

If at some point you get stuck on one of Tomb Raider‘s side-tomb puzzles, GameFront has got you covered.

A neat-looking puzzle game called Germinator is out on PS3 and Vita today.

Here’s the launch-trailer for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow: Mirror of Fate: The Reckoning: Rising, which Jason liked

The Most Awesome Video Game Dog Companions

Just like cats, man’s best friend is a returning character in every genre. We’ve selected those video game dogs—from games both old and new—which are usually portrayed as companions; sidekicks who can both help us with minor tasks and save our asses in difficult situations. Rush (Mega Man series) Angelo (Final Fantasy VIII) The Not-So-Awesome…

Please, Sports Games, Knock It Off With the Social Media Voting Already

This will be the third year EA Sports runs a March Madness-style vote-off for the cover of Madden NFL and on the whole, I’ve really enjoyed the first two. It’s a fun bar argument and the promotion is well run in conjunction with ESPN. Anthony Stevenson, the game’s chief marketer, has been forthright with me…

Valve Will Give Out Prototype Steam Boxes Within The Next Few Months, Gabe Newell Says

At least a few lucky customers will get their hands on prototypes the Steam Box within the next few months, Valve boss Gabe Newell says. Speaking to the BBC at the BAFTA awards show in the UK today, Newell said the company is still trying to figure out just how quickly they can crank out…

It’s Happened: Snoop Dogg Is Making A Video Game.

Disclaimer: Considering that the game is called Way of the Dogg, I’m gonna go ahead and call the rapper in question Snoop Dogg instead of Snoop Lion. Anyway, the man himself has gone ahead and made a video game, or at least lent his likeness and music to one. While it may lack the production…

Not a Fun Message to See in a SimCity Game

All of the apprehension fans of the series have exhibited over the prospect of a SimCity game requiring an internet connection to play, justified in a single message in the top-left corner of my screen. Earlier today I mentioned I have had no problems playing my copy of SimCity. It had much the same effect…

What In The World Do Video Game Writers Do? The Minds Behind Some Of Last Year’s Biggest Games Explain.

What does a games writer do, exactly? What is a writer’s job? If we’re talking about a writer on a movie or the author of a book, it’s easy for us to figure out on our own what exactly that person is doing. But when we look at the writer of a video game, things…

What ever happend to the “Tropes Vs. Men in Video Games” series? GameRanx investigates

Don’t Worry, They Haven’t Patched The Assassin’s Creed III Masturbation Glitch Yet

Reader Ryan sent in the video below, which features a notorious bug in Ubisoft’s latest blockbuster Assassin’s Creed game. The glitch makes it look like Connor likes his tomahawk a little too much. Look, Connor, it’s okay: we understand that sometimes the redcoat stabbing feels so good that you don’t want to stop. But you…