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A Whole Bunch Of Great Final Fantasy Games Are 50% Off For The Next Two Weeks

If I had a time machine, the second thing I’d do would be go back to last century and tell 12-year-old Jason that in 2013, I will own an ultra-powerful portable gaming device that can play just about any Final Fantasy game, including, for some reason, a bunch of fighting games with weird names and…

The Cute Scavenger Bot In Dead Space 3 Is Less Cute When You Realize It Wants Your Money

There’s a handy little robot in Dead Space 3. It’s designed to collect resources for you in the new sci-fi horror game, released for Xbox 360 and PS3 today. But as helpful as it is, it may be a little too helpful. Like, too helpful at getting you to open your wallet. We already know…

Mario & Luigi Would Make Awesome Ghostbusters, Wouldn’t They?

I was really hoping for a “There is no Princess. There is only Zuul” riff in this mash-up video. But the absence of that doesn’t stop this clip from being a pretty clever blend of Super Mario stuff and Ghostbusters moments. A giant Kirby as the Star Puft Marshmallow Man? Inspired.

Playing Borderlands 2 on Nvidia’s Project Shield

Nvidia’s Tegra 4-powered Project Shield handheld will be great for playing Android games, but the real draw is streaming PC games from your GeForce PC to the handheld and playing anywhere in your house. I can’t wait to play Borderlands 2 in the bathroom without a laptop burning my bare legs. I’m surprised they didn’t…

What Sorcery is This? Magicka Casts Its Spell on Largely Rectangular Tablets

One of PC gaming’s finest co-op experiences is coming to a rectangular productivity-enhancing device near you. How many times will you “accidentally” kill your friends in Magicka: Wizards of the Square Tablet? Developed by Ludosity, the folks behind the lovely Bob Came in Pieces, Wizards of the Square Tablet is a whole new adventure in…

Anti-Censorship Group Shushes New Jersey Library for Banning Games From Its Computers

I wasn’t aware people play video games like Call of Duty in public libraries, but evidently in Paterson, N.J., they do. Or did, anyway. The library board there specifically banned first-person shooters from being played on library computers last month. The National Coalition Against Censorship, the same outfit that upbraided Massachusetts for yanking light-gun games…

Eurogamer takes a deep dive into the Wii U’s graphics processing hardware. Lots of pictures of silicon!

On Feb. 26, you can get a disc compilation of all Borderlands 2 DLCs up to Torgue’s Campaign on Xbox360/PS3 for $29.99.

This Week’s iPhone Charts: Come on Baby Tell Me What’s the Word?

Word up! After a few short weeks at the top of the free charts, Temple Run 2 takes a backseat to What’s the Word?, a word game that uses a set of four pictures as clues. There are two reasons for this. First off, Temple Run 2 has already been downloaded more than 50 million…

Ouya Is Coming to Stores. So, You Can Buy It There, Too.

Didn’t get in on that Ouya Kickstarter? Well, fret not. Today, the folks behind the open-source Android-based game console just brought word that Ouya is coming to select retailers. That’s right, you can buy it in stores. “Just so you know, you’re still getting yours as promised, before they’re ever in stores. Wanted to be…

Anyone Can Draw Snake from Metal Gear. Um, Maybe Not.

Art is hard. You must practice. But some pictures are easier to draw than you think, once you have the steps. Take Snake from Metal Gear Solid. You can draw Snake. I think. Recently on 2ch, Japan’s largest bulletin board, a Metal Gear fan provided a nifty how-to for drawing Naked Snake from Metal Gear…

This Cool Image Explains The Weird Noises Your Dial-Up Modem Used To Make

It’s like a dog whistle. It’s emblazoned on my brain. You all know what I’m talking about. Unless you’re way too young and you’re intent on making me feel way too old. I’m talking, of course, about the noises your dial-up modem made when hooking up to the internet back when the internet was this…

The Next Skylanders Can Be Broken In Half—On Purpose

There’s a new graphics engine… the Skylanders can now jump… and there’s even a new, fancier Portal of Power, but none of those things are the biggest change in the 2013 edition of Activision’s toys-meets-games series. No, the big change in this fall’s Skylanders Swap Force video game is that players will be able to…

Almost Fifteen Minutes Of Footage From The Full DayZ Game

DayZ’s developers are being refreshingly open about the game’s development, and that attitude continues with this 14-minute video presentation from creator Dean Hall and Bohemia Interactive’s Matthew Lightfoot. It’s rough, and it’s early, and that’s exactly the way these videos should be.

A Short, But Wonderful Documentary About Why Kids Play Minecraft

At only 1:42, it’s not exactly feature-length, but don’t let the brevity of this clip put you off. It’s about a brother and a sister telling you why they play, and enjoy, Minecraft. And it’s wonderful. The video was made by Britt McTammany, and it shows just why this game is so popular with kids.…

Gamers Teaming Up To Crack The Secrets Of The Wii U’s GPU

Even with the console now out, there’s a lot of mystery surrounding the design and capabilities of the graphics processing unit (GPU) on the new Wii U. Nintendo hasn’t provided any detailed specs on the thing, and to date users haven’t been able to glean much by simply cracking the hardware open and taking a…

The Wii U Controller Now Works On PC Games, Courtesy Of This Handy Software

Reader Chris is doing the world a great service with his work transforming the Wii U’s big pad into something you can use on a PC. The video above shows how you can re-map the pad to almost everything needed for a game’s input, meaning if you can configure it, you can use it for…

15 Of The Most Beautiful Gifs You’ll See On The Internet

Your experience with the animated .gif file probably extends little further than it does for most; a cat jumping here, a retro video game there. Maybe even some pop culture or sporting highlights. All of those things have their place, but let’s not forget you can also use the format to create something new. And…

The Witcher 3 Announced, First Artwork Revealed [Update: More Artwork, Video]

It’s yet to go live on the magazine’s website, [Update: it is now] but the latest issue of Game Informer is now available for download for some digital subscribers. And the game on the cover is the previously unannounced The Witcher 3 The image is legitimate; Zinio’s subscription page confirms The Witcher 3 is this…

Are Sai Cooler Than Nunchaku? Better Rewatch Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

I was in third grade when I first heard that they were making a live-action version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. My tiny little third-grader brain couldn’t process it. This was well before I was cynical enough to start immediately complaining about how they were going to ruin everything—I was just gobsmacked at the very…