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Hands On With Dead Space 3: This Game Is Way Better With A Friend, Surprisingly

The answering machine goes off. It’s Ellie, trying to get a hold of Isaac Clarke. He doesn’t answer. He’s standing in a disheveled apartment located on a lunar colony, but it’s not your typical bachelor pad type mess. It’s dark, it’s grimy, it’s gross—it looks as if this is a cave, a personal hell which…

The Game That Got Us Excited About a Retina iPad Finally Comes Out

In March of last year, a week before the announcement of the iPad 3, developer Pixels on Toast showed us how good its game would look on the device’s rumored retina screen. Today that game, Food Run, finally arrives on iTunes, and it’s just as pretty as promised. Food Run is an easy-to-digest little platform…

New Gears of War Deal Reminds Us That The Price of Games No Longer Makes Sense

The first wave of “launch” copies of March 19th’s $60 Gears of War: Judgment will come bundled with a bonus $19.99 “value”, according to a Microsoft press release e-mailed this morning. That “value”? A download code for the original Gears of War, which the company says “more than half” of the players of the last…

Looks like there’ll be a Nintendo Direct tomorrow with new Wii U games—9am Eastern Time.

Far Cry 3 (360, PS3, PC) is $34.99, free shipping, as Amazon’s Gold Box Deal of the Day.

This Week’s iPhone Charts: The Temple Run Effect

It’s the second week of our re-revamped iPhone game charts, and also the week after the release of Imangi’s Temple Run 2, a free sequel that has folks so excited they’re lining up to pay for Temple Run Brave Normally when you release a new free thing that’s better than any old paid thing, those…

New Borderlands 2 DLCs Add a Myriad of Skins, Heads

Here’s a look at the new costumization options available in Borderlands 2. Each set is available for 80 Microsoft Points or $0.99 / £0.75 / 0,99€ for the Xbox 360 and PS3/PC, respectively (separate from the Season Pass). You can find a shot of the “Madness” set below. A Flood of New Borderlands 2 Heads…

Prince Harry “Thrashed” Fellow Troops at FIFA While in Afghanistan

Prince Harry isn’t first in line for the U.K. throne. But he could be one of royalty’s biggest gamers. In an interview from The Daily Mail (via MCV), Prince Harry talked about his experience serving in Afghanistan. He also discussed his preference for gaming, playing sports, or flying helicopters. “You can ask the guys: I…

Watch StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm‘s Opening Right Here

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm is the upcoming expansion for StarCraft II. And as this opening cinematic shows, it starts with a bang. Heart of the Swarm will be out this March. The next expansion, Legacy of the Void, will be out at a later date. In case you missed it, check out Kotaku‘s…

Uh, Link, You Might Want To Pick On Someone Your Own Size

Artist Tom Kyster wanted to paint a picture of Skyward Sword’s Silent Realm Guardians for a recent Zelda art show. Sadly, he missed the deadline. Happily, he finished the piece anyway and sent it over, because it’s pretty damn good. You can see more of Tom’s art at his personal site and blog

Mr. Devil May Cry “Fan”, This Is Not How Democracy Works

The Obama administration has a lot of important things to do. Weighed against acts of governing the world’s sole superpower, the Devil May Cry series is not important, no matter what some crazy fans might argue. Don’t tell that to the creators of this petition on the White House’s official site, though, who plead with…

EA Was Out To “Trick” Gamers, Says Alice Creator American McGee

The marketing for Alice: Madness Returns was dark. The game itself, though, was mostly just strange, with a dash of quaint. Why the disconnect? Well, according to the series’ creator American McGee, it’s all EA’s fault. In a Reddit AMA thread yesterday, McGee says that while Shy The Sun (a creative company brought in to…

Lady Wants To Role-Play Star Trek, Posts Crazy Craigslist Ad

Wanting to engage in the most literal type of role-playing there is, a woman has posted an ad on Craigslist seeking “2 or 3 women for Star Trek roleplaying”. The fact it has to end with the line “Nothing weird is going to happen” hints that, yeah, maybe some weird stuff is going to happen.…

Nerd Artist Gives The Xbox A Long-Overdue Makeover

Artist Cory Schmitz has, just for fun, taken the idea of redesigning the Xbox “brand” and run with it. I like where he’s ended up. Maintaining the green and prominent “X”, just about everything else we associate with the platform’s marketing is gone, replaced with something far cleaner and more distinct. Just, literally, an X…

You Won’t Get A New Daytona, But This Is Probably The Next Best Thing

For a lot of people, myself included, the arcade racer was at the peak of its powers in the 1990s. Games like Daytona, SCUD Race and a guilty pleasure of mine, Namco’s Ace Driver, hit a sweet spot of visual prowess, accessibility and the opportunity for public showmanship. So it’s nice to see someone else…

Iron Man Cosplay Has A Real Laser Gun That Actually Shoots Stuff

You know, I thought I’d seen the ultimate in Iron Man cosplay last year, and from a decorative standpoint, I probably have. But Anthony “Master” Le’s outfits don’t shoot real lasers like this thing does. AnselmoFanZero from Laser Gadgets has built this incredible “Functional Iron Man Laser Gauntlet”, which does exactly as it says. It…

Game Boy Advance Sprites Look Great With Real Life Backgrounds

Check out this tribute to a bunch of different GBA games, if not character sprites from that era. Kind of makes me wish someone would try a game that tried this aesthetic out in full, but alas, YouTube user The Pixel Kingdom’s video will have to do for now. Game Boy Advance [GBA] Games in…

How To Survive A Semtex Grenade Plus Other Black Ops II Myths Put To The Test

Finding out all the small, unexpected quirks of how different mechanics clash with each other in games is fascinating, and that’s basically the premise for all these Mythbuster-esque videos we regularly feature. Usually, it’s Halo 4. Not this time. Here are some Black Ops II myths put to the test by YouTube user defendthehouse, including…

Sick Of His Lego Wii, He Upgraded To A Lego Wii U

YouTuber Kooberz has a ridiculous collection of Legos, and he uses it to keep us entertained. This time, he’s upgraded his Lego Wii to a Lego Wii U, complete with GamePad—which he actually built as a shell for his iPad! How cool is that? Also, Donkey Kong Country music makes this video eternally rewatchable.

If There Were An Ikaruga Movie, It Would Look Like This

Brought to you by YouTube user bloodrunsclear, the impressive editor behind fake trailers for Day Z and Dishonored, this movie is based on footage from actual movies (and custom voiceover). Ikaruga, you may remember, was a shoot-em-up for Dreamcast in which you had to switch between red and blue polarities in order to take down…