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Killer App: The Vita (Finally) Gets Its Very Own Anime Fishing Game

This is Let’s Fish! Hooked On, a new game for the Vita that lets you play as anime guys and gals who like to go fishing. Out on January 29 for $19.99, Let’s Fish! was developed by Japanese studio SIMS, one of the companies behind SEGA Bass Fishing and Ape Escape, among other games. Here’s…

Unreported Bugs On The Sim City Beta Could Get You Banned On All EA Games

Always, always, always read the fine print or the EULA. Not paying attention to the rules can get you in trouble, though in this case, ‘the rules’ are kind of absurd. So the point of alphas and betas are, ostensibly, to test games out and report bugs, yes? According to Ars Technica, the EULA on…

Here Are A Bunch Of Wonderful Left 4 Dead 2 Mods Courtesy Of Steam Workshop

Valve just recently moved Steam Workshop out of beta, and we’re already seeing a ton of great mods ready for your clicking. We’ve had access to mods before, that’s nothing new. But Valve’s Steam Workshop completely streamlines the process of adding them in, making the ability to have smarter AI, new weapons and newly skinned…

The Most Badass Dragons In Gaming

Whether they’re allies or foes, tiny or towering beasts, robotic, undead or living, the kings of reptiles will always represent brutal power in any game. When they make their appearance, you can be certain that devastation, destruction, and, well, probably the end of the game, will follow. We have collected below some of the most…

Watch These Guys Get Really, Really Into Their Medieval Fantasy RPG

I dunno about you guys, but I kind of can’t help but get really into the worlds of some fantasy-riddled RPGs. That’s what I imagine is the cause for Olan Rogers’ newest video game-centric video In it, the two players—Sir Genwald Thuswindburn and Sir Luke John Perrier—have all sorts of dramatic fun. There’s a ballad-off,…

Now through January 27, Kemco’s line of Japanese role-playing games for Android devices are dirt cheap. Go get ’em

Watch Tomb Raider writer Rhianna Pratchett talk all about writing for games in this TED Talk.

The Horror Game Where You Play As A Toddler Still Looks Eerie Despite Some Public Outcry

Remember Among The Sleep? It’s that game by Krillbrite studio where you play as a two year old who has yet to “develop a full sense of reality, making you weak and susceptible to the horrifying creatures inhabiting your nightmares.” If you’ve forgotten, this is your reminder that This Cool Game Still Exists. There have…

Bungie Uses Halo Helmet To Cheer Up Sick Child

Two weeks ago, Redditor fiscal_ asked if anyone knew how to get in touch with Bungie, the creators of Halo. His son, a big Halo fan, had just received a liver transplant, and fiscal_ wanted to cheer him up with some sort of Halo-themed gift. It worked. Yesterday, fiscal_ came back to the Halo Reddit…

Tekken Is Getting Its Very Own Virtual (And Real-Life) Card Game

The King of Iron Fist Tournament will be raging on in 2013, this time with the fiercest weapon of them all: playing cards. Namco Bandai Games has just announced Tekken Card Tournament, a mobile/real world card game that is set to launch “in the next few weeks.” Tekken and card gaming: a match made in……

Uh oh. It seems that Jonathan Coulton is not the only one who has gotten ripped off by Glee.

Watch These Pundits and News Anchors Get All Nostalgic About the Atari

“Do you remember the Atari? Oh man, I remember the Atari!” These are words that you’ve doubtless heard from people over the age of 30. For some, Pong and Atari were their first and last brush with gaming, and you’ll be hard-pressed to find one among them that doesn’t recall those days with fond memories.…

Hidden Chronicles ‘CoasterVille‘ Quests: Everything you need to know

It’s become a tradition in Hidden Chronicles that players are introduced to a new set of themed quests when Zynga releases most new games, and CoasterVille is no exception. While you may have plenty of quests already on your plate in Hidden Chronicles, if you scroll through your list long enough, you’ll eventually find the…

Unboxing Videos Become Strange And Unsettling If You Really Think About Them

If you’ve hung around YouTube or tech-oriented sites long enough, chances are you’ve stumbled across an unboxing video. These are exactly what they sound like: videos where someone removes the packaging from a new product. Right now, if you type in ‘unboxing’ on the YouTube search bar, it autofills in iPhone, iPad, Wii U, Playstation…

You Can Pretend Dead Space 3 Is a Mass Effect Game With This Special Unlock [UPDATE]

The Dead Space sci-fi horror games have nothing to do with the Mass Effect sci-fi shooter/adventure games, other than that they’re published by the same giant corporation, EA. But now they’re ever-so-slightly crossing over. EA is letting people who have a Mass Effect 3 save file unlock special Mass Effect N7 armor in next month’s…

Science Explains Why We’ll Probably Never Be Able To Respawn in Real Life

You’re running out of ammo, the last medikit you saw was three towns behind, and that nice guy shooting at you just got a sniper to help him out. Without divine intervention and after that nice guy gets a lucky shot (and why wouldn’t he?), you (or what’s left of you) are probably headed to…

In Four Days Temple Run 2 Has Been Downloaded 20 Million Times

Last week Imangi Studios surprised everyone with the stealthy release of the Temple Run 2. Being the finely-honed sequel to one of the most popular mobile games in the world, I can’t say I’m surprised by massive reaction. Today Imangi Studios announced that in just four days—from Thursday’s release to Sunday evening—Temple Run 2 was…

That Crazy Sega/Namco/Capcom Crossover RPG Project X Zone Is Coming To America

Project X Zone, a strategy-RPG and crazy collaboration between Namco Bandai, Sega, and Capcom, is coming to North America, Europe, and Australia this summer. The 3DS game features characters and worlds from all sorts of games, from Darkstalkers to Valkyria Chronicles to Street Fighter. Other franchises making appearances in the nutty game: Tekken, Mega Man,…

NRA Boss Responds To Game About Shooting Him In The Head: ‘It’s The State Of Our Country’

Last week, a member of the Encyclopedia Dramatica forums created a game where you shoot NRA boss Wayne LaPierre in the head On Friday, LaPierre addressed the game, rambling to Sean Hannity about how it shows America’s hypocrisy and how games are evil and all that jazz. You can see the full clip above. Of…

Let’s See How Konami’s Beat Gather Handles Space Unicorns and Dinosaur Lasers

Released late last year on iTunes, Beat Gather is a rhythm game that lets players use their own music library to create finger-tapping levels and share them with the world, so I am sharing a couple with you folks. Warning: my taste in music is odd. First up we have “Space Unicorn” from Parry Gripp,…