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You Can Hire a Lawyer for the Little Guys of Game Development

Of course backing an independent game developer’s Kickstarter is one way for a gamer to support that sector—albeit game-by-game. Benefactors looking for a broader approach might consider this project currently on Indiegogo: Pro bono legal assistance to independent game developers. In addition to helping the little guys battle bogus copyright and takedown claims, New Media…

See This Cute Little Boba Fett Cosplayer? Zynga is Killing Him

I knew it was coming, but I didn’t want to believe it was true. As part of the great Zynga Facebook game purge of 2012, which has already claimed Treasure Isle, Fishville and Mafia Wars 2, my little friend here will be terminated come December 30. His name is Back, named after my long-standing, often…

You’ve Seen BioShock Infinite‘s Beginning. Here’s Something Vague, Non-Spoilery and Encouraging About Its Ending

You can now watch the first few minutes of March 2013’s BioShock Infinite online or read about the game’s first four hours in a preview we published a couple of weeks ago. But BioShock beginnings are not the kinds of things BioShock fans have precedent to fret over. BioShock endings? That’s another story. Ken Levine…

Sleeping Dogs Goes for the Full Bruce Lee with Today’s Zodiac Tournament DLC

In Sleeping Dogs, you could get a outfit that was basically what Bruce Lee wore in Game of Death. And lead character Wei Shen kicked ass in a way that paid homage to the martial arts icon. Now, the next big add-on for Square Enix’ open-world hit goes even further into the funky world of…

Fantastic Caribbean Adventure The Journey Down Makes Sweet Music on iOS

Skygoblin’s lovingly handcrafted point-and-click adventure The Journey Down hasn’t been ported to the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. No, it just sort of wandered in, bobbing its head to some sexy jazzy reggae, and made itself right at home. With its exquisite hand painted graphics and its singular Afro-Caribbean setting, The Journey Down is one…

Nintendo’s TVii Finally Launches Tomorrow, but Lacks Some Features

After a monthlong delay, Nintendo’s TVii service for the Wii U arrives in North America tomorrow, but some features touted earlier this year still won’t be on board when the service launches. Notably, it won’t support Netflix or TiVo subscriptions, nor will it allow users to program or access content stored on DVRs. Netflix and…

The HeroClix TabApp Superhero games are now playable on Samsung and ASUS Android tablets, just in time for Christmas.

Is Shawn Fonteno the voice actor for Franklin in GTAV? This GTAForums thread makes a decent case. Judge for yourself.

BioShock Infinite‘s First Five Minutes Feel Very Familiar, Very Awesome

If you don’t want to know how to get to Columbia, then watch no part of this video, which Irrational Games released just this morning. It’s the opening to BioShock Infinite, a mostly cinematic sequence that is plainly an homage to the opening of the original BioShock, which we’ve included below if you want to…

Gears of War and Erector Make One Hell of a Co-Op Team

While snapping together plastic bricks will always hold a special place in my heart, sometimes I crave a more complicated building toy – something that requires an allen wrench and several dozen tiny little screws. The Gears of War King Raven Erector set fits the bill nicely. Let’s build it. The King Raven is one…

Borderlands 2 Gets So Much Right, But Gets One Thing Very Wrong

Borderlands 2 is funny, smart, and gorgeous. The controls are tight, hooking up with other players is a dream, and the PC port is one of the best I’ve ever seen. The Torgue campaign is hilarious and memorable, just like previous campaigns. It seems like the game’s hitting all the right buttons. My cursor hovers…

War Z Developer on Steam Debacle: You Misread The Description.

The roll out of zombie shooter The War Z is one hot mess. Yesterday, gamers on Reddit were pissed about the game’s misleading description on Steam. And now, the game’s maker, Hammerpoint Interactive, is saying it wasn’t the description’s fault. Oh, no, it was yours. “I’m sure that a few players may be upset, but…

Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers for the 3DS is headed to North America next spring, Atlus announced today.

It’s Easy To Become The Tallest (And Cuddliest) Dwarf In The World

DeviantArt user Saddayscrochet made this for her brother. It’s an all-in-one dwarf helmet-and-beard combo, based on Gimli’s noggin from the Lord of the Rings movies. It’s a shame you can’t buy it, because it sounds luxurious. There’s a fleece interior inside the “helmet”, and you can disconnect the beard if you need to walk into…

The War Z Gets Suspicious Microtransactions Just As It Hits The Top Of Steam’s Charts

Despite some negative press, zombie survival sim The War Z has launched on Steam and gone straight to the top of the best-sellers charts. So it’s curious timing that, on the same day the game was hitting those lofty heights, developers Hammerpoint Interactive released an update. Which introduced a new “feature”. Previously, including on the…

We Can Cover 2012 In Video Games In Under Two Minutes, Apparently

Malcolm Klock put together this nice video book-ending the year in video games in under two minutes. Before you reach for the keyboard for an angry “WHERE’S MY FAVOURITE GAME”, here’s what Malcolm has to say on the subject: Your favorite game isn’t missing because I don’t think its great, more likely it just didn’t…

How Video Game Stories Are Written

Having just endured the train wreck that was Far Cry 3’s narrative arc, now’s the perfect time to look at this guide by GameFront on how to write a story for a video game. It may look like a joke (and because it is a joke, it gets a little wonky in parts), but think…

There’ll Always Be A Giant Baggins Under A Giant LEGO Bag End

What you’re looking at here is the result of over 3000 hours of work and, insanely, two million pieces of LEGO. It’s a recreation of Bag End, from The Hobbit/Lord of the Rings, and it’s life-sized. Well, sort of. Gandalf is as tall as everyone else, so maybe “giant minifig-sized” would have been a better…

Hacker Breaks Into Heroes of Newerth, Targets League of Legends Next

A hacker claiming to be a software engineer from Belarus broke into online game Heroes of Newerth earlier this week, stealing passwords and account information from developer S2 Games’ database. “I hacked HoN because there’s nothing as hilarious as seeing a bunch of fanboys of a game get enraged over the fact that their favourite…

If The Walking Dead Had A Christmas Special

More shows need Christmas specials. The UK The Office and more recently, Downton Abbey both had some pretty outstanding specials; surely The Walking Dead could use one? This video from Jawiin imagines just such a scenario. The jokes are hit or miss, but the impersonations are all pretty great. “I’VE GOT THE HAM.” Are you…