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Let’s Rank The Grand Theft Auto Games, Best to “Worst”

We did it with Halo, so let’s do it with another of the world’s biggest game series, Grand Theft Auto. And by “it”, I mean rank the games from “best” to “bottom of the list”. Why? You might be new to the series. Or diving back into it. These games take a long time to…

Can Games Be Art? BORING. Let’s Ask The Harder Question: Can Art Be Games?

I thought we put the stupid “can games be art” thing to rest when games critic Jimmy Brindle revealed that games can never be art so long as games fail to embrace flaccid penises. Real Art, unlike video games, is defined by flaccid penises. But now that the issue of ‘can games be art’ has…

This Insanely Intense Mod Makes Skyrim Denser, Tougher, And More Old-School

Are you a fan of hardcore old-school computer role-playing games? Did you feel that Skyrim was oversimplified, dumbed down, and not intense enough? Well, have I got the mod for you. It’s called “Requiem: The Oldschool Roleplaying Overhaul”, and from the sound of it, it is INTENSE, baby. It was crafted by Skyrim Nexus user…

The Real Problem With BioShock Infinite‘s Box Art: Poor Trigger Finger Discipline

This weekend there was a big hoopla over BioShock Infinite‘s newly revealed box art. Fans complained that it was too standard and boring, and didn’t even feature Elizabeth, the focal point of the game. Where’s the beautiful sky city? Previous BioShock titles always had the iconic Big Daddy on the covers, what about Songbird? What…

This Fan-Made Pokémon Remake Is In 3D. And First-Person.

If you liked Pokémon‘s deep gameplay, rewarding collection system, fun beasties, and memorable soundtrack, but were vehemently opposed to its 2D, top-down perspective, then I have just the project for you. Pokémon 3D is an in-development indie title that recreates Pokémon Gold/Silver with all new first-person 3D graphics. Trippy. Pokémon 3D is the ongoing passion…

Why Ubisoft’s Two Big Holiday Games Are Better On PC (Hint: It’s Not Uplay)

The last couple of weeks have given us two of the biggest games of the fall, both from Ubisoft. Assassin’s Creed III continues the historically focused swashbuckling adventure series, and Far Cry 3 lets players loose on a violent South Pacific island paradise. Both games feature the number “3” and both games have a second…

New Method for Fighting Malaria: Enlist Gamers

Video games! They’re not just for killin’ people. You can also use them to kill malaria. A recent study, published by a group of scientists in Spain, has concluded that a crowdsourced video game can be an effective way to identify and analyze malaria-causing parasites in the blood stream. How? Easy. Get a bunch of…

Darksiders II is getting new DLC called The Demon Lord Belial on December 4th. More details here.

The Wonderful, Terrible State of Modern Multiplayer Video Games

“You are not alone!” The words burst through the confetti, and then my Persona 4 characters received a health and SP boost. For a second, I felt a sense of community, I was reminded of a collective struggle that all Persona 4 players experience—a struggle that we don’t have to bear alone. I smiled the…

A More Immersive Way To Run Around Assassin’s Creed III

I love open-world games, and I’m always looking for ways to change up how they look and feel, to pull myself into the world more fully. I have a whole involved way of playing GTA IV that involves killing the HUD and pulling in the camera. I love how it draws me into Liberty City.…

The Dorkly Weekly: Pokemon Rusty Does Not Get Hidden Machines

Hidden Machines are the most useful moves you can teach a Pokemon, but it has to be the right Pokemon. Let’s see if Pokemon Rusty can figure it out. Nope. I don’t know why I expected otherwise. For more sick and twisted video game comedy, follow the link to Dorkly.com

Eight Seconds of New Last Of Us Footage

This Friday marks the 10th Anniversary of Spike TV’s Video Game Awards, and it’s sure to bring a bevy of exclusive reveals and announcements. One of those goodies will be a new story trailer for Naughty Dog’s upcoming title The Last Of Us, which was itself unveiled at last year’s festivities. Will it be a…

Mario, You Monster. The Goombas You Kill Lead Lives, Damnit!

Things get kind of messed up when you start to think about all the things we kill in video games. Heck, look at how I worded that. Things. What lives could the enemies in our games have had before we cut them short? Here’s a video by Filipe B. Costa that takes a look at…

Adult Swim is giving away a different iOS game every week throughout the holiday season. First up, Super Mole Escape

AR Defender 2 Makes the Whole World Your Tower Defense Battlefield

Coming December 13 to iOS and Android from BulkyPix and developer int13, AR Defender 2 allows you to play 40 levels of tower defense anywhere you can fit a printed AR marker card. While we wait for augmented reality to be put to use doing something useful and practical, games like AR Defender 2 will…

In This Version of The Legend of Zelda, Link Cuts People’s Heads Clean Off

Artistic interpretations of Nintendo’s most popular fantasy swordsman run the gamut from burly and broad-shouldered to effing pissed to utterly horrifying. But these stripped-down paintings by Dave Palumbo represent a more grounded, pulp fantasy take on the Hero of Hyrule. Palumbo—who’s done work for Blizzard, Marvel and Wizards of the Coast—removes the iconic hat and…

What Does A Marine Think Of Spec Ops: The Line‘s Criticism of War?

It’s coming up on the end of the year, which means it’s time to start looking back. And amid the Kickstarter campaigns and DRM-debates that kept 2012 so interesting, one game keeps coming back up: The brutal Spec Ops: The Line. It was a clever game that despite its hum-drum 3rd person shooter trappings was…

Mafia Wars 2 Sleeps With the Fishes December 30

The Zynga social game cullings that began with FishVille and Adventure Isle continues this month, as the troubled social gaming giant kills one of the most disappointing sequels of all time. No one wanted Mafia Wars 2, an action-packed 3D sequel to a wildly-popular and mostly text-based social game. This was because the fans of…

Sometimes, The Enemies In Far Cry 3 Will Party Hard Instead Of Dying

Hey dude. I think you’re taking the whole “party like you’re on fire” thing a little too literally here. You’re supposed to be dead! But I guess this amusing glitch is fine too. It makes death a little less depressing, at least. Far Cry 3 Glitches: We Blame the Drugs [Gameranx]

These Screens from Grand Theft Auto Vice City: 10th Anniversary Edition Look Damn Good

There’s some debate as to whether the 1980s-set, neon-flecked entry in Rockstar’s crime series is the best one. But it’s hard to debate that the visuals for the upcoming mobile release look very impressive.