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The Week in Unbelievably Gorgeous Screenshots

Since running a big, enjoyable feature on Duncan Harris, the “video game photographer” behind the website DeadEndThrills. Harris takes some of the most evocative, compelling video game screenshots I’ve ever seen, and so I thought it would be fun to share some of his work each week here. Awesomely, he has also released a new…

Hold on to Your Butts, Samuel L. Jackson Now Plays Modern Warfare 3

Eight months after confusing teammates and adversaries in Black Ops, the guy running a Samuel L. Jackson soundboard took Jules Winnfield/Mace Windu/Eddie Murphy’s uncle into some Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer, with much better dialogue selections and more hilarious, and oblivious, reactions. I realize voice communication over Xbox Live is not always crystal clear, but you’ve…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

I have always said you don’t need family for the holidays, you need family for after the holidays. This weekend kicks off the long slog to March, or April if you’re really in a bad climate. For those who aren’t hanging around their family, it’s a good time to sink into a game and punch…

Nerds and Male Privilege Part 2: Deconstructing the Arguments

A few months ago, I wrote an article on nerds and male privilege. Maybe you read it. Believe me, nobody was more surprised than me when it proceeded to go viral and start rocketing around the Internet. It garnered a lot of attention and a metric ton of mixed reactions, some good, some bad, some…

Not Shigeru Miyamoto’s Tumblr

If Miyamoto Retired… And Had a Blog | “Hello My Name is Shigeru Miyamoto’s broken English is questionable, but the imaginary blog of a despairing/relieved creator of Super Mario deserves a look and a laugh. Microsoft Refunds Money Lost in Xbox Live Phishing Scam, Promises Better Customer Service Microsoft said it has intervened to restore…

Portal 2 Beats Out a Lot of Other Games for Kill Screen‘s Game of the Year

Over at Kill Screen, they’ve done their yearly “High Scores” poll in which each of their contributors send in a ballot of games, assigning points to any game from 2011. The results of the vote are in, and Portal 2 is the clear winner. Bastion, Dark Souls, El Shaddai, The Binding of Isaac, and Jetpack…

The Entire Year in Gaming Apps, Technically

Here it is, our massive guide to every mobile game featured in our daily Gaming App of the Day segment during the year 2012. Are you ready for a veritable flood of (three) games? Thrill to the awesome Pitfall-esque running adventures of Temple Run! Defend your bedroom from the forces of not particularly good using…

Microsoft Refunds Money Lost in Xbox Live Phishing Scam, Promises Better Customer Service

Microsoft said it has intervened to restore the Xbox Live account of a customer hit by an overseas phishing scam, and refunded all unauthorized charges the scammers were able to make as her complaint got lost in customer support and was never properly locked down. Further, a Microsoft spokesman tells Kotaku that the company is…

PushMo Invaded By Evil Robot Masters

Nintendo puzzle platformer PushMo is the hottest game to hit the 3DS eStore. Twitter user CushionLotion makes it even better with a set of custom levels crafted to resemble the evil robot masters and lead character of Capcom’s classic Mega Man 2 Seriously, PushMo is the best money I’ve spent in the 3DS eShop thus…

Q.U.B.E. Delivers the Good Kind of Blocking on Steam Today

At first blush, the environs and first-person perspective of puzzle platformer Q.U.B.E. might look familiar. The game tasks you with manipulating a series of colored three-dimensional cubes that have various effects on the environment. It looks to me like living inside a Rubik’s Cube and Stephen Totilo liked it when he laid eyes on it…

Ah, So That’s Where Skyrim Bugs Come From

Ever wonder how such a highly polished game as The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim wound up with so many bugs and glitches? Dorkly has uncovered a completely fictional series of letters between Bethesda’s Todd Howard and the lead developer that may explain the situation. All it takes is one fussy lead programmer and a slightly…

Is the Force Strong in Razer’s Star Wars: The Old Republic Gaming Gear?

When BioWare delivered my copy of their latest game last month they used some rather novel packing material: Razer’s officially licensed Star Wars: The Old Republic gaming mouse and headset. I excitedly set the two packages aside and started playing the game. A few days later I finally got back to the side of the…

This Shank 2 Teaser Takes on the Military and Wins

Klei Entertainment’s sequel to the stylish stab-em-up I—and many others—loved is scheduled for an early 2012 release. The clip above shows off new enemies and moves but the game still looks like the bloodiest Saturday morning cartoon never made.

A Much-Improved Version of Gran Turismo 5 Hits Stores January 17

If you were one of those driving fans that passed up Gran Turismo 5 at launch in favor of waiting for a more complete edition of the game at a lower price, your patience pays off January 17 with the Gran Turismo 5: XL Edition The XL Edition of Gran Turismo 5 is the ultimate…

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I Finished These 28 Video Games In 2011

For the sixth year in a row, I have tallied the number of video games I played in the last year. For the sixth year in a row, it’s an absurd amount. But this year, my numbers have plunged. I played some 161 games but finished a mere 28 of them, down from 52 in…

Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus Gets Motion and Touch Controls for Its PlayStation Vita Debut

Sony’s official rundown of titles had Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus as a launch window game for PlayStation Vita but Tecmo Koei’s announced today that the action title will be available on the same day as the new handheld. And Ryu Hayabusa’s notoriously difficult PS3 game will be getting a bit of makeover when Tecmo Koei…

Three New Hall & Oates Tracks in Rock Band? I Can Go For That

Call me out of touch, but I can think of nothing I’d rather go for than three classics tracks from rockers Hall & Oates coming to Rock Band on January 10. Some might call them the most important band in the history of music. Then they’d sober up, take a nap, and forget they ever…

Batman’s Kill-Crazy Son Runs Away in This Batman & Robin #5 Preview

Batman’s a character often portrayed as the ultimate loner, but giving Bruce Wayne an actual, biological son has been the best thing to happen to him in recent years. A few years ago, writer Grant Morrison introduced the character of Damian Wayne—the result of the dysfunctional romance between Batman and Talia, daughter of archenemy Ra’s…